With Trainways you are on track for a totally unique holiday experience

Imagine waking up to see the sun rising over Australia?s Red Centre, watching the majestic Blue Mountains slide past the panoramic windows or making new friends over a fine dinner.

There is no other experiences quite like Australia?s great rail journeys. And what?s more, the holiday begins the moment you step aboard. So you can sit back, relax and indulge in some of this country?s most wonderful scenery.

More than simply a mode of transport that takes you to your destination, a train holiday becomes an unforgettable part of the experience. As you calmly weave between the tapestry of the landscape and its rich palette of colours, other holiday makers are rushing to their destinations 35,000 feet above. 

Leave your cabin and take a short stroll through to the lounge where you can order a drink from the bar or settle into easy conversation or a good book. Enjoy an unhurried meal in the dining carriage. After all, it?s all about making your journey into a holiday.

As the travel booking division for The Ghan and the Indian Pacific, Trainways is Australia?s train holiday specialist, providing you with everything you need to know about touring Australian by rail. But more than that, it also offers a selection of packaged holidays to really help you see the best of Australia, without the hard work of organising it all yourself. And?Trainways? holidays don?t stop at the station. You can take a hire car or take advantage of Trainways? special Supersaver Airfares for one way travel.

Trainways holiday packages have been specially selected to offer a range of unique and varied experiences. Add to this the Optional Touring choices, the Whistle Stop Tours and a range of excellent accommodation and you have everything you need to plan your ultimate Australian get-away.

Travel to Perth on ?The Perth and Margaret River? package and enjoy highlights including
Gold Kangaroo Service on the Indian Pacific with all meals included, 2 nights
accommodation in Perth, a city sights tour of Perth, 2 day tour of the famous Margaret River region, from $2135* per person twin share. (*Concession twin share)

If Adelaide is more to your liking, then the Trainways ?South Australian Trifecta? package offers exceptional value. From just $2135* per person twin share, experience Gold Kangaroo Service on the Indian Pacific, 2 nights accommodation in Adelaide, tour of the beautiful city of Adelaide, 3 night weekend cruise on the PS Murray Princess and an overnight Kangaroo Island Tour including Seal Bay and Flinders Chase National Park. (*Concession twin share)

Or if Darwin is calling, book your Trainways ?Kakadu Splendour? package from just $2545* and experience 3 nights in Darwin, Kakadu, Katherine Gorge and Gold Kangaroo Service on The Ghan from Darwin to Adelaide and the Indian Pacific through to Sydney. (*Concession twin share)

Travelling in style in Gold Kangaroo Service aboard these great trains is an experience you?ll remember long after your holiday is over. Gold Kangaroo Service twin sleeper cabin is an intimate lounge by day and a twin bedded room at night with its own compact ensuite bathroom. Complimentary toiletries and fresh bath towels are provided in all Gold Kangaroo Sleeper Cabins.

The Gold Kangaroo Service Lounge adjoins the sleeper carriages and is often the centre of activity for any journey. The cosy, club-like setting is an excellent place to socialize as well as enjoy the passing parade of Australian landscapes. This is the ideal place to gather for a drink before dinner or for a game of cards and a nightcap with new friends.

Gold Kangaroo Service

For a rail adventure with style and romance, Gold Kangaroo Service is the ideal option.

Gold Kangaroo Service guests can choose from twin or single sleeper cabins. Twin cabins have a comfortable three seater lounge for relaxing during the day and converts to an upper and lower sleeping berth at night.

Sleepers are fully serviced by a dedicated steward with fresh sheets, pillows and doonas. Each twin has a private ensuite with its own toilet, wash basin and shower. Single cabins have most of the features of the twin cabins except showers and toilets are located at the end of each carriage. Complimentary toiletries and bath towels are provided in all Gold Kangaroo Sleeper Cabins.

All meals are included in the fare and are served in the stylish Restaurant Car. Whether enjoying breakfast, lunch or dinner, guests can enjoy their meal while watching the Australian landscape go by. The ever changing menu will often feature native Australian cuisine. Quality wines and beverages also available for purchase.

Gold Kangaroo Service also offers a Lounge Car that comfortably seats up to 30 guests and is perfect for a quiet drink or enjoying the spectacular Australian landscape. It is here that strangers from around the world meet and get to know each other. The Lounge Car is divided into smoking and non-smoking sections. There is a good range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks to choose from as well as snacks and souvenirs. Complimentary tea and coffee is available 24 hours and music and commentary on the journey is available via the PA system.

For further enquiries, fares and information, please visit Great Southern Railways.