Train tours from the State to Goa, Mumbai, Ayodhya soon

Chennai-based SRMPR Group and Kochi-based Princy World Travel Limited are set to launch a series of group tours on trains from Kerala to Goa, Mumbai, and Ayodhya. These tours, under the Indian Railways Bharat Gaurav scheme, will begin on June 4 with a four-day Thiruvanathapuram-Goa tour package.

Trains on lease

The SRMPR Group has taken trains on lease from Indian Railways, while the Kerala operations are being managed by the Kochibased ˜rm.

The packages provide an opportunity for travel enthusiasts to choose from among leisure, commercial and pilgrimage destinations, said E.X. Baby Thomas, MD of Princy World Travel Limited.

In the four-day round package from Thiruvananathapuram to Madgaon and back, there will be a team of paramedical sta— and a round-the-clock emergency response team aboard the train.

GPS tracking system

The tourists’ train would be equipped with a GPStracking system and live CCTV, apart from clean toilets, a la carte dining, tailored bedding, onboard food trolley, among others.

The guests will be put up for two nights at Goa’s premium hotels.

Tours will be launched on June 4 with a package from Thiruvananthapuram to Goa

Casino visits

Apart from a city tour in Madgaon, guests can visit casinos, boat-cruise parties, and DJ gatherings. Tours to Mumbai and Ayodhya will follow, he said.

The per person rate for the four-day packages begins from ₹13,999 for Goa and ₹15,050 for Mumbai, in sleeper coach.

The eight-day Ayodhya tour package begins from ₹30,550. Three and twotier AC fares are priced accordingly. For enquiries and bookings, call 8089021114 or 8089031114.