IRCTC Tour packages - Any review ?

vj_carLover · 10th September 2010, 09:31

Hello Team,

I searched for IRCTC in our site, all i got was bad reviews on IRCTC booking service

and hence a new topic.

Has any of you folks travelled in IRCTC offered Tour packages. I know we petrol heads are on our own all the time, but I was trying to book a ticket and saw some interesting deals over the site. Deals looked decent with all hassles being taken care by IRCTC folks.

If yes, can I request to fill me in details like - how was the overall travel, hotels and accommodation etc ?

I am looking at in and around the south - like ooty, kodai or munnar etc!

Thanks in advance folks,

vineetmanghani · 10th September 2010, 16:39

Took the IRCTC Vaishno Devi package last year. Would highly recommend it. The accomodation was very good, meals were included, transfers were decent (non-ac coach) and some sight seeing as well around Jammu. The best part is that if you book their package, you're guaranteed a 3rd AC train reservation, which otherwise we were not getting.

vj_carLover · 10th September 2010, 17:05

Thanks for the reply Vineet. I could not see too many reviews out in the net too. But your reply is reassuring. I am thinking of mysore-coorg / ooty package. Let me see if somebody else also replies.

Thanks again

Cheers

ani_meher · 12th January 2012, 10:31

Sorry to bump up old thread, but saw this just now. My mom with her group went to Char Dham yatra last March with IRCTC, and she was happy with the arrangements. A dedicated train to your disposal, food aplenty. The arrangement is good and the price best. IIRC, she did the tour in some 7500/8000rs including everything! They have fixed cost of 500rs per day which includes lodging boarding and travelling. Damn good budget option for people who aren't looking for luxury.

girishglg · 12th January 2012, 13:42

Have been to two tours with Rail Tourism one being a 10 day tour and the other for a couple of hours-

1. North and East religious tour- covering Allahabad, Varanasi, Gaya, Kolkatta, Puri, Bhuvaneshwar. Tour started and ended at Chennai though the actual last stop might have been Coimbatore. It was a separate train of 2nd class sleeper coaches. Food was good mostly south Indian prepared in house. We ate, slept and travelled in the same train. Had vehicles for transfers at stations for sight seeing. Two halts at Varanasi and Kolkatta where the hotels were ok, nothing great. But overall a very economical package at around Rs.7k I guess, considering that all these places would be either too costly by air or a nightmare to book the connections by train. Try looking at such packages in LTC Tour Packages By IRCTC, Confirm Ticket, Tourist Charters India and you never know if you get a package you were looking for all this while

2. Darjeeling Toy Train joy ride - again booked in the same site http://www.railtourismindia.com/TourPackages/RailTour/Darjeelinghimalayan-Railways-Toytrain.html This tour is a 2 hour ride from Darjeeling to Ghum and back and stops at Ghum for half an hour to see the rail museum. Really a nostalgic ride considering that this is the only high point of visiting Darjeeing and is for surely the best attraction

carbhp · 9th March 2015, 09:36

Any recent reviews, I am planning to send my mother and in-laws from Chennai.

Tour link - http://www.irctctourism.com/TourPack...ai-SMR088.html

As they are all 55+, wanted to make sure they journey will be as comfortable as possible.

CrAzY dRiVeR · 9th March 2015, 10:03

My parents attended two such tour packages from IRCTC. They hate the whole idea of travelling to the destination in flight and prefer trains because of the people and the experiences it brings along.

The first time they went upto Delhi from Kerala covering 21 days if I remember correctly. It was a non a/c package and that really messed with their health. Took almost two months to recover from this.

The second time it was till Kashmir valley from Kerala and this time it was in a/c coaches throughout and they really enjoyed it. No health problems as well, and made a lot of new friends from the trips.

I'm still apprehensive about the whole train journey stuff, but they are getting ready for the next trip- Kerala to Nepal.

carbhp · 9th March 2015, 11:26

Thanks, how about IRCTC staff behaviour, courtesy, politeness, helping elders like carrying the baggage etc.,?

sushantr5 · 9th March 2015, 12:50

My Parents and his friends along with families, booked Bharat Darshan Tour Package which covered Pune-Rajastan-Delhi-Agra-Haridwar-Mathura-Amritsar-Jammu-Vaishnodevi.

They enjoyed a trip, a thoroughly satisfied with the experience and arrangements and food quality as well.

And it was damn cheap, 6000 buck per person for 17 days including everything.

carbhp · 9th March 2015, 13:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by sushantr5

And it was damn cheap, 6000 buck per person for 17 days including everything.

When was it? I doubt this is recent as the tour I am looking for costs more.

standard package (SL coach/Dormitory) costs 10K where as comfortable (3A coach/hotel) costs 23K.

sushantr5 · 9th March 2015, 13:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by carbhp

When was it? I doubt this is recent as the tour I am looking for costs more.

standard package (SL coach/Dormitory) costs 10K where as comfortable (3A coach/hotel) costs 23K.

it was in September, 2013. It was 'SL coach' package.

ruzbehxyz · 25th January 2020, 09:36

Beware of fake sites for your travel plans.

IRCTC which is a subsidiary of the Indian Raillways filed an FIR in New Delhi against unknown persons for running a fake IRCTC website.

The fake operator/s also created accounts and pages on IRCTC Tour on various social media sites to attract travellers.

It is not yet clear how many people have been duped. IRCTC came to know about the website in Dec-19.

Source: https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/...w/73600020.cms

10th September 2010, 09:31	#1
vj_carLover BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 38 Thanked: Once	IRCTC Tour packages - Any review ? Hello Team, I searched for IRCTC in our site, all i got was bad reviews on IRCTC booking service and hence a new topic. Has any of you folks travelled in IRCTC offered Tour packages. I know we petrol heads are on our own all the time, but I was trying to book a ticket and saw some interesting deals over the site. Deals looked decent with all hassles being taken care by IRCTC folks. If yes, can I request to fill me in details like - how was the overall travel, hotels and accommodation etc ? I am looking at in and around the south - like ooty, kodai or munnar etc! Thanks in advance folks,
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10th September 2010, 16:39	#2
vineetmanghani BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New Delhi <---> Posts: 79 Thanked: 10 Times	Took the IRCTC Vaishno Devi package last year. Would highly recommend it. The accomodation was very good, meals were included, transfers were decent (non-ac coach) and some sight seeing as well around Jammu. The best part is that if you book their package, you're guaranteed a 3rd AC train reservation, which otherwise we were not getting.
	() Thanks

10th September 2010, 17:05	#3
vj_carLover BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 38 Thanked: Once	Thanks for the reply Vineet. I could not see too many reviews out in the net too. But your reply is reassuring. I am thinking of mysore-coorg / ooty package. Let me see if somebody else also replies. Thanks again Cheers
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12th January 2012, 10:31	#4
ani_meher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 1,931 Thanked: 3,825 Times	Re: IRCTC Tour packages - Any review ? Sorry to bump up old thread, but saw this just now. My mom with her group went to Char Dham yatra last March with IRCTC, and she was happy with the arrangements. A dedicated train to your disposal, food aplenty. The arrangement is good and the price best. IIRC, she did the tour in some 7500/8000rs including everything! They have fixed cost of 500rs per day which includes lodging boarding and travelling. Damn good budget option for people who aren't looking for luxury.
	() Thanks

12th January 2012, 13:42	#5
girishglg Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: KA-05 Posts: 1,164 Thanked: 558 Times View My Garage	Re: IRCTC Tour packages - Any review ? Have been to two tours with Rail Tourism one being a 10 day tour and the other for a couple of hours- 1. North and East religious tour- covering Allahabad, Varanasi, Gaya, Kolkatta, Puri, Bhuvaneshwar. Tour started and ended at Chennai though the actual last stop might have been Coimbatore. It was a separate train of 2nd class sleeper coaches. Food was good mostly south Indian prepared in house. We ate, slept and travelled in the same train. Had vehicles for transfers at stations for sight seeing. Two halts at Varanasi and Kolkatta where the hotels were ok, nothing great. But overall a very economical package at around Rs.7k I guess, considering that all these places would be either too costly by air or a nightmare to book the connections by train. Try looking at such packages in LTC Tour Packages By IRCTC, Confirm Ticket, Tourist Charters India and you never know if you get a package you were looking for all this while 2. Darjeeling Toy Train joy ride - again booked in the same site http://www.railtourismindia.com/TourPackages/RailTour/Darjeelinghimalayan-Railways-Toytrain.html This tour is a 2 hour ride from Darjeeling to Ghum and back and stops at Ghum for half an hour to see the rail museum. Really a nostalgic ride considering that this is the only high point of visiting Darjeeing and is for surely the best attraction
	() Thanks

9th March 2015, 09:36	#6
carbhp BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 120 Thanked: 16 Times	Re: IRCTC Tour packages - Any review ? Any recent reviews, I am planning to send my mother and in-laws from Chennai. Tour link - http://www.irctctourism.com/TourPack...ai-SMR088.html As they are all 55+, wanted to make sure they journey will be as comfortable as possible.
	() Thanks

9th March 2015, 10:03	#7
CrAzY dRiVeR Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore / TVM Posts: 17,181 Thanked: 73,508 Times View My Garage	My parents attended two such tour packages from IRCTC. They hate the whole idea of travelling to the destination in flight and prefer trains because of the people and the experiences it brings along. The first time they went upto Delhi from Kerala covering 21 days if I remember correctly. It was a non a/c package and that really messed with their health. Took almost two months to recover from this. The second time it was till Kashmir valley from Kerala and this time it was in a/c coaches throughout and they really enjoyed it. No health problems as well, and made a lot of new friends from the trips. I'm still apprehensive about the whole train journey stuff, but they are getting ready for the next trip- Kerala to Nepal.
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9th March 2015, 11:26	#8
carbhp BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 120 Thanked: 16 Times	Re: IRCTC Tour packages - Any review ? Thanks, how about IRCTC staff behaviour, courtesy, politeness, helping elders like carrying the baggage etc.,?
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9th March 2015, 12:50	#9
sushantr5 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Nuremberg Posts: 670 Thanked: 582 Times View My Garage	Re: IRCTC Tour packages - Any review ? My Parents and his friends along with families, booked Bharat Darshan Tour Package which covered Pune-Rajastan-Delhi-Agra-Haridwar-Mathura-Amritsar-Jammu-Vaishnodevi. They enjoyed a trip, a thoroughly satisfied with the experience and arrangements and food quality as well. And it was damn cheap, 6000 buck per person for 17 days including everything.
	() Thanks

25th January 2020, 09:36	#12
ruzbehxyz Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: MH02 to MH46 Posts: 1,612 Thanked: 6,596 Times	Alert: Fake IRCTC site derails holidaymakers’ plans Beware of fake sites for your travel plans. IRCTC which is a subsidiary of the Indian Raillways filed an FIR in New Delhi against unknown persons for running a fake IRCTC website. The fake operator/s also created accounts and pages on IRCTC Tour on various social media sites to attract travellers. It is not yet clear how many people have been duped. IRCTC came to know about the website in Dec-19. Source: https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/...w/73600020.cms
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