Journey Beyond has added 10 new departures for The Ghan between Adelaide and Darwin during January 2022.
With demand for travel and the 2022 season almost sold out, Journey Beyond has made the decision to operate the additional departures to accommodate people eager to travel or re-book previously postponed journeys.
Adelaide to Darwin: Sunday 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th January
Darwin to Adelaide: Wednesday 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th January, and 2nd February.
In addition to the new rail departure dates, three bespoke packages have been created to further enhance guests’ rail experience. These packages include:
Spirited Explorer – 8 days/7 nights, from $6,640 per person, Gold Twin Cabin, includes:
Two nights’ accommodation in Darwin including breakfast daily
Chartered return flights aboard a Cessna aircraft to the Cobourg Peninsula
Return transfers from Darwin hotel to Airport to meet the chartered flight
3 nights’ accommodation at Seven Spirit Bay, including all meals and activities
Transfer from hotel to Darwin Rail Terminal
2 nights aboard The Ghan, Darwin to Adelaide, including all meals, beverages and Off Train
Experiences in Katherine, Alice Springs and Manguri
Tropical Top End – 6 days/5 nights, from $2,245 per person, Gold Twin Cabin, includes:
Three nights’ accommodation in Darwin, including breakfast daily
One-day Litchfield National Park Waterfalls, including lunch and touring
Transfer from hotel to Darwin Rail Terminal
Three days aboard the Ghan from Darwin to Adelaide, including all meals, beverages and Off Train
Experiences in Katherine, Alice Springs and Manguri.
Enticing Adelaide – 6 days/5 nights, from $2,835 per person, Gold Twin Cabin, includes:
Three days aboard The Ghan from Darwin to Adelaide, including all meals, beverages and Off Train
Experiences in Katherine, Alice Springs, and Manguri
Transfer from Adelaide Parklands Terminal to hotel
Three nights’ accommodation in Adelaide, including breakfast daily
One-day Taste the Barossa Premium Tour, a region known for its incredible Shiraz and other world-renowned wines.
Peter Egglestone, Chief Commercial Officer at Journey Beyond said guests of January departures could expect the usual hallmark hospitality, premium food and wine, and the excitement of travelling through Australia’s vast interior.
“We recognise people are eager to travel and January is a time that typically suits holiday schedules,” Egglestone said. “Many people haven’t experienced the north during this time of year and January and February are considered by those in the know as the most beautiful time in the Top End. Sunny days and afternoon rains that refresh the landscape, and the waterfalls are in full flow – it’s spectacular.”
“These dates are now available for booking and based on The Ghan’s popularity and people’s keenness for travel, we don’t anticipate availability to last long,” Egglestone concluded.
To enhance and protect guest wellbeing while travelling, Journey Beyond has integrated JourneySafe measures including additional stringent cleaning and sanitising, new staff training, physical distancing and ‘fit for travel’ checks into all its rail journeys.
