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
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 - 2 places availab !
SRI LANKA by RAIL 2026
THE ‘VICEROY SPECIAL’
Explore Sri Lanka by private train aboard the Viceroy Special. Stunning landscapes, pristine beaches, captivating cultural heritage and unique experiences within a compact location. Boasting eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites, 1,330 km of coastline, 15 national parks, an abundance of wildlife, 250 acres of botanical gardens, 350 waterfalls, and a culture that extends back to over 2,500 years. The island has a wonderful broad gauge colonial-relic railway system very much as the British left it, none of it electrified. Travel with our private “Viceroy” train and explore the extremities of the island. Excellent hotels, dedicated coach to transfer luggage and us to / from hotels, trains and local sights.
Date: Monday 19 January to Tuesday 10 February 2026 - NEW - BOOK NOW!
GREAT BRITAIN’S NORTHERN ISLANDS 2026
Holy Island, Orkney, Shetland and Outer Hebrides
Join us on a twenty-seven day tour of Great Britain’s northern islands. From Lindisfarne (Holy Island) to the Orkney and Shetland Islands, through the Scottish Highlands and Inverness to Skye, and across to the Inner and Outer Hebrides. We enjoy scenic rail journeys along the English and Scottish east coast to Durham, Edinburgh and Inverness; flights to and from Shetland and Orkney; highland rail travel along Scottish lochs; and the picturesque ferry crossings of the Inner and Outer Hebrides. Good quality hotels, freshly caught seafood and local delicacies, beautiful nature and scenery, birdlife, archaeology and history, and the culture and crafts of this dramatic part of the world. The tour is designed so you can join in London and leave from Glasgow, allowing you to enjoy other travel in England prior to the tour, or in Scotland after the tour. Return travel to London can be arranged for you.
Date: Saturday 4 July to Saturday 1 August 2026 - NEW - BOOK NOW!
TOURS IN AUSTRALIA
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!