The Deccan Odyssey Luxury Train, India

The Deccan Odyssey 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 delicious cuisine and great 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 week long royal journey is through some of the best places in Maharashtra namely Mumbai, Sindhudurg, Tarkarli, Goa, Kolhapur, 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 (including world heritage sites of Ajanta – Ellora) of Maharashtra as well as Maharashtra’s local arts, crafts and cuisine.

The train has 21 coaches, out of which 12 are passenger cars accommodating 8 people per coach (10 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, 2 Staff, spare Car, 1 Spa Car, 1 Bar Car.

The train has on-board facilities like Internet (through a “plugin” device), Electrical Plug Sockets, T.V., Cell Phones, Gym, Spa, Channel Music, Central Audio Disc Player, Laundry, Foreign Exchange Facilities and much more. The capacity of the train is 80 pax.