The 11-night 'Celestial India' journey from Calcutta to Delhi, departing the UK on 17th March 2010 and including 7 nights aboard the luxurious Maharajas' Express, will be accompanied by distinguished writer and broadcaster, Sir Mark Tully, who will offer his expert insights on Indian history and culture during a series of talks en route.
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Gripped by war, poverty and plague, the villagers of Oberammergau, in Bavaria, southern Germany vowed to put on a 'passion play' every ten years… That was back in 1633. They survived, and performed the first Oberammergau Passion Play in 1634. Ever since, their descendants have carried out that pledge.
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On 29th January, nearly a week after the Urubamba River burst its banks, the last of the stranded tourists at Machu Picchu were airlifted by helicopter back to Cuzco. Left behind is an abandoned town whose community depend wholly on tourists to sustain itself.
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Cox & Kings, in collaboration with IRCTC, has set up a company called Royal Indian Rail Tours Ltd (RIRTL), which has launched the Maharajas' Express, the last word in luxury rail travel. The Mah8rajas’ Express will have a total of 23 coaches, with a maximum capacity of 82 passengers, and will be the first luxury train to have four distinct configurations. It will have five Deluxe carriages, each with four cabins six Junior Suite carriages, each with three cabins two Suite carriages, each with two suites and finally one Presidential Suite exclusively occupying one carriage.
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