Escorted rail vacations


Our Escorted rail vacations Vacations
Loch Ness & Skye guided rail tour, Scotland
Discover Scotland’s Highlands & Isle of Skye by Rail
Hidden Japan vacation
Get beneath the surface into the heart of Japan
Scotland guided rail tour, Skye & Glencoe
Visit Scottish castles and beautiful gardens by train
West Highlands guided rail tour in Scotland
Discover Scotland's Highlands & distinctive islands by train
Rail tour in North Highlands & Orkney
Scotland’s geographic extremities & ancient history by train
Japan small group vacation by bullet train
Japan's must-see cities and beautiful, rural countryside
Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way Guided Rail Tour
A fully guided tour around Ireland's famous touring route
Ecuador by train vacation, culture and nature
Encounter Ecuador's stunning landscape by train
Vietnam tour, Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh
Adventure getting to know Vietnamese food, culture & people
Calcutta to Amritsar rail journey
The plains of India into the Himalaya
Balkans rail vacation
Travel through seven countries in the Balkans.
18-25 Trans Mongolian tour, 21 days
An epic 3 weeks on the ultimate Trans Mongolian journey.
Luxury railway tour of Iran
A five star cultural and historical rail adventure
Trans Mongolian 21 day tour, 18-35
Explore further & dive deeper on an adventure of a lifetime.
Trans Siberian 13 day tour, 18-35
Want an epic journey across three countries & 7 time zones?
Eastern Europe tour by rail
Cities, scenery & coasts: Travel from Berlin to the Balkans!
Naadam Festival vacations in Mongolia
Become a Nomad and celebrate Naadam Festival with the locals
Trans Siberian rail tour for 18-35
Want to hit the highlights without breaking the bank?
St Petersburg to Beijing winter tour, 18-35
An epic winter adventure that's not for the faint hearted!
Beijing to St Petersburg overland winter tour, 18-35
A frosty foray into the winter wonderland of Russia!
Northern India culture and wildlife vacation
Northern India cultural and wildlife highlights by rail
Helsinki, Saint Petersburg and Lapland vacation
Visit Saint Petersburg by rail from Helsinki before Lapland
Festive Russia vacation by rail
Experience the frosty and festive delights of Russia
Reunification Express vacation, Vietnam
Most wonderful way to travel from north to south of Vietnam
Trans Mongolian railway vacation
Ride the Iconic Trans-Mongolian Railway in all it's glory.
Italy by rail highlights tour
Small group tour that discovers the highlights of Italy by rail
Moscow to Beijing on the Trans-Mongolian
Overland rail venturing into the rolling steppe of Mongolia
Trans Mongolian explorer vacation
Experience China, Mongolia, Siberia & Russia’s Golden Ring.
Moorish Spain to Marrakech by rail
Visit villages and Moroccon cities
Tokyo to St Petersburg rail tour
Japan to Russia overland on the Trans-Siberian Railway
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Our top Escorted rail vacations Vacation
Hidden Japan vacation
Get beneath the surface into the heart of Japan
2021: 13 May, 20 May, 22 Jul, 23 Sep, 21 Oct, 11 Nov
2022: 10 Mar, 12 May
What does an escorted rail
vacation entail?
Going with a guide
Your guide is an invaluable translator, storyteller – and shepherd. Amanda Dunning, from our escorted rail experts G Adventures, knows that for some people having a guide is both reassuring and extremely useful: “I don’t know about you, but I am so nervous about missing my train. Having someone to escort you on your journey is so important. They can help you with getting about – and, importantly, getting on and off trains.”On big journeys like the Trans Siberian railway, which connects Moscow with the Far East, there are multiple border crossings and a guide can help you navigate each one. “There’s nothing tricky about these crossings, but they can take a really long time,” explains Liz from Sundowners Overland. “And when I say they can take time, I mean it: that Mongolia crossing can take seven hours because they have to change the wheels on the train… Having the tour leader with you – they’re there to facilitate everything and deal with all the bureaucracy side of things.”