India is not so much a country as a sub-continent most visitors will focus on Rajasthan in the north included the famed Taj Mahal. Southern India offers an entirely different culture and experience, far more authentically Indian as few invaders got this far, but is also far less developed as a luxury destination. What the British gave to India was just not just a meeting of the minds on how to run a society based on rank and hierarchy, bureaucracy and one of the world’s most extensive railway networks. India was literally built on the railway so its appropriate the Karnataka State Government is partnering with the Ministry of Railways to launch the Golden Chariot luxury train.
Appropriate because its a uniquely Indian way to take on the obvious potential of combining trains and a country with a chaotic road service. Long, slow distances are covered at night. Elsewhere luxury trains such as the modern Ghan train across Australia or the the luxury train to Machu Picchu are run by private operators specialised in luxury travel. Here the local government has put together a very attractive package which, in their own words, is:
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