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Palace on Wheels lives up to its name.
This luxury train is the best known of all the luxury
trains of Rajasthan. While the train promises to take you
to various tourist destinations of Rajasthan, it happens
to be a popular tourist attraction itself. The comfort and
luxury of the journey cannot be matched by car or even air
travel. What is more, here, you can sleep off the
weariness of travel in the comfort of your own room, and
get down at your destination whenever you feel like it. If
not, just stay on board and wait for the train to move to
the next destination.
The train looks very much like other Indian Railways
trains from the outside; only the markings and colors are
different. Once you step in however, you might as well
forget that you are inside a train. Private rooms,
restaurants, bar, and many other facilities such as a
lounge, satellite phone, and library.
Let us start with the accommodation. The rooms are few,
numbering just 14. So you have to book well in advance if
you want to avoid waiting lists and last minute
cancellations of your travel plans. Each of the rooms has
been named after a former princely state of Rajasthan.
They are themed on those states as well. The USP of these
rooms is that while they are all the same in size, the
décor of none of the rooms is the same. The rooms have
attached baths and wall to wall carpeting, as well as
intercom to connect you to the staff. |
