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South India Divine Tour cost includes travel Insurance and all applicable taxes including GST, says IRCTC
IRCTC or Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation is offering a seven-day tour at Rs 35,165 to select destinations in the southern
This was said by IRCTC, the ticketing arm of Indian Railways, on microblogging site Twitter
Called "South India Divine Tour", the tourism package will be operated by air covering destinations including Trivandrum, Kanyakumari,
Rameshwaram, Madurai and Tirupati, according to IRCTC
The travel and tourism arm of IRCTC offers the six-nights and seven-days-long tour from Delhi, covering "significant temples and tourist
Mode of travel: The South India Divine Tour will be operated through flights of airline IndiGo, according to IRCTC
The tour will include airport transfers by AC vehicle and sightseeing according to indicated itinerary by AC vehicle on a sharing basis
Hours6E 141MADURAI-CHENNAI10:50 Hours11:55 Hours6E 2752CHENNAI-DELHI18:45 Hours21:40 Hours(Source: irctctourism.com)"For 21-Sep-2018
departure, the flight from Chennai to Delhi is 6E 2907 departing from Chennai at 17:15 hours and reaching Delhi at 20:05 hours," IRCTC said
Itinerary: The tour will cover journeys from Delhi to Trivandrum on Day 1, Trivandrum to Kanyakumari on Day 2, Kanyakumari to Rameshwaram on
Day 3, Rameshwaram to Marudai on Day 4, Madurai to Tirupati on Day 5 and Tirupati to Chennai to Delhi on Day 7
Destinations: IRCTC's flight package will include a flight from Delhi to Trivandrum
It will also cover destinations such as Kanyakumari, Rameshwaram , Madurai, and also Padmanabhaswamy, Ramanathaswamy, Meenakashi, Lord
Balaji and Sri Kalahasti temples
In the last leg of the tour, passengers will be flown back from Chennai to Delhi, according to the IRCTC website.4
Dates: IRCTC's South India Divine Tour air package will be operated on July 12, 2018, August 21, 2018 and September 21, 2018, according to
the Railways ticketing arm.5
Cost: Under 'Single Occupancy' option, the tour will cost Rs 44,560 per person
Under Double Occupancy and Triple Occupancy options, the air package will cost Rs 35,165 and Rs 33,995 per person, respectively, according
44560/-Double OccupancyRs
35165/-Triple OccupancyRs
33995/-Child with Bed (05-11 years)Rs
31790/-Child without bed (05-11 years)Rs
28770/-(Source: irctctourism.com)6
The tour cost includes travel Insurance and all applicable taxes including GST.7
Payment: Passengers are required to make 100 per cent payment at the time of booking
In case of cash payment of Rs 25,000 and above, a copy of the client's pan card is required,a ccording to IRCTC.8
Seats: IRCTC is offering 34 seats in this tour.9
Accommodation: The tour includes stays in three-star hotels
"One night stay each at Trivandrum, Kanyakumari, Rameshwaram, Madurai and 2 nights stay at Tirupati," according to
similar(Source: irctctourism.com)10
Cancellation charges: Cancellations made 21 days prior to the start of the tour (excluding departure date) will be subject to 30 per cent of
30% of the published tour cost21 - 15 days (excluding departure date)55% of the published tour cost14 - 08 days (excluding departure
date)80% of the published tour cost07 - 0 days / No show100% of the published tour cost(Source: irctctourism.com)"For cancellation of your
ticket, please log in to your account, select the Tour Confirmation Number of the ticket you wish to cancel and cancel your ticket from your
Cancellation of your Ticket is possible only on the website www.irctctourism.com, and is not possible on PRS Counters," IRCTC mentioned.
