Above: Your base for an Indian Odyssey?
The opulent Royal Rajasthan on Wheels has announced its new timetable and list of destinations. The train will leave its sidings in Delhi on October 7 this year, with the last journey made in March, 2013.
The seven days on board cover arid plains and the old fortresses and fiefdoms of Rajasthan, including Udaipur, before stops in Varanasi, Khajuraho, Agra and, finally, Delhi.
Photographs of the voyage can be seen here. Royal Rajasthan on Wheels starts from US$590 per person per night.