INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation has announced a 10 per cent promotional discount to citizens on its Buddhist Circuit Tourist Train
Indian Railways offers several tourism packages such as the Buddhist Circuit, which covers destinations including Bodhgaya (Bihar), Nalanda
(Bihar), Rajgir (Bihar), Varanasi (UP), Lumbini (Nepal) and Sarvasti (UP), its ticketing arm IRCTC said on microblogging site Twitter
IRCTC Tourism, the travel and tourism arm of IRCTC, offers an seven-night and eight-day tour - called Buddhist Circuit Tourist Train - from
Delhi, according to its website - irctctourism.com.1
Mode: While most of the journey is covered by train comprising AC First Class and AC Two-Tier seat options, parts of the tour are covered by
road, according to the IRCTC tourism website.2
Itinerary: The Buddhist Circuit Tourist Train tour comprises Delhi on Day 1, Bodhgaya on Day 2, Nalanda and Rajgir on Day 3, Varanasi and
Sarnath on Day 4, Kushinagar and Lumbini on Day 5 and 6, Sarvasti on Day 7 and Agra on Day 8, according to the IRCTC website.3
Cost: Passengers can board the tour either on a full-tour basis or a per-night basis
Different charges have been set for both the modes
2018-19 and 2019-20Class of train journeyCapacityPer nightFull tour (7 nights)In US dollarIn rupeeIn US dollarIn rupeeAC First Class72
Guests16510725115575075AC Two-Tier92 Guests135877594551425(Source: IRCTC)4
Discount: The 10 per cent discount can be availed by Indian nationals including NRIs, PIOs and OCIs, IRCTC said on Twitter.5
established on August 1, 2001 with the objective of professionalizing catering services and promoting domestic and international tourism
There are six Zonal Offices and Ten regional offices all over the Country for monitoring operations at ground level, according to the IRCTC
