Luxury Train Tours in India

PALACE ON WHEELS
Welcome aboard the Royal Retreat, the pride of India, the wonderful, unparallel, unique and unforgettable Palace on Wheels which has been rated amongst the top ten luxury trains of the world. Palace on Wheels happens to be one of the finest ways to travel through the intoxicating, incomparable, incredible, impressive, inimitable, inspirational land of India. Explore India aboard Palace on Wheels and feel the difference.

FAIRY QUEEN
The Fairy Queen train was rolled out for the first time, for East Indian Railway, in the year 1855. The engine of the Fairy Queen train is the oldest working engine in the world. Considering the heritage importance of the Fairy Queen, it has been started again, once a month, from October to February. The Fairy Queen train relives the history, culture and heritage of the places, which fall in its way. Taking 50 passengers, from around the world, the Fairy Queen train tour is a journey of lifetime, from Delhi to Alwar. The train stops at every major destination and the ambience inside the fairy Queen makes you feel like a Maharaja as you take on the royal journey. The Fairy Queen reaches the picturesque town of Alwar in Rajasthan the same day, from where you are taken to the Sariska Tiger Reserve for an overnight stay.

The Indian Maharaja
Welcome to the mesmerizing Maharashtra experience aboard the luxurious The Indian Maharaja - Deccan Odyssey. The weeklong The Indian Maharaja tour includes several exotic destinations covering the vast expanse of Maharashtra and North India. Covering Mumbai, Aurangabad, Udaipur, Sawai Modhopur, Jaipur, Agra and Delhi.The Indian Maharaja Luxury Train project is a joint venture of the Ministry of Railway, Government of India and MTDC (Maharashtra Tourist Development Corporation). The Indian Maharaja has been benchmarked against the best luxury trains in the world like the Blue Train of South Africa, The Orient Express of Europe and the Eastern and Oriental of South East Asia.The Indian Maharaja's sheer luxury is a sight to behold. Everything in the train reflects the ways of Indian Royalty - "Maharaja". The plush interiors, an awesome cuisine and grate sites to see makes the journey memorable.

The Indian Maharaja has 21 coaches out of which 11 are passenger cars with 4 coupes each. There are 2 Presidential Suite Cars with 2 coupes per car. The train also has a conference car (can be redesigned as dance floor in the night) and two restaurant cars. There is also a lounge/bar car and one surprising addition is a Spa Car. Apart from the above there are generator cars with luggage store and staff car or spare car.

TOY TRAIN
The hill stations of India have fascinated people from around the world since long. One such loved hill station of India is Shimla. Shimla, the capital of north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh was accorded the status of the summer capital of the British in India in the colonial era. Even today, the charm of Shimla binds many. And the best way to reach there is to catch a toy train from Kalka.
Toy Trains, as per their names, are much smaller in size than the usual trains. One of the toy trains that take a round trip on the Kalka Shimla track everyday is the Shivalik Deluxe Express.