St James Rail offers one day trips and extended tours in Australia, as well as tours overseas. All our tours are planned and organised by the tour leaders who have great passion to introduce and share their unique experiences with you.
Our Next Tours
WORLDWIDE TOURS
GREAT RAIL JOURNEY OF GREAT BRITAIN
SCENIC RAIL JOURNEYS, STUNNING SCENERY & HERITAGE RAILWAY HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS TO CORNWALL
Join us for a great rail discovery of Great Britain. Explore the splendid scenery of coast and mountain by scheduled and heritage trains. Beautiful rail experiences with good food and comfortable hotels. Pullman dining on the Great Central; cruise on Loch Nevis; to Cornwall along the Dawlish sea coast; the North Yorkshire Moor railway to Whitby; the night sleeper to Fort William; the Welsh Highland Railway and other great little railways of Wales and more. Fine dining on the rails, local produce.
Date: Monday 2 June to Wednesday 2 July 2025 - BOOK NOW!
HAMBURG TO VIENNA BY RAIL 2025
HIDDEN GEMS OF EAST GERMANY
Join us for twenty-four days discovering the highlights of eastern Germany and the western Czech Republic. Great rail journeys, culture, architecture and scenic landscapes. The tour is led by Berlin based, Eastern European expert Martin Kopetshcke, with Takako Ishige & Owen Johnstone-Donnet. The tour begins in Hamburg and ends in Vienna.
Date: Thursday 18 September to Monday 13 October 2025 - BOOK NOW!
AUTUMN COLOUR JAPAN
Japan by Rail
Join us for our new Autumn Colours tour to Japan – a twenty-five day experience of autumn colours on the Japanese islands of Honshu, Hokkaido and Shikoku. Enjoy five nights in lovely hot spring resorts; travel in Green Cars (first class) on the high speed 'Shinkansen' trains – making your journey relaxed, exhilarating and very comfortable; experience scenic rail journeys through colourful forests; and explore the rich culture and history of the country, with gardens, famed textiles, art and food, and options for walking in nature
Date: Thursday 30 October to Monday 24 November 2025 - NEW, BOOK NOW!
TOURS IN AUSTRALIA
NSW MID-NORTH COAST
CROWDY BAY, HARRINGTON, MANNING POINT, DIAMOND HEAD, CAMDEN HAVEN, KENDALL … AND MORE
Enjoy a short five day / four night tour to the mid north coast. By train to Taree, then exploring the coastal region around Halliday’s Point and Crowdy Head. Lovely coastal scenery and fresh local produce – with splendid beaches, headlands, and river scenery.
Date: Monday 10 to Friday 14 February 2025 - BOOK NOW!
ANZAC SOUTHERN AURORA
GREAT FOOD, WINE AND SCENERY OF REGIONAL NSW
Join our annual Anzac rail cruise as we travel south through the Southern Highlands and Riverina of NSW, returning through the Central West to Orange and the Blue Mountains of NSW. countryside to Albury, and then into Victoria to explore on our private train – fantastic scenery, great food, wine and the company of SJR friends. Enjoy the comfort and elegance of rail travel in the sleeping cars of the Southern Aurora, with the opportunity to experience some of the fine food, wines and scenery of regional NSW in lounge and dining cars. taste wonderful olive oil at Morella Grove before viewing cotton ginning; or view the Murray Cod farming with a taste of local Riverina Calabria wines; explore the Bundawarrah Centre and Temora Regional Museum; or explore the extensive Temora Aviation Centre. Featured visits to gardens, local gourmet producers, and offering great tastes aboard, prepared in the Southern Aurora’s kitchen by talented chefs and served to you in the dining car. Our Riverina Rail Tour heads south from Sydney into the heart of Australia’s ‘food bowl’. You’ll receive a warm welcome from the communities of the Riverina, learn about the produce that they grow and the challenges and innovations in the region.
Date: Monday 21 – Friday 25 April 2025 - BOOK NOW!
CENTRAL AUSTRALIA PILGRIMAGE 2025
ALICE SPRINGS - KINGS CANYON - ULURU
Journey from Alice Springs to Uluru through the landscapes of central Australia. Participate in daily meditation, Morning and Evening Body Prayer, a Sharing Circle and opportunities for silent reflection, as well as celebrating the Eucharist. We immerse ourselves in the natural landscape with our focus being the spirituality of the landscape, the history of the first nations people and making connections into our Christian spirituality.
Date: Saturday 26 July – Sunday 3 August 2025 - BOOK NOW!
THE KIMBERLEY & WEST AUSTRALIAN COAST
SCENIC ECLIPSE II / DARWIN – BROOME AND/OR BROOME - FREMANTLE
Cruise from Darwin to Broome, and/or Broome to Fremantle (Perth) aboard Scenic Eclipse II. Luxury accommodation, generous verandah staterooms, multiple dining options; included expeditions; naturalists and lecturers aboard. Travel on the Ghan to Darwin, or the new five day / four night Indian-Pacific from Perth to Sydney.
Date: 10 August – 3 September 2025 - BOOK NOW!