Enjoy a luxurious journey across South Africa aboard the famous Blue Train. Round off your trip with four days in Cape Town, with time to explore its history and breathtaking scenery. Part of our Seat61 recommended holidays collection.

This alpine holiday takes you from pretty Lausanne on Lake Geneva through the mountains to Chamonix aboard the Mont Blanc Express and then across to the stunning city of Annecy. There's time here to relax and enjoy this picture-perfect destination before you return home with a night in Lyon en route.

Travel across Europe to the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on this exciting two-week holiday by train. You'll stop in Strasbourg before catching a direct service to Berlin. From here, cross Poland and visit Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn before flying back to the UK. This holiday is part of our Seat61 recommended collection.

Take a festive break to Belgium for two great Christmas market destinations. Spend time in Brussels' Winter Wonders, featuring a ferris-wheel, ice rink and nightly sound and light show in the magnificent Grand Place, before moving on to lovely Bruges, with its pretty canals and central Christmas market.