Kalinga Times Correspondent
Bhubaneswar, Nov 29: Come January, tourism in India would get the much needed fillip courtesy i-novatrip.com and Indian Railways.

With an aim to promote pan India tourism and revive the glorious days of Indian Railways, i-novatrip.com, a group company of i-Nova Group, India's emerging business group with diverse products and services has announced an exciting opportunity for the avid travellers of Odisha as well as the eastern India to be a part of the sensational trip on `Tolly to Bolly via Goa' - a luxurious train journey beckoning one to step aboard for weeks of splendor amid the exotic locales of Goa and entertainment extravaganza with Bollywood stars in Mumbai.

This pioneering venture of i-novatrip.com, a group company of i-Nova Group in association with Indian Railway (IRCTC) as a service provider and co-sponsored by Goa Tourism; aims at bringing alive the luxury of royal odyssey on wheel at an affordable price.

This pioneering venture of i-novatrip.com, a group company of i-Nova Group in association with Indian Railway (IRCTC) as a service provider and co-sponsored by Goa Tourism; aims at bringing alive the luxury of royal odyssey on wheel at an affordable price, according an official release.

`Tolly to Bolly via Goa', as the name suggests, would unravel a spectacular carnival on wheels before the tourists across the breathtaking locales of North Goa . The 11-day-long sojourn, an epitome of luxury would flag off on January 2 at Howrah station.

Equipped with all amenities of star category hospitality, the train has been designed to suit modern needs with air conditioning, a separate pantry coach, rustling up plethora of exotic cuisines, a well upholstered coach and dedicated friendly smiling host and hostess serving tourists round the clock.

A tailor made FM Radio Channel is beset with the train to provide live infotainment to the tourists exclusively with a repertoire of melodious songs, adept radio jockeys and reality shows.

The breathtaking odyssey on wheels would come to a gala end with an entertainment night with Bollywood stars and starlets at a five star hotel in Mumbai.

The entire package comes at a mere Rs 34,990 per person. i-Novatrip.com also offer tourists from Orissa free ticket of AC 3 tier from Bhubaneswar to Kolkata. The tickets would be available from IRCTC office of Bhubaneswar from December 1 onwards.

The sojourn on wheel would promote Orissa Tourism to tourists of other parts of India as well as foreign travellers by offering spectacular glimpse of Chilka Lake in Odisha.

A panoramic view of the Doodh Sagar Falls , the 36-km-long Hospet-Hampi ruins, the Godavari River basin from Vijaywada to Guntoor, the Tungabhadra River , the Shiva Samudram Dam would provide a visual treat to the tourists.

Vivek Srivastava, General Manager, Indian Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) launched the revolutionary venture - first time in Indian tourism industry `Tolly to Bolly via Goa in presence of Jayanta Chakrabarty, Chairman, i-Nova Group and Rajib Mukherjee, Managing Director, i-Nova Group.

   The odyssey pledges to be a tourist's delight with extravagant carnival at the backdrop of exquisite beaches in North Goa . I-novatrip.com would play host to Beach Carnival with mouthwatering food festival, Rain Dance, live bands, best DJ's, performances by international troupes and a host of Water & beach sports including paragliding, jet ski, beach volleyball etc. Tourists will be treated with hospitality of star category resort.

The breathtaking odyssey on wheels would come to a gala end with an entertainment night with Bollywood stars and starlets at a five star hotel in Mumbai. The entire package comes at a mere Rs. 34990/- per person.

The sojourn would also provide healthcare service with a medical unit comprising doctors, nurses & medicines and a FREE accidental insurance policy per head for one year.

While inaugurating the project Srivastava said: "I welcome such innovative initiatives undertaken by i-nova Group. This is a first of its kind project from Eastern India and Indian Railways & the IRCTC will co-operate in every step of the project whenever needed."

According to him, IRCTC will provide star category multi cuisine food & other services like sanitation, water supply on board. Security will be specially arranged by the rail for this trip.

Speaking on the initiative undertaken by i-Nova Group, Jayanta Chakrabarty, Chairman, i-Nova Group commented, "Inspired by the huge untapped potential of the Tourism Industry in India , i-Nova has undertaken this venture under i-novatrip.com. Our objective is to tap huge potential of tourism industry in India . We would conduct four to five such luxurious tour projects in a year from different cities of India with different profiles of tourists.

"With the advent of low cost airlines, Middle Income group people adopted as a means for business travel. We are all set to reinvent the huge potential of Indian Railways and package it in an innovative way suiting the requirement of quality tourists. The experience of i-Nova Group in tour business for over 30 years would help us to sail the project through successfully," iterated Rajib Mukherjee, the Managing Director of the company.