Sometimes the journey is the destination. Expedition ships to the ends of the earth, and the world's great trains, where the view rolls past your window.
Plan a journeySometimes the journey is the destination. Expedition ships to the ends of the earth, and the world's great trains, where the view rolls past your window.
There's a particular magic to travel where the getting-there is the point — Zodiacs nosing between Antarctic icebergs, the Rocky Mountaineer easing through the Rockies, a slow boat down the Mekong at dusk. You unpack once, the landscape comes to you, and the pace lets the place sink in.
We book the expedition cruises and rail journeys that book out first, match ship and cabin (or carriage) to your style, and weave them into a wider trip with land touring either side. Family-run since 1974.
Explore cruise and rail by region.
Antarctica, the Rockies, the Mekong or a grand European train — tell us what moves you and we'll secure the cabin or carriage and build the trip around it.
Start planningA small-ship voyage to remote, wildlife-rich places — Antarctica, the Galápagos, the Arctic, the Kimberley — with expert naturalists, Zodiac landings and no crowds. It's about the destination, not the ship. Cabins are limited and book a year or more ahead. See our Antarctica guide.
The classics: the Rocky Mountaineer (Canada), the Belmond luxury trains of Europe and Peru, Japan's scenic and bullet lines, India's palace-on-wheels routes, and Switzerland's Glacier and Bernina Express. Rail turns the travel itself into the highlight. See our continent guides below.
For coastlines, islands and rivers, superb — the Mediterranean, the Mekong and Nile, Alaska's Inside Passage, and the Norwegian fjords all shine from the water, and you unpack once. We match ship size and style to what you want. See our where to stay guide.
Early — 9–18 months ahead for Antarctica, the Galápagos and the marquee luxury trains, which have very limited capacity and sell out fastest of anything we book. Cabins and compartments are finite. See our best time to travel guide.
That's often the best way — a rail journey or expedition cruise as the centrepiece, with land touring either side. A Rocky Mountaineer with the Canadian Rockies, or a Nile cruise within a wider Egypt trip. See our itineraries guide.