Your journey magnificent journey through the centre of Australia aboard The Ghan train begins in Adelaide. You will first head through the Flinders Ranges, providing a dramatic shift in the landscape as you enter the Outback.

You will enjoy your first of many gourmet meals, showcasing regional and seasonal flavours. Take the afternoon at your leisure to settle into your chosen cabin and getting to know your fellow travellers, before enjoying a delicious dinner and a selection of Australian wines.

Your chosen Ghan cabin

Lunch and dinner

You’ll wake up to an incredible sunrise over the Outback and a bonfire at Marla, a remote outpost 160km from the Northern Territory border, before reboarding for brunch.

When you arrive in Alice Springs, there are a range of off train experiences on offer:

• Mountain Biking Adventure
• Alice Explorer Tour
• Visit Simpsons Gap
• Standley Chasm Cultural Walk
• Wildlife Desert Park
• Helicopter Flight (optional upgrade)

Return to the train in the late afternoon to rest and refresh before dinner.

Your chosen Ghan cabin

Breakfast, lunch and dinner

You will wake up this morning in the tropical Top End, characterised by rocky gorges and thundering canyon streams. As you arrive in Katherine, choose from several off train excursions:

• Nitmiluk Gorge Cruise
• Nitmiluk Gorge Art Tour
• Cutta Cutta Caves
• Katherine Outback Experience: Visit a Cattle Station
• Helicopter Flight (optional upgrade)

Following your activity, the journey will continue to Darwin, where you make your farewells and disembark The Ghan train.

Your chosen Ghan cabin

Breakfast and lunch

• A private single or twin cabin with comfortable seating that converts into a single, or upper and lower berth at night
• En-suite facilities in twin cabins, shared facilities for single cabins
• Large window
• All-inclusive dining in the Queen Adelaide Restaurant and access to the Outback Explorer Lounge
• Beverages, including Australian wines, beers and spirits
• 60 kg luggage allowance per guest
• Complimentary shuttle bus transfers available between Darwin Terminal and the city centre

• Your choice of Gold Cabin
• Exclusive access to the Gold Premium Lounge and Dining Carriages
• Two-course lunches and four-course dinners
• 75kg luggage allowance per guest
• Priority luggage check-in
• Welcome drink served in cabin
• Enhanced drinks package and an enhanced turndown service, including a nightcap and a premium sleep pack

• A luxurious cabin that converts from a private lounge by day, to a comfortable bedroom by night, with a double bed or twin beds
• Expansive windows on either side of the train
• Full size ensuite shower room
• All-inclusive dining in the Platinum Club Car
• Beverages, including Australian wines, beers and spirits
• 90kg luggage allowance per guest
• Hotel or airport transfers at the start and end of your rail journey, up to 60 km from the rail terminal

• Sunday 12:15 – Depart Adelaide
• Monday morning – Marla Experience
• Monday 13:45 – Arrive Alice Springs
• Monday 18:15 – Depart Alice Springs
• Tuesday morning – Katherine Experience
• Tuesday 17:30 – Arrive Darwin

• Wednesday 12:10 – Depart Adelaide
• Thursday morning – Marla Experience
• Thursday 13:45 – Arrive Alice Springs
• Thursday 18:15 – Depart Alice Springs
• Friday morning – Katherine Experience
• Friday 19:50 – Arrive Darwin