Your great journey aboard The Ghan begins in Darwin, where you will be welcomed aboard and shown to your chosen cabin. You will be served lunch on board: a regionally-inspired menu accompanied by fine wines and a selection of beverages.

In the afternoon, you will pull into the town of Katherine. Here, you will disembark for a cruise through the ancient Nitmiluk Gorge, taking in this natural wonder and getting an insight into the region’s Indigenous culture.

Your dinner will be accompanied by an awe-inspiring sunset over the Outback, before you retire to your cabin for the night.

Your chosen Ghan cabin

Lunch and dinner

Today, you’ll wake up to magical views of Australia’s Red Centre. After breakfast, you’ll disembark The Ghan in Alice Springs, where you have a choice of excursions:

• Alice Springs Explorer Tour
• Mountain Biking Adventure
• Simpson’s Gap
• Desert Park Wildlife Experience
• Helicopter Flight to Uluru (optional upgrade)

After a day of exploring, you will be greeted by a barbeque dinner, under the stars, at Alice Springs Telegraph Station.

Your chosen Ghan cabin

Breakfast, lunch and dinner

This morning, you will travel to the fascinating mining township of Coober Pedy, where over half the town lives underground! There are a choice of activities here:

• Coober Pedy Explorer Tour
• Discover the Breakaways Reserve
• Opal Mining Experience
• Painted Hills & Lake Eyre Scenic Flight (optional upgrade)

Following your chosen experience, you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy a gourmet lunch underground.

You’ll head back to the outback post of Manguri for a bonfire (seasonal) or dinner on the train, before continuing your journey South.

Your chosen Ghan cabin

Breakfast, lunch and dinner

As you take in the views from your cabin, you’ll witness a dramatic shift in the landscape: as the arid Outback gradually becomes rolling green fields. Enjoy a leisurely brunch, taking in the views of the magnificent Flinders Ranges, before you arrive in Adelaide mid-morning.

Brunch

• 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 checked luggage allowance per guest

• A private newly designed contemporary twin cabin with comfortable seating that converts to a single, or upper and lower berth at night
• Exclusive access to the Gold Premium Lounge and Dining Carriages
• Two-course lunches and four-course dinners
• 75 kg checked 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 pac

• 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
• 90 kg checked 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

• Wednesday 10:00 – Depart Darwin
• Wednesday 14:00 – Katherine Afternoon Experience
• Wednesday 18:45 – Depart Katherine
• Thursday 09:10 – Alice Springs Full Day Experience
• Thursday 22:15 – Depart Alice Springs
• Friday 09:00 – Coober Pedy Full Day Experience
• Friday 19:40 – Depart Manguri
• Saturday 10:50 – Arrive Adelaide

• Saturday 09:00 – Depart Darwin
• Saturday 13:00 – Katherine Afternoon Experience
• Saturday 17:00 – Depart Katherine
• Sunday 11:15 – Alice Springs Full Day Experience
• Sunday 21:45 – Depart Alice Springs
• Monday 09:00 – Coober Pedy Full Day Experience
• Monday 19:40 – Depart Manguri
• Tuesday 11:50 – Arrive Adelaide