For The Discerning Traveller

If you are you a traveller who likes to get off the beaten track, or a person who likes to seek out the unusual, take a look at some of the amazing listings in Concorde Travel's "Asia's Most Interesting Hotels" website.

This collection of Asia's most interesting and atmospheric places to stay has been the private collection of Concorde Travel's founder, Graham Elsom, for many years. It has been a hobby associated with his work to collect these hotels.

Graham has now decided to throw them out into the open for Concorde Travel clients.

Even if you are only an armchair traveller, you will find lots of interest in this ongoing collection.

 

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AFRICA – Capetown to Cairo, Luxury Trip 2014
Location: Africa ( Africa )

 

 

The ultimate Train, plane, riverboat, safari game drives tour; starting from Capetown and finishing in Cairo, from the very bottom of Africa to the top.

The northbound route begins with a four-night train journey from Cape Town to the Victoria Falls. Thereafter, guests join our air safari and continue north to Zanzibar, after which they fly into the heartland of Tanzania with a four-day visit to the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti. Continue on to Entebbe, Uganda, where guests enjoy an optional visit to the chimpanzees and the source of the Nile. The journey then follows the Nile northwards to Khartoum in the Sudan and onto Abu Simbel in Egypt. A luxurious lake cruiser takes guests in a leisurely fashion over three nights to see the historical sights on the shores of Lake Nasser. Then it is on to Luxor for two nights to experience ancient Egypt in all its splendour with visits to temples, quarries and the Valley of Kings and Queens. Guests rejoin the aircraft for the last leg to Cairo where the adventure ends with a tour of the Pyramids, Sphinx and the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities from the Four Seasons Hotel.

 

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AUSTRALIA - The "Southern Spirit" Train Journey. 7 days
Location: Australia ( Australia & Oceania )

The new and luxurious "Southern Spirit" rail journey takes you from Brisbane to Adelaide, enabling you to explore the vastness of the Australian outback in the comfort of a twin or double compartment with a choice of two levels of luxury, either Platinum Service or Gold Service. Travel via Byron Bay, Port Macquarie, the Hunter Valley, Dubbo, Melbourne and The Grampians to Adelaide. (or vice versa).

 

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CANADA - "Rocky Mountaineer" Rail Journey 7 Days
Location: Canada ( North America )

"Rocky Mountaineer" offers four spectacular train travel routes, this is one of them. Each rail tour highlights the diverse beauty of Canada’s West as you relax and enjoy renowned service and gourmet cuisine onboard. Whether it’s a passion for historical adventure, an appreciation for natural wonders....

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CANADA - The "Royal Canadian Rockies Experience" Rail Tour 6 Days
Location: Canada ( North America )
The Canadian Pacific Railway was instrumental in uniting Canada as a nation, joining east and west coasts with a transcontinental rail line. As technologies changed the way we travel, the rail cars fell out of use and for many years sat dormant....
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EUROPE - Venice Simplon Orient Express 2013
Location: Europe ( Europe )

 

The original and the best train from London to Europe. Before the days of flights, this was the way to travel to Venice or Istanbul. Now operated by The Orient Express group, this trip is one of the "must do" trips of a lifetime. It was made especially famous after the Agatha Christi Book "Murder on the Orient Express".

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INDIA - "The Golden Chariot" Luxury Train 8 Days
Location: India ( Asia )
India is renowned for its railways, having more miles of track than any other country. This train, "The Golden Chariot", only operates in the south of India.The journey takes  you to the cities of Bangalore (starting and finishing point) - Chennai (Madras).... 
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THAILAND – E&O Bangkok to Singapore 2013
Location: Malaysia ( Asia )

 

This train is a celebration of Asian tradition with western train function. Its shimmering interiors were produced by master craftsmen, whose ancient skills have been applied to traditional lacquer-work, silks and bronzes.

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Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express (15 days) 2013
Location: Russia ( Europe )

 

The world’s greatest railway journey. The Trans-Siberian Railway runs like a steel ribbon connecting east and west from Moscow over the Urals, across the Russian steppes and alongside the shore of the world’s largest freshwater lake, Baikal. We follow the classic route between Moscow and Vladivostok (as it should be done) so by the time your journey ends you will have passed through 8 time zones and travelled over 6,000 miles (10,000kms).

 

If you are going to 'do the Trans-Siberian', do it in style onboard the Golden Eagle

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RUSSIA – Golden Eagle Winter Wonderland Experience 2013.
Location: Russia ( Europe )

 

An unusual but very enjoyable trip across Siberia in Winter, a really great experience and a once in a lifetime trip, it is really the only way to experience the bleak expance of Siberia without being exposed to the cold or the usual rigors of travels in snow.

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AFRICA – Capetown to Cairo, Luxury Trip 2014
Location: Rwanda ( Africa )

 

 

The ultimate Train, plane, riverboat, safari game drives tour; starting from Capetown and finishing in Cairo, from the very bottom of Africa to the top.

The northbound route begins with a four-night train journey from Cape Town to the Victoria Falls. Thereafter, guests join our air safari and continue north to Zanzibar, after which they fly into the heartland of Tanzania with a four-day visit to the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti. Continue on to Entebbe, Uganda, where guests enjoy an optional visit to the chimpanzees and the source of the Nile. The journey then follows the Nile northwards to Khartoum in the Sudan and onto Abu Simbel in Egypt. A luxurious lake cruiser takes guests in a leisurely fashion over three nights to see the historical sights on the shores of Lake Nasser. Then it is on to Luxor for two nights to experience ancient Egypt in all its splendour with visits to temples, quarries and the Valley of Kings and Queens. Guests rejoin the aircraft for the last leg to Cairo where the adventure ends with a tour of the Pyramids, Sphinx and the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities from the Four Seasons Hotel.

 

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THAILAND – E&O Bangkok to Singapore 2013
Location: SE Asia ( Asia )

 

This train is a celebration of Asian tradition with western train function. Its shimmering interiors were produced by master craftsmen, whose ancient skills have been applied to traditional lacquer-work, silks and bronzes.

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THAILAND – E&O Bangkok to Singapore 2013
Location: Singapore ( Asia )

 

This train is a celebration of Asian tradition with western train function. Its shimmering interiors were produced by master craftsmen, whose ancient skills have been applied to traditional lacquer-work, silks and bronzes.

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SOUTH AFRICA – "Blue Train" and Capetown 7 days
Location: South Africa ( Africa )

This 7 day holiday includes the famous "Blue Train" as well as 5 days in Capetown at the wonderful Victoria and Alfred Hotel with sightseeing.

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SOUTH AFRICA – The “Blue Train” 2 days
Location: South Africa ( Africa )

Travelling between Pretoria and Capetown and vice versa, the “Blue Train” is one of the most luxurious train journeys in the world. The train boasts butler service, two lounge cars (smoking and non-smoking), an observation car and carriages with gold-tinted picture windows, in soundproofed, fully carpeted compartments, each featuring its own en suite (many of which are equipped with a full-sized bathtub).

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THAILAND - Eastern & Oriental Express - Epic Thailand
Location: Thailand ( Asia )

 

An exclusive luxury train journey through Thailand, including visits to Isan Village Life, Prasat Sikhoraphum, Phanom Rung, Chiang Mai, Khao Yai National Park.

Your exquisite private compartment with its en-suite shower room is a haven of total relaxation. The train is a celebration of Asian tradition as well as Thai hospitality.

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THAILAND – E&O Bangkok to Singapore 2013
Location: Thailand ( Asia )

 

This train is a celebration of Asian tradition with western train function. Its shimmering interiors were produced by master craftsmen, whose ancient skills have been applied to traditional lacquer-work, silks and bronzes.

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SCOTLAND – "The Royal Scotsman" train Trips 2013
Location: United Kingdom ( Europe )

 

Offering several choices of route, "The Royal Scotsman" wends its way through the wild Scottish countryside, changing from deep-green forests of pine to moors that turn purple in August and September when the heather is in bloom, skirting the golden fern-covered hills and  bright-green meadows dotted with black-faced sheep and shaggy Highland cattle. Taking you past remote castles steeped in mystery and romance, through whitewashed villages beside calm, wide lochs that reflect the changing colours of the sky.

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