VENICE SIMPLON ORIENT EXPRESS
Venice Simplon Orient Express is a synonymous with a truly unique travel experience, which is complemented by the unsurpassed personal service. As you travel on the Venice Simplon Orient Express, you could experience stepping back in the 1920s.
When: March to November
Where: Paris to Istanbul via Budapest and Bucharest.
PALACE ON WHEELS ( INDIA )
The Palace on Wheels – former Indian luxury train – is the winner of PATA Gold Award and voted as the World’s 4th Best Luxury Train. There are 14 salons that can accommodate upto 88 guests. The salons are named after the erstwhile princely states of India such as Alwar, Bikaner, Bharatpur, Bundi, Dungarpur, Dholpur, Jaipur, Jhalawar, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Kota, Kishangarh, Udaipur, and Sirohi
When: November to April
Where: Delhi, Jaipur, Sawai Madhopur, Chittorgarh, Udaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bharatpur, Agra.
ROCKY MOUNTAINEER ( CANADA )
If you want to experience the warm Canadian hospitality first hand on train travel, Rocky Mountaineer is the best answer to it. The guests could choose from the routes such as GoldLeaf Service, SilverLeaf Service, or RedLeaf Service and Whistler.
This luxury train travel has also been awarded for the Seventh time for “World’s Leading Travel Experience by Train” by World Travel Awards. Along with this, Travel + Leisure has also awarded this train as one of the world’s “Best Life-Changing Trips”. In 2013.
When: April to October
Where: Vancouver to Calgary, Vancouver and Jasper, Whistler to Jasper, Seattle to Jasper, Vancouver to Whisper.
ROVOS RAIL ( AFRICA )
Rovos Rail is a luxury train of Africa, which has combined the golden era of rail travel with the modern conveniences, creating an unforgettable and extravagant elegance of yesteryears. This experience is not to be missed as the journey beings in the magnificent Edwardian-styled departure room, to the unforgettable time spent onboard the opulent Rovos Rail.
When: Throughout the year
Where: Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban, Victoria Falls, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Swakopmund (Namibia)
GOLDEN EAGLE TRANS SIBERIAN EXPRESS, RUSSIA
Golden Eagle Trans Siberian Express is praised for being the greatest rail journey of the world. This luxury train connects east and west from Moscow over the Urals. The journey makes the guests witness the magnificent and endless steppe and the shore of the largest freshwater lake of the world, along the sides. To meet the specific preferences of the guests, the accommodation compartments are categorized as Imperial Suites, Imperial Suites Stats, Gold Class, and Silver Class.
When: May to September
Where: Moscow, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Lake Baikal, Ulan Ude, Ulaan Baatar, Vladivostok, Khabarovsk.
ROYAL SCOTSMAN, SCOTLAND
Royal Scotsman luxury train travel is praised for taking its guests to the heart of the highlands. The landscapes of pine-clad mountains and their reflection in mirror-still lochs serve a breathtaking view for the guests on board. With 36 guests in total, the train assures of the most personal travel experience.
When: April to October
Where: London, Edinburgh, Keith, Dundee, Glasgow, Perth, Cambridge, York, Ardlui, Scarborough, Cambridge, Oxford, Bath, Chester.