Heritage on Wheels

Take a trip to Rajasthan's Open-Air Art GalleryBacked by the global success of the Palace on Wheels, Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation and Indian Railways in their first ever endeavor take you on board The Heritage on Wheels, a luxury tourist train on meter gauge enroute to the unexplored regions of Bikaner and Shekhawati, famous beholders of the Heritage of Rajasthan.
No other region in India, or perhaps, even in the world, has such a large concentration of high quality frescoes as the region of Shekhawati. In the beginning, this semi-arid region had only its blank monochromatic palette to offer. No school of painting thrived till history and circumstances took up this colorless page and made it blossom with art for almost two centuries - from 1750 to 1930. Today, this region is commonly called this 'open-air art

Day 1, Tuesday/Friday JAIPUR

Check in at Jaipur Railway Station

Reception 18.30 hrs.

Departure to Bikaner 19.30 hrs

Dinner on Board 20.00 hrs

JaipurOne of the most well planned cities of the world of its time. Popularly knows as Pink City, Jaipur the capital of Rajasthan was founded by Maharaja Sawai Jai Sing II in 1727 A.D. Report for check-in to board Heritage on Wheels and Depart for Bikaner folowed by Dinner and overnight on board.

Day 2, Wednesday/Saturday BIKANER

Arrival at Bikaner 06.00 hrs

Breakfast on Board 07.00 hrs

Departure for sight seeing of Fort 08.30 hrs

Departure for Haat 11.00 hrs

Departure from Haat to Gajner 12.15 hrs

Arrival at Gajner 13.15 hrs.

Lunch at Gajner and Safari 15.45 hrs.

Arrival at Lal Garh Palace for Tea 16.15 hrs.

Arrival and Dinner on Board 18.30 hrs.

Departure for Tal Chhapar 23.30 hrs.

BikanerThe Royal fortified city with a timeless appeal. Lying in the north of the Desert State, City is dotted with many sand dunes. Bikaner stands on a Slightly raised ground and is circumscribed by a seven Km long embattled wall with five gates. The magnificent forts and palaces created with delicacy in reddish-pink, sandstone, bear testimony to its historical and architectural legacy.

Day 3, Thursday/Sunday TAL CHHAPAR & SHEKHAWATI

Arrival at Padhiyar Railway Station 04.00 hrs.

Departure 07.15 hrs.

Arrival at Tal Chhapar and sightseeing 07.30 hrs.

Departure 09.00 hrs.

Arrival at Ramgarh 11.00 hrs

Departure for sight seeing Ramgarh 11.15 hrs.

Sight seeing of Ramgarh Havalis (Mahanser) 11.30 hrs.

Sight of Mandawa Havalis and Cenotaphs 12.30 hrs

Lunch at Mandawa Resort 13.30 hrs.

Departure for Nawalgarh 15.00 hrs.

Arrival at Nawalgarh and sight seeing 16.15 hrs.

High Tea at Nawalgarh 17.30 hrs.

Arrival on Board 19.30 hrs.

Dinner on Board 20.00 hrs.

Departure for Jaipur 22.30 hrs.

TAL CHHAPAR & SHEKHAWATIShekhawati is simply beautiful. Every street, house and wall has the stamp of an artist's imagination in paint. Wherever you cast an eye, frescoes smile back. The plethora of these murals comes rather as a surprise in a land which is traditionally known as an 'impoverished corner of an arid land'. But then the whole of Rajasthan, which is partly sandy and partly rugged and blessed only in a few places with a lake or a patch of green, is an exercise in color. Color which is the everyday life of the people. Color which the people live in to counter that of the semi-arid scrub. Color that people give to their surroundings… You just have to visit Shekhawati to believe what a riot color and imagination can create together, the Shekhawati which is Rajasthan's very own Open Air Art Gallery.