Indian Luxury Trains honoured at Conde Nast Traveller Readers’ Travel Award 2011

Maharajas Express added yet another feather in its cap as it was conferred the first runner up award by the Conde Nast. Conde Nast Traveller Readers’ Travel Award 2011 was held last Wednesday in London amidst glitz and glamour. The top honor was picked up by the Hiram Bingham Express, a sister concern of the […]

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Maharajas Express Heritage of India Tour – Day III

Table of content for Maharajas Express Heritage of India Tour itinerary Maharajas Express Heritage of India Tour – Day I Maharajas Express Heritage of India Tour – Day II Maharajas Express Heritage of India Tour – Day III Maharajas Express Heritage of India Tour – Day IV Welcome to the Day 3 of your journey […]

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Maharajas Express Heritage of India Tour – Day II

Important Note: This post contains description of Day 2 of the Princely India itinerary of Maharajas’ Express which is now discontinued. The new itinerary named Heritage of India covers Aurangabad instead of Vadodara on the second day of this luxury train tour. Remaining itineraries remain the same as before. Maharajas Express Heritage of India Journey: […]

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Royal Sojourn with Maharajas Express

The latest journey offered by the Maharajas Express train, the Royal Sojourn itinerary will crisscross across golden triangle tour destinations Agra, Jaipur, and Delhi along with halts at Kota and Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan. All these destinations are handpicked to get a peep into the royal heritage of Rajputana rulers as well as the bastions […]

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Royal Rajasthan on Wheels Itinerary: Luxury Train Tours in India

Royal Rajasthan on wheels itinerary offers a spectacular voyage to conjure the romance of the ‘Land of Maharajas’ Rajasthan as immortalized in the songs of bards and poet of the various kings who used to rule this erstwhile princely state. With interiors adorned with ethnic artworks the train recreates the ambience of the personal carriages […]

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Refurbished Royal Rajasthan on Wheels to begin its Journey from 2nd of October

Royal Rajasthan on Wheels, the brainchild of Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) and Indian Railways will begin its royal chug from 2nd of October, 2011. Refurbished in its royal blue livery, this luxury train will embark on its first commercial tour of this season with much fanfare from Safdarjung Railway Station in Delhi. The train, […]

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Luxury Train Travel – An overview of this niche travel segment

In a world of cramped and unpleasant planes, trains actually may be the last respite of luxury. Sensing this demand, luxury travel companies like Orient-Express have invested in restoring the world’s most famous train routes. And travelers are responding by packing new trains.Much of the new boom in luxury trains has come in Asia , […]

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Luxury Train Travel in India: Maharajas’ Express

Luxury train travel in India has come a long way since the introduction of Maharajas’ Express by the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation. That this luxury train of India has been voted World’s Leading Luxury Train for 2 years in a row at the World Travel Award speaks volumes about the level of service […]

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Royal Rajasthan on Wheels: Luxury Trains in India

If you are looking forward to explore and discover the Kaleidoscope of Rajasthan, Royal Palace on Wheels is one of the best and most luxurious options available to you to make a journey to the very depth of the soul of Rajasthan in sheer opulence. The train offers the 7 nights and 8 days itinerary […]

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The Top 10 Luxury Trains in the World

‘Trains are wonderful… to travel by train is to see nature and human beings, towns… and rivers, in fact, to see life’ ~ Agatha Christie. Luxury train journeys in the world evoke a sense of grandeur and elegance. It’s like going back in time and rediscovering the romance of graceful traveling. Luxury trains worldwide are […]

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