WORLDWIDE · SLEEPER AND OVERNIGHT TRAINS
A berth turns a travel day into a night you were going to spend anyway. The 7 below compare cabins, shared compartments and seat-only fares, with what each really costs and how much sleep to expect.
See Egypt’s pyramids, temples, and Nile from $844 with guides, a 5-star cruise, sleeper trains, and Cairo transfers.
“The pyramids were amazing The temples and tombs were sensational The tour guides were really informative The drivers and all the connections went like clockwork The trip down the Nile was fantastic”
Review of a 2-day Sapa tour from Hanoi by overnight train, with village treks, local guides, meals, hotel stay, and practical tips.
“Very well organized. We especially liked that one way was by night train and the way back by limousine/7people bus at daytime so we could see some more of the amazing landscape. Limousine was very comfortable”
Trek Sapa’s Muong Hoa Valley, stay with a Dzay family, sleep on an overnight train, and explore Hmong and Red Dao villages.
“What a truly amazing trip, the memories and photos will last a life time. The 2 guides (Su Su and Ai) were fantastic, very friendly, chatty and knowledgeable. All the transport, accommodation and meals were perfect.”
Review of the Hanoi to Sapa overnight train tour, with hill-tribe villages, rice terraces, trekking advice, costs, and practical tips.
“We did 2 different tours with Charming Travel and were completely overwhelmed with the more then great guides, fantastic foods, awesome sceneries but most of all the real look into the local people's life with all of it's beauty, happiness and sorrow coming with it. Thanks.”
A practical 6-day Egypt tour combining sleeper trains, a Nile cruise, Abu Simbel, Aswan, Luxor temples, meals, and guides.
“Khaled, who is an Egyptologist, was our guide. Suffice to say that he was very knowledgeable about all of the sites we visited and able to answer any questions the group had. He was also very friendly and extremely accommodating to the group’s and individual’s needs. In aRead more”
Review of Cairo to Luxor by sleeper train, covering Hatshepsut, Karnak, Valley of the Kings, costs, comfort, and practical tips.
“The day in Luxor was great! It’s amazing how much you can see in just one day. Hany is a very good guide and knows his Egyptology, he explained a lot and answered all our questions. And when we were done early with the program he even oRead more”
See Luxor’s Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut, Karnak, and Luxor Temple on a three-day Cairo trip with overnight first-class trains.
“Khalad el sassy was absolutely amazing today the knowledge this man has of Egypt was tremendous, I highly recommend him to anyone coming to see these fantastic sights here and making memories. Top class man and I give him 10/10”
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