IRCTC launches 'Shri Ramayana Yatra' Deluxe AC Tourist train to promote spiritual tourism, tour to start from Delhi on Feb 22

IRCTC launches 'Shri Ramayana Yatra' Deluxe AC Tourist train to promote spiritual tourism, tour to start from Delhi on Feb 22

Government/PSU employees can avail LTC facility on this tour as per eligibility based on the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India.

Kamal MishraUpdated: Wednesday, February 09, 2022, 09:07 PM IST
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Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp Ltd (IRCTC), a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Railways has decided to operate the popular “Shri Ramayana Yatra” by Deluxe AC Tourist train to promote spiritual tourism with a singular emphasis on the life of Shri Rama.

The train tour will start from Delhi Safdarjung railway station on February 22, 2022, and will cover the major places associated with the life of Lord Rama. The upcoming trip will be having three additional destinations viz Buxar, Kanchipuram and Bhadrachalam.

Spanning over 19 nights/20 days, the first stop is Ayodhya where tourists will visit Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple and Hanuman temple. Additionally, there would be Bharat Mandir at Nandigram. After Ayodhya, the next destination will be Sitamarhi in Bihar where Sita is believed to be born and Ram-Janaki Temple in Janakpur (Nepal) will be covered by road. Post Sitamarhi, the guests shall be taken to Buxar for a tour of the Ramrekha ghat and the local temples followed by Varanasi, where they will visit temples at Varanasi, Prayag, Shringverpur and Chitrakoot by road. Night stay will be arranged at Varanasi, Prayag and Chitrakoot respectively.

The next destination will be Nashik, wherein a visit to Trayambakeshwar temple and Panchvati will be covered. After Nashik is Hampi which according to folklore is around the ancient monkey kingdom of Kishkindha. Here, the temple is believed to be the sacred birthplace of Shri Hanuman and other heritage and religious sites will be covered. Then the train chugs into one of the holy Char Dham sites of Rameshwaram.

Excursions include a visit to the eponymous Ramanathaswamy temple & Dhanuskodi. The next destination is Kanchipuram which takes the guests through the Vishnu Kanchi, Shiva Kanchi and the Kanchi Kamakshi Amman temple. Bhadrachalam will be the last destination of this train tour after which the train returns to Delhi on the 20th day of its journey. Guests will be travelling roughly 7,500 Kms in this entire tour.

The modern Deluxe AC Tourist Train has a host of amazing features including two fine dining restaurants, a contemporary kitchen, shower cubicles in coaches, sensor-based washroom functions, a foot massager and a mini-library.

The fully air-conditioned train provides two types of accommodation viz. AC I and AC II. The train has enhanced security features like CCTV cameras, electronic safes and dedicated security guards appointed for each coach.

IRCTC has launched this special tourist train in line with the Government of India initiative “Dekho Apna Desh” to promote domestic tourism, for Rs. 99,475/- per person for 2AC and Rs. 1, 21,735/- per person on 1AC class.

Package price covers train journey in AC coaches, accommodation in AC Hotels, all meals (VEG ONLY), all transfer & sight-seeing in AC Vehicles, travel insurance and services of IRCTC Tour Managers etc.

All necessary health precautionary measures will be taken care of, by providing safe and healthy travel during the tour. Government/PSU employees can avail LTC facility on this tour as per eligibility based on the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India.

To ensure safety measures in the present COVID 19 scenario, full vaccination (double doses) for guests of age group 18 or above is mandatory. Besides, IRCTC will also provide a safety kit to all tourists, which would include a face mask, hand gloves and sanitiser. Regular temperature checking of all tourists and staff, frequent train sanitization at halt stations etc and other precautions have also been adopted. Staff shall be screened thoroughly and the kitchen & restaurants shall be sanitized after every meal service.

For more details, one can visit the IRCTC website: https://www.irctctourism.com and book directly. All bookings are on a first come first serve basis.

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