Christmas and New Year on Luxury Trains

Christmas and New Year on Luxury Trains

The Luxury Train Club reveals the festive programme of luxury rail holidays during December and over Christmas and the New Year in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America.

Gift Vouchers

Give the gift of choice - Ticket To Ride luxury train gift vouchers valid 12 months for any journey featured on the Luxury Train Club website.

Club Members get discount off every journey featured on the Club website, as well as any valid offer from the individual trains.

Europe

London - Belmond British Pullman

The Belmond British Pullman has many festive opportunities in December leaving from London’s Victoria Station:

- Christmas lunches (some with a steam locomotive)

- Christmas markets in Winchester and Lincoln

- Bath at Christmas

- Christmas carols in Canterbury

- Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons at Christmas

- New Year's Eve

A world-class luxury train experience, the British Pullman is the sister train to the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. The gift of one of these departures makes an imaginative gift with a Ticket To Ride gift voucher available from the Club.

England / Scotland / Wales - Belmond Northern Belle

The Belmond Northern Belle has a choice of departure stations throughout England, Scotland and Wales Scotland for its popular Christmas lunch excursion.

Russia / Norway - Golden Eagle Arctic Explorer

The Golden Eagle Arctic Explorer leaves St Petersburg for Kiekenes (Norway) and Murmansk, the Northern Lights and the Arctic Circle on a 12-day itinerary that ends in Moscow. The Golden Eagle allows one to travel in opulent décor, while dining and viewing the passing landscapes through panoramic windows.

Asia

Eastern & Oriental Express

The Eastern & Oriental Express - Christmas Day - departs Bangkok on December 25 for Singapore, arriving December 28.

New Year journey – The Eastern & Oriental Express also has a 3-night special itinerary, leaving December 29 from Singapore, arriving Bangkok on New Year’s Day; including New Year's Dinner and a beach party - sarongs, flip-flops, live music, fireworks and more.

The Eastern and Oriental Express - superlative service, graciously offered in sumptuous surroundings – is a stylish and memorable way to celebrate the New Year 2016.

Indian Luxury Trains

Indian luxury trains have a number of offered journeys during December and into the New Year.

Note: the Club only books members and clients on to guaranteed departures. We will not take deposits for speculative dates.

Africa

Pride Of Africa - Rovos Rail

The Pride of Africa from Rovos Rail has a number of journeys throughout December, including Pretoria to Cape Town departing Christmas Day and a departure on 30 December over the New Year. The Rovos trains have a particular style - an harmonious blend of earthy African safari and traditional luxury.

South America

Tren Crucero

Tren Crucero in Ecuador has several December trips, including on Christmas Day. Ride across the Andes through cloud forests to tropical coastal landscapes via mountains and the 'Avenue of Volcanoes'. Along the route, meet Andean and coastal indigenous communities and witness their way of life. Itineraries from one to three nights, nights being spent in hotels.

Belmond Hiram Bingham

The Belmond Hiram Bingham to Machu Picchu Peru operates throughout December, daily except Sunday. The experience of travelling through some of the most beautiful and romantic scenery in Peru in luxurious surroundings is achieved in the Hiram Bingham. The Hiram Bingham's carriages are furnished in the style of 1920's Pullman carriages. The Club offers the train with hotels.

Belmond Andean Explorer

The Belmond Andean Explorer operates along one of the world’s highest rail routes in the Peruvian Andes; some of the most breath-taking scenery in the world.

Between Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire, traversing the highest plains of the Andes, to the reflective beauty of Lake Titicaca; then continue towards the city centre of Arequipa, a UNESCO World Heritage site (or in reverse), whilst travelling through some of the most breath-taking scenery in the world. Option: leave the train before Arequipa to visit Colca Canyon for a few days.

Ticket To Ride Gift Voucher

The gift of any of these departures makes an imaginative gift, thanks to a Ticket To Ride gift voucher available from the Luxury Train Club. The Ticket To Ride can be used on any journey on the Club website.