The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC) has drawn up an itinerary for travellers based in Mumbai to visit landmarks of Jammu & Kashmir, including the Vaishnodevi shrine and Gulmarg. The 10-night/11-day ‘Mesmerizing Kashmir’ package is scheduled for November 14, and the tariff starts from INR 22,839 onwards, stated a release.
The tour would start from Bandra station and will take patrons to Jammu, Katra, Srinagar, Gulmarg and Pahalgam, covering most of the tourist places in the state. The package tariff is INR 34,608/- per person on a single occupancy basis, while it is INR 24,418/- per person and INR 22,839/- per person on a double and triple sharing basis, respectively.
The all-inclusive package includes confirmed tickets in AC 3-tier, accommodation in hotel, food, transport and sightseeing.
“We have drawn up the package in a most innovative way that will take our patrons from Mumbai to most of the famous places of Jammu & Kashmir in one trip. The tariff is also competitively priced and it is all-inclusive,” said Dr. A K Manocha, Chairman and MD, IRCTC.
The Mumbai Zonal office of IRCTC, a ‘mini Ratna’ PSU of Indian Railways, has also chalked out plans for tours to Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal and Goa in December and January.
