IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) is offering 11 nights/12 days 'Dakshin Bharat Yatra' special tour package at a starting price of Rs 11,340 (including GST), as mentioned on IRCTC Tourism official website- irctctourism.com. In order to avail this tour package, customers can do the booking online via IRCTC Tourism official website or through tourist facilitation centre, zonal offices and regional offices. This tour will start on August 1, 2018 and end on August 12, 2018. According to IRCTC Tourism, it is one of the most affordable all-inclusive tour packages. (Also read: IRCTC Offers 7 Nights/8 Days 'Bharat Darshan' Tour Package From Rs. 7,560)
10 things to know about IRCTC's Dakshin Bharat Yatra tour package:
1. The destinations covered under this package are Rameshwaram , Madurai, Kovalam, Trivandrum , Kanyakumari, Tiruchirapalli and Tirupati.
2. The boarding and de-boarding points of this package include Varanasi, Jaunpur, Shahganj, Akbarpur, Ayodhya. Barabanki, Lucknow, Kanpur and Jhansi. (Also read: IRCTC Tatkal Reservation: New Facility For Booking Train Tickets)
3. Travelling mode of this tour package is train and class is sleeper.
4. The train will leave Varanasi at 7 am on August 1, 2018.
5. The package includes breakfast, lunch and dinner.
6. The itinerary number of the package is NZBD224.
7. This package also includes accommodation in non AC dormitories/ hall, comfortable non AC road transfers. (Also read: IRCTC Services: Tariff, Capacity Of Food Items Available On Stations,Trains)
8. Items of personal nature i.e. laundry, medicines, entrance fee for monuments/ temples etc are excluded from this package.
9. Passengers can upgrade the accommodation to any category of hotels at destination on extra cost based on the availability, IRCTC Tourism mentioned on its website.
10. IRCTC has right to alter itinerary under unavoidable circumstances and is not liable for any type of natural calamities/ strikes/ cancellations/ delay of train/insurgency of any such nature which is beyond control during the tour period. Management is not accountable for any theft or damage of luggage during the trip. Operation of trip is subject to minimum number of passengers booked.