Marketing manager Caroline Clegg says rail travel in China is now fast, efficient, and impressive.
‘With high-speed trains travelling at around 350km per hour, they are an attractive alternative to flights, as you travel in just as much (if not more) comfort and enjoy the scenery on the way. The 50,000 kms of high-speed rail network connects all the major hubs, and there is a choice of second, first and business class - all modern, clean, and highly punctual.’
Clegg points out that rail travel can be combined with flights, road travel and of course river cruising.
The 14-day China Highlights is priced from $10,405 per person share twin including 13 nights’ four-star hotels with breakfast; private transfers; private sightseeing with English-speaking local guides; entrance fees; Li River Cruise; two high-speed train journeys; and flights Xi’an > Guilin > Hangzhou.
For luxury rail journeys in China, with excursions by day and luxury onboard cabins and cuisine by night, World Journeys recommends the new Silk Road Express train by Golden Eagle Luxury Trains.
