Our railway vacations offer you the perfect opportunity to embrace 'slow travel' and make the most of your journey. From the Trans-Siberian to the Reunification Express, all our railway vacations are from operators committed to supporting and sustaining local people & the environment.
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These full and frank independent Railway vacations reviews are from travelers who have booked directly through responsibletravel.com. They are not edited by us or any of the companies we work with. Find the real story, from real travelers below.
We saw so much of Scotland both on trains and on foot. The scenery is spectacular and the walking is demanding enough to be satisfactory but not too exhausting.
(more)Most memorable was seeing the different places and cultures. The optional trips to volubilis and high Atlas Mountains were very good. (more)Unforgettable - a fantastic introduction to India with an incredible variety of experiences packed into a fortnight. Excellent guide and very well though out itinerary. (more)The amount of sights that were packed in to a 10 day trip - the bustle of Hong Kong, the scenery and rural setting of Yangshuo, the ancient city of Xian and the mixture of history and modernity of Beijing, as well as icons such as the Great Wall, the terracotta army and the best of Chinese entertainment. (more)Petra was fantastic the balloon trip over Cappadocia was incredible the castles and Roman remains were all if not more than we were expecting. (more)We invite every traveler who books a vacation via us to send in a review. Because we don't run the vacations they're completely independent and unedited... remember to read between the lines though, as two people on the same vacation can have different views!
Why travel by train? Going on a railway journey can be one of the best ways to travel across a vast area on vacation. Railway journeys are not only an environmentally responsible way of traveling, but the Great rail journeys also allow you to travel across several countries and experience many cultures. Apart from the obvious environmental benefits, when traveling by train you also get to see a lot more as the scenery glides by, and you’ll often have the additional option of stopping off en route. Options for traveling by train: There are several ways to incorporate train travel into your vacation. Firstly you can choose to travel to your destination by train. This allows you to really cut the carbon footprint of your vacation, with the added benefit of having additional stop-offs on the way. On responsibletravel.com there is a specific section for vacations which you can get to without flying and you can find out how to get to your destination by train. It is also possible to have the train journey as a small or even main part of your vacation. It can either be that one leg of the journey is by train such as the Trans-Siberian railway or you might be going by train all the way to your destination, like for example in this trip from London to Aqaba, Jordan, by rail. Browse our full section on train journeys. Finally, you can explore the destination itself by train. Go on a vacation where part of the trip is to go on one of the world’s great railway journeys such as Machu Picchu by train or Vietnam's Reunification Express. Read more about railway vacations in this railway vacations article.
