Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) Ltd. is operating the "Garvi Gujarat” tour by Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train, covering prominent spiritual and heritage tourist destinations of Gujarat along with Vadnagar (one of India’s oldest living towns) and the scenic island of Diu.

Some of the renowned temples that the tour will showcase are Somnath, Nageshwar Jyotirlinga, Dwarkadhish temple (one of the four Chardhams of India), and Mahakali temple at Pavagarh. For history lovers, the heritage sites of Kirti Toran (Vadnagar), Modhera Sun Temple, Rani Ki Vav, and Diu Fort are some of the major attractions of this 10-day tour. The State-of-the-Art Deluxe AC Tourist Train has a host of amazing features, including two fine dining restaurants, a modern kitchen, shower cubicles in coaches, sensor-based washroom functions, and a and a foot massager. The fully air-conditioned train provides three types of accommodation, viz., 1st AC, 2nd AC, and 3rd AC. The train has enhanced security features of CCTV cameras and security guards for each coach.

The first stop of this train will be Ahmedabad, where tourists will visit the Sabarmati Ashram and Akshardham temple, which follows next. The subsequent destinations will be Modhera Sun Temple, Rani Ki Vav, and Sahastralinga Talav in Modhera-Patan. After this, the train will proceed for Vadnagar, where the sightseeing would include Hatkeshwar Temple, Kirti Toran, and Sharmishta Lake. Vadodara will be the next destination of this train tour. The tourists will be visiting Mahakali Temple (Shakti Peeth) at Pavagarh Hills and Champaner Pavagarh Archeological Park (UNESCO) as a day excursion from Vadodara. Then, on completion, the train would be proceeding for Kevadia Railway Station.

Kevadia is famous for the newly erected Statue of Unity (SOU), the world's tallest statue, along with the laser show that will be covered. The next destination after Kevadia will be Somnath. The train will arrive at Veraval Railway Station, where tourists will visit Somnath temple and Somnath beach, and next destination will be Diu, where tourists will visit Diu Fort, INS Kukri, and beaches. The last stop is at Dwarka Railway Station, where Dwarkadhish Temple, Nageshwar Jyotirlinga, and Beyt Dwarka will be a part of the tour. The train returns back to Delhi on the 10th day of its journey. Guests will be traveling roughly 3500 km in this entire tour.

IRCTC has launched this special tourist train in line with the Government of India initiative “Dekho Apna Desh” and “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” to promote domestic tourism, at a price of Rs. 55,640/- per person for 3AC, Rs. 69,740/- per person for 2AC, Rs. 75,645/- for 1AC cabin, and Rs. 83,805/- for 1AC coupe. Package Price covers train journey in AC classes, accommodation in AC hotels, all meals (VEG ONLY), all transfers and sight-seeing in AC vehicles, travel insurance, and services of IRCTC Tour Managers, etc.

For more details, one can visit the IRCTC website: https://www.irctctourism.com/bharatgauravand. Booking is available online on a first-come, first-served basis on the web portal. For more information, one can contact on mobile no. 8595931047, 8287930484, 8287930032, and 8882826357.

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