Railway Holidays

Australia is a big country and one need efficient means of transport to travel safely from one region to another. All Australian mainland states are serviced by passenger rail services, which, in the main, operate between capital cities and stop at major centres along the way. In recent years, many package tours have been developed to meet the specific needs of travellers who wish to explore Australia but do not wish to drive to and from their destination in a motor vehicle. Packaged railway holidays are the perfect solution - train travel is used to reach a destination, whereupon the locals take over, providing accommodation and transport to the various attractions of that locality or region.

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NSW
Northern
Rivers

Northern Rivers Rover
NSW TrainLink offers a number of package holidays which combines rail travel to a NSW regional centre, with accommodation and tours by local operators. The Northern Rivers Rover explores one of New South Wales' most scenic coastal regions. With 300 kilometres of spectacular coastline, su rainforests and vast winding rivers, the Northern Rivers is a place of astonishing beauty and extraordinary cultural diversity.

Dubbo
NSW

Dubbo and the Zoo
Dubbo, on the New South Wales western plains, is an interesting and popular inland destination, its most known attraction being the world famous Taronga Western Plains Zoo. NSW TrainLink's Dubbo Zoo package includes a guided tour of the Zoo where you can see the rare Sumatran tiger, elephants, lions and giraffes. Besides the Zoo, Dubbo has plenty more to keep visitors occupied, including the equisite Japanese Gardens, Old Dubbo Gaol and the Western Plains Cultural Centre.

East-West
Railway

Riding The Indian Pacific Railway
The Indian Pacific, which travels from the west coast to east coast on a 3-day, 4,352 km trek across Australia, is billed as one of the world's great train journeys. The three day trip (if you do it all in one go) takes you through just about every kind of terrain you're likely to find on the Australian continent, giving travellers a true indication of how vast Australia really is.

Northern
Territory

Riding The Ghan Railway
The Ghan and the Indian Pacific are Australia's two iconic long distance railways, famous as much as anything because they cross the vast continent from one side to the other. Whereas the Indian Pacific travels from east to west, The Ghan travels north to south, providing a rail link between Darwin and Adelaide. Today's Ghan is not the first train to carry that name, however the original Ghan took a different route.