| Facilities:
| 1 |
Nine
saloons with heritage ambiance/décor |
| 2 |
Capacity 72 Berths. |
| 3 |
Two Restaurants – Maharaja and Maharani |
| 4 |
Well Stocked Bar cum Lounge |
| 5 |
Well Stocked Bar cum Lounge |
| 6 |
Each saloon has a capacity to accommodate eight guests in four bedrooms with two bathrooms on sharing basis. |
| 7 |
Well-experienced staff in traditional uniform on board ready to serve variety of cuisine including Rajasthani. |
| 8 |
Visit to Palace/Castle at lunch. |
| 9 |
Sight seeing by deluxe coaches and Jeep Safari at sanctuary. |
| 10 |
Well trained guides |
The
entire Rajasthan has been a passion to be explored by the tourists.
Bikaner and Shekhawati being lesser-explored regions have been chosen
for the Heritage on Wheels.
Shekhawati
Region
Rajasthan’s
Open-Air Art Gallery
No
other region in India,
or perhaps, even in the world, has such a large concentration of high
quality frescoes as the region of Shekhawati. In the beginning, this
semi-arid region had only its blank monochromatic palette to offer.
No school of painting thrived till history and circumstances took up
this colorless page and made it blossom with art for almost two centuries
– from 1750 to 1930. Today, this region is commonly called the ‘open-air
art gallery of Rajasthan’.
Itinerary:
The
itinerary of the Heritage on Wheels is so planned that tourists can
have experience of Shekhawati Region – Bikaner – Nawalgarh – Ramgarh
(Mahansar) – Mandawa including Gajner and Tal Chhapar sanctuaries.
Pre
and Post sightseeing tour of Jaipur is also offered by RTDC on nominal
cost.
Duration:
The
tour is of 3 nights and 4 days. The train will leave twice a week from
Jaipur on Tuesday and Friday and will return back to Jaipur on Friday/Monday
morning respectively.
Tariff:
The
tariff is reasonably priced in comparison to Palace on Wheels thereby
bringing luxury at an affordable price: -
|
Occupancy |
Tariff per person per night |
|
US
Dollar |
Indian Rupee
(For Indian national only) |
|
Single |
300 |
12,500 |
|
Double |
200 |
8,500 |
|
Triple |
150 |
6,500 |
|
Child: Half
fare between 5 to 12 years of age. |
Reservation:
Presently
terms and conditions for reservation/cancellation / amendment are kept
same as of Palace on Wheels.
Marketing:
The
Network of GSAs for Palace on Wheels has shown keen interest in giving
bookings for Heritage on Wheels.
The
Gala launch for Heritage on Wheels is scheduled for 17
Feb. 2006.
HERITAGE ON WHEELS (Meter Gauge)
LUXURY TOURIST TRAIN
DURATION:
03 NIGHTS/04 DAYS
DEPARTURE
ON: EVERY TUESDAY & FRIDAY
Day 1 : Tuesday/Friday,
Jaipur
Check
in at Jaipur Railway Station
Reception
18.30 hrs.
Departure
to Bikaner
19.30 hrs.
Dinner
on Board
20.00 hrs.
Day 2 : Wednesday/Saturday
Bikaner
Arrival
at Bikaner
06.00 hrs.
Breakfast
on Board
07.00 hrs.
Departure
for sight seeing of Fort
08.30 hrs.
Departure
for Haat
11.00 hrs.
Departure
from Haat for Gajner
12.15 hrs.
Arrival
at Gajner
13.15 hrs.
Lunch
at Gajner and Safari
15.45 hrs.
Arrival
at Lal Garh Palace for Tea
16.15 hrs.
Arrival
and Dinner on Board
18.30 hrs.
Departure
for Tal Chhapar
23.30 hrs.
Day 3 : Thursday/Sunday
Tal
Chhapar & Shekhawati
Arrival
at Padhiyar Railway Station
04.00 hrs.
Departure
07.15 hrs.
Arrival
at Tal Chhapar and sight seeing
07.30 hrs.
Departure
09.00 hrs.
Arrival
at Ramgarh
11.00 hrs.
Departure
for Nawalgarh Via Sikar
11.15 hrs.
Departure
for sight seeing Ramgarh
11.15 hrs.
Sight
seeing of Ramgarh Havalis (Mahanser)
11.30 hrs.
Sight
of Mandawa Havalis and Cenotaphs
12.30 hrs.
Lunch
at Mandawa Castle
13.30 hrs.
Departure
for Nawalgarh
15.00 hrs.
Arrival
at Nawalgarh and sight seeing
16.00 hrs.
Tea
Breakfast Nawalgarh
17.30 hrs.
Arrival
on Board
19.00 hrs.
Dinner
on Board
19.30 hrs.
Departure
for Jaipur
20.00 hrs.
Day 4 : Friday/Monday
Jaipur
Arrival
06.30 hrs.
Breakfast
on Board
07.30 hrs.
Tour
ends.
Pre
and post sightseeing tour of Jaipur is also offered by RTDC on nominal
cost
|
the kind only the Maharajas of
yesteryear could have perpetuated and enjoyed. Palace on Wheels
is a legend in the annals of India’s travel industry history.
Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. (RTDC), Indian
Railways and Department of Tourism, Govt. of India and Rajasthan
jointly launched the Palace on Wheels on 26 January 1982 as a
special heritage tourist train for providing unique and
memorable experience to the tourists visiting Rajasthan and
Agra. This was the meter gauge train comprising of wooden
carving saloons of the erstwhile rulers of the princely State of
Rajputana, Gujarat, the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Viceroy of
British India. In 1991 a new air-conditioned meter gauge Palace
on Wheels was launched making every attempt to preserve the
pristine and heritage nature of the train. The gauge conversion
brought another new air-conditioned broad gauge Palace on Wheels
in 1995 and it has gained remarkable success and attained
worldwide acclaim and popularity including the PATA Gold Award
in 1987. It has been noted as one of the top ten luxury trains
by media from across the world. Leading TV channels like BBC,
MTV, Zee TV, National Geographic, MDR of Germany and many other
have covered the train and aired programmes. RTDC and Indian
Railways are proud on the success of the Palace on Wheels, which
has paved a path for a launch of new tourist train- Heritage on
Wheels, on the available meter gauge section in Rajasthan. 