Belmond’s storied train through the jungles, plantations and coasts of the Malay Peninsula from Singapore, with elegant cabins, an open-air observation car and the tropics slipping past.
The Eastern & Oriental Express carries the romance of colonial-era rail through the Malay Peninsula: cream-and-green carriages, marquetry cabins and an open-air observation car, running from Singapore into the jungles and coasts of Malaysia.
Days pass between the tropical landscape, rainforest, plantations, paddy, coast, and off-train excursions to towns and nature; evenings are dinner and a pianist as the jungle darkens outside.
Every experience begins with a single click. Tell us when and with who and we'll design a world around you.
Cabins are dressed in fine wood marquetry and Southeast Asian fabrics, elegant and atmospheric, with the tropics through the window and beds turned down as you dine.
Held together they suit a family or party; the train can be chartered exclusively for a private journey.
Dining blends Southeast Asian and Western menus with regional produce, in elegant dining cars, with a bar car and pianist carrying the evenings as the jungle passes.
Private dining can be arranged aboard.
The train pauses for excursions, a heritage town, a rainforest walk, a river or coastal view, before you reboard and dine as the tropics roll on.
Each itinerary threads a different peninsula; your designer chooses the route and the stops.
Wellness aboard is gentle, calm in your cabin, a treatment on request, and long hours on the open observation car watching the jungle and paddy slide by.
The excursions add walking and the outdoors; the train itself decompresses.
Belmond staffs the train to grand-hotel standard, a steward to your cabin, sommeliers, guides and a pianist, moving with you through the tropics.
Behind them sits your Satopia travel designer, who holds the cabins or the charter, times the boarding and stays one call away throughout.
From Singapore north through Malaysia, the peninsula is rainforest, plantations, rivers and coast, a lush, storied stretch of Southeast Asia.
The E&O Express is the romantic way to see it, from a moving grand hotel.
Everything here is to help you picture it. Your travel designer handles the arranging: the flights, the cars, the guides, the tents held for you alone.
A marquetry cabin, a pianist and the jungle sliding past at golden hour.
The whole E&O Express taken for a milestone journey.
From the city into the heart of the Malay Peninsula.
The romance of Southeast Asian rail, in every detail.
The E&O Express departs from Singapore, journeying north through Malaysia. We arrange your arrival, a night in the city if you wish, and your boarding.
The Satopia Advantage™
We hold the relationship with Belmond, so we can hold your cabins together on your dates, or charter the whole train. From there a single travel designer composes every day around you. You simply board.
The right cabins, or a full charter, matched to your party and the itinerary. The access a direct booking rarely reaches.
Every day composed by one travel designer: the route and the excursions, the table and the boarding, present when wanted, unseen when not.
Drawn from recent guests.
Departures are built around specific themes, such as wildlife and photography, giving each trip a distinct focus. The excursions and guides are tailored to that theme, shaping the rhythm of the days on board. Different dates match different interests as schedules vary through the year.
Set aside expectations of rushing meals, since dinner here is unhurried, with proper table settings and menus designed to match each course. This is where the days on board are best remembered, more than any single stop along the route. Arrive dressed for it and give each sitting the time it deserves.
Southeast Asia rewards a wider loop. A few we would pair the train with, each arranged as one seamless experience.
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Ideal season · June to September, December to February
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Eastern & Oriental Express is priced by the cabin, by itinerary, or by full charter. The figures shown are indicative. Once we check live availability we confirm an exact, all-in quote for your dates, and nothing is booked and no payment taken until you approve it in writing. A deposit then secures your dates, with the balance due before departure. The full booking terms, cancellation policy and any conditions of carriage are set out in your confirmation.
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