IRCTC to conduct Statue of Unity tour, visit world's tallest statue in Indian Railways special tourist train

Do you plan to visit the world's tallest statue? If yes, then you can now book your ticket using Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation site irctctourism.com. Yes, Indian Railways under its popular Bharat Darshan tour scheme has started a new special tourist train to visit the famous Statue of Unity in Gujarat. The tour will be conducted by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).

"It is 7 nights and 8 days tour package commencing its trip on 4th March 2019 from Chandigarh. The tour will also cover pilgrimages like Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga in Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga near Indore (Madhya Pradesh), and Shirdi Sai Baba Darshan, Trimbakeshwar in Nashik (Maharashtra) and Ghrishneshwar Jyotirlinga in Aurangabad (Maharashtra)," said IRCTC in a release. 

The tour package has been priced at Rs 7,560 per person. It has multiple boarding and de-boarding stations viz Chandigarh, Ambala, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Panipat, Delhi Cantt, Rewari, Alwar and Jaipur for the facilitation of the tourists. 

"The package has been designed to pay tribute to the Iron Man of India, Shri Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The Statue of Unity is situated on the river island called Sadhu Bet in front of the Narmada Dam in Gujarat. It is the world’s tallest statue at a height of 182 metres. Train will halt at Vadodara station and passengers will be taken to Statue of Unity by buses," it said. 

The package includes train journey in non-ac sleeper class, hall/dormitory accommodation at places of night stay, morning freshen up, road transportation, pure vegetarian meals, sightseeing as per the itinerary by non-ac vehicles, services of the tour manager, security arrangements and all GST and other applicable Taxes.

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The package can be booked online on www.irctctourism.com or on the IRCTC Mobile App under Bharat Darshan link.