The Palace on Wheels is awarded as the fourth best luxury train in the world. The luxury train explores the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary on the 7th day of the sightseeing trip. Palace on Wheels is equipped with multi-cuisine restaurants, health and wellness spa, luxuriously designed guest cabins and a lounge bar.
The train covers the destinations of Agra, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Sawai Madhopur, Udaipur and Bharatpur. The Palace on Wheels Bharatpur Tour peeks into the wildlife of Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary and Keoladeo Ghana National Park.The other major attractions of the Bharatpur tour include Lohagrah Fort, Government Museum, Jawahar Burj and Fateh Burj, Deeg and The Palace. Amongst them, The Lohagrah Fort is the most visited attraction in Bharatpur and faced many British attacks. The fort also houses for three palaces that are Mahal Khas, Kothi and Mahal. While The Palace is the historical marvel of both Rajput and Mughal architecture.
Palace on wheels Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary |
One of the best and the prime destination covered by Palace on Wheels is Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. Located 55 kms ahead of Agra, Bharatpur is famous all over the world for its prime attraction- Keoladeo Ghana National Park. Rare Siberian cranes migrate to this national park in order to spend the winter season in the warmer climate of Bharatpur.This national park, a world heritage site by UNESCO, is spread over an area of 12 square miles and is affluent with a large avian variety. The park has swamps, wet prairies, dry savanna and complex woodlands. This exotic national park has 370 types of birds of which 115 are migrants that comes from Western China, Siberia and Asia. Watching these beautiful birds is altogether an ultimate experience. Mallards, geese, storks, teals, black headed Ibis, sparrows and ducks are found here in large numbers. In short, tour will give you a unique experience.
For more details of the journeys and train visit Palace on wheels Train site.
For more details of the journeys and train visit Palace on wheels Train site.