Rail Tours in Vietnam

More than 2,600 kilometres of railway connects Vietnam's most unmissable cities: Hanoi, Hue, Danang and Ho Chi Minh (formerly Saigon), following the country's rugged and scenic coastline where some of South East Asia's most pristine and idyllic beaches are found. Three branch lines extend from this main route, enabling visitors to explore Vietnam's inland towns and villages.

With every escorted rail tour of Vietnam that Great Rail Journeys offers we place equal emphasis on providing superb value for money and the most imaginative and exciting itinerary of excursions that highlight Vietnam's cultural, historic and natural wonders.

Flights, train travel and other modes of transport, overnight accommodation, a varied programme of excursions and activities and selected meals are all included in the price of your Vietnam train holiday. The services of an experienced Tour Manager are also included and they will be available whenever needed to provide assistance or offer information about the destinations we visit in Vietnam.

We endeavour to choose overnight accommodation that offers the best combination of value, location, comfort and facilities, opting where possible for family-run hotels which give our guests greater personal service in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

Situated beneath China and bordered by Laos and Cambodia to the west, Vietnam curves in a long, graceful 'S' beside the South China Sea. In the course of a long and eventful history, Vietnam gained independence after a thousand years under Chinese rule.

Between 1862 and 1945 Vietnam became a French colony following a series of military conquests. Political instability and a further three decades of war, culminating in the Vietnam War which devastated the country between 1954 and 1975 followed. Unbowed, the Vietnamese nation emerged from this turmoil, rebuilding and reforming their country. Today the Vietnamese people are peaceable, hospitable and unfailingly optimistic.