The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) in Bhubaneswar has launched six Special Air Tour packages for the festive season. These packages are aimed at facilitating people from Odisha and include destinations such as Jyotirlinga, Gaya Kashi Sangam, Kashmir, Andaman, Rajasthan, and North-East.
The first package, Jyotirlinga Special, will start from Bhubaneswar airport on September 16 and end on October 28. The prices for these packages range from Rs 25,110 to Rs 68,680.
The packages cover various tourist and religious destinations such as Ujjain (Mahakaleswar)-Omkareswar-Indore-Maheshwar, Mandu, Bodhgaya-Gaya-Varanasi-Sarnath-Prayagraj-Triveni Sangam, Srinagar-Gulmarg-Sonmarg-Pahalgam, Port Blair-North Bay Island-Ross Island-Havelock Island-Neil Island, Jaipur-Bikaner-Jaisalmer-Jodhpur-Udaipur-Mount Abu-Ajmer-Pushkar, Darjeeling-Gangtok, and Kalimpong.
These packages are designed to be economical and inclusive of air tickets from Bhubaneswar, hotel accommodation, meals, sightseeing by air-conditioned vehicles, travel insurance, and all taxes. Kranti P Sawarkar, Joint General Manager (Tourism) of IRCTC, stated that the packages are well-designed and comprehensive.
In addition to the air tour packages, the IRCTC will also operate two special train packages. The first is the Kashi Gaya Pabitra Pinda Daan Yatra covering Gaya-Varanasi and Prayagraj starting on October 8. The second is the South India Temple Tour covering Rameswaram-Madurai-Kanyakumari-Trivandrum.
