To promote religious tourism, the IRCTC has planned a series of Shri Ramayana Yatra tours, which will mark a gradual recovery in domestic tourism by train given the improved COVID-19 situation.
One of those tours will start from November 7 (Sunday), the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) announced on Saturday. The first train departure on the “Ramayana Circuit” will begin today from Safdarjung Station in Delhi.
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According to an IRCTC press note, the first tour, from Delhi Safdarjung Station on November 7, will cover visiting all the important places associated with Lord Rama’s life.
The memo indicated that the IRCTC was getting an overwhelming response for this initiative and that the first round was complete.
“The IRCTC has planned the organized train trips using its special Pilgrim tourist trains and luxury tourist trains with due understanding of the budget and premium segment tourist requirements,” he said in a statement.
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“The first departure of the Ramayana circuit train will begin on November 7 from New Delhi, followed by four more departures the following month,” IRCTC said.
Other packages include 12 nights / 13 days Shri Ramayana Yatra Express-Madurai, which departs on November 16.
Considering the continued demand, it is decided to do this tour again on December 12th of this year with a similar price and duration. The tour will be completed in 17 days.
The first stop of this train will be Ayodhya where the tourist will visit Shri Ram Janmbhumi temple and Hanuman temple as well as Bharat Mandir in Nandigram. The next destination will be Sitamarhi in Bihar and will visit Sita Ji’s birthplace and Ram-Janki temple in Janakpur, covered by the road, the note adds.
Then the train will go to Varanasi and tourists will visit the temples of Varanasi, Prayag, Shringverpur and Chitrakoot by road. Overnight will be provided in Varanasi, Prayag and Chitrakoot.
The statement said that the train stop will be Nashik where the visit to Trayambakeshwar temple and Panchvati will be covered. After Nasik, the next destination will be Hampi which is the ancient city of Krishkindha.
Rameshwaram will be the last destination of this train tour, after which the train will return to Delhi on the 17th day of its journey. Guests will travel approximately 7,500 km during this entire tour.
IRCTC has launched this special tourist train in accordance with the Indian government’s initiative “Dekho Apna Desh” to promote domestic tourism, priced at Rs 82,950 per person for 2AC and Rs 1,02095 for class 1AC, reports Note.
“The price of the package covers train travel in AC classes, accommodation in AC hotels, all meals (VEG ONLY), all transfers and sightseeing in AC vehicles, travel insurance and travel services. IRCTC tour operators, etc. All necessary health precautionary measures will be taken ensuring safe and healthy travel during the tour, ”he added.
To ensure safety measures after COVID 19 in this luxury tourist train, COVID-19 fully Vaccination is mandatory for guests 18 years of age or older. In addition to this, the IRCTC will also provide a safety kit to all tourists with face masks, gloves and disinfectant.
(With entries from ANI and PTI)
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Posted on: Sunday November 07, 2021 12:35 IST
