The Ghan Train. Luxury railway from Darwin to Adelaide Australia

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  • čas přidán 25. 04. 2014
  • 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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Komentáře • 72

  • @MrMousley
    @MrMousley Před 5 lety +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.

  • @gisme4648
    @gisme4648 Před 3 lety +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.

  • @nelsyacero8283
    @nelsyacero8283 Před rokem

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

  • @wdh47211
    @wdh47211 Před 10 lety +13

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

  • @gerberadi
    @gerberadi Před 9 lety +10

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

    • @tipsfortravellers
      @tipsfortravellers  Před 9 lety +1

      Hope you enjoy it. I loved the experience

    • @dalemiller5893
      @dalemiller5893 Před 4 lety

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

    • @k1rv0lak
      @k1rv0lak Před 3 lety

      Sooo... how was it?

  • @kayfurness6877
    @kayfurness6877 Před 4 lety

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

  • @anunggaming
    @anunggaming Před 5 lety +3

    The Ghan Train, nice video, wonderful train :)

  • @victoriap9151
    @victoriap9151 Před 3 lety +1

    I wish you journied on more train's.

  • @EntertainmentWorldz
    @EntertainmentWorldz Před 5 lety +2

    nice video

  • @CriticalThinker1967
    @CriticalThinker1967 Před 3 lety

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

  • @robertadams924
    @robertadams924 Před 8 lety +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.

  • @snuggles03
    @snuggles03 Před 9 lety +3

    great video, very informative.

    • @tipsfortravellers
      @tipsfortravellers  Před 9 lety

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

    • @jessesands9426
      @jessesands9426 Před 5 lety

      snuggles03 what's with the iron cross?

  • @adamchirgwin8036
    @adamchirgwin8036 Před rokem +1

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

    • @Dragon-Slay3r
      @Dragon-Slay3r Před 10 dny +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

  • @dylanshadowstar9779
    @dylanshadowstar9779 Před 3 lety

    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.

  • @tonymargiotta2745
    @tonymargiotta2745 Před 5 lety +1

    Great video and narration

    • @tipsfortravellers
      @tipsfortravellers  Před 5 lety

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

    • @tonymargiotta2745
      @tonymargiotta2745 Před 5 lety

      Tips For Travellers Would love to travel on it 😀

  • @phuongweary5433
    @phuongweary5433 Před 6 lety

    Cool

  • @Aussiechick111The
    @Aussiechick111The Před 10 lety +1

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

  • @mariajenner5486
    @mariajenner5486 Před 3 lety

    We going in march cant wai

  • @COLINJELY
    @COLINJELY Před 6 lety +1

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

  • @Kyleinasailing
    @Kyleinasailing Před 4 lety +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.

  • @tipsfortravellers
    @tipsfortravellers  Před 10 lety +1

  • @marktrescowthick9027
    @marktrescowthick9027 Před 14 dny

    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.

  • @PrinceMannofficial
    @PrinceMannofficial Před 6 lety +15

    This train name used to be THE AFGHAN TRAIN

  • @diassurya8978
    @diassurya8978 Před 9 lety +3

    how much for ticket ?

    • @slimyish
      @slimyish Před 7 lety +1

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

    • @tipsfortravellers
      @tipsfortravellers  Před 7 lety

      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 Před 6 lety

      How much is a return ticket

  • @rakeshbhardwaj4898
    @rakeshbhardwaj4898 Před 4 lety

    wawo

  • @wuclip4656
    @wuclip4656 Před 5 lety +1

    Afghan and now the ghan thanks Afghans 🌹🖤

  • @Dragon-Slay3r
    @Dragon-Slay3r Před 10 dny

    Theres a Charles Darwin train also
    just saying

  • @badgerattoadhall
    @badgerattoadhall Před 3 lety +1

    a different kind of cruise.

  • @tassie7325
    @tassie7325 Před 3 lety

    Why do so many CZcamsrs have so little understand the meaning "background music"?

  • @astrofabio68
    @astrofabio68 Před 9 lety

    the train has cinema or wifi?

    • @tipsfortravellers
      @tipsfortravellers  Před 8 lety

      No neither!

    • @astrofabio68
      @astrofabio68 Před 8 lety

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

    • @heli-crewhgs5285
      @heli-crewhgs5285 Před 5 lety +7

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

    • @Ghost-lu3ri
      @Ghost-lu3ri Před 4 lety

      Heli-Crew HGS spot on mate !!!

    • @pranabnaik
      @pranabnaik Před 4 lety +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.

  • @masudaahmed7990
    @masudaahmed7990 Před 3 lety

    Sponsored by The Ghan

  • @TheRailwayGuy175
    @TheRailwayGuy175 Před 3 lety

    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.

  • @SkandikFilm
    @SkandikFilm Před 9 lety +1

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

    • @tipsfortravellers
      @tipsfortravellers  Před 9 lety +3

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

    • @slimyish
      @slimyish Před 7 lety +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  Před 7 lety +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...!

  • @mazelder6051
    @mazelder6051 Před 8 lety +1

    not exactly the orient express, rather basic

    • @tipsfortravellers
      @tipsfortravellers  Před 8 lety +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 Před 6 lety +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 Před 5 lety +1

      Big difference!

  • @abdulrehmanachakzai3033

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

  • @dalemiller5893
    @dalemiller5893 Před 4 lety

    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.

  • @ThePolaroid669
    @ThePolaroid669 Před 3 lety +1

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