Australia’s Top End, Indonesia & The Ghan - Cruise & Land Journey

Embark on an extraordinary journey that brings together remote island exploration and one of the world’s great rail experiences. Aboard Scenic Eclipse II, depart Cairns where reef meets rainforest, then follow Australia’s far northern coastline to Lizard Island, Cape York and the Torres Strait, where distance and isolation shape both landscape and culture. Crossing into Indonesia, the journey reveals a more remote world still, with culturally rich waters and little-visited archipelagos offering a deeper sense of place and discovery before arriving in Darwin. From here, your journey continues inland aboard The Ghan, where the rhythm of rail travel reveals Australia in a different light. Travelling south through the Top End and into the Red Centre, landscapes shift from tropical wetlands to vast desert plains and ochre horizons. In Katherine and Alice Springs, outback life and culture come into focus, while optional visits to Uluru offer a powerful connection to one of Australia’s most iconic and spiritual landscapes. Continuing through the opal mining town of Coober Pedy, the journey concludes in Adelaide, defined by a sense of scale, contrast and the experience of crossing the continent in comfort and style.