{"id":19743,"date":"2014-08-04T09:43:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T09:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/new-four-day-ghan-headlines-great-southern-rails-201516-journey-schedule\/"},"modified":"2014-08-04T09:43:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-04T09:43:00","slug":"new-four-day-ghan-headlines-great-southern-rails-201516-journey-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2014\/08\/new-four-day-ghan-headlines-great-southern-rails-201516-journey-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"New Four-Day Ghan Headlines Great Southern Rail&#8217;s 2015\/16 Journey Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Great Southern Rail has launched an exciting new four-day three-night Ghan journey as part of its 2015\/16 schedule of epic Australian rail holidays.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/--hMGpLNQAeA\/U99Vm7pa9EI\/AAAAAAAABa0\/ENAElsVblOw\/s1600\/393388_num987090_600x600.jpg\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/--hMGpLNQAeA\/U99Vm7pa9EI\/AAAAAAAABa0\/ENAElsVblOw\/s1600\/393388_num987090_600x600.jpg\" height=\"222\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The four-day Ghan adds an extra day and night to the standard Ghan journey from Darwin to Adelaide, taking guests through the heart of the Australian Outback on a 76-hour adventure that includes Katherine, more time in Alice Springs and a new excursion at Coober Pedy.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The extended service is available as a full Darwin-Adelaide journey during the 2015 peak season between 23 May and 22 August.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The four-day, three-night Ghan includes:<\/span><\/div>\n<ul style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; list-style-position: outside; margin: 5px 0px 10px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px; text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"list-style: disc; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Day and night Off Train Excursions in Alice Springs, including a dinner under the stars at the magnificent MacDonnell Ranges<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: disc; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The option to undertake a fly-in visit of Uluru (at extra cost), getting back in time to rejoin The Ghan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: disc; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">A full day to explore underground at Coober Pedy, the opal mining capital of the world<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">\u201cWe&#8217;ve previously featured some of these experiences in our special events program and on every occasion, the feedback from our guests has been extraordinary,\u201d Great Southern Rail spokesman Steve Kernaghan said.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">\u201cIt was important for us to share these incredible Outback moments with a wider audience, which is why we&#8217;ve now included them as highlights in our regular schedules.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">\u201cThere&#8217;s really no other way you can visit three or four iconic Australian destinations in such a short space of time, while still enjoying the luxury and comfort that The Ghan delivers.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">\u201cGuests have traditionally had to end their Ghan adventure at Alice Springs to fly or drive to Uluru. With the new extended Ghan service, there&#8217;s no need to compromise \u2013 you can visit the Rock without having to leave your amazing rail journey halfway through.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The 2015\/16 schedule also introduces a new range of all-inclusive highlights for the year-round Indian Pacific and The Ghan:<\/span><\/div>\n<ul style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; list-style-position: outside; margin: 5px 0px 10px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px; text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"list-style: disc; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Unforgettable Outback sunrise and sunset short stops on both the year-round Indian Pacific (Nullarbor Plain) and year-round Ghan (remote South Australia)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: disc; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">More time to explore South Australia on the Sydney-Perth Indian Pacific journey with the option to undertake an exclusive tour of the world-renowned Barossa Valley<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: disc; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">An off-board dining experience in Adelaide for guests on the Sydney-Perth Indian Pacific journey<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Great Southern Rail&#8217;s 2015\/16 journeys for The Ghan, Indian Pacific and The Overland are on sale now. Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatsouthernrail.com.au\/\" style=\"color: #3c3c3c; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\" target=\"_blank\">www.greatsouthernrail.com.au<\/a>&nbsp;or call 1800 725 993 to book.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">For fares, timetables, images or further information, contact Great Southern Rail PR Manager Melanie Reid on 0419 848 507 or&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:melanie.reid@gsr.com.au\" style=\"color: #3c3c3c; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">melanie.reid@gsr.com.au<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great Southern Rail has launched an exciting new four-day three-night Ghan journey as part of its 2015\/16 schedule of epic Australian rail holidays. The four-day Ghan adds an extra day and night to the standard Ghan journey from Darwin to Adelaide, taking guests through the heart of the Australian Outback on a 76-hour adventure that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19743\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}