Tour operators have started coming up with packages including the train ride as a main attractionLike it did for Araku Valley, the newly introduced Vistadome coaches on the Bengaluru-Mangaluru rail route has already piqued interest in tourism for the area. Tour operators have started coming up with rail and road packages including the train ride as one of the main attractions. Arjun Travels, for instance, has started offering five- and six-day packages that cover popular attractions such as Belur-Halebidu and Sakleshpur and a ride on the Vistadome coaches. One of them offers Hassan – Mangaluru Vistadome train ride after the Bengaluru-Hassan leg, promising travellers a “scenic, breathtaking glimpses of mountains, valleys, gorges and greenery” on the train ride before reaching Mangaluru. Meanwhile the tour operators in Mangaluru said that “revenge tourism” was already ensuring bumper bookings till August.

Source: The Hindu July 22, 2021 01:22 UTC