Venice Simplon Orient Express, Tailor Made & Bespoke Trips

Venice Simplon Orient Express

Tailor Made and Bespoke Holidays & Honeymoons on the Orient Express

The Venice Simplon Orient Express train is the ultimate in romance and nostalgia for the rail traveller! Experience the legendary rail journey from the glamorous era of European rail travel in the 1920's and 1930's in authentic vintage carriages. See Testimonials for traveller reviews. Visit Venice to explore the start of the Silk Route as featured on TV in Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure!

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Tailor Made and Bespoke Holidays & Honeymoons on the Orient Express

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You can have lunch in England, dinner in France and wake up to breakfast passing through the spectacular Alps. A rail journey on the Orient Express can be booked as a stand alone holiday or combined with other rail networks of Europe. The classic journey consists of two days travelling to Venice or Verona, then have a three or four night hotel stay in Italy and either return by train or fly home.

Board the British Pullman train and enjoy a three course lunch with wine and champagne as you start the journey to Folkstone in Kent. You will be escorted to your transfer through the Channel Tunnel then board the beautiful Wagons-Lits (sleeper cabins) carriages await. Dress for dinner in your private cabin and enjoy a sumptuous meal with wine in the restaurant car, returning to your cabin which has been converted to a bedroom space.

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The next day you wake in the midst of the beautiful Alps of Switzerland and take breakfast in your cabin. Enjoy the scenery from the train during the day and prepare to disembark on crossing the Venetian Lagoon into Santa Lucia station. The train calls at Verona Port Nuova station about an hour before terminating in Venice.

The sleeping cars are decorated with individual marquetry patterns, Art Deco floral patterns, flowers and mahogany panels. For daytime comfort there is a banquette sofa, footstool and table then at night it is converted to one upper and one lower bed. Each compartment has towels, toiletries and a wash basin, a fan, luggage racks and 24 hour steward service. There are three restaurant cars on the Venice Simplon Orient Express, individually decorated and serving a range of cuisines. The Maitre D' will try and seat you in different cars for each meal so that you can experience them all and the bar car is open throughout the day, late into the night with a pianist playing before and after meals. Drinks apart from coffee and bottled water must be paid for and wine with meals can be purchased from the restaurant car wine list. The minimum requirement for dress code on the Orient Express is a suit and tie for men and equivalent standard for ladies, you can never be overdressed for dinner!

Departure dates vary, but usually you can travel by Orient Express London to Paris (or vice versa) on Thursday or Sunday and London to Venice on Thursday or Sunday.

Contact us with your requirements for this most iconic train journey, any combination of rail, road and air travel can be booked with hotels wherever you wish to extend your Orient Express journey to a longer tailor made holiday.

Contact us now on 01728 748209, link to the Live Chat on this site or fill out the enquiry form to start planning your own rail adventure.

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Thank you for arranging our special holiday to Italy - a truly memorable holiday and birthday celebration. The highlight of the trip was definitely the opera in Verona, spectacular doesn't do it justice, it was out of this world! Vatican city on my birthday was amazing and the restaurant you sourced for my birthday meal, was definitely by far the best meal of the whole holiday.

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Rome
(Aug 2018)

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Nick Holman & family
Tuscany Villa
(July 2018)

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Elene Marsden
Sicily
(June 2018)

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Zambia to Cape Town
(Feb 2018)

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Atkins Family
Amsterdam
(Aug 2017)

The travel and private meet and greet transfer on arrival went smoothly (even though it was bank holiday weekend!). The hotel was lovely (Palazzo Giovanelli) and had great views - very close to the Rialto Bridge. Venice has so much to offer and plenty of restaurant choices, but as expected very expensive. The guided tours are necessary to get a real understanding of the city.

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Venice
(August 2017)

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Anna Alcalde
Mills
Sicily

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Italian Lakes
(June

Is there anything that could be done better? Can't think of one thing… All went seamlessly – no hitches just a great short break at a brilliant location. The choice of hotel was spot on (quiet in its environment) and our hosts were fab to boot… Choice of hotel, the advice given in terms of when to travel – it was VERY early but that meant more time in Venice! And Venice itself. Glorious. Simply Glorious.

Steve & Annya
Venice
(March 2017)

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France
(Sept 2015)

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several destinations
(July 2015)

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(from France)
Venice

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(from Australia)
Rail Holiday in Europe

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Wright
Canada

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Paris
(September 2014)

As usual the whole organisation, choice of hotel, resort and weather was impeccable. And you arranged for Vesuvius not to blow it's top whilst we were there. So that's another item ticked off the list: I am amazed I've finally seen Pompeii and particularly Herculaneum. We don’t do holidays that are so relaxing that we really, REALLY, DON’T WANT TO GO HOME! AND IT WAS ALL YOUR FAULT......

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Italy, Sorrento & surrounds
(October 13)

The Journey of a Lifetime on the Venice Simplon Orient Express! The whole holiday was a great success. Thank you very much for all your planning, booking and checking the finer details. We have many happy memories that will last for a long time! The Goring Hotel in London, the Pullman/Orient Express trains and Hotel Cipriani in Venice were all brilliant. Staff looked after us extremely well and were very patient.

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Orient Express to Venice
(April 2013)

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Italy
(Sept 2011)

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