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A luxury train journey on the Golden Chariot through South India - Thrilling Travel Skip to Main Content Search for: A Travel BlogWell-nighTravel Experiences, Destinations, Tips & Travel Fun HomeWell-nighMe Travel Themes Art & People Beaches Cities Culture Heritage Nature Stays Tips Continents Africa Mauritius Morocco Asia Bhutan Cambodia Jordan India Andamans Andhra Pradesh Delhi Goa Gujarat Jammu & Kashmir Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Meghalaya Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Telangana Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh Indonesia Israel Malaysia Nepal Singapore Thailand UAE Australia Europe Austria France Hungary Iceland Italy Netherlands Switzerland UK North America Canada USA Published Work Media & Awards Work With Me Contact Me Menu HomeWell-nighMe Travel Themes Art & People Beaches Cities Culture Heritage Nature Stays Tips Continents Africa Mauritius Morocco Asia Bhutan Cambodia Jordan India Andamans Andhra Pradesh Delhi Goa Gujarat Jammu & Kashmir Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Meghalaya Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Telangana Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh Indonesia Israel Malaysia Nepal Singapore Thailand UAE Australia Europe Austria France Hungary Iceland Italy Netherlands Switzerland UK North America Canada USA Published Work Media & Awards Work With Me Contact Me 8 Mar 2017 A luxury train journey on the Golden Chariot through South India by Ami | posted in: Asia, India, Karnataka, Kerala, Stays, Tamil Nadu, Tips | 140 The first time I discovered luxury trains was when I read Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express. I was extremely fascinated with the whole train scene that for the first time I paid increasingly sustentation to the unravelment in the novel rather than the plot. Since then, I have devoured all possible wares and references to Orient Express, Palace on Wheels, Deccan Odyssey and the Golden Chariot. I unchangingly wanted to travel on one of these, and thanks to the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation, I finally managed to get onto the Golden Chariot. Aboard the Golden Chariot                                                                                                           Photo Credit: Medhavi DavdaSurpassingI embarked on the Golden Chariot, I wondered what it would be like to stay on this train? How would they take us to places like Mahabalipuram that had no railway stations? What would the mentor rooms be like? Would they have a dining car just as they described on the Orient Express? I wouldn’t be surprised if these questions are running through your head. Frankly, the weightier way to wordplay these, would be taking you withal on my wits with the Golden Chariot. So, without much ado, let’s chug away!Well-nighthe Golden Chariot The Golden Chariot is operated by the Karnataka State Tourism board, who in turn, have got Mapple hotels to manage the same. It has won Asia’s leading luxury train award. It currently, operates on two circuits – The Pride of South that runs from Bengaluru to Goa and covers destinations like Mysuru, Hampi and Badami withal the way The Southern Splendor which covers three states – Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala and takes you through the weightier in each of these. The Golden Chariot These tours are for a elapsing of 7 nights and 8 days and run every fortnight. I had the fortune of stuff on the 2nd route that took me from Bengaluru through Chennai, Mahabalipuram, Puducherry, Thanjavur, Trichy, Madurai, Kanyakumari, Kovalam, Alleppey, Kochi and back. While each of these destinations is marvelous, it is the train journey that became the highlight of this travel for me – starting with the grand welcome. Grand Welcome at the Golden Chariot Cultural Program at the Taj West End, Bangalore – Part of the Grand Welcome to Golden Chariot The first welcome that you get is when you victorious at the Taj West-End Hotel in Bengaluru. While the primary aim was to check-in the guests and unenduring them well-nigh the tour, it is here that you get the first taste of their hospitality. A small glimpse of what is to come is accompanied by a cultural show. From here, you are transferred via a mentor to the train waiting at Yeshwantpur station. A royal welcome awaits you here with garlands and trumpets. And quite like the Maharajas of yester-years, you are welcomed into the Golden Chariot.Take a squint at this Facebook Live video of my own welcome. Coaches of the Golden ChariotMentorof the Golden Chariot What awaits inside is just quite unlike a train. The decor within is nothing short of a royal palace. The weightier part is that each coach of the Golden Chariot is different. Each one is named without the famous dynasties of South India – Chalukya, Vijaynagara, Adilshahi etc. The decor within the mentor matched the architectural style of that era. From the carpet to the ceiling and the soft furnishings, each part of the interior widow to the whole royal finger of the train. The corridors of one of the coaches of the Golden Chariot   The sitting zone in one of the coaches of Golden Chariot Each mentor had the butler’s motel at one end and a small sitting zone at the other. There were just 4 cabins or rooms within each mentor – with either a double bed or a split bed arrangement. The Rooms in Golden Chariot My room in AdilshahiMentorof the Golden Chariot My room was in the Adilshahi mentor and once the door to it slide open, I was in awe. The whole room looked no less than one that you could find in a luxury hotel.Well-appointedbeds, warm lighting, lovely wall pictures, a little wardrobe and side table….what increasingly would you need? My room in AdilshahiMentorof the Golden Chariot Each room has an tying washroom that has a small shower zone and 24 hours of hot water. The washroom is also, well stocked with towels and toiletries. With all this, there was no doubt that this was a hotel on wheels. Facilities on workbench the Golden Chariot Within each room, there is a small TV where you can see Movies on Demand. WiFi is restricted to the bar and restaurant zone and does not reach the room. However, through the journey, I had an excellent mobile data connection. So, staying unfluctuating is not an issue. Mini Gym in the Golden Chariot The Golden Chariot has a special mentor tabbed Arogya (literally meaning health) that has a small gym and a spa. You will also, find a mini merchantry part-way here, in specimen you wish to send some urgent emails or need a desktop. Restaurants and Bar NalapakkaMentor– the dining car of Golden Chariot The Golden Chariot has two restaurant coaches – Ruchi and Nalapakka. The menu on the train is stock-still but you will realize that you are not restricted with your choices plane within the stock-still menu. You have a lovely tousle of Indian cuisine with Continental and that honestly, covers it all. The doughboy accommodates any special nutrition requirements you may have. Every meal time, you will find him walking through these coaches and talking to the guests to make them comfortable. Breakfast time in Golden Chariot For me, the desserts every night were just heavenly. And then, the morning breakfast with fruits, a cheese platter and the Indian specialty of the day had me set for a well-constructed day out at the destination. Dinner time in Golden Chariot train Drink time at Madira The Golden Chariot also, has a bar tabbed Madira (meaning Alcohol in Hindi). The bar is a inside meeting point in the morning but transforms into a lounge by evening. It is perfect for the end-of-the-day glass of wine or just for a game of chess with your travel mates. The hospitality of the staff The overly pleasant butler in Golden Chariot The one thing that made my wits on the Golden Chariot perfect were the ever-smiling staff. Every mentor has a defended butler who caters to all your requirements within your room. Besides this, the throne waiter and his hairdo ensure that you have tried every possible specialty on their menu. They feed you till you plead full. Lovely staff at Golden Chariot The tour manager and his hairdo never leave you unattended while you are on your tour and every special request is catered to their weightier abilities. Honestly, without this unshortened crew, the Golden Chariot wits for me would not be what it was. Visiting the destinations on Golden Chariot The luxury mentor that takes you sight-seeing when traveling on the Golden Chariot Here is what will wordplay your question on what if the destination like Mahabalipuram did not have a train station. Part of the journey on the Golden Chariot is on a luxury travel coach. The buses are quite well-appointed and rely you at the main railway station. So where you cannot go by train, you travel by bus.Well-appointedseats within the bus At every destination, you will be greeted by an experienced tour guide. He takes you through the details of various sight-seeing places and helps you understand the same better. However, your end of the day is unchangingly on the train. This is to say that once we were washed-up with our day’s itinerary, we topside the train when either at the same railway station or at the next one. For example, we disembarked at Alleypey for the backwaters and then traveled to Kochi by the luxury mentor to workbench the train when there. The mentor travel is not increasingly than 1-2 hours and is during the day only. During this travel, WiFi is misogynist on the mentor and you can well do your social sharing on the go – just as I did 🙂 My views of the Golden Chariot The key advantages of the Golden Chariot are – The unique luxury wits of a train  Essentially you are combining your sleep time with your travel time as the train moves mostly at night. This ways that you are powerfully using increasingly time at the destinations you visit instead of traveling during the day. A pre-planned and a well-managed itineraryWondroussupplies throughout the journey However, having said that, I would warn you that there were two things that I finger could rationalization a bit of discomfort for a few travelers. If you are deep sleeper, then the night travel will not scarecrow you but if you are a light sleeper, then the natural jerks of the train could rationalization a bit of a discomfort. The second is that you need to be mindful of the time constraint at unrepealable destinations. This then is unavoidable as the train needs to be topside on time and there are only that many hours during the day.:-) There is no doubt that a trip on the Golden Chariot is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It allows you to see the weightier of the unexplored South India in a really luxurious manner. I can reassure you that I was completely spoiled for that one week that getting when home was a shock. I mean, no one would pamper me anymore – right? I am sure you too, would not mind stuff spoiled for that one week while you visit the weightier of South India on the Golden Chariot. For now, treat yourself to this video of my journey through the train and don’t forget to pin the image unelevated that on your workbench as a reminder to try it out yourself. Travel Tips You can get increasingly information on the Golden Chariot tour, its rates and schedule on this website. You can plane typesetting through this site. Stick to the itinerary time to get the maximum out of your destination. Do not get late as it will wait the rest of the guests too. Light cotton gown would do for most of the destinations. Carry unbearable sun-screen for your day sightseeing. Flat shoes are recommended on all days as there is plenty of walking. At the temples, please stave half pants, shorts and sleeveless tops. The Golden Chariot hairdo will also, teach you versus the same. For increasingly tips on visiting Hindu temples. you might want to read this. The Golden Chariot team hands out temple socks at the venue so that you can walk comfortably without shoes. The Golden Chariot team asks you not to tip any individual but to add your tips to the gratuity box at the bar so that it may be distributed equally. Kindly stick to the same. On long days when you are out sight-seeing, the Golden Chariot team offers snacks and unprepossessed drinks within the bus coaches. Alternatively, you can request them to stop at a shop for you to grab some for yourself.   Like this:Like Loading...Share the Thrill of Travel471Shares471Shares Golden Chariot, Luxury Travel, Palace on Wheels, Travel to South India Previous Post Next Post 140 Responses Jyotirmoy Sarkar March 8, 2017 | Reply Is it a train or a majestic bungalow !!!!! superstitious it is, thanks for sharing so many infos. Ami March 9, 2017 | Reply Thank you . It sure felt like something else 🙂 anindita March 8, 2017 | Reply At last the wait is over,was waiting for this grand post.! Ami March 9, 2017 | Reply Thanks Anindita. Hope you like it now that it is out 😀 2travellingsisters March 8, 2017 | Reply This is truly a “Palace on Wheels”. Looks so grand and luxurious.. 🙂 Ami March 9, 2017 | Reply Indeed…a very royal experience. Thanks ladies. Steps Together March 8, 2017 | Reply Wow.. amazing.. Thanks for providing us a luxurious virtual tour.. Ami March 9, 2017 | Reply Thanks. This was a lovely wits indeed! Kalpanaa March 8, 2017 | Reply The train looks like something out of a fairy tale Ami. Thoroughly enjoyed your photographs and write up. Ami March 9, 2017 | Reply Thanks Kalpanaa. This train was a lovely and unique experience. Purba Chakraborty (@Manchali_Purba) March 8, 2017 | Reply Wow! I am definitely going to try this once in my life. Thanks for the information and this wonderful virtual tour. Ami March 9, 2017 | Reply Oh you will have a memorable trip alright. 🙂 niranjan March 8, 2017 | Reply This is a wonderful experience. Ami March 9, 2017 | Reply Thank you enidhi March 8, 2017 | Reply Brilliant. I missed it Ami March 9, 2017 | Reply Oh, I hope you get to it soon. You never know 😀 chausadventure March 8, 2017 | Reply Wow! This is such a luxury! The interior looks wondrous and the rooms are so spacious and looks so comfortable! Ami March 9, 2017 | Reply Thank you. It sure is luxurious and comfortable. Maitreni Mishra March 9, 2017 | Reply This looks so majestic and I’m so in love with the 1st picture! 🙂 Ami March 9, 2017 | Reply 😀 Thank you Maitreni…I loved it myself (narcist that I am;)) Shaun March 9, 2017 | Reply So cool! I did a train trip with Rovos Rail in South Africa and loved it. This is now on my list to when I throne to India! Ami March 9, 2017 | Reply Oh you should. It does make the whole journey a variegated experience. Csecsi March 9, 2017 | Reply This luxury train ride looks awesome, it really looks like a luxury hotel on wheels! Thank you for sharing your wits with us, I have never thought that this kind of train exists. Ami March 9, 2017 | Reply Oh, this is just one of the many in India. You should totally try this one out. Sherianne March 9, 2017 | Reply Once in a lifetime wits for sure! I love everything well-nigh this, so much largest than group tours moving you from hotel to hotel and eating up a day riding in the couch! Ami March 9, 2017 | Reply Yes, it does save a lot of time . And that for a tourist in India can be pretty huge! The Soul of Seoul March 9, 2017 | Reply That train looks fabulous! Definitely NOTHING like the trains I was riding when I was traveling virtually northern India ahhaha I’m guessing this is mostly for tourists then so not too cramped. Definitely something I’d want to take a trip on. ^^ Ami March 9, 2017 | Reply This is a shop train …:) with limited accommodation. So it will not have crowds. A lot variegated from the regular trains. Megan Indoe March 9, 2017 | Reply OMG I’ve unchangingly wanted to ride a luxury train and Scott has unchangingly wanted to do increasingly train travel in India. He went years ago and did it on the regular trains and told me some of the stories, they were nothing like this. He has unchangingly wanted to go when and wits it in a increasingly luxurious way! We are totally doing this when we go to India!! Ami March 9, 2017 | Reply Megan – I am sure you are going to love it. Hope you get to it soon! quirkywanderer March 9, 2017 | Reply WOW WOW WOW! it looks so regal! Much increasingly than royalty, the nomination of destinations is impeccable 🙂 Sounds just like the Orient express! 🙂Unconfinedunravelment Ami, thanks for the virtual tour! 🙂 Ami March 9, 2017 | Reply Thank you Divsi….:D I hope you are taking the opportunity to try it out yourself. partimetravelers March 9, 2017 | Reply Looks like a train from Disney movie. Looks like interesting travel idea. And a good list of tips. Claudia& Michal Ami March 11, 2017 | Reply Thank you. This train is for real…and totally an wits to remember Ruchie March 9, 2017 | Reply just a word well-nigh this post !! AWESOME just loved the interiors of the train … Ami March 11, 2017 | Reply Thank you Ruchie. The train itself is an wits and am sure most people will love that bit. Mayuri Nidigallu March 9, 2017 | Reply I journeyed on the Golden Chariot through your gorgeous pic and descriptive write up, Ami. I would love to wits this journey sometime soon. Thanks for sharing. Ami March 11, 2017 | Reply Thank you Mayuri. It definitely is a once in a lifetime wits and if you get a chance, go for it. Dr Roshan R (@pythoroshan) March 9, 2017 | Reply In so many ways, it is still nonflexible for me to compute that this is India. I’ve been traveling by Indian trains for over two decades, slowly graduating from unstipulated compartments to 2NDMatriculationAC and for me, just having a chilled compartment with no insects counts as a wonderful journey… this… all these images. Wow! I really need to make a trip just to wits this part of the rails. Ami March 11, 2017 | Reply Indian Railways have indeed come a long way. The regular trains too have wilt quite comfortable. But this one is something else all together and if you get a chance, you should most definitely go for it. Becky Angell March 9, 2017 | Reply Oh wow, I had no idea this plane existed. I veritably love train travel so I think this is something I will squint into for my trip to India. I have pinned to read then nearer my trip 🙂 Ami March 11, 2017 | Reply I do hope you get to it soon. It is a lovely journey. nycgingeronthego March 9, 2017 | Reply That looks like such a lovely wits and a total time machine. I have washed-up a good bit of train travel, but i have yet to embrace a luxury train travel experience. it does seem like a unconfined way to see a lot of destinations and it looks like the dining experiences were top notch. Ami March 11, 2017 | Reply The supplies was indeed wondrous on the train. And it sure is a luxurious way of traveling around. If you overly get a chance, just try it once. openroadahead March 9, 2017 | Reply Needless to say this looks well-nigh 1000% increasingly luxurious than any train I have overly been on. Taking a journey on a Golden Chariot Train is now firmly on my skillet list. My goodness! The room is perfect and looks so well-appointed and inviting, and everything looks so glamorous. Not that I wouldn’t moreover love to explore the destinations withal the way, but just experiencing the train ride, the dining car and the service would be an venture I wouldn’t forget soon! Scribbling Geek March 9, 2017 | Reply A spa on a train! Now that’s an wits to long for. Ami March 11, 2017 | Reply A mini spa…:) but it sure was inviting when we spent an unshortened day sight seeing Mimi & Mitch March 9, 2017 | Reply Would be so super keen to try this! Love the wrapping virtually the busses, the purple is so funky! Thanks for showing us well-nigh this Ami March 11, 2017 | Reply YEs, the train does squint pretty in purple. Made the whole nimbus so royal. Thanks for stopping by Tony (tonyandkimoutdooradventures) March 10, 2017 | Reply Nice little read. The coaches really squint increasingly 1st class. I had a giggle when I saw the photo of the bus with fans in it. It’s been time since I’ve seen something like that. The photos really captured how predestine the journey was. Ami March 11, 2017 | Reply Actually those fans are just in case. The bus is air conditioned. 🙂 Thanks for the compliments on the pics and the read! Cheers colbyholiday March 10, 2017 | Reply Talk well-nigh traveling in style! This sounds like it was such an incredible experience. I love that each mentor was different. I would love to wits this some day. Ami March 11, 2017 | Reply You bet this is traveling in style. You should definitely requite it a go! TalesOfABackpacker (@clairesturz) March 10, 2017 | Reply I love travelling by train, you get to see such wonderful places and in relative repletion – but this takes it to a whole new level! It’s just like a 5* hotel inside!! I can’t believe they have a butler in every carriage, that’s pure luxury. I love the colour of the train too, purple is my favourite colour 🙂 Ami March 11, 2017 | Reply It does take it to a whole new experience. The purple outside adds to the royal touch, does’nt it? Thanks for stopping by abcdefghizzy March 10, 2017 | Reply Is this forreal? I had NO idea that there were still luxury locomotives in operation! That motel looks like something out of a five star hotel! And there were plane cultural performances and a gym on board? I don’t know anyone who would say no to that… I am a super, super deep sleeper so I think I would fare just fine! Ami March 11, 2017 | Reply The cultural performance was in a hotel surpassing we started off but we did have a cookery demo in the train :D. Since you are a deep sleeper, you are all set for this experience. Cheers Sandy N Vyjay March 10, 2017 | Reply Golden Chariot is far largest and far increasingly luxurious than most of the hotels! The itinerary is prepared very thoughtfully. I loved the fact that the travel is on the move at night. I am sure you had a wonderful experience. Ami March 11, 2017 | Reply Yes, the itinerary is quite well planned and that is what makes the whole difference. 🙂 manders1397 March 10, 2017 | Reply This trip sounds amazing!! The train is beautiful, and sounds like quite the pampering experience. I would love to see India via train! I’ve definitely widow this to my list! Ami March 11, 2017 | ReplyTomfooland that is sure to requite you a good experience. Hope to see you here in India soon. sunsetscribble March 11, 2017 | Reply This looks incredible! I’ve unchangingly wanted to travel by train, but didn’t know such luxury trains existed. What an experience, the inside of the train is so impressive. Ami March 11, 2017 | Reply Yes, I was lucky to have experienced this. Cheers. Jeff & Crystal Bryant March 11, 2017 | Reply I am so jealous of you for having ridden on this excursion. The Orient Express was one of my dream trips from my youth. Thanks for sharing, and your pictures are fantastic. Ami March 11, 2017 | Reply I can imagine the envy. I was envious too, of those who had managed it surpassing me. 🙂 Dont worry, am sure you will also, get to try this. Tom @ Adventurous Travels March 11, 2017 | Reply My dream was unchangingly do to the transsiberian train from Europe all the way viaInsideAsia to Siberia… But… I must say the photos here in this post are… crazy! It doesn’t squint real 😉 I’m really jealous now – I’d love to do that (but I wonder how much this pleasure financing 🙁 ) I’m wrung to trammels the rates… Ami March 11, 2017 | Reply Thanks Tom. I know what you mean. Have been dreaming of it myself and am glad to have been worldly-wise to try it once. It was lovely and I hope you get to this too. Cheers Stella the Travelerette March 11, 2017 | Reply This sounds like a wonderful experience! I’ve wanted to take a luxury train wits overly since reading Murder on the Orient Express. I love the purple exterior of the Golden Chariot and the interiors squint wondrous too. And the food! Simply droolworthy. Ami March 11, 2017 | Reply Yes, the supplies was just superstitious and the whole interior does make you finger special. You should definitely try it out. Prema March 11, 2017 | Reply Saw you live on FB as well. Looks amazing..Loved the post and tiny details of your journey.. Ami March 11, 2017 | Reply Thank you Prema for watching me live. That was when I was discovering it and was so excited. Glad you enjoyed the post too. Parul Thakur March 11, 2017 | Reply Wow! What a mythological trip this must have been. It’s like a dream and wheels and so goodvthat you got a endangerment to be on it 🙂 enjoyed reading well-nigh this, Ami! Ami March 12, 2017 | Reply Thank you Parul, I am truly grateful that I got to wits this. It was really amazing. Madhumita Phukan (http://northeasternbeauty.blogspot.in/) March 11, 2017 | Reply Wow…Awesome coverage Ami….Loved it!!! Ami March 12, 2017 | Reply Thank you Madhumita. Christopher James March 11, 2017 | Reply Where do I sign up? This looks veritably epic. Thanks for sharing! Ami March 12, 2017 | ReplyTrammelsmy travel tips section for the website…and go for it 🙂 Thanks Christopher for stopping by Bhushavali March 11, 2017 | Reply That’s veritably awesome! I’d love to travel on this train. Too bad I missed it! It looks like pure luxury and comfort! The supplies looks yummm… Ami March 12, 2017 | Reply I am sure you will get flipside opportunity soon and this time- grab it. The supplies is yummy indeed. Thanks Bhushavali for stopping by. Rebecca March 12, 2017 | Reply I’ve never taken a train journey like this; it looks veritably luxurious. Purple moreover happens to be my favorite color.Moreoveramazing that they fit a treadmill on the train as well. Hopefully no one gets thrown off when the train comes to a stop. Ami March 12, 2017 | Reply Thank you Rebecca for stopping by. I did try the treadmill and did not really get thrown off. I think the train is pretty stable that way. 🙂 Jodie March 12, 2017 | Reply This looks like so much fun! Love the purple colour! The beds squint extremely comfortable. I love trains so this would be a perfect wits for me! Thanks for sharing! Ami March 12, 2017 | Reply Thanks Jodie, I hope you are booking your tickets soon 😉 Joy Generoso March 12, 2017 | Reply Wow that was a tomfool journey on the train! I bet it’s a wonderful wits with all the luxury while traveling on train. Thanks for the tips.Flipsidetravel inspiration widow to the list. 🙂 Ami March 15, 2017 | Reply Thank you Joy and I hope you get onto it soon. finaciofotografia March 13, 2017 | Reply Wow, I never heard well-nigh this train and I go many times to India, just arrived from Goa two weeks ago. For me, the weightier way to travel in India is by train, it is the way to see the country and I unchangingly do it in sleeper class, the chapest one with bed, usually the only tourist in there… But this Golden Chariot looks a thing that I need to try. Thanks for share 😉 Ami March 15, 2017 | Reply The other route on this train goes to Goa. Maybe you should just try that one out 🙂 Thanks for stopping by finaciofotografia March 16, 2017 | Reply I will have a look, maybe I will try the one from Goa 😉 Ami March 27, 2017 | Reply The train starts in Bangalore and ends in Goa 😀 AllGudThings March 13, 2017 | Reply This train is superstitious and so looks the route they cover. I love the way you have detailed everything in your post. From your pictures I could say it is a well-constructed nonpareil of Luxury in train travel.Trappypictures. Thanks for sharing Ami March 15, 2017 | Reply Thank you Suruchi. This train was one epic journey that I got lucky with. kidsandcompass March 14, 2017 | ReplyWondrousinterior to that train! You wouldn’t think that those rooms were on a train – they squint quite spacious. I would love to take a trip on it. The supplies looks wonderful and the staff very friendly. Ami March 15, 2017 | Reply The whole package here is amazing. Am so glad I could make it here. Where Monica Goes March 14, 2017 | Reply I do love trains and I make it a point to travel with one whenever I am in a new destination. The Golden Chariot seems to be very interesting for me.Planethough I usually travel on a budget, I sometimes do one luxury transportation and walk-up in one leg of that trip and this must be it! I plane like the interiors. Ami March 15, 2017 | Reply Every once in a while you should treat and pamper yourself. And for that the Golden Chariot is ideal. Thanks for stopping by Monica. The Travel Ninjas March 14, 2017 | Reply The train itself is beautiful, love the regal verisimilitude and design. And the whole wits sounds amazing. We totally bookmarked this. Our Indian skillet list is huge, but this is on it. Thanks for introducing this unconfined experience. Ami March 15, 2017 | Reply I am sure you will have a royal treat on it. Hope you get to India soonUpkeephotels in Ranchi March 17, 2017 | ReplyUnconfinedblog! thanks for sharing. Ami March 27, 2017 | Reply Thank you Medhavi Davda March 25, 2017 | Reply I started missing each moment on The Golden Chariot while reading your post. I loved the honest reviews well-nigh the discomforts too. I veritably stipulate that the luxury train journey can only requite glimpses and not immersive experiences. But, still, it is a lifetime wits for us! I forgot the discomforts very soon and started enjoying the luxury of the train that I didn’t want to get lanugo at the end of the journey! Ami March 27, 2017 | Reply I can so relate to the not getting lanugo part of the train. It had wilt home :). We did have a lot of fun on it, did’nt we Medhavi? Eva Maris April 13, 2017 | Reply Lovely blog.. !! I liked this blog so much. This is very helpful information for travellers. I love travelling and want to explore the whole world. This travel blogs is very helpful for travel junkies. This blogs makes my trip increasingly easier and memorable. The Golden Chariot train journey is the weightier way to wits the major and moreover offbeat tourism destinations of South India. The Golden Chariot offers you the unforgettable luxury train journey in South India. Ami April 17, 2017 | Reply Thank you Eva. This journey was just one wondrous one. Glad you found my worth helpful. footlooseinme April 24, 2017 | Reply Wow! This train journey seems to be a royal affair. You portrayed every details of the train so beautifully that it was like a virtual tour. The train itself seems to be a destination 🙂 Ami May 15, 2017 | Reply Thank you. Glad you enjoyed your virtual tour 🙂 LoveTrains May 9, 2017 | Reply Thank you for the blog! Booked a 7N/8D tour on this train on Christmas Day this year. I cannot wait for the experience. The Maharaja Express selected drunkard beverages were included, do you know if this is the specimen for this train journey? Ami May 15, 2017 | Reply I am so glad that you have booked your travel without this blog. On your query, the drunkard beverages are charged as per your order. On unrepealable days, they do have a happy hour though. 🙂 Johna May 20, 2017 | Reply Wowwww! I didn’t know that trains like this existed! It’s like something from a movie, it’s so beautiful! I want to ride in it one day! 😀 Ami May 22, 2017 | Reply Oh yes, this one is for real and an wool pleasure to travel in. ambujsaxena05 June 8, 2017 | Reply Golden chariot looks like a unconfined way to roam virtually in Karnataka. When I was consultant in Gujarat Govt in 2013, I suggested them to build their own luxury rail, they well-set but nothing came through! Ami June 8, 2017 | Reply Sigh. If only the do it, it would be so amazing. The Royal Gujarat with Gir, Lothal and those wondrous step wells. Ah well! Someday they will do it. ambujsaxena05 June 9, 2017 | Reply I hoped and wished they would! Though they did start flipside tourism related idea but that didn’t take off too well. Ami June 14, 2017 | Reply Maybe they will without they see some traction with the other trains. 🙂 ambujsaxena05 June 18, 2017 | I hope so too! Fingers crossed! Marjorie Gavan June 10, 2017 | Reply The verisimilitude of your top plane matches the verisimilitude of the train! I haven’t ridden a luxury train yet, and without reading this, I wanna wits it too. And there’s plane beds on it and wow a mini gym!? Wow. Ami June 14, 2017 | Reply Ha ha…that was coincidence. But the train was just amazing. I hope you manage a journey in one of these. It is amazing! traveldejavu0 June 12, 2017 | Reply OMG! This train is such a luxury! Would love to do this trip someday! Thanks for sharing your trip experience! Cheers! Ami June 14, 2017 | Reply Thank you. It is one of a kind. Cheers Asian Traveller June 19, 2017 | Reply Nicely written. only thing is it’s super expensive for worldwide folks Hopefully i get a endangerment some day Ami June 19, 2017 | Reply True. It is expensive, which is why it is termed Luxury. I was glad to be worldly-wise to do this. I hope you get a endangerment too Ana Ojha June 21, 2017 | Reply Whoa! Your Golden Chariot train journey looks like an wits in itself! Glad that you got a endangerment to travel on it! Ami June 21, 2017 | Reply Me tooo…happy that I got a endangerment to get on it! Thanks for stopping by Anamika. Sophia Grace September 28, 2017 | Reply Nice post Ami, This post tell how unconfined was your this trip as you shared pictures in post. Ami September 29, 2017 | Reply Thank you Sophia. Glad you liked the post. Manish Chaurasia October 11, 2017 | Reply Thank you for writing this post.By reading this post I got to know how your trip was and how much you enjoy this trip.The images shown here are very trappy and awesome.Also the information well-nigh chariot is good to read. Ami October 18, 2017 | Reply Thank you Manish. Glad you liked the post. Manoj November 20, 2017 | Reply What an incredible journey! I am sure that it will be an unforgettable wits for you.Unconfinedattempt by Indian Railway. Thanks a lot for the detailed information and photographs. Ami November 20, 2017 | Reply Thank you. Glad you liked the post. Anne Slater-Brooks January 16, 2018 | Reply I am untried with envy. I would love to do this. I particularly like that it has a ensuite and the beds squint reasonably comfy. I cannot believe there is plane a little gym in there. How cool! Ami January 16, 2018 | Reply The Golden Chariot is indeed an wits of a lifetime. I hope you can go and wits it for yourself kiran v bakale February 17, 2018 | Reply Your Pictures are wondrous and got a good experiance. Ami February 19, 2018 | Reply Thank you Kiran Pari March 22, 2018 | Reply This train is ultra luxurious. Correct me if I am wrong, I have read somewhere that the ticket prices Golden Chariot is increasingly than 4 lac rupees!! Ami March 22, 2018 | Reply Yes Pari. This is an ultra luxury train and thus, the price. Cheers. Durgadutt Singhal April 7, 2018 | Reply Fees like a dream. It is really a majestic infrastructure on wheels. Thanks for sharing it. Ami April 26, 2018 | Reply Thank you. It was like a dream indeed! Hosanna Tours And Travels Pvt. Ltd., June 8, 2018 | Reply Really the Golden chariot is the CinematicWitswhen we travel in it. I think you will wits the same. Ami June 9, 2018 | Reply Oh yes, I did wits the same. Rohit Thakur August 29, 2018 | Reply Very well explained & heady to read. I would love to read your other wares as well!! 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