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The Best-Escorted Train Tours For Seniors

You’ve put the kids through school, they’ve finished uni, they work full time and they’ve finally moved out. While that generation starts to plan its future, it’s time to get back to planning yours.

Now is the time to take that trip to Paris you’ve dreamed about since you were fifteen. Forget staying in cheap hostels, sleeping next to a bunch of British backpackers who stumble in at 3am every night and having to wear your thongs in the shower. You’ve outgrown that budgeting lifestyle, it’s time to travel with Scott McGregor’s Railway Adventures.

Railway Adventures organizes exceptional Holidays for seniors in Australia by rail to give them a chance to explore their bucket list destinations. Our tours are best suited for seniors because they offer a bespoke, hassle free, immersive and holistic experience of the world all from the comfort of a luxury train.

Some of our best-escorted Train Tours Australia for seniors include:

Spending 14 day on the magnificent Ghan exploring Uluru and Kata Tjuta, cruising Katherine George and touring Kakadu. The Ghan is perhaps the most famous train in Australia, taking you from top to bottom straight through the heart of this great nation. Take this opportunity to immerse yourself in this spectacular country, its extraordinary wildlife and its iconic landmarks.

Ever wanted to visit Scotland? Its breathtaking fjords and historic castles have it sitting at the top of our bucket list. On this 16 day tour you will travel on the Cairngorm Mountain Railway, Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway and the historic Strathspey Railway. Just don’t hold your breath waiting to see the loch ness.

Maybe you’d prefer a 13 day tour to Borneo with the opportunity to attend the special Anzac Day dawn ceremony in Sandakan. On this expertly organised tour you will visit the historic island of Labuan and discover the unique wildlife at the Kinabatangan Wetlands Resort.

Railway Adventures strives to make each and every tour unique and unforgettable. Small group tours for seniors by rail are the best way to interact with fellow travellers and explore the eye-catching sceneries through the comfort of your window! All while getting to meet new, like-minded people.

Visit our website to find out about other tours for seniors that we offer. Don’t let your age restrict you from going on an unforgettable holiday experience, after all age is just a number.

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Savannah Guides: the answer to adjusting your 'nature deficit disorder'

Posted August 08, 2018 07:33:36

Photo: It's back to school for guides (L to R) Phil Clucas, Mick Clark, Ange Clucas and Andrew James. (Supplied: Savannah Guides Limited) During the summer, Phil Clucas can be found opening doors and answering questions for visitors at one of Melbourne's fanciest hotels. But when northern Australia's wet season is over, he and his wife Ange, a former pharmacist, are sharing their eco-knowledge as Savannah Guides at Adel's Grove in Queensland's north-west. Also there is fellow guide and occasional refrigeration engineer Alex Mudryk from Brisbane. "Savannah Guides is a professional body that represents tour guides who work across the Savannah Way between Cairns and Broome," Ms Clucas, a senior guide, said. "Our motto is that we are protectors and interpreters of the outback."

Photo: Savannah Guides are available through Adel's Grove for those exploring Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) Gorge. (ABC North-West Queensland: Jennifer King) With caravanners and campers taking to the road in peak numbers, access to the specialised knowledge of Savannah Guides ensures visitors to the region have an immersive eco-tourism experience. Approximately 100 guides can be found in locations from the lava tubes of Undara to far north Queensland's rainforests, Riversleigh's fossil fields, Cape York's telegraph station and across to Kakadu and the Kimberleys and beyond. Providing sustainable, unique visitor access Savannah Guides manager Russell Boswell explained that the not-for-profit network of professional tour guides and tour operators works with national parks, researchers, and local communities to highlight a region's unique natural features. In addition, he manages about 65 accredited Wet Tropics Guides between Townsville and Cooktown and a national program of about 106 Eco Guides.

Photo: More and more people are hitting the road in caravans and campervans, exploring Australia. (ABC North-West Queensland: Jennifer King) "It's a really growing movement of professionalism among all these tour guides and Savannah Guides has probably, as an organisation, been the core of that movement," Mr Boswell said. "It started about 30 years ago when some gulf savannah cattlemen and some Indigenous rangers thought 'gosh, if the cattle prices go down again, we're in trouble'. "So they diversified into tourism and through that, they started to investigate the best way to do tourism and how to become really good tour guides. "[Our guides] have a great passion for sharing their country with their visitors." Tourists benefit from knowledge Travellers Julie and Gary Bradley from Sydney's Picnic Point have come across Savannah Guides both at Adel's Grove and at the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum at Winton. "You get the opportunity to find out both the geography and a little bit of history of the country, which you can't capture unless you have that subject matter expert," Ms Bradley said. "At Winton, they were very young guides who were either very keen on their subject or locals and that was impressive."

Photo: Phil Clucas took visitors off the main road to an unmarked waterhole where hundreds of birds were gathered. (ABC North-West Queensland: Jennifer King) The couple agreed the Savannah Guides had enhanced their experience of both locations. Caravanners, Jane and David Smith of Yeelanna, South Australia, have come across Savannah Guides in several locations. "We have been very impressed by them; they are very knowledgeable about their subjects," Ms Smith said. Those signing up to become Savannah Guides range from tree-changers, semi-retired older people, school leavers in regional towns looking for a career, and an increasing number of Indigenous rangers. "There are a lot of people who are looking to adjust their 'nature deficit disorder' and get back in touch with the land," Mr Boswell said.

Photo: Australia's most northern Savannah Guide is Hirani Kydd who works at Cape York Peninsula. (Facebook: Savannah Guides Limited) Field schools open to all In order to become accredited, potential guides must attend up to two field schools, which are held at Savannah Guide locations twice a year. It is not a requirement to already be a guide to attend a school, although professional guides find them a source for networking and vocational development. "You get a behind-the-scenes look at things, that's the big benefit," Mr Clucas said. "For instance, when we went to Undara Lava Tubes [for the school there], we went to the Undara volcano, which is not open to the public. "Because it was a Savannah Guide school, the national park rangers got together and arranged a visit, so you see things other people don't see."

Photo: Savannah Guide Alex Mudryk works at Adel's Grove during the dry season. (ABC North-West Queensland: Jennifer King) Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory was the location for the most recent school, and the next will be held at Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia. Once accredited, a Savannah Guide must attend at least one school every two years in order to maintain their professional standards. "I attended a few schools and after the first school, I was absolutely hooked, loved every bit of it, then continued on until I became a Savannah Guide and loved every bit of it," Mr Mudryk said. "They set a standard so you have to achieve a certain standard to be recognised dress code, the way you deal with people and that's what we learn in the schools." Topics:travel-and-tourism,lifestyle-and-leisure,environmentally-sustainable-business,environment-education,environment,work,community-and-society,people,human-interest,gregory-river-4800,qld,melbourne-3000,brisbane-4000,nt,cairns-4870,broome-6725,townsville-4810,cooktown-4895,picnic-point-2213,winton-4735,yeelanna-5632,fitzroy-crossing-6765 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-08/savannah-guides-bringing-eco-tourism-to-northern-australia/10077922