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Escorted Grand Tours

Be they multi-centre breaks or cross continent journeys, Grand Tours are the trip of a lifetime. Some tours favour breadth, covering vast tracts of land across a wide region, while others focus on more detailed explorations of smaller areas.

The traditional Grand Tours became a trend in Britain around the seventeenth century but was the preserve of the super rich. With the introduction of train travel the Tour became open to the upper middle classes. Unfortunately the number of people taking the Grand Tour has declined in recent years as more and more young people are taking gap years in exotic locations rather than learning more about their own part of the world. In honour of the original Grand Tour we have compiled a selection of train journeys which are in keeping with the ideals of education and enlightenment as well as reflecting the make up of the modern world.

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Vietnam, Cambodia & the Mekong Delta
4.7 stars(106 reviews)
2024SepOctNovDec
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18 days from
£3,495 pp
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A Grand Tour of Italy
4.2 stars(51 reviews)
2024SepOct
12 days from
£3,595 pp
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Grand Alpine Explorer
4.5 stars(21 reviews)
2024AugSep
2025AprMayJunJulAugSep
14 days from
£4,295 pp
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South African Adventure
3.9 stars(12 reviews)
2024Oct
2025MarOctNov
19 days from
£8,495 pp
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The Trans-American Rail Tour
4.5 stars(30 reviews)
2025AprMayJunSepOct
18 days from
£5,495 pp
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Milford Sound
4.5 stars(48 reviews)
2024SepNov
2025JanFebMarNov
21 days from
£5,995 pp
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Blue Mountains
No Single Supplement
4.6 stars(23 reviews)
2024SepOctNov
2025FebMarSepOctNov
21 days from
£6,295 pp
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Darjeeling & the Last Himalayan Kingdom
4.8 stars(25 reviews)
2024Oct
2025FebMarOctNov
16 days from
£5,095 pp
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Taj Mahal, Agra
No Single Supplement
4.7 stars(202 reviews)
2024SepOctNovDec
2025JanFebMarAprSep...
14 days from
£1,895 pp
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No Single Supplement
14 days from
£1,895
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  • DestinationIndia
  • Starts / EndsLondon Heathrow
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportFlight, Rail, Coach
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The Northern Lights & Lapland
Free Flight Upgrade
4.4 stars(204 reviews)
2025JanFebMar
10 days from
£2,795 pp
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£2,795
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  • DestinationNorway, Sweden
  • Starts / EndsLondon Heathrow
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportFlight, Rail, Coach
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Grand Imperial Cities
4.6 stars(160 reviews)
2024AugSepOct
2025MarMayJunJulAug...
12 days from
£2,795 pp
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12 days from
£2,795
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  • DestinationAustria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary
  • Starts / EndsSt Pancras International
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportRail
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Vietnam, Cambodia & the Mekong Delta
4.7 stars(106 reviews)
2024SepOctNovDec
2025JanFebMarAprSep...
18 days from
£3,495 pp
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18 days from
£3,495
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  • DestinationCambodia, Vietnam
  • Starts / EndsLondon Heathrow
  • AccommodationRail, Hotel
  • TransportFlight, Rail, Coach
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Canada Coast to Coast rail holiday
4.1 stars(50 reviews)
2025AprMayJunJulSepOct
19 days from
£5,395 pp
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19 days from
£5,395
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  • DestinationCanada
  • Starts / EndsLondon Heathrow
  • AccommodationRail, Hotel
  • TransportFlight, Rail, Coach
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Discovering Japan
4.4 stars(69 reviews)
2024AugSepOct
2025MarAprMaySepOct
14 days from
£5,495 pp
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14 days from
£5,495
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  • DestinationJapan
  • Starts / EndsLondon Heathrow
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportFlight, Rail, Coach
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Grand Alpine Explorer
4.5 stars(21 reviews)
2024AugSep
2025AprMayJunJulAugSep
14 days from
£4,295 pp
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14 days from
£4,295
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  • DestinationAustria, Germany, Switzerland
  • Starts / EndsSt Pancras International / London Heathrow
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportRail, Coach
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The Trans-American Rail Tour
4.5 stars(30 reviews)
2025AprMayJunSepOct
18 days from
£5,495 pp
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18 days from
£5,495
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  • DestinationUSA
  • Starts / EndsLondon Heathrow
  • AccommodationRail, Hotel
  • TransportFlight, Rail, Coach
Map and accommodation
Grand Tour of Japan
2024Oct
2025MarAprMaySepOct
16 days from
£6,395 pp
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16 days from
£6,395
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  • DestinationJapan
  • Starts / EndsLondon Heathrow
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportFlight, Rail, Coach
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Milford Sound
4.5 stars(48 reviews)
2024SepNov
2025JanFebMarNov
21 days from
£5,995 pp
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21 days from
£5,995
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  • DestinationNew Zealand
  • Starts / EndsLondon Heathrow
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportFlight, Rail, Coach
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Tigers, the Taj Mahal and Mumbai
Flight Upgrade
4.7 stars(44 reviews)
2024SepOctNov
2025JanFebMarAprSep...
11 days from
£1,695 pp
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Flight Upgrade
11 days from
£1,695
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  • DestinationIndia
  • Starts / EndsLondon Heathrow
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportFlight, Rail
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Angkor Wat
4.5 stars(30 reviews)
2024SepOctNov
14 days from
£2,695 pp
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14 days from
£2,695
per person
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  • DestinationCambodia, Vietnam
  • Starts / EndsLondon Heathrow
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportFlight, Rail, Coach
Map and accommodation
Our customers love our Grand Tours tours
Machu Picchu and the Andes
2/Jul
Shantilal Singadia
5 stars
“Great itinerary and a fabulous Tour Manager, Jane Kotz. The itinerary covered all the key places to visit in Peru brilliantly coordinated by Jane Kotz. We would thoroughly recommend this Tour.
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Portugal and the Douro
30/Jun
Mr Purse
5 stars
“Wonderful holiday made even better by Great Rails attention to detail and the wonderful tour manager
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Grand Imperial Cities
28/Jun
A Cooper
5 stars
“ALL HOTELS WERE GOOD. EXCELLENT GUIDE
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Slovenia, Croatia & Montenegro: The Adriatic Coast
28/Jun
Swaffy
5 stars
“We selected this holiday to enable us to visit some places we have always wanted to go to and we were not disappointed. The highlights being Lake Bled, the Plitvice Lakes and the Postojna Caves all of which were amazing, but our visits to Ljubljana, Hvar, Dubrovnik and Montenegro were equally as good. The hotels were of a very good standard and in most cases in good locations which made getting about in our free time very easy. The travel arrangements were at times a little challenging on the German Trains which were not very reliable but our Tour Manager did a very good job in sorting things out and getting us to Munich at the end of our first day although it was rather later than expected but there was a hot meal waiting for us which was very welcome. Overall the holiday was excellent made all the more enjoyable by a good group of travellers which we think makes all the difference.
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Grand Alpine Explorer
25/Jun
PJ Warwickshire
5 stars
“Great trip, good hotels, great travelling companions and super guide...Ivan Mayers!
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Wonders of Canada and The Rocky Mountaineer
15/Jun
Mrs Louise French
5 stars
“What an amazing trip! The whole journey was just what we wanted, the scenery, wildlife (we saw a grizzly bear and cubs!), trains and excursions. It was extremely well organised and Ivan our tour manager was excellent.
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Grand Tour of America
7/Jun
Paul Richards
5 stars
“A fantastic trip across America experiencing the diversity of the country from mist and fog in San Francisco to the heat of Las Vegas and snow at Silverton in the mountains. Martin our tour manager was very knowledgeable and experienced and gave information about the places we visited plus suggestions for places to eat. Some early starts some days but to be expected with all that was packed into the tour. Would definitely recommend but you are living out of a suitcase for nearly 3 weeks so think about what you are going to take with you.
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Tracks of the Deep South
7/Jun
Mr. Christopher Alan Hill
5 stars
“A great tour, bringing together music and cultural history. A good bunch of people on the tour too.
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Grand Tour of Vietnam and Cambodia
6/May
D Phillips
5 stars
“The tour was informative including all modes of travel,fantastic scenery, informative local tour guides and same minded people in the tour group. Wonderful experience.
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