Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is offering an eight nights and nine days tour package to Himachal Pradesh. This tour will cover Shimla, Kufri, Manali, Solang Valley, Kullu and Chandigarh. The tour titled ‘Himachal Fantasy’ starts every Tuesday from Hyderabad.
People interested in taking this tour package to Himachal Pradesh can book their tickets from IRCTC Tourism official website. The travelers will reach Delhi from Hyderabad via Indian Railways.
Here are the IRCTC ‘Himachal Fantasy’ tour package details-
| Package Details | |
|---|---|
| Package Code | SHR045 |
| Package Name | Himachal Fantasy |
| Duration | 8 Nights/9 Days |
| Destination Covered | Shimla-Kufri-Manali-Solang Valley-Kullu-Chandigarh |
| Frequency | Tuesday |
| Meal Plan | EP |
This IRCTC package to Himachal Pradesh will cost Rupees 29,895 per person in single occupancy in the 3AC class and passengers need to contact IRCTC Office, Secunderabad for booking of single occupancy for ‘Himachal Fantasy’ tour package.
Here are the tariff details for IRCTC ‘Himachal Fantasy’-
| Class | ||
| Comfort(3AC) | Occupancy | Prices(Per Person) |
| Single | 29895/- | |
| Double | 21174/- | |
| Triple | 17525/- | |
| Child(5-11 years) with bed | 8619/- | |
| Child(5-11 years) without bed | 6763/- | |
| Standard(SL) | Occupancy | Prices(Per Person) |
| Single | 26851/- | |
| Double | 18130/- | |
| Triple | 14481/- | |
| Child(5-11 years) with bed | 5575/- | |
| Child(5-11 years) without bed | 3719/- | |
As per the itinerary given on the IRCTC official website, the tour will begin from Secunderabad, Hyderabad to New Delhi via Train No.12723, AP Express at 06:50 am and it will take the entire day and the night to reach New Delhi Railway Station at 09:05 am the next day.
After freshening up in a hotel, the passengers will drive to Shimla where they will be checked into a hotel. The tourists will leave from Shimla to Manali on Day 4 after breakfast.
The tourists will return to Secunderabad on Day 9 after visiting Solang Valley, Chandigarh in between.
For the detailed itinerary of IRCTC ‘Himachal Fantasy’ tour package click here.
The IRCTC tour package to Himachal Pradesh includes train journey in 3A/SL classas well as A/c accommodation as mentioned in the itinerary. All sightseeing places mentioned in the itinerary are included in the tour package along with the Travel insurance. Travelling through AC road transport is also included in the itinerary and so are the toll charges, parking charges and all applicable GST.
For any assistance regarding the IRCTC tour to Himachal Pradesh, one should contact
| Contact Person Name | Telephone Number | Office Address |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism Enquiry | 9701360701 | IRCTC, |
| Zonal Office | 040-27702407 | South Central Zone, |
| Pawan Sengar | 9701360647 | 9-1-129/1/302, |
| Navin Paul | 9701360671 | 3rd Floor, Oxford Plaza, |
| Sashidhar | 9686575202 | S.D. Road, Secunderabad. |
| Sanghamitra | 9777440030 | Fax No.: 040-27715983 |
| R Krupakar | 8374000782 | Email: tourismscz@irctc.com |
| TIFC Begumpet | 040-23400606 | IRCTC TIFC, |
| GF-14, Tourism Plaza, | ||
| (GMC Balayogi Paryatak Bhavan) | ||
| #6-3-870, Greenlands, | ||
| Begumpet, Hyderabad-500016 | ||
| Email: tourismscz@irctc.com | ||
| Ch Balaji | 8374000783 | IRCTC, |
| Near Railway Retiring | ||
| Rooms, Upstairs, | ||
| Station building, | ||
| Sambasiva Rao | 9701360634 | Vijayawada 01. |
| Lalitha | 9701360675 | Fax Number: 0866-2572280 |
| Vijayawada Office | 0866-2572280 | Email: am_bza@irctc.com |
| Pawan Kumar | 9701376620 | IRCTC, |
| Platform No.1, 1st Floor, | ||
| Retiring Rooms Complex, | ||
| Tirupati Railway Station, | ||
| Tirupati-517501 | ||
| Fax No.: 0877-2222010 | ||
| Email: tourismscz@irctc.com | ||
The interested people can visit the official website of IRCTC Tourism to find detailed information about the itinerary, the cancellation policy and more about the ‘Himachal Fantasy’ tour package.
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