IR-Tours
IR-Tours — Train (By Train)
Itinerary
Itinerary: Day 1 to Day 9 (Secunderabad to Tiruvannamalai, Rameswaram, Madurai, Kanyakumari, Trivandrum and Trichy)
- Secunderabad: 12:00 Hrs (train leaves Secunderabad)
- Bhongir: 13:00 Hrs
- Jangaon: 14:02 Hrs
- Kazipet: 15:05 Hrs
- Warangal: 15:30 Hrs
- Mahbubabad: 17:02 Hrs
- Dornakal Jn: 17:32 Hrs
- Khammam: 18:00 Hrs
- Madhira: 19:02 Hrs
- Vijayawada: 20:30 Hrs
- Tenali: 21:15 Hrs
- Chirala: 22:42 Hrs
- Ongole: 23:55 Hrs
- Kavali: 01:22 Hrs
- Nellore: 02:35 Hrs
- Gudur: 03:30 Hrs
- Renigunta: 05:30 Hrs
- Tiruvannamalai: 22:00 Hrs
- After reaching Tiruvannamalai Station at 22:00 Hrs, transfer to the stay to wash and change.
- Check out and visit Arunachalam Temple.
- In the evening, get dropped at Tiruvannamalai Station to board the train to Kudalnagar.
- Reach Kudalnagar Station and transfer to Rameswaram by road. Check in to the hotel.
- After freshening up, visit the local temples (on foot or by auto, on your own).
- Dinner and overnight stay in Rameswaram.
- After lunch, leave Rameswaram for Madurai by bus.
- Free time in the evening to visit Meenakshi Amman Temple and to shop.
- Drop at Kudalnagar Station to board the train to Kanyakumari.
- Reach Kanyakumari Railway Station, transfer to the stay and check in to the hotel.
- Free to visit the Rock Memorial, Gandhi Mandap and Sunset Point.
- Dinner and overnight stay in Kanyakumari.
- Check out and go to Kanyakumari Railway Station to board the train to Kochuveli.
- Reach Kochuveli Railway Station at 12:30 Hrs.
- Transfer to Trivandrum by road to visit Shree Padmanabhaswamy Temple and Kovalam Beach.
- Board the train at Kochuveli Station at 21:30 Hrs for Tiruchirapalli (dinner on board).
- Reach Tiruchirapalli Station and transfer to the stay.
- After freshening up, visit Srirangam Temple.
- After lunch, go to Thanjavur (60 km) by road and visit Brihadeeswara Temple.
- Board the train at Thanjavur at 23:00 Hrs for the return to Secunderabad (dinner on board).
- Renigunta: 09:15 Hrs
- Gudur: 11:20 Hrs
- Nellore: 12:25 Hrs
- Kavali: 13:32 Hrs
- Ongole: 15:05 Hrs
- Chirala: 16:02 Hrs
- Tenali: 17:35 Hrs
- Vijayawada: 18:25 Hrs
- Madhira: 19:32 Hrs
- Khammam: 20:35 Hrs
- Dornakal Jn: 21:02 Hrs
- Mahbubabad: 21:32 Hrs
- Warangal: 23:05 Hrs
- Kazipet: 23:25 Hrs
- Jangaon: 00:22 Hrs
- Bhongir: 01:22 Hrs
- Secunderabad: 02:30 Hrs
Day 1: 21.03.25
Boarding stations:
Day 2: 22.03.25
Day 3: 23.03.25
Day 4: 24.03.25
Day 5: 25.03.25
Day 6: 26.03.25
Day 7: 27.03.25
Day 8: 28.03.25
Deboarding stations:
Day 9: 29.03.25
Tour ends here.
Note: This plan is tentative. It may be changed depending on how smoothly and on time the train runs. Please book your onward and return travel with enough spare time, because the arrival time at each station can differ with the train's running status.
Inclusions
Train travel, night stays, wash and change rooms and road transport are given as below:
Economy:
- Train: Sleeper Class
- Night stay in budget hotels as per itinerary: non-AC rooms as per occupancy
- Wash and change in budget hotels as per itinerary: non-AC rooms on multi sharing (maximum 4-5 people per room)
- Transport: non-AC vehicle
Standard:
- Train: 3AC
- Night stay in budget hotels as per itinerary: AC rooms as per occupancy
- Wash and change in budget hotels as per itinerary: non-AC rooms on twin or triple sharing
- Transport: non-AC vehicle
Comfort:
- Train: 2AC
- Night stay in budget hotels as per itinerary: AC rooms as per occupancy
- Wash and change in budget hotels as per itinerary: AC rooms on twin or triple sharing
- Transport: AC vehicle
Also included:
- All meals: morning tea, breakfast, lunch and dinner (vegetarian only).
- Travel insurance for passengers.
- Services of trained, friendly tour escorts.
- Security on the train.
- The tour operator tour managers travel with the group for the whole tour to help as needed.
- All taxes.
Exclusions
- Monument entry charges, boating, adventure sports and similar items.
- Meals are fixed and there is no choice of menu.
- Any room service is charged.
- Cost of sightseeing, entry fees and local guides not part of the itinerary.
- Tips of any kind to drivers, waiters, guides, representatives, fuel surcharge and so on.
- Personal expenses such as laundry, wines, mineral water, and food and drinks not on the regular menus we provide.
- Anything not listed in the inclusions.