The Ghan Train. Luxury railway from Darwin to Adelaide Australia

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  • Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
  • Join the video tour on the luxury Ghan train that travels over 3 days and 2 nights between Darwin in Northern Territory Australia to Adelaide in South Australia stopping at Alice Springs and Katherine Gorge. In this video I explore the train, Platinum and Gold Class accommodation, and the excursions included in the fare.
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  • @MrMousley
    @MrMousley 5 років тому +9

    I have just returned from a trip on The Ghan and it was the highlight of my holiday. It truly is one of the great rail journeys of the world. Superlative service on and off board. An unmissable experience never to be forgotten. Well worth every Australian dollar. Not to be missed. Better than the Orient Express.

    • @tipsfortravellers
      @tipsfortravellers  5 років тому +1

      Agree 100% !!

    • @unlockingsnow8571
      @unlockingsnow8571 5 років тому +1

      Was there wifi onboard?

    • @MrMousley
      @MrMousley 5 років тому +2

      Yes there was.@@unlockingsnow8571

    • @nicholaskirk9810
      @nicholaskirk9810 6 днів тому

      Fantastic! It’s on my bucket list but I’d need a lottery win first, LOL!!!! All the very best, 🇬🇧👍👍👍👊.

  • @wdh47211
    @wdh47211 10 років тому +13

    That was great. Thanks for posting....You have a great voice for narration.

  • @nelsyacero8283
    @nelsyacero8283 Рік тому

    This video is very informative and we can travel only by this video. Thanks a lot

  • @gisme4648
    @gisme4648 3 роки тому +1

    Your video brought back wonderful memories of our Ghan experience. I did notice that the platinum class dining car has been redecorated since your filming but everything else appeared the same. Thanks for posting.

  • @gerberadi
    @gerberadi 9 років тому +10

    I go on it next week. I am excited!!!

    • @tipsfortravellers
      @tipsfortravellers  9 років тому +1

      Hope you enjoy it. I loved the experience

    • @dalemiller5893
      @dalemiller5893 4 роки тому

      You will be sorry it's so boring and all the food is micro waved,good luck..

    • @k1rv0lak
      @k1rv0lak 3 роки тому

      Sooo... how was it?

  • @anunggaming
    @anunggaming 5 років тому +3

    The Ghan Train, nice video, wonderful train :)

  • @Kyleinasailing
    @Kyleinasailing 4 роки тому +5

    As a Pom, I helped build this railway back in 75 or so. My job was to drive a roller, squasher , compacter thing but there was always a rush at the end of the day to refuel, ready for next morning. The Italians, in bulldozers, got very narkey if you tried barging infront. I think most of the workers were the worse for booze most of the time. Saw quite a few accidents and, by god, it was hot. A lot of snakes too. I only did it for two weeks until a full time profi took over. Don't remember them paying me either. So, don't forget that, next time your in the luxury suit.

  • @kayfurness6877
    @kayfurness6877 5 років тому

    jst got home from the Darwin to Adelaide journey superb service very special country

  • @CriticalThinker1967
    @CriticalThinker1967 3 роки тому

    So cool dude. I follow you cruise vlogs and live in Adelaide. Was a big surprise to find this :’

  • @victoriap9151
    @victoriap9151 3 роки тому +1

    I wish you journied on more train's.

  • @robertadams924
    @robertadams924 8 років тому +4

    I travelled on the original Ghan with the narrow gauge track it went from Adelaide to Alice Springs there was no track to Darwin the everything at that point was shipped on by road.It was a lovely old train whith great character looks like they have taken it all a bit over the top now for rich tourists.

  • @adamchirgwin8036
    @adamchirgwin8036 Рік тому +1

    I have be on the ghan and it was just great I live near train tracks near Melbourne

    • @Dragon-Slay3r
      @Dragon-Slay3r 2 місяці тому +1

      I'm not here to convince anybody of anything, each to their own beliefs having said that I have a job to do and if I can't reach out to people ( helps people regardless of backgrounds) then I have to put them on different lists for sorting
      energies are waiting

  • @EntertainmentWorldz
    @EntertainmentWorldz 6 років тому +2

    nice video

  • @nicholaskirk9810
    @nicholaskirk9810 6 днів тому

    If I was ever to win the lottery the first thing I would do is fly to Australia and book a platinum class trip on the Ghan train and then visit the Ausarmour collection and then do the touristy bits for a month. If only? That said I do buy a couple of tickets every week? All the best, 🇬🇧👍👍👍👊.

  • @dylanshadowstar9779
    @dylanshadowstar9779 3 роки тому

    A note to be made. There's two versions of the gold class rooms. Rooms for two people as you mentioned. But I was Gold class and had a room for one, a chair that folds into a bed but unlike the rooms meantioned, no private toilet or shower. But it was still gold class as I was entitled to the tours and other luxuries.

  • @snuggles03
    @snuggles03 10 років тому +3

    great video, very informative.

    • @tipsfortravellers
      @tipsfortravellers  10 років тому

      Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Really pleased you enjoyed the video.

    • @jessesands9426
      @jessesands9426 6 років тому

      snuggles03 what's with the iron cross?

  • @marktrescowthick9027
    @marktrescowthick9027 2 місяці тому

    My wife and I were booked on the Ghan (platinum sleeper) in late May. 4 days before we were due to head off, her father died.
    Now, I get that their terms say that cancelling at such short notice means no refund, I really do. But I would have expected a halfway decent company to offer some sort of token partial credit for a future trip. Just as a gesture of good faith.
    But no.
    Beyond are beyond belief.
    Not only will I never travel with them, I will - and am - telling everyone I know this story.

  • @tonymargiotta2745
    @tonymargiotta2745 5 років тому +1

    Great video and narration

    • @tipsfortravellers
      @tipsfortravellers  5 років тому

      Thanks. Great to hear you found helpful. I really appreciate you watching 😀

    • @tonymargiotta2745
      @tonymargiotta2745 5 років тому

      Tips For Travellers Would love to travel on it 😀

  • @tipsfortravellers
    @tipsfortravellers  10 років тому +1

  • @Aussiechick111The
    @Aussiechick111The 10 років тому +1

    I'm hoping to go on it next year with my dad!

  • @PrinceMannofficial
    @PrinceMannofficial 6 років тому +15

    This train name used to be THE AFGHAN TRAIN

  • @mariajenner5486
    @mariajenner5486 4 роки тому

    We going in march cant wai

  • @COLINJELY
    @COLINJELY 6 років тому +1

    Hopefully you will be able to do a video of the Indian Pacific one day?

  • @phuongweary5433
    @phuongweary5433 6 років тому

    Cool

  • @tassie7325
    @tassie7325 3 роки тому

    Why do so many UA-camrs have so little understand the meaning "background music"?

  • @badgerattoadhall
    @badgerattoadhall 3 роки тому +1

    a different kind of cruise.

  • @Dragon-Slay3r
    @Dragon-Slay3r 2 місяці тому

    Theres a Charles Darwin train also
    just saying

  • @wuclip4656
    @wuclip4656 5 років тому +1

    Afghan and now the ghan thanks Afghans 🌹🖤

  • @diassurya8978
    @diassurya8978 9 років тому +3

    how much for ticket ?

    • @slimyish
      @slimyish 7 років тому +1

      Average around $2000 well worth it, I can't wait to do it

    • @tipsfortravellers
      @tipsfortravellers  7 років тому

      It is quite costly but I really felt the investment was worth the experience. It is such a famous and iconic trip and being one of the people to do it made it special. Hope you love it when you do it. I loved every minute of it.

    • @myvideostoplayablemedia3804
      @myvideostoplayablemedia3804 6 років тому

      How much is a return ticket

  • @TheRailwayGuy175
    @TheRailwayGuy175 4 роки тому

    Imagine this train is a double-deck. The lower one has a small vehicle that travels the entire length of this deck that carries people.

  • @masudaahmed7990
    @masudaahmed7990 4 роки тому

    Sponsored by The Ghan

  • @rakeshbhardwaj4898
    @rakeshbhardwaj4898 4 роки тому

    wawo

  • @SkandikFilm
    @SkandikFilm 9 років тому +1

    Great train, but probably not much to see along the line.

    • @tipsfortravellers
      @tipsfortravellers  9 років тому +3

      It was great experience. As landscape changes so much along way quite a bit to see though love limited

    • @slimyish
      @slimyish 7 років тому +9

      Bit of a bleak outlook, the endless red centre, the sunrise and sunset, the changing landscape, it's all about how you choose to see it. A very simple person won't see much, but a person with a rich personality and open mind will see a lot

    • @tipsfortravellers
      @tipsfortravellers  7 років тому +2

      Yes agree. The Ghan is as much about experiencing he journey and the train as the sights along the way. Though I found the scenery fascination and spent hours watching it pass by. A lot of it was so unique and unusual I felt. But I can (as you say) see why some would not find it as enthralling...!

  • @ThePolaroid669
    @ThePolaroid669 3 роки тому +1

    Nice video except for the annoying 1980s porno music in the background.

  • @abdulrehmanachakzai3033
    @abdulrehmanachakzai3033 Рік тому

    this line was founded by the hard work of AFGHAN cameleer my ancestors

  • @dalemiller5893
    @dalemiller5893 4 роки тому

    Went on the ghan last month, I missed my dinner time and was told sorry your too late and missed out all together, couldn't purchase any food what's so ever. I never slept one night due to the clicky clack, got to Darwin and was a mental wreck now iam in a asylum.

  • @astrofabio68
    @astrofabio68 9 років тому

    the train has cinema or wifi?

    • @tipsfortravellers
      @tipsfortravellers  9 років тому

      No neither!

    • @astrofabio68
      @astrofabio68 9 років тому

      +Tips For Travellers but is a too long trip!!!

    • @heli-crewhgs5285
      @heli-crewhgs5285 5 років тому +7

      Fuck cinemas and WiFi! Look out of the bloody window, or talk to people!

    • @Ghost-lu3ri
      @Ghost-lu3ri 4 роки тому

      Heli-Crew HGS spot on mate !!!

    • @pranabnaik
      @pranabnaik 4 роки тому +1

      People like you shouldn't travel if you want to be looking at a screen all the time. They have excursions, look out of the window, talk to your fellow passengers. Loads to keep you occupied.

  • @mazelder6051
    @mazelder6051 8 років тому +1

    not exactly the orient express, rather basic

    • @tipsfortravellers
      @tipsfortravellers  8 років тому +1

      +Maz Elder it is not as plush as some of the other luxury trains around the world - but was a great experience still. But (as you say) not very luxury

    • @pranabnaik
      @pranabnaik 6 років тому +2

      The Ghan can be classified as luxury. The Orient is for more uptight snooty idiots, and doesn't have showers(some luxury).

    • @jimcrawford5039
      @jimcrawford5039 6 років тому +1

      Big difference!