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Great Rail Journeys of the World

It is no surprise that the greatest travel journeys in the world are by rail sit back in comfort and enjoy great food, wine, company while letting fabulous scenery pass by. From the first moment you step aboard you are taken back to the elegance of a bygone era when trains glided gracefully through magnificent scenery and the journey was as interesting as the destination and steam was king.

Then there are the spectacular and adventurous rail journeys like the Trans Mongolian, The Silk Road – Sino-Tibet, ‘Railroad to Lhasa’ The Alaskan Railroad, Indian Rail Odyssey and the Copper Canyon and Tequila Express.

Rail travel is fast, less stressful then driving, without airport hassles, and they arrive and depart in the heart of cities.

We can offer you the following journeys -

 Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (London or Paris to Venice)
The Royal Scotsman (Scotland),
Danube Express (Central and Eastern Europe)
El Transcantabrico (Northern Spain)
El Expreso de La Robla (Northern Spain)
The Amber Train (Amber coast, Berlin to St. Petersburg)
Hiram Bingham & Andean Explorer (Peru)
Eastern & Oriental Express/ Road to Mandalay   
(combine a Bangkok to Singapore train with the Road to Mandalay cruise)
Chronicles of South-East Asia
(4 new journeys to experience Asia)
Victoria Express (Vietnam)
Deccan Odyssey & Maharajas Express (round trip from Mumbai)
Palace on Wheels (Northern India)
Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian (the longest railway journey in the world - from Moscow to Vladivostok)
The Silk Road (Moscow to Beijing)
Journey through Central Asia:
The Three Stans
(From Ashgabat to Astana) &
Trans Mongolian by Private Train (from Beijing to Moscow)
Arabian Nights (Istanbul to Damascus)
Rovos Rail (cape Town to Dar Es Salaam) 
The Blue Train (Cape Town to Pretoria)
VIA Rail (Toronto to Vancouver)
Rocky Mountaineer Canada
(2 options from Vancouver to Calgary or to Jasper)
Alaska Railroad (Anchorage to Fairbanks)
Tranz Scenic New Zealand
(TranzAlpine, TranzCoastal, The Overlander)
The Ghan, The Indian Pacific, The Sunlander, The Overland, The Southern Spirit (Australia)

Contact us today for more information.

 

Great railway journeys of the world

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(Next to BNZ Bank)
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PO Box 176

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Phone: 09 407 9437
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