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in the provision of comfortable and timely vehicles for “SAFDARJUNG IS AN AMAZINGLY
every trip. SIMPLE STATION IN DELHI AND PEOPLE
The dining and refreshment also seem to be no less lavish
when you are on board Maharajas’ Express. These are two GET RED CARPET WELCOME AND
greatly designed dining cars – Mayur Mahal and Rang FLOWERS AND FRENCH CHAMPAGNE
Mahal – serving international and Indian food under the IS SERVED TO PASSENGERS BEFORE
culinary guidance of international culinary professionals.
The cuisine served on the train is excellent and the SEATING THEM FOR THE JOURNEY.”
branch is managed by the full spirited executive chef. It
doesn’t matter if the food is classic Indian curries or special
occasion dishes; all dishes are made from scratch every day. us when leaving and to welcome us back and then we are bid
These are what we call our thali courses; for instance, one farewell by our neatly uniformed staff whenever we leave to
may have smoked salmon or lobster thermidor; depending tour a site or village.
on one’s sweet tooth, they offer a delightful jalebi, kulfi, or The tour is actually full of memorable sights, like the Taj
strawberry panna cotta. It is even more spectacular that Mahal. Leaving early in the morning, we are among the first
one can have an authentic masala dosa at breakfast. to explore this site as a world heritage. This monstrous
As with the rest of the train, interiors of these dining cars monument was erected in the 17th century by Emperor
will take one back to the era when Indian royals travelled in Shah Jaham for his beloved queen, Mumtaz Mahal;
style. evidently famous for the white marbles that change colour
This royal and exquisite eight-day tour on the Maharajas’ from pink in the morning to that of gold at night.
Express starts after we leave Delhi for Agra, the city of the Later we visited Agra Fort’s red sandstone and marble
Taj Mahal. As one may have noted in our grand palace and fortification facility built on the banks of
performance of the red-carpet entrance from Delhi, we are Yamuna River. Here, Shah Jahan spent the last years of his
soon to be acclimated to the regal form of our evenings. life looking into his wife’s tomb from the windows of this
Everywhere we go there are musicians and dancers to greet building.

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