Travel around the world: eight classic routes of train travel

After the plane reduced the space, the sense of distance given by travel disappeared. The rapid switching of space may make our travel goal more direct, but it also makes us miss a lot.

Traveling by train, watching where the train passes, the leaves gradually turn yellow, the temperature gradually drops, the altitude gradually rises, and the landscape changes slowly, but it is obvious. The feeling of this trip is the most profound.

If on the train, the scenery along the way is as beautiful as a picture scroll, and there are comfortable beds and exquisite food on the train, you can sit by the window, enjoy a cup of fragrant coffee and enjoy the scenery outside the window, which is another pleasant enjoyment.

TOP 1 south Africa's "pride of Africa" train is the best train tour route.

Driving section: Pretoria, South Africa to Cape Town, Victoria Falls, passing through Kimberley, a famous diamond city in South Africa.

Reason for ranking: Rovos Rail, the pride of Africa, can be regarded as one of the most luxurious trains in the world. Every carriage on the train can be regarded as a work of art, which is classical, exquisite and comfortable. The place where the train passes is the southern grassland of South Africa. Looking up, you can see the stars all over the sky. Looking down, it is a flat prairie, and maybe you will meet some wild animals. The beauty of the scenery makes people think.

The headquarters of the "Pride of Africa" train is in Pretoria, South Africa. A classical ceremony will be held before boarding the train. After the welcome speech by the person in charge of the train company, the service girl will guide the guests into the carriage. On the train, only two rooms are designed for each carriage, which makes each suite more than 10 square meters, showing a strong aristocratic atmosphere. The room is all made of wood, and there is plenty of light in it. A Juck Zhang queen bed is located on the side of the room.

The bathroom in the car is no worse than a star hotel. The spacious bathroom provides 24-hour hot water, and the big bathtub faces the glass window. You can enjoy the African grassland scenery outside the window while taking a bath.

Of course, the dining car on the train is also worth mentioning. Each dining table is covered with a white tablecloth and crystal wine glasses, showing a romantic atmosphere. After dinner, I strolled to the observation deck at the end of the train, feeling like I was outside the car. I looked up and the stars seemed close at hand.

Boarding guide

Train routes include two routes from Victoria Falls to Pretoria and from Pretoria to Cape Town, which are expensive and must be booked in advance.

TOP2 Swiss Gold Pass

Driving section: The Golden Pass is a masterpiece of Switzerland's essence landscape, starting from Lake Lucerne in the center of Switzerland, connecting Lucerne, Interlaken, Zweismen and Monteru in series, and extending all the way to Lake Geneva, which is known as the "Swiss Blue Coast".

Reason for ranking: Although Switzerland is not a big country, its scenery is one of the best in Europe. The developed railway network also makes train travel the best choice. In Switzerland, of course, the most admired route is the "Golden Passage", which passes through several beautiful lakes in Switzerland and Jungfrau, the highest peak in Europe. The beautiful scenery everywhere makes people blink. As tourists say, the golden pass is a collection of Swiss landscape essence, just like the golden tourist route in Switzerland.

The Golden Pass is not a train, but is relayed by three kinds of sightseeing trains, including Bunin Sightseeing Express from Lucerne to Interlaken, Blue Train from Interlaken to Zviswen and Crystal Sightseeing Express from Zviswen to Montreux. This kind of sightseeing train, in addition to the beautiful scenery along the way, is also equipped with oversized glass windows so that passengers' eyes will not miss any scenery.

Starting from the first stop in Lucerne, this lakeside town is more quiet and refined against the backdrop of the Alps. After boarding the train, the scenery along the way is mainly lakes and plains. Arriving in Interlaken, close to Lake BreHonghu and Lake Thun, there are also charming scenery, and the Jungfrau not far away makes the city famous. The top of Jungfrau is 3454 meters high and covered with white snow and ice. Looking from the train, you can see the magnificent snow peak and glacier landscape of Jungfrau in the distance. Her graceful figure makes people linger.

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If you want to climb the summit of Jungfrau, you must transfer to a special train. The fee is not included in the gold card fee. Up to the top of the mountain, you can do all kinds of snow activities and enjoy the Alps on the observation deck, which is an indescribable spectacular scenery.

TOP3 Canadian Rocky Mountain Sightseeing Train

Driving route: The journey from Vancouver to Jasper and Banff National Park will also pass Banff Hot Springs, Lake Louis, Kicking Horse Valley, Spiral Tunnel, South Thompson Valley, Hell Gate, Fishha Valley and Banff, Glacier National Park, Jasper National Park and Columbia Ice Sheet, and finally reach Cowboy City Calgary.

Reason for ranking: This train is specially designed for sightseeing. The skylight above the carriage is connected with the wide glass windows on both sides, allowing visitors to feel the scenery of the Rocky Mountain more thoroughly. Moreover, the train only runs during the day and gets off at night to rest in the urban area, so you don't miss any beautiful scenery.

Boarding the Rocky Mountain sightseeing train, the train slowly entered the coastal mountainous area in the early morning breeze. Visitors can enjoy breakfast in the luxurious cockpit and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the coastal mountains. In the afternoon, the train slowly circled in the rugged South Thompson Valley, with mountains on one side and rolling rapids on the other. The most famous and narrowest canyon is Hell's Gate Canyon, where millions of gallons of river water carry sediment and roar like a rainbow every second. After dinner, the train arrived at Ganlu, and the train fare included accommodation here. Visitors can visit the town at will.

The next day, I boarded the sightseeing train again, and the train once again entered the South Thompson Valley eastward. There were many scenic spots along the way, and I sat in the carriage and enjoyed them up close.

Boarding guide

Rocky Mountain trains can be used as part of Canada's tour. You can take clothes, toiletries and personal health care drugs with you on the train, and large suitcases will be put on the train for the night until the terminal.

Train trips are occasionally delayed due to force majeure, so it is best not to arrange connecting flights or other long-distance transportation and sightseeing trips that are too urgent.

TOP4 Asia Orient Express

Driving section: Starting from Kuala Lumpur, passing through Penang, Kedah, Thailand, Hua Hin and Bangkok.

Reason for ranking: Do you want to try a luxurious train trip and only go far away? In fact, there are also comfortable train tours in Southeast Asia, which we thought were familiar with.

The Asian Orient Express runs between Thailand and Malaysia, and is the Asian version of the European Orient Express. The equipment and service of Orient Express are completely in accordance with the standards of five-star hotels. This is a rare luxury train in Asia. The colorful dinner on the train makes people feel like they are in the life of European aristocrats.

The Malaysian and Thai governments have adjusted the schedules of other trains for this luxury express train so that it can pass the best scenic spots during the day.

From Kuala Lumpur to the north, all the way through well-preserved natural jungles, tropical rainforests and lakes, the air is filled with turquoise. After Penang, before entering the Matai border, you will pass through Kedah, where you can see large rice fields and traditional Malay stilts everywhere. Continue north to Hua Hin, passing through the narrowest area adjacent to Myanmar in Thailand. The tranquil Hua Hin is the summer city of the royal family Rama VI in Thailand, which is filled with ancient Thai customs.

Boarding guide

Passengers can wear casual clothes on the train. It is stipulated that you should wear formal clothes at dinner time in the evening. Three meals are provided in the car, and the cost is included in the tour fare. But the meal fee does not include drinks, so passengers have to pay extra.

TOP5 Swiss Glacier Train

Driving part: This train passes through the Alps. From St. Morizet to Zermatt via Davos or Kul, pass through 9 1 tunnel and 29 1 bridge along the way, and reach the Upper Alps at an altitude of 2033 meters.

Reason for ranking: Switzerland's developed railway system has prepared many railway tourist routes for tourists. In addition to the golden passage, there is also a famous glacier train, which is dominated by glacier landscape. The glacier train with a speed of only 35 kilometers per hour is called "the slowest sightseeing train in the world".

The railway runs through the Alps, where there are many strange rocks. Difference between the highest point and the lowest point 1.429 m. Reaching Maxiong Peak is the climax of the landscape. The scenery along the way is changeable, and streams, valleys, waterfalls, villages and fields are all beautiful. TOP6 german Alps train

Driving section: Depart from the forest road next to Boden Lake, cross numerous mountain cities along the long and winding ridge line of the Alps, and go straight to Kony Lake (also known as King Lake) in the easternmost Berchtesgaden.

Reason for ranking: The drive from Munich, Germany to Innsbruck, Austria is not long, but you can experience the wonderful feeling of the train crossing the Alps.

The route travels around the borders of Germany, Switzerland and Austria, crossing mountains and connecting countless lakes, large and small, and is full of natural wonders of lakes, mountains and fields, which makes people fascinated.

TOP7 hiram-Bingham train in South America

Driving section: From Cuzco to Machu Picchu, through the lush Inca sacred valley, along the swift Urubanma River to the west, into the steep mountains and steep cliffs, to reach this famous ancient city in the fog.

Reason for ranking: If you don't see Machu Picchu in Peru, it's like going to China without climbing the Great Wall. Machu Picchu is a sacred place in the hearts of Peruvians and a witness to the ancient Inca civilization. If you take the hiram-Bingham train and enter the forest along the Andes, the mystery of Machu Picchu will be even more fascinating.

This luxury train has only four carriages, a passenger carriage and dining car, a bar carriage, a balcony carriage and an extremely modern kitchen. Luxurious carriages made the ancient journey very comfortable.

When we arrived at the terminal, the majestic ancient city of Machu Picchu stood proudly among the majestic mountains with its majestic momentum, and the V-shaped ancient city buildings were scattered on the ridges with steep cliffs at both ends and fast-flowing water at the bottom. That spectacular and shocking feeling came only after a long wait along the way.

TOP8 steam train in Lake Ahern, Austria

Reason for ranking: Austria has been on the road since 1889 and has been running the steam train on Lake Ahern for 1 16 years. It is the first mountaineering train in Europe using rack railway. So far, it has not only become the longest train running regularly in the world, but also the only gear train that still uses steam.

In fact, there are steam trains in many places in Austria, but Lake Ahern at an altitude of 950 meters is the largest, highest and most beautiful deep mountain lake in Tyrol. Because the glacier passes through the valley and is surrounded by the Alps, it forms a beautiful scenery. Take the old steam train and go to this fairyland on earth, which is even more unique.