IRCTC launches ‘religious tour package’ from Lucknow to Nepal

New Delhi: The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched an international religious tour package from Lucknow to Nepal by air at a moderate cost for this summer, an official said on Thursday. The six-day-five-night package will start from June 19 and end on June 24.

IRCTC Chief Regional Manager (Lucknow) Ajit Kumar Sinha said that as part of the programme, people will fly from the Amausi airport in Lucknow to Kathmandu. In Nepal, they would be taken to the Pashupatinath temple, the Boudhanath Stupa, the Durbar Square and different locations in Pokhara.

Sinha said an individual will be charged Rs 48,500 for the tour while the cost for two people booking together would be Rs 39,000 each and it would further come down for three people in a group. The package includes accommodation in a three-star hotel and Indian food, he added.