Rail Away

Our spectacular journey through Ecuador starts at 2850 meter altitude in the capital Quito, on our way to the famous 'Devil's Nose', to eventually arrive in Riobamba. The train doesn't only offer seating in the beautiful wooden carriages, you can also travel on the roof!

From Wellington we take the boat to the South Island. There we start our journey along the coast, from Kaikoura to Christchurch. The wellknown 'TranzAlpine' is going to take us through the mountains. We are also visiting a colony of penguins with the Taiera Gorge.

With the famous Bernina Express we travel in the Alps in winter, through deep ravines and very narrow viaducts. Besides a quick detour to take a sleighride, we also take the beautiful steam train to the ski resort of Davos.

The extremely luxurious Rovos Rail starts at the famous Victoria Falls and leads us to the beautiful National Park Hwange. In Bulawayo we connected on to the gorgeous steam train 'Pride of Africa' and we travel on to Pretoria.

We are taking the luxurious South Orient Express, which offers us a beautiful panorama of the Mexican landscape. We also visit one of the world's largets valleys, Copper Canyon. We end in Chihuahua, known for the little dogs of the same name.

In Vienna, the musical city, we start our journey through Austria. Over the old Semmeringbridge and through picturesque villages and cities like Innsbruck. Near Salzburg we travel up the nostalgic Schafbergbahn. We end our trip on the steamtrain of the Zillertalbahn.

With the Shongolo Express we pass through the spectacular countryside of Namibia. We pass through one of the largest valleys in the world, the Fish River Canyon, on our way to the red dunes of the Namib Dessert. This journey if shaped by the games in the Etosha National Park.

From the fashion conscious Nice we visit several small villages in the Provence. Also from Nice we take the ferry across to Corsica, where we discover the turbulent past of Calvi and Ajaccio, surrounded by the mountains and beautiful coast.

This journey takes us, through the, rock filled and red sand covered, desert, to the centre of Arizona: Phoenix. A modern oasis of stone, glass and steel. Skyscrapers and palmtrees. From there we take the 'River Verde' train along Williams and Route 66, to the Grand Canyon.

The joining of North and South Vietnam enables us to once again take the train between former Saigon and Hanoi. During the 36 hour journey we not only get time to rest, but also to visit places like Nha Thrang, Hoi An and Hue.

Starting in Jerusalem, the religious centre of the world, we travel to the modern city Tel Aviv. From there we aim for the old coastal town of Haifa, taking ultra modern trains. A stop along the way shows us the coastal town of Ceasarea shows us many tourists, but also an aquaduct and a recentrly discovered Amphitheatre.

Since China weather has gotten over Hong Kong, the board is a direct between the metropolis and Beijing. We take Beijin already starting point of this long journey. Along the way we get out in crowded cities such as Zhengzhou, Wuhan and Guangzhou. In Ho ...

We focus on the 'Deutsche Bundesbahn'. From one of the oldest cities in Germany, Cologne, we follow one of the busiest rivers in Europ, the Rhine. Using the InterCity we visit Bonn and Konigswinter, from there we take a ride on the electric 'Die Drachenfelsbahn'.

We start on Pikes Peak, one of the highest railway stations in Colorado. We descend using the 'Iron Horse' to Denver looking for gold diggers. We take the antique Loop Railroad beside an old gold mine to Glenwood Springs, where we have a thrilling ride on the Colorado river.