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Top 5 Bucket List and Iconic Rail Journeys
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Top 5 Bucket List and Iconic Rail Journeys

October 29, 2020

Trans-Canada and Rockies Adventure with Rocky Mountaineer

Take the ultimate tour of Canada from coast to coast, including journeys on two iconic trains! Fly into Toronto and first discover the cascading waters of Niagara Falls on a breathtaking day trip before taking VIA Rail’s The Canadian train for an epic journey across rural landscapes to the heart of the Canadian Rockies. With fantastic food, gorgeous views and convivial company in the viewing car, it’s the perfect way to travel. Explore the wonders of Jasper and Banff National Parks, and the turquoise waters of Lake Louise before boarding the famed Rocky Mountaineer for the breathtaking journey through to Vancouver via Kamloops! Spend two nights in vibrant Vancouver before your flight back to the UK.

Venice Simplon-Orient-Express to Venice with the Glacier Express and Bernina Express

Combine three of the world’s greatest train journeys on this eight-night holiday of a lifetime. First travel aboard the legendary Venice Simplon Orient Express from London to Venice and enjoy two days exploring La Dominante, then head north to Switzerland via the spectacular Bernina Express. After two-nights relaxing by the lake in St Moritz board the iconic Glacier Express to the Alpine village of Zermatt and the historic Gornergrat railway with its breath-taking views of the Matterhorn mountain This rail holiday really will live long in the memory!

Great American Majestic Landscapes

Enjoy the best of America on a coast to coast train journey across the entire United States from New York City to San Francisco! Enjoy a multi-day sightseeing tour of the “Big Apple.” Get to know Chicago on a hop-on/hop-off sightseeing tour that will take you to all the popular landmarks, like Navy Pier and Millennium Park. Enjoy America’s majestic landscapes as you travel on the California Zephyr through the plains to “Mile High City.” Experienced travellers say the California Zephyr is one of the most beautiful train trips in all of North America. Breathe in the fresh mountain air as you explore Denver and take in all the sights. Discover all San Francisco has to offer. Spend a full day touring two of the country’s most famous wine growing regions: Napa and Sonoma.

Grand Venice, Florence and Rome

Discover the charms and landmarks of three Italian gems on one scenic holiday along the rails. Explore the cities to their fullest with sightseeing tours and skip-the-line passes all included. Travel from London, spending a night in Geneva en route, and roll through the spectacular Alpine scenery of the Simplon Pass towards Italy. Sail down the canals of Venice with a gondola ride, unearth artistic masterpieces in Florence and gaze in awe at the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling in Rome.

The Blue Train and Garden Route

This tour commences in Johannesburg after a day of leisure you will board the Blue Train a magnificent moving five-star hotel for your 2-day journey to Cape town. It’s very name has become synonymous with the ultimate in luxury travel and personal service. It is all inclusive experience offering a combination of unsurpassed luxury travel, five star-accommodation, fine cuisine, personalized butler service and routes that offer breath-taking views of the countryside. This tour includes car hire allowing you total freedom to explore South Africa. After arriving in Cape Town, you drive to Oudtshoorn the Ostrich Capital followed by a stay in beautiful Knysna before concluding your tour at Garden Route game tour viewing the wildlife from a jeep safari.

 

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