The magic of Machu Picchu is coming to Sydney - here's how to experience it

Have you always wanted to visit the Inca citadel of Machu Pichhu in Peru? Here's something that'll fire up your wanderlust even more (as well as being a great reason to plan a Sydney getaway). Tickets have just gone on sale for Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru - the Australian Museum's (AM) summer exhibition and virtual reality experience, opening on November 23.

Sydney will become the fourth city in the world (after Paris, Milan and Boca Raton in Florida, USA) to host this exhibition, created by Peru's Museo Larco and Museo de Sitio Manuel Chavez Ballon, and featuring 134 artefacts. "Machu Picchu is a bucket-list destination for many Australians, and this exhibition will further inspire visitors with its state-of-the-art storytelling," says AM's Kim McKay. australian.museum

UK-based Golden Eagle Luxury Trains has expanded its program of rail journeys for 2025 by 50 per cent, proving how popular train travel has become. There's the new Paris to Istanbul itinerary over eight days, which visits Champagne, Vienna, Postojna, Belgrade and Sofia; as well as the return of 15-day journeys across India on the Darjeeling Mail (between Kolkata and Mumbai) and Madras Mail (between Hyderabad and Mumbai). There's also an extra departure date for the historic and bucket-list Republics of the Silk Road itinerary (from Almaty in Kazakhstan to Tashkent in Uzbekistan) in October 2025. goldeneagleluxurytrains.com

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