India's 'Palace on Wheels' Is One of the Most Luxurious Train Rides in the World

TruthTheOnlyDefense · Oct 31, 2018

Talia Avakian
2 hrs ago

Travelers looking to take in some of India’s famed cities and attractions can now do it while onboard a luxurious train made for royalty by booking a trip on the Palace on Wheels.

© Courtesy of Palace Tours

The train is designed in a contemporary royal style, with plush furnishings in its corridors and 39 deluxe suites and two presidential suites, and includes amenities to make guests onboard feel like a king or queen themselves.

Guests are treated to butlers dedicated to each train car and features that include an onboard spa, a lounge bar and two different restaurants.

a train covered in graffiti: Courtesy of Rajasthan Tourism
Udaipur, known as the Lake City. Here, guests can take boat rides on the lakes before shopping for embroidered artifacts and paintings and seeing thousands of bird varieties at the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary (also known as Keoladeo National Park).

Next, guests are whisked to the Thar Desert, where they can admire sandstone forts and nearby latticed mansions before exploring the desert's sand dunes. The trip ends with a visit to the Taj Mahal and stops to take in the marble work, leather good offerings, and jewelry of Agra.

Prices start at $3,500 for the journey.

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