Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the Indian public sector undertaking that provides ticketing, catering, and tourism services for the Indian Railways, is set to start a Buddhist circuit special tourist train tour package in the New Year. This special tourist train has been one of the flagship products of the company and has earned many accolades for the company in the travel and tourism world.

The IRCTC is offering this special all-inclusive Buddhist Circuit Tour of 7 Nights/8 Days from Safdarjung, Delhi covering various important destinations associated with the life of Lord Buddha such as Bodhgaya, Nalanda (Rajgir), Varanasi (Sarnath), Lumbini, Kushinagar and Shravasti culminating with a spectacular visit to world famous Taj Mahal, which is also one of the seven wonders of the world.

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The IRCTC is offering this special tour on its exquisite fully air-conditioned deluxe tourist train comprising 12 state-of-the-art ergonomically designed brand-new LHB coaches equipped with modern amenities and facilities. The passengers have an option of traveling on specially designed AC-I coaches or AC-II coaches as per their choice.

The AC I coaches, besides being cozy and spacious cabins and coupes, have been fitted with in-room amenities like individual lockers for tourists. The train also has spacious AC-II Tier coaches which have been modified to have only spacious and comfortable cabins with separate sitting areas.

Besides, the train has two aesthetically designed dining cars with a capacity of passengers each to dine together. It has a fully equipped kitchen car that serves an array of specialty international and local cuisines for the onboard guests.

For this special tour package, the IRCTC is offering exclusive discounts for the domestic tourists and overseas Indian guests including NRIs, PIOs and OICs. It is offering a discount of 20 per cent on the package. The 7 Nights/8 Days package under promo offer starts from Rs 73,051 per person on twin sharing basis.

For more details of the train and the special all inclusive tour, one can visit www.irctcbuddhisttrain.com or write an email to buddhisttrain@irctc.com.