The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) keeps introducing interesting tour packages for the convenience of people. Continuing on similar lines, IRCTC has announced a Bharat Darshan Special Tourist Train for Dakshina Bharat Yatra (South India) from January 3 to 10.
In this 7 nights and 8 days tour, tourists will get a chance to explore some of the prime temples in South India including Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple, Srirangam in Trichy, Arulmigu Ramanathaswamy Temple in Rameswaram, Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai, Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kamakshi Amman Temple in Kancheepuram among others.
BV Ramesh, Area Manager IRCTC, informed about the tariff and said it has been fixed at INR 7560 (per person) for SL (sleeper class) and INR 9240 for AC 3 Tier. Also, government employees can avail the LTC facility for the trip. The boarding points for this tourist train will be at Secunderabad, Warangal, Khammam, Vijayawada, Ongole, Nellore and Renigunta.
Besides Bharat Darshan, IRCTC has also announced two international flight packages for the convenience of travellers from Hyderabad to Dubai and Colombo. The package, named The Splendors of Dubai, will start from December 2 and end up on December 6. This 4 nights and 5 days package will cost INR 70010 for single occupancy per person, and INR 62400 for double occupancy.
Package inclusions
All the abovementioned packages cover air ticket fares (to and from), accommodation with breakfast, VISA and other fees, as mentioned by IRCTC Tirupati Area Manager BV Ramesh.