Leave No Stones Unturned About Deccan Odyssey
Deccan Odyssey gives you a hotchpotch insight into the valour Marathis and the flamboyant Goans. Your chamber in this super deluxe luxury train is more than a peephole to the seen and unseen cultural heritage of India. As a collaborative effort of Indian Railways and Tourism Department of Maharashtra, Deccan Odyssey has been puffing on the rails for over a decade. Though this jewel of Indian Railways was stopped by the government due to lack of boarders, it is now back in full tilt. It can be rightly called as the Palace on Wheels of Maharashtra. Look forward to a week of pure bliss in this splendid train checked with contemporary facilities and the old charm of medieval India.
If you are looking for a word to describe this journey it is charisma. You can feel it every moment everywhere. The destinations covered are Ratnagiri, Belgaum, Kolhapur, Goa, Bhatye Beach, Sindhudarg, Tarkarli, Nashik, Jaigadh, Sawantwadi, Aurangabad, Ganapatipule, Ajanta & Ellaora, Pune and Mumbai. How can you compare the architectural works that speak in Ajanta and Ellora to the serenely golden beaches of Mumbai? What kind of yardstick can you use to measure the dazzling cities of Pune and Mumbai to timeless castles and other ruins that have witnessed centuries of lives? A week is a nice long time in a normal way. But Deccan Odyssey gives you an ultimate experience which makes you want to hang on to time.
The Deccan Odyssey’s utter opulence is indeed a vision to behold. Everything in the train echoes the manners of Indian Royalty. If the exterior is stunning looking, it is nothing to the plush interiors. The 21 coaches all walled with exquisite carpets and adorned with the finest of furniture give you the gist. The attendants are so friendly that the guests are known to ask after them and keep in touch with them even after their trip. There is no space to wonder about the credibility of this train for it is common knowledge that it has been favourably classed with the best luxury trains in the world like the Blue Train of South Africa and the Eastern and Oriental of South East Asia.
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