See more, do more, and relax on one of our Day Trips or guided Rail Tours!
The premier steam rail tour, a 12-day rail adventure with Glenbrook Vintage Railway, exploring the North Island's scenic railways under steam power. Departing on 11 June 2025, this fully escorted tour offers leisurely travel through lesser-known routes, showcasing engineering marvels like the Raurimu Spiral. Highlights include steam-hauled journeys between Te Kuiti and Palmerston North, overnight stays in Rotorua, Taumarunui, Ohakune and Napier, and exclusive experiences such as an Art Deco car tour and a Hawke's Bay winery visit.
Coinciding with the FRONZ 50th Anniversary celebrations, this journey promises history, nature, and nostalgia, capturing the essence of New Zealand's rail heritage.
A 7-day rail adventure with Glenbrook Vintage Railway, exploring the North Island's scenic railways under steam power. Departing on 11 June 2025, this fully escorted tour offers leisurely travel through lesser-known routes, showcasing engineering marvels like the Raurimu Spiral. Highlights include steam-hauled journeys between Te Kuiti and Palmerston North, overnight stays in Rotorua, Taumarunui, Ohakune and Napier.
This journey promises history, nature, and nostalgia, capturing the essence of New Zealand's rail heritage.
Take a jorney with us on a 5-day rail tour with Glenbrook Vintage Railway, exploring the North Island's scenic railways under steam power. Departing on 11 June 2025, this fully escorted tour offers leisurely travel along the North Island Main Trunk line, showcasing engineering marvels like the Raurimu Spiral. Highlights include steam-hauled journeys between Te Kuiti and Palmerston North, overnight stays in Rotorua, Taumarunui and Ohakune. Returning to Auckland or Hamilton on the Northern Explorer.
This journey promises history, nature, and nostalgia, capturing the essence of New Zealand's rail both old and new.
Embark on a five-day rail adventure with Glenbrook Vintage Railway, journeying from Auckland to Palmerston North aboard our heritage steam hauled train. Departing on 11 June 2025, this tour traverses the North Island Main Trunk, offering breathtaking scenery and engineering marvels like the Raurimu Spiral.
This is a TRAIN ONLY option for the independent traveller. Accommodation, meals, and daily transfers are the traveller’s responsibility, providing flexibility to tailor your experience.
Join the Glenbrook Vintage Railway on a 13-day South Island Rail adventure featuring iconic journeys aboard the Coastal Pacific, TransAlpine, and Taieri Gorge railways, alongside heritage gems like Weka Pass Railway, Blenheim Riverside Railway, The Plains Railway and Oamaru Steam Rail. This rail tour takes you through the South Island's diverse landscapes from Canterbury Plains to West Coast rainforests, alpine lakes to vineyard valleys.
Tour highlights include the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre, Poanamu Pathway, Shanty Town, Steam Punk HQ, and the Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre. Beginning in Christchurch and concluding in Queenstown, this journey showcases the South Island's magnificent scenery and rich rail heritage. Travel with the Glenbrook Vintage Railway as we travel the length and bredth of the South Island by coach and rail.
Embark on an extraordinary journey with the Glenbrook Vintage Railway as we traverse the North Island, immersing ourselves in history, breathtaking scenery, and the charm of lesser-travelled railway lines. Our fully escorted rail tour will take you to captivating locations such as Napier, New Plymouth, Ohakune and through the Wairarapa. Our exclusive tour train offers unparalleled views of iconic locations and scenery not seen by any other means of travel.
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