DMC Khiri Travel is extending an upscale option for passengers travelling on the train between Luang Prabang and Hanoi via its luxury carriage.
The public train service was restarted in June last year and carries passengers on part of the former Indochinese colonial rail network.
While demand from budget travellers has been healthy, Western clients are also keen to travel this route in more comfort, said Willem Niemeijer, CEO of Khiri Travel.
The DMC has thus added a six-pax luxury carriage that comes with air-conditioned sleeper cabins, a lounge with F&B service and enlarged windows for better views. The overnight journeys ends in the destination in the mid-morning the next day.
Departures leave Laos’ Luang Prabang on Tuesday and Saturday mornings, with the return leg leaving Hanoi on Thursdays and Mondays.
The first departure leaves today and rides are fully booked until mid-May. “We have been very impressed by the demand from western European travellers seeking an authentic Mekong travel experience,” said Niemeijer.
Travel tariffs for the trips depend on the season. Travel consultants can email luxtrain@khiri.com and quote booking code, “Midnight Express”, for more information.
*There’s no Midnight Express. Happy April Fools’!
