GW Travel Luxury Train Tours of Russia/Siberia, China/Tibet, India, and Canada   

Rail Travel Center® serves as a North American representative of the world’s most luxurious tour trains, operated by our British partners at GW Travel, “Voyages of a Lifetime by Private Train”. GW Travel is the leader in exclusive, quality private train journeys through Russia, China, India and Canada.

Operating for more than 14 years, their flagship tour has always been the world-famous 6,000+ mile Trans-Siberian railway aboard their private “Trans-Siberian Express”. 2007 saw the introduction, on this route, of the new super-deluxe “Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express”. On this remarkable new train, all staterooms offer single or double occupancy with private shower baths! By contrast, the regular Russian trains do not offer any sleepers with private toilets and, on the regular trains, passengers share in four or six-berth sleepers. GW Siberia tours travel all the way from Moscow to Vladivostok (with a side-trip to Ulan Bator, Mongolia) and include very extensive enroute sightseeing as such fascinating places as Irkutsk on Lake Baikal.

Renowned for instigating tours to places once thought impossible, the company has now expanded its offerings to include China, aboard the “Shangri-La Express”; India using the equipment of ultra-deluxe “Deccan Odyssey” train; and Canada on the restored 1940s equipment of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

GW Travel’s China tours feature a cultural jewel: the Silk Road from Beijing all the way to Moscow, following in the path of Marco Polo. The Hong Kong - Beijing departures include a Three Gorges river cruise. Service to Tibet should resume in 2009.

GW’s India programs seek to recreate the luxury era of grand-luxe travel during the Raj. These trips are marketed as the “Darjeeling Mail Tours” and completely cross the subcontinent from Mumbai (Bombay) to Jaipur, visiting the World Heritage Site “ghost city” of Fatehpur Sikri, Agra (for the Taj Mahal), Delhi, Varanasi (situated on the banks of the Ganges), and Calcutta. A tour highlight is the ascent into the Himalayan Mountains to Darjeeling on the steam-powered narrow gauge “Toy Train” of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. This is the only rail tour visiting more than one Indian state. It offers a matchless level of comfort combined with an in-depth view of the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal. The “Deccan Odyssey” train-set used on the India tours offers compartments with single or double berths and private shower baths in every room, plus an elegant lounge car and, in the dining car, a choice of western or Indian cuisine at all meals.

GW’s Canada trips highlight steam specialty tours using the Canadian Pacific Railway’s magnificently restored 4-6-4 “Empress” Hudson steam locomotive through the Canadian Rockies. Only with GW Travel can you ride through the legendary Spiral Tunnels or cross the heights of the Crowsnest Pass behind steam. These are the only steam-powered trips open to the general public over the CPR’s legendary Rocky Mountain route. New for 2008 is an extensive enroute touring program.

Providing customers with the most unique, comfortable and safe adventures possible, GW Travel strives to ensure the best available on-train services and off-train tours. Both British and local English-speaking guides accompany all trips. Tours in Russia, China, Tibet and India include an on-board British doctor. These tours are truly all-inclusive, as the price includes train travel, hotels, all sightseeing, luggage handling, escort services, meals, and even wine and beer with lunch and dinner on most tours.

We have special full-color catalogs outlining the full details of all GW Travel Tours. These trips are not inexpensive, but the value for your money is exceptional. GW Travel makes visiting “the ends of the earth” as comfortable, sage, and informative as possible. When you call, please advise us if your interest is in Russia/Siberia, China, India or Canada. All aboard!

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Last modified: April 05, 2008