Palace-on-wheels offer day-long tour during Mysuru Dasara

Mysuru, Sep 23: With a view to attract both domestic and tourists, the district administration has introduced Palace on Wheels, a day-long tour of various tourist attractions in Mysuru in a luxury bus. The 37-seater air conditioned bus will take the tourists to the main palace, Jaganmohan Palace (Art Gallery), Lalitha Mahal Palace, Regional Museum of Natural History, Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalay, CFTRI, Railway Museum and Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion. The package, which costs Rs.999 per ticket, includes lunch at Lalitha Mahal Palace and the pick up and final drop point is the Kote Anjaneyaswami temple adjoining the Palace. The tourists were taken around the clock tower, DC’s office, Oriental Research Institute, Crawford Hall, K R Hospital, Railway buildings, etc. Assistant Director of Tourism Janardhan said that the concept had good potential and could be a permanent feature for tourists. He said a publicity campaign of its importance among the stakeholders in the hospitality sector was in the offing so that the tourists are made aware of the facility. This will also make tourists extend their stay in the city to cover other places and will be mutually beneficial to both the hotels and restaurants and the tourism sector, said Mr Janardhan. Tickets can be booked on the KSRTC website or on the official Dasara website www.mysoredasara.gov.in The tour will operate till October 2. Minister for Transport H M Revanna flagged off the tour with the bus services being provided by the KSRTC. UNI