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| Welcome to our fascinating world of train holidays Experts in Luxury Train Travel, Train Holidays and Journeys that promote a more relaxed, refined and thoughtful style of holiday. For the railway enthusiast, we offer Heritage Steam Train experiences both in the UK and Overseas Whether you enjoy an occasional luxury train journey or the terrestrial equivalent to a cruise ship, we can organize your luxury train travel experience or a railway themed holiday tailored to your individual interests. We arrange luxury train travel for travellers and steam railway enthusiasts in Africa, Britain and Europe. Some of the holidays on our luxury trains last a day and others a few weeks. Choose how much of your holiday to spend on the rails and we can suggest a trip especially for you. Now living in the United Kingdom, Geoff and Sheelagh Cooke spent many years living in Zimbabwe where they designed, built and operated one of Africa’s finest safari trains, the first to make scheduled steam operated heritage train safari tours to Victoria Falls. Their rail safaris train polished the tracks in most central and southern African nations and this unique experience is now harnessed to develop train holidays for individuals, groups, businesses and clubs. Planning a holiday to Africa? A customised holiday, more off the beaten path than the normal tour group. Geoff’s Trains specializes in railway enthusiast tours and luxury train journeys in southern Africa, with special emphasis on South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. You should find these pages filled with good ideas and information, but we would still like to talk through the best options and offer you a tour crafted specifically for your interests. Not all available services can be featured here, but they can all add immeasurably to your railway holiday experience. Looking for a special tour of Great Britain that takes in some outstanding heritage railways? A journey in the slow lane where you have time to see great scenery, and to consider history in a special, interesting way. Our Wales Trains and Treasures is an annual tour that travels by train across Wales. See outstanding scenery, famous castles, magnificent heritage railways and a lot more. A prefect trip if you are looking for a tour of Wales that is a lot more personal, and a little different. We love trains, and we are very happy to host tours for both small and larger groups that include the preserved and mainline railways of Great Britain. A selection of tested and proven itineraries have been included here. Do you enjoy steam trains? Great - so do we! Geoff Cooke has been hosting quality railway tours since 1986. His experience and personable style make his guided tours fun and relaxing, as well as informative. His calendar includes guided tours to Wales, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Some of these tours cater for enthusiasts who want to photograph working or heritage steam trains in the world's best locations. Others offer luxury train journeys through magnificent scenery. Whatever you interests, there is probably a tour to interest you. Geoff and Sheelagh Cooke support the railways and other institutions that come together to create their special type of tourism. Browse through this website and you will find pages promoting railway preservation, both in Africa and Britain. This support extends beyond words, a special blend of tourism and practical assistance that helps to conserve our train heritage. |
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| What's new |
| South American Railtour Trains in four countries, and more SA Narrow Gauge Tour Bookings still open! The Grand Trans Siberian Express A journey across China, Mongolia and Russia. Wales Trains & Treasures Tour 2008 An 11 day visit to the trains, treasures and scenery of Wales Zimbabwe Steam tour 2008 A steam photographer's extravaganze through South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia. |
| Tour Reports |
| Entertainment for the armchair traveller, or a preview if you are planning a trip South African Gold 2007 Zimbabwe. July 2007 El Transcantabrico October 2006 Welsh Highland Railway 2006 Celtic Rails. June 2006 Zimbabwe. August 2006 Zimbabwe. July 2005 Zimbabwe. August 2005 Avontuur Pre-Tour. October 2005 Avontuur Adventurer 2005 Wales & England 2005 |
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| Geoff's Trains Limited registered in England and Wales. Reg No 5639059 |
| TRAIN TOURS AND JOURNEYS FOR RAIL ENTHUSIASTS AND DISCERNING TRAVELLERS |
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| Links Click here for links to interesting websites |
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| Phone + 44 (0)1562 632000 69 Pitt Street, Kidderminster Worcestershire, DY10 2UN, England |
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| Click here for Geoff Cooke's Fotopic website |