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The Ghan Railway Northern Territory Australia

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Discover Australia by rail on a bespoke tour made just for you

Luxury Australia rail tours with off-train excursions to explore the country’s vast beauty

In a country the size of Australia, trying to see it all can be the best kind of challenge. A great way to explore is by luxury train, allowing you to cover vast distances in comfort and style, admiring epic landscapes as they pass. There are also off-train excursions so you can connect with the landscape and its people and wildlife.

The Ghan runs between Darwin and Adelaide, while the Indian Pacific goes, as you might suspect, between Perth and Sydney on the Indian and Pacific coasts. With both trains, there is the option to selected your preferred route, so you can choose to spend between one and three nights on board. The Great Southern traverses between Adelaide or Melbourne to Queensland’s capital, Brisbane, and you can decide to stay either two or three nights on board.

Once you’ve checked into your private cabin, every detail of your train journey is cared for, leaving you free to relax and enjoy regionally inspired menus and premium wines in the dining cars and exclusive access lounges. The planned excursions depend on your route, and range from exploring Aboriginal culture in the Katherine region, walking trails in Alice Springs Desert Park or Simpsons Gap (known as Rungutjirpa to the Arrernte people) and discovering the wine producing region of Barossa Valley.

All Australian rail journeys work beautifully combined with longer itineraries, so speak to your travel designer to plan a luxury rail journey as part of your bespoke Australia tour.

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Board the luxury Ghan through central Australia’s epic Outback

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Taste your way through the Barossa Valley

Explore the Barossa Valley wine region in South Australia

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A word from one of our experts

We love to plan trips that include luxury rail journeys alongside other epic Australian experiences – helicopter flights over Uluru, private boat cruises in Sydney harbour, exploring the floodplains of the Northern Territory with expert field guides, and private tastings, vineyard tours and masterclasses at exclusive Barossa Valley wineries. Tell us what you like and we will weave it in.

Keith Jarman Senior Travel Designer

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When to visit

With Australia’s immense size and diverse landscapes, different regions are best visited at different times of year, and no matter the month, somewhere will be in its prime. The southern coastal cities are wonderful all year round, if a touch cooler in winter between May and August. This, however, is the ideal time to explore the Red Centre, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef and North West, areas which are very hot and humid in the summer. The Indian Pacific generally operates year-round, the Ghan from March to November, and the Great Southern from December to February.

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