GW TRAVEL LIMITED

Voyages of a Lifetime by Private Train

GW Travel is the world's leading operator of exclusive, long-distance rail tours. Their Voyages of a Lifetime by Private Train™ operate worldwide through Russia and the CIS, Mongolia, China, Tibet, Canada, India and Africa.

GW Travel's philosophy is to provide private rail tours for the adventure traveller who is drawn to the excitement of visiting these fabulous, and often remote, destinations but wants to appreciate them in style.

Trans-Siberian Express

Intriguing, delightful, beautiful, mysterious… all this can be said of Russia, a vast land stretching from the shores of the Baltic to the Sea of Japan and to within sight of Alaska.

Long cloaked in mystery, Russia is only now revealing its magnificent treasures to outside eyes: from the monumental buildings of Moscow to the magnificent Ural mountains, the endless Steppes and the clear waters of Lake Baikal (the world’s largest freshwater lake), this extraordinary country never ceases to amaze. Steeped in history and with an incredible legacy of art, music and literature, this is the land of Catherine the Great, of Tchaikovsky, Tolstoy and the Communist revolution. Today’s Russia wears its history with pride, as shown by a recent resurgence of interest in the pre-Soviet past.

More than twice the size of the USA this, the world’s biggest country, boasts 11 of the world’s 24 time zones: when the sun rises in Moscow it has already set in the lands bordering the Bering Sea.

Across this great country the Trans-Siberian Railway runs like a steel ribbon connecting east and west. Opened in stages between 1891 and 1916, this extraordinary engineering achievement is a vital national asset – and by far the best way to experience the grandeur of Russia’s rarely visited interior.

It is no surprise that Churchill once described Russia as “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma”. Join us to unravel that riddle on the greatest railway journey in the world… and on the most luxurious of trains.

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Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express

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Canada

Canada . . . beautiful land of the Rockies, maple syrup, the ‘Mounties’ – and brave settlers determined to colonise the remotest areas and forge a new life.

The days of the ‘colonists’ may be over, but the country they made their own is as lovely as ever. From the wide-open spaces and deep river valleys to the peaks of the snow-capped mountains, much of Canada is even today a true wilderness. Eagle, deer, beaver and bear are common sights. Yet the rugged scenery of the Rockies is only part of the story: despite having one of the lowest population densities in the world, Canada is home to dynamic cities like Vancouver or Calgary – venue for the ‘Calgary Stampede’, the world’s biggest rodeo show.

Fortunately, the settlers’ way of travelling is still around too: the remarkable Canadian Pacific Railway. For the men who built this incredible engineering feat in the 19th Century, the extraordinary scenery it had to penetrate was a huge challenge. For today’s visitor it means that riding the CPR is one of the world’s great experiences… and especially when you do it in a private train hauled by a lovingly restored steam locomotive.

From its remotest to its busiest parts Canada is a remarkable country. A journey across it is something you’ll never forget.

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Rockies Rail Experience via Banff

Rockies Rail Experience via Crowsnest

Rockies Rail Round Trip - Calgary to Calgary

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