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Taking in two South American countries Peru and Bolivia. Enjoy incredible scenery from the Inca capital of Machu Picchu and the impressive Lake Titicaca, travel on one of the highest rail journeys in the world to Huancayo before making your way to Bolivia, home of the Salt Flats and the truly unique Luna Salada Hotel.

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This is an epic journey we arranged for a group of 4 adults who wanted to experience the abundant historic, cultural and environmental jewels of Peru and Ecuador AND some memorable train journeys. To make the most of the trip one of the couples extended their travels and spent an amazing five days cruising around the remote and exceptional Galapagos to make this a ‘holiday of a lifetime’!

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Series 4, Episode 3, Great Continental Rail Journeys. Here Michael Portillo travels through Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna to Lake Garda. Garda is the largest of the Italian lakes and lies on the edge of the province of Lombardy and has the Alps on its northern shore.

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Portugal’s Douro Valley is a stunning place to visit. As a rail tour operator we were delighted to help arrange a visit to the region for a couple who wanted to ride the famous historical train that runs alongside the river and through the World Heritage vineyard landscape.

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Series 2, Episode 5 Great Continental Railway Journeys. For this GCRJ first take a plane to central Europe to follow Portillo's route from Prague, through Bohemia and Bavaria and on to Munich and take full advantage of the freedom offered by transport passes that allow you to explore your destinations and their wider areas in full.

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Switzerland is famous for its breath-taking mountains and lakes and this tour will ensure you experience them first hand on scenic rail journeys and with use of your Swiss Pass. Sightseeing tours and visits can be arranged in advance.

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Series 5, Episode 5, Great Continental Rail Journeys. In this episode Michael Portillo explores northern Europe and the Baltic coast region. This 9-day tour allows plenty of time to explore some important northern European cities that would not ordinarily feature highly as tourist destinations, but Riga in Lativia, Tartu and Tallin in Estonia and Helsinki and Tampere in Finland have lots to offer the holiday rail traveller.

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"When you grow up and have children of your own, do please remember something important: A stodgy parent is not fun at all! What a child wants - and DESERVES - is a parent who is SPARKY!" – Roald Dahl, Danny Champion of the World

So be a sparky parent, and treat your little ones to a mini-break inspired by two of Britain's greatest children's authors; Roald Dahl and Enid Blyton.

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Series 3, Episode 2 Great Continental Rail Journeys. In this instalment Michael Portillo travels the spine of Italy by train from Rome to Taormina which is situated in Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean.

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Series 5, Episode 6 Great Continental Railway Journeys. Michael Portillo explores Holland in this episode, a compact country that allows you to stay in one city, Utrecht, and use it as a base from which to conduct sightseeing tours around Utrecht itself as well as visits to Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Delft , using a rail pass that allows unlimited travel.