New World Wealth has published its latest report on the travelling trends of the wealthy – including the world’s best luxury trains.

South Africa stands out in this area with two of the five most popular luxury train services in the world, frequented by the super-wealthy.

The famous Blue Train ranks as the fourth most popular luxury train service in 2019, just above the pan-African Rovos Rail’s Pride of Africa journey, ranked as the fifth most popular.

Other luxury trains on the list include the Eastern & Oriental Express in Europe, the Royal Scotsman in Scotland, and The Orient Express, in Europe.

Eastern & Oriental Express – Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand

Price: from $270 per person

Royal Scotsman – Scotland

Price: from £2,850 per person

The Orient Express – Europe

Price: from £2,200 per person

Blue Train – South Africa

Price: from R16,430 per person

Pride of Africa (Rovos Rail) – Africa

Price: from R15,550 per person sharing

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