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Historic trains and legendary routes!
The 10 most beautiful journeys in the world by train!
Do you love slow travel or prefer to take the scenic route to your destination? Do you love being able to admire incredible landscapes directly from your window? Well if you answered yes, you've come to the write post. Today we want to show you the top ten most beautiful trains in the world! Get ready to be amazed and inspired for your next train-ride excursion.
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1. Orient Express
A ride on the Orient Express is an adventure of a lifetime! You can cross Europe in the unusual interiors of a train designed originally in 1883. Every detail was taken into consideration on the train. Even some of the train cars from the 1920s and 1930s were used to make it!
You can choose routes with restored 100-year-old carriages between the following cities: Paris, London, Budapest, Venice, Prague, Bucharest, Vienna and all the way to Istanbul!
You can choose the Twin, Cabin Suite and Grand Suite compartments, and while driving, guests are assigned a private steward who takes care of their comfort. The train is equipped with a Bar Car, where you can relax with exquisite drinks - it is recommended to try the drink "Guilty 12", based on the famous book "Murder in the Orient Express".
Fonte: https://www.luxury-trains.co.uk/
2. Belmond Andean Explorer, Peru
It is the first luxury train in South America (est. 2017) and the route extends from Cusco to Puno on Lake Titicaca. In addition, you can also extend the trip and continue to Arequipa.
The entire route is truly picturesque, the train travels at an altitude of 4,800 meters above sea level, it can accommodate only 48 passengers on board and also has a wonderful spa!
Fonte: https://www.belmond.com/trains
3. Rocky Mountaineer, Canada
There are many ways to enjoy the amazing views of the Canadian Rockies, but by far, viewing them from the transparent train is one of the most exciting. A comfortable ride, a relatively short ride time, an onboard bar, and breathtaking scenery all around you.
The train passes through the mountains, forests, and wild nature, and passengers can comfortably watch it all from their seats. In addition to transparent wagons, the train has an additional viewing platform outside! Check it out for yourself and book a ride as soon as you're in Canada next!
Fonte: https://www.rockymountaineer.com/goldleaf
4. Blue Train, South Africa
"A window to the heart of Africa". The blue train travels between Pretoria and Cape Town. One of the greatest attractions of traveling on this train is the ride through Kruger Park, where you feel like you're on a safari, watching wild animals.
If you want, you can also get off here and stay overnight in one of the hotels in this area. The Blue Train itself is a luxury 5 star hotel on wheels. You can choose to travel north or south. The first train offers 37 cabins for 74 guests, the second — 29 cabins for 58 guests. Also in the rear of the train from its last wagon you can perfectly observe how the landscape changes outside. Each car also has monitors that show what is happening at the front of the train.
Fonte: http://www.bluetrain.co.za/
5. The Jacobite (Hogwarts Express), Scotland
You can ride this train like your favourite characters from the Harry Potter books (the Hogwarts Express)! The whole journey takes place in a beautiful Scottish landscape: starting near the highest mountain in Great Britain, Ben Nevis, the train visits Great Britain's westernmost main station, Arisaig, then it flows close to Britain's deepest freshwater lake, Loch Morar, and the UK's shortest river, the Morar River, finally reaching the deepest sea lake in Europe, Loch Nevis!
The train stops on the route to Mallaig in the village of Glenfinnan. Behind Glenfinnan are the beautiful villages of Lochailort, Arisaig, Morar and Mallaig. You can get off in Arisaig at the guard's request. From here, on a clear summer day, you can see the "Little Islands" of Rum, Eigg, Muck, Canna and the southern tip of Skye.The train continues past Morar and the silvery beaches used in the films "Highlander" and "Local Hero".
Fonte: https://westcoastrailways.co.uk/
6. Belmond Grand Hibernian, Ireland
There are several routes that can be taken on this luxurious train which touches some of the most beautiful and symbolic places in Ireland.
One of the big attractions is the look of the train itself, inspired by the Dublin style of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and elements that refer to the folklore and tradition of old Ireland.
Fonte: https://www.belmond.com/trains
7. The Cloud Train, Argentina
The Cloud Train is one of the best ways to see the beautiful landscapes of Salta and the surrounding area in northern Argentina from above. The greatest spectacle of this region are the incredible rock formations and rolling hills of unusual colors.
The translation of the name of the train is train for the clouds and they called it this way for a specific reason, in fact it reaches 4,220 m above sea level!
Fonte: https://trenalasnubes.com.ar/inicio-es/
8. The Presidential, Portugal
The flagship of Portugal's railways, the presidential train has hosted kings, presidents, heads of state and popes for over a century. The train consisted of five luxury carriages: the Head of State's Hall, the Chamber of Ministers, the Communication and Security carriage, the dining room and the journalists' carriage.
The train was restored in 2010 and offers travelers a truly unique experience!
Fonte: https://www.thepresidentialtrain.com/en/comboio
9. Golden Eagle Trans – Siberian Express
The Golden Eagle Trans will take you across 9 time zones on a journey you won't forget for the rest of your life. The luxury train was commissioned in 2017 and travels not only in Russia, but also in Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and other countries.
There are various tours to choose from, some of which last up to two weeks, the famous Moscow - Vladivostok route or the Silk Road route from Moscow to Beijing. However, you don't have to worry about frost, as the wagons have underfloor heating!
Fonte: https://www.goldeneagleluxurytrains.com/
10. Maharajas Express, India
The Maharaja Express was born in 2010 as a reconstruction of the beautiful carriages used to transport the Maharajas and today it can carry only 88 passengers.
The routes lead to the most interesting places in India: Agra (where you will see Taj Mahal), Jaipur, Udaipur and Ranthambore (where Bengal tigers live in the wild), colorful Rajasthan or Varanasi, where you can see the royal heritage and the essence of Hindu spiritualism.