PALACE ON WHEELS- The Royal Luxury Train
DURATION : 7 nights/8 days
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Palace on wheels : The royal journey to explore the must watch places to visit. The duration is 7 nights and 8 days covering the west and north of India. Here, you can enjoy the luxury life and relish the moments in a different way. Place on Wheels is the first luxury train traveling in India. The journey of this luxury train concept was not known till the launch of this joint collaboration of RTDC (Rajasthan Tourism and Development Corporation) and Indian Railways. It was launched on the occasion of 33rd Republic Day i.e 26th Jan 1982. During this journey of 34 years Palace on Wheels has emerged as one of the world’s most royal train and well known for its concept of “Athithi Devo Bhaw”- ie. Guest is God. Train embarked new symbol and acclaimed to be of international standards. This train was made by the ceased coaches from the Rajputanas rulers of Rajasthan. Coaches were redesigned by ICF (Integral Coach Factor). Nizam of Hyderabad and Viceroy of India were responsible for the construction of the structure of the train. It is surely the matter of pride for the visitors on board this train to stroll in the carriages reminiscent to the
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