About Deccan odyssey Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation Ltd in association with Indian Railways - Ministry of Tourism has launched a Super Deluxe luxury train "The Deccan Odyssey". The train has been benchmarked against the best luxury trains in the world like the Blue Train of South Africa, The Orient Express of Europe and the Eastern and Oriental of South East Asia. The Deccan Odyssey's sheer luxury is a sight to behold. Everything in the train reflects the ways of Indian Royalty. The plush interiors, an awesome cuisine and grate sites to see makes the journey memorable. This luxurious train transports its guests on a remarkable sojourn of a land shining in legions grandeur - serene beaches, magnificent forts - palaces and experiencing divine tales etched in colossal rocks. A weeklong royal journey is through some of the best places in Maharashtra namely Mumbai, Ganapatipule, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Tarkarli, Sawantwadi, Goa, Kolhapur, Pune, Aurangabad, Ellora, Ajanta and Nasik. The objective of running "The Deccan Odyssey" train is primarily to showcase the best of tourism assets of Maharashtra like pristine beauty of Konkan coast, the art, the culture, the heritage of Maharashtra (including world heritage sites of Ajanta - Ellora), as well as Maharashtra's local arts, crafts and cuisine. The train has 21 coaches, out of which 13 are passenger cars accommodating 8 people per coach (11 passenger Cars, 4 coupes per coach - 2 Presidential Suite Cars, 2 coupes per coach), 1 Conference Car, 2 Dinning Cars, 2 Generator Cars with Luggage Store, 1 Staff, spare Car, 1 Spa Car, 1 Bar Car. The train has on-board facilities like T.V., Cable connection with central audio disc player, cell phones, Channel Music, Foreign exchange facilities, etc. The present capacity of the train is 80 pax The route has been fixed as Mumbai - Ratnagiri - Sindhudurg - Goa - Kolhapur - Pune - Nashik - Aurangabad (Ajanta - Ellora) - Nasik and Mumbai. It will be a seven days round trip starting on every Wednesday from Mumbai. The seasonal tours will operate every year between October to April month. The itinerary of the tour is broadly as follows: 1st Day - Mumbai 2nd Day- Ratnagiri-Ganapatipule-Jaigad 3rd Day - Sindhudurg-Tarkarli-Sawantwadi 4th Day - Goa 5th Day - Kolhapur- New Palace, Museum, Bhavani Mandap Mahalaxmi Temple - Shalini Palace. Pune-Raja Kelkar Museum. 6th Day - Aurangabad-Daulatabad-Ellora Caves-Bibi-ka-Maqbara 7th Day - Jalgaon Ajanta Caves-Nasik-Panchawati Ghat 8th Day - Mumbai. Thus the train takes you through various facets of tourism attractions of Maharashtra ranging from the entire coastline of 720 kms of Maharashtra dotted with beautiful and unspoiled palm-fringed beaches, supplemented by ancient temples, coastal forts and sea forts that remind you of the naval power of the Maratha empire. The coasts of Ganapatipule and Sindhudurg are also known for its natural beauty and greenery as well as a special kind of folk arts and cuisine, which is predominantly based on seafood and spices locally known as Malvani or Konkani cuisine. It touches Goa, an already established tourist destination. Next day train reaches Kolhapur, a city of many great attractions. This city is a unique blend of culture, history, nature - industry. Most of the venues Bhavani Mandap, Mahalaxmi Temple, Shalini Palace etc. speak for themselves. Pune is a City of Maratha power - Maharashtrian culture and fast coming up Information Technology Centre of Maharashtra. City is also surrounded by many a religious sites and historical forts, museum and lakes. Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum is must see destination. The 36 sections of the museum are used to display a wealth of antiques, carved palace doors, pottery, 17th century miniatures, a priceless collection of nut crackers, lamps, musical items, hookah pipes, hair drying combs and other such items from the Mughal and Maratha period. From Pune train moves to Aurangabad - a city founded by none other than the Mogul emperor The Aurangajeb which is predominantly a cultural centre of Maharashtra. This is also a place where the world heritage sites of Ajanta, Ellora known for the wall painting or frescoes painted on the walls of caves carved out of solid basalt rock and have briefed the vagaries of time for centuries together are located. At Ajanta - the Buddhist sculptures vividly described lives and legend of Buddha and the stone colours even today spells bounds the visitor. The Ellora caves - a complex of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain caves are the living example of supreme architecture prevalent in those time and the Kailas Temple, the best of all and the greatest monolithic sculpture - the world has ever seen is a marvel in itself. Maharashtra - it has, for five thousand years, seen various dynasties beyond Vindhya ruling over the Deccan Plateau from the days of Rashtrakutas, Vakatakas, Satvahanas, Shilaharas, Chalukyas, Yadavas, Marathas, Portuguese and English. All these dynasties have left behind their marks in the forms of monument and heritage sites, the wadas, the palaces, the churches, the temples, the synagogues, the mosques. The State with 27 wild life sanctuaries, 4 National Parks, numerous religious sites, places of scenic beauty, scores of beaches, thousands of forts and unique culture depicted in its folk arts, the colourful festivals, its cuisine, handicraft. A tourist will get a glimpse of all these just in seven days, a capsule of Maharashtra - the Great State.

Twin Bed Deluxe Cabin Conference Hall Presidential Suite view Model of Wine Display Team of Peshwa Restaurant in Deccan Odyssey