Around the world on railways
11/05/2022 · By Sukie Chapman
Discover fascinating destinations around the world through our curated railway experiences. Start your journey of a lifetime with Great Rail Journeys.
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2025 Tour code: SUG25
About the tour
Join us on an epic tour across the monumental United States, a once-in-a-lifetime journey to some of America's most celebrated cities - San Francisco, Las Vegas, Chicago and New York - visiting iconic landmarks including Monument Valley, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls.
This incredible journey also features legendary trains - Amtrak's California Zephyr takes us from Grand Junction through the Rockies to Chicago, the Durango-Silverton heritage railway transports us on a breathtaking trip past canyons and emerald lakes, and the Lake Shore Limited train skims Lake Erie as we travel overnight from Chicago to Buffalo, New York.
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Itinerary
Our Grand Tour of America begins at London Heathrow, where we meet our Tour Manager and group of fellow travellers before boarding a daytime flight to the vibrant city of San Francisco.
Arriving in the late afternoon we are transferred to our hotel on the iconic Fisherman's Wharf, our base for the next two nights. With its harbourside charms and laid-back culture, bohemian San Francisco is one of America's best-loved cities and we are perfectly placed between the buzzing centre and the relaxed waterside. Tonight is free to dine independently and you might be tempted to order the catch of the day at one of the family-owned seafood restaurants which have been serving locals and tourists for decades. Besides seafood restaurants, you'll find historic steakhouses, traditional Italian trattorias and cafés that serve up irresistible desserts.
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Reviews
4.4 / 5 · 27 reviews
Mr Richard Wheeler
Submitted 28 Sep 2023
A brilliant tour
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PamW
Submitted 18 Jul 2023
The tour was everything we hoped for and more and Adrian, our tour guide was fantastic. It was tiring but we expected that and what we saw and experienced more than made up for it. The only problem we faced was breakfast early on in the tour. I recommend anyone going on this tour take some food of your own to keep you going. Also, non meat-eaters beware, finding suitable food can be tricky at times (but that's a probem with the USA not GRJ!)
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Theresa
Submitted 13 Jun 2023
An excellent tour let down by an annoying tour manager who was patronising, talked incessantly, didn't listen, seemed to think she was the only one entitled to speak and at times even gave wrong information.
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Sheila
Submitted 09 Jun 2023
The Grand Tour of America was everything we had hoped it would be, and more. We'd never been to America and so having a Tour Manager (Julia) with us the whole time gave us the confidence to embark upon this tour knowing that there would be someone there to guide us and help us to make the most of everything that we were hoping to see during the time there. It certainly worked for us and we wouldn't hesitate to book another holiday of this type with Great Rail Journeys again.
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C Heriegel
Submitted 24 Nov 2022
such a wonderful experience, lots to see, enjoyed every minute
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Gillian Thornhill
Submitted 28 Oct 2022
An amazing adventure expertly led across the USA
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