Darjeeling Express: India by Rail: 15 nights from £4275

BASINGSTOKE, U.K. - June 9, 2026 - PRLog -- Specialist UK tour operator Corinthian Travel has created a new, exciting itinerary, which provides a chance to experience the real India, while travelling aboard the world's largest railway network: Darjeeling Express: India by Rail (https://www.corinthiantravel.co.uk/tours/darjeeling-express-india-by-rail/).

The private tour is as much about the journey as the destination, as it enables you to engage with this land of enchantment through its railways.

Pull out from the teeming platforms of New Delhi's Nizamuddin Railway Station on the Ajmer Shatabdi Express, and travel to the fabled 'Pink City' of Jaipur; roar through the Rajasthani countryside aboard the Intercity Express to Agra, then alight from the eastbound North East Express at Varanasi, the spiritual heart of India.

Soak up the spirit of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) at the bustling Howrah Junction, as you board the Shatabdi Express to New Jalpaiguri, and chug along lush forests to the misty Hill Station of Darjeeling on the legendary narrow-gauge Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.

Rudyard Kipling referred to his experience of travelling on the now 170-year-old institution that is Indian Railways as "romance on the nine-fifteen". Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that an organisation that operates over 11,000 trains per day, maintains more than 7,000 stations, and employs a staggering 1.3 million people is rather magical.

Other highlights of the holiday include a short ride on the underground Delhi metro-rail and a visit to the National Rail Museum in Delhi; a tour of the impressive Amber Fort and the opulent City Palace in Jaipur, and watching the sun rise over the Taj Mahal at Agra.

The most inspiring moment of the rail journey through India are the two trips on board the steam-operated UNESCO World Heritage-listed Darjeeling Himalayan Railway – one of the great rail journeys in India. After experiencing the gracious lifestyle of a tea planter in Darjeeling, return to Delhi, where the holiday concludes.

The holiday costs from £4275 per person, based on two sharing a room.  This includes 15 nights' B&B (plus 2 lunches and 2 dinners), domestic economy class flights between Varanasi/Kolkata and Bagdogra/Delhi, sightseeing/entrance fees, private transfers, guides for sightseeing, and private boat rides on the Ganges and the Hooghly River.

For further information or bookings call 020 3583 6089 (corinthiantravel.co.uk).