| Welcome to our fascinating world of tours with trains in them Geoff's Trains is a small British based specialist tour operator that offers luxury train journeys, train holidays and heritage steam train tours in the UK and overseas for both tourists and railway enthusiasts. Trains and Treasures Tours around the world - for tourists and train enthusiasts The Geoff's Trains portfolio of railway tours includes a series of Trains and Treasures tours where interesting train rides link locations of great historic, cultural and scenic interest - a wonderful way to see a country on a well hosted, good value holiday. The 2010 Trains and Treasures season includes tours to Wales and England , Ireland and South Africa. Our tour to Zimbabwe includes steam charters that are ideal for Garratt enthusiasts, but each day also includes a hosted tourist option that makes it possible to decide how you would like to balance your train and tourist experience. The 2011 Trains and Treasures season will include a repeat of the successful Wales, Yorkshire and the Lakes tour in July. There will be another British tour in August, details will be available soon. Our southern African Trains and Treasures tour will feature a fascinating journey through South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. Planned for September 2011, details will be available soon. For Steam Enthusiasts Trains are our passion, and we offer steam enthusiast tours especially designed for those who would like to travel with and photograph some of the world's best steam trains. Geoff is recognised as an Africa expert, and it is no co- incidence that his tours feature that continent. The focus in 2011 will be an African tour that will run in May and June. Included will be steam in Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa. Garratt locomotives will be a highlight of the tour, but other types will not be ignored as we explore the best that Africa has to offer. The tour will start in Kenya on 19 May and end in South Africa on 11 June with a one week extension for those interested in modern traction. Join part of the tour, or the full trans - Africa experience. Details will be available soon. Click here to register your interest. Passion and professionalism Geoff Cooke owns Geoff's Trains tours and hosts all of his own tours. This limits the number offered, but gives the assurance that you will be cared for by the same person who planned the tour and steered it to success. Geoff has been a keen photographer for many years, and his tours offer excellent opportunities for an interesting, broadly focused photographic holiday. Holidays in Africa Geoff’s Trains also offers luxury train journeys in southern Africa, with emphasis on South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. You should find these pages filled with good ideas and information, but we would like to talk through the best options and offer you a tour crafted specifically for your interests. If you have not visited South Africa previously but would like to see the best tourist destinations as well as some wonderful trains, our African Trains and Treasures Tour is a perfect combination. Geoff's Trains can also arrange your travel on Rovos Rail, The Blue Train and Shongololo Express. Find out more about these fine touring trains by visiting our South African page. Namibia offers the Desert Express train, a fun way to travel between Windhoek, Swakopmund and the Etosha Game Reserve with journeys lasting from one to seven days. Spanish delights The El Transcantabrico Cruise Train and the new La Robla Train roll across the historic northern part of Spain, visiting some of the best heritage and scenery on the Iberian Peninsular in unforgettable style. |
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South African Trains and Treasures
Explore South Africa with lots of different trains
Hosted by Geoff Cooke
29 August to 13 September 2010
South African Steam 2010
Click here for a tour report and photo competition.
Find South Africa's tourist trains here
Steam in Zimbabwe
Garratt charters around Bulawayo, Thomson Junction
and Victoria Falls with an option to visit Selebi Phikwe
in Botswana. Tourist options make the tour idea for
first time visitors and partners.
Hosted by Geoff Cooke.
22 July to 02 August 2010
Find our Zimbabwe home page here
Explore South Africa with lots of different trains
Hosted by Geoff Cooke
29 August to 13 September 2010
South African Steam 2010
Click here for a tour report and photo competition.
Find South Africa's tourist trains here
Steam in Zimbabwe
Garratt charters around Bulawayo, Thomson Junction
and Victoria Falls with an option to visit Selebi Phikwe
in Botswana. Tourist options make the tour idea for
first time visitors and partners.
Hosted by Geoff Cooke.
22 July to 02 August 2010
Find our Zimbabwe home page here
Wales and England Trains and Treasures
Our July 2011 tour includes London, the west
Midlands, Wales, Yorkshire and the Lakes. Heritage
trains, scenery, history and much more in a fun filled
tour. Quality hotels used throughout, with breakfasts
and dinners included.
More ideas on our British Homepage
Our July 2011 tour includes London, the west
Midlands, Wales, Yorkshire and the Lakes. Heritage
trains, scenery, history and much more in a fun filled
tour. Quality hotels used throughout, with breakfasts
and dinners included.
More ideas on our British Homepage
Africa 2010
| Great Britain 2011 |
Spain
The El Transcantabrico rail cruise
An outstanding way to see the beautiful northern
Spanish coast
Multiple departures
The La Robla rail tour
Economical three night tours from either Bilbao or Gijon
Multiple departures
The Spanish homepage
An outstanding way to see the beautiful northern
Spanish coast
Multiple departures
The La Robla rail tour
Economical three night tours from either Bilbao or Gijon
Multiple departures
The Spanish homepage
Namibia
The Desert Express
Namibia's own luxury train linking Swakopmund,
Windhoek and the Etosh Game Reserve
Multiple departures. 2010 Dates now available
The Namibia homepage
Namibia's own luxury train linking Swakopmund,
Windhoek and the Etosh Game Reserve
Multiple departures. 2010 Dates now available
The Namibia homepage
| Rhodesian preservation |
| The railway preservation homepage The Beira and Mashonaland Railway and the Rhodesia Railways operated a railway across South Africa, Bechuanaland, Southern and Northern Rhodesia and Mozambique. Most of these names are themselves history, but their railways are all represented here. |
| Completed |
Africa 2011
Starting in Kenya, our African Steam Enthusiast
Tour for 2011 will spend two days with Class 59
Garratt Mt Gelai before heading south to Zambia. Cross
the Victoria Falls Bridge into Zimbabwe behind a 2-6-2
Garratt. Continue to Bulawayo with a 4-6-4 Garratt,
ride a scheduled passenger train into Botswana to see
the 4-8-2's at Selebi Phikwe's mine. End your tour in
South Africa with Garratts on two gauges, plus much
more steam and modern traction.
Planned and hosted by Geoff Cooke.
19 May to 18 June. Join the full tour or just one country.
Click here to register your interest and receive
updates.
Southern African Trains and Treasures
Once more, we will explore southern Africa for the
tourist, with some great trains included.
More information available soon.
Click here for updates.
Planned and hosted by Geoff Cooke.
17 September to 01 October.
Tour for 2011 will spend two days with Class 59
Garratt Mt Gelai before heading south to Zambia. Cross
the Victoria Falls Bridge into Zimbabwe behind a 2-6-2
Garratt. Continue to Bulawayo with a 4-6-4 Garratt,
ride a scheduled passenger train into Botswana to see
the 4-8-2's at Selebi Phikwe's mine. End your tour in
South Africa with Garratts on two gauges, plus much
more steam and modern traction.
Planned and hosted by Geoff Cooke.
19 May to 18 June. Join the full tour or just one country.
Click here to register your interest and receive
updates.
Southern African Trains and Treasures
Once more, we will explore southern Africa for the
tourist, with some great trains included.
More information available soon.
Click here for updates.
Planned and hosted by Geoff Cooke.
17 September to 01 October.