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Planning your summer vacation? You must check out these IRCTC's holiday packages

If you are undecided about your summer vacation plans, then IRCTC has come to your rescue.

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If you are undecided about your summer vacation plans, then IRCTC has come to your rescue. The e-ticketing arm of Indian railways, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is offering lucrative holiday packages at minimum rates possible to beautiful destinations across India. 

From hills to religious places, IRCTC is offering something for everyone. But this time, if you are looking to have spritiual experience then you must check out IRCTC's package to religious places. The IRCTC package is available via the 'Bharat Darshan Special Tourist Train', according to IRCTC'S official website, irctctourism.com. 

If you want to avail this package, then you have to book tickets on IRCTC website. You can also book tickets at tourist facilitation centre, zonal offices or regional offices. 

The tour package has been available at Rs 9,450, inclusive of all the taxes including GST. 

Below we have given details of various tour packages and tour trains which IRCTC is currently offering: 


1. Bharat Darshan tourist trains

These trains were launched to enable the tourists to visit the religious, historical destinations in the country, at an affordable price. 

Initially this train was termed as "Village on Wheels". The first Village on Wheels train was operated on 29.11.2004 ex-Patna after it was announced in the Rail Budget Speech. 

Since then, IRCTC has been running several Bharat Darshan trains on pan India basis at a price Rs 900/- plus taxes per passenger per day which includes the following -

1. Confirmed train travel in Sleeper class coaches
2. Stay in Dormitories/ hall accommodation for night, halt/ fresh up
3. Unlimited vegetarian catering during the tour.
4. Non AC tourist buses on sic basis for sightseeing
5. Services of Tour escorts for entire tour
6. Security staff for each train coach to ensure safety/security

In case of demand, one AC coach may also be included in the tourist train.

This train tour provides the facility of boarding and de-boarding at small cities/ towns for the convenience of travellers as per the itinerary. The average duration of trip is 7-12 days as per itinerary.

Some of the popular Bharat Darshan tours are Do Dham Yatra, Nav Jyotirlinga Special, South India Special, Shirdi Special, Tirupati Darshan, Dwarka-Somnath, Gangasagar-Puri, Bharat Darshan with Vaishno Devi etc.

2. Gangtok Darjeeling Holiday Special

AC Special Tourist Train is an all inclusive tour package covering important tourist places in the country and has been specially designed for LTC clients also. Booking can also be done through our Tourist Facilitation Center, Zonal Offices and Regional Offices.

Under Gangtok Darjeeling Holiday special, the destinations that will be covered are Arakku Valley, Borra Caves,Gangtok, Changu, Darjeeling, Tiger Hill and Kolkata

The boarding points are Kochuveli, Ernakulam, Palakkad, Erode, Perambur, Vijayawada. Customers can deboard at Vijayawada, Perambur, Erode, Palakkad, Ernakulam, Kochuveli. 

The standard 3AC seat would be available at Rs 51,400, for AC1 you have to shell out Rs 65,100. Three meals are also included in the stated packages. 

It is also to be noted that entrance fees and guide charges at the monuments are not included in IRCTC's package cost. One has to make arrangements on their own for this.

Besides, there are other city specific packages like Agra special and Heritage special dedicated to the national capital, details of which you can check out on IRCTC's website. 

IRCTC is also offering booking of international destinations at low-cost fares. 

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