Belmond Brought Back Its Most Thrilling Trains Through Asia – Here's What to Expect

It’s a once-in-a-lifetime trip indeed.

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Belmond is known for providing travelers with the utmost luxury and a sense of adventure you can’t find anywhere but on the rails. And finally, after a four-year hiatus, it’s bringing back perhaps its most adventurous trip ever.

In February, Belmond brought back the Eastern & Oriental Express for new journeys that will meander through Southeast Asia. The company is offering four trips that each last for three thrilling nights, including some incredible stops along the way.

The first is its Wild Malaysia trip, with travel dates still available in July through October, which departs from Singapore, making its way north through the “lush jungles of Malaysia,” the company explains on its website.

“Revel in your luxury overnight train ride as you experience a wide variety of excursion options, including a wildlife discovery in Taman Negara National Park, joining us in our mission to support efforts to safeguard the endangered Malayan tiger,” Belmond adds. And, in case you were unaware, the national park is home to everything from tigers to elephants, rhinos to leopards, and even some beautiful macaques.

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Then there’s its Essence of Malaysia trip with dates throughout November, which again departs from Singapore and heads to Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi, and Penang. On this trip, Belmond promises excursions to snorkel in the crystalline waters, plenty of time to explore the islands, and even cultural tours so guests feel more informed of their surroundings.

Travelers who want to find the festive spirit will surely do just that with the Festive Malaysia trip, which departs in December and travels through Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi, and Penang. It includes an excursion to Langkawi’s Pulau Payar Marine Park for a picnic, a Christmas celebration stop in Penang Island with a choice of cultural tours, and a “celebratory evening with Champagne, exquisite cuisine, and fabulous entertainment,” the company added.

Finally, travelers can choose to ring in 2025 in style with the Malasyia Celebration train, which travels from Singapore through Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi, and Penang on New Year’s Eve. It, too, includes a picnic stop, cultural tours, and plenty of bubbly.

On every journey, guests can expect nothing but the best in the train’s 15 cherry wood cabins, each decked out in Malay-inspired decor, along with equally stunning common spaces, including the restaurant car with food by chef André Chiang. Guests are also welcome to spend their time in the observation car, watching the world go by, or spend the evening in the piano bar, listening to music and dancing until they can’t dance anymore. Though, really, on a journey like this, that may be until the sun comes up.

See all the details and book your room at https://www.belmond.com.

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