2021 will be an important year for train travel. Not only is it set to be the European Year of Rail*, but 2021 marks the 250th Trans-Siberian departure of Golden Eagle Luxury Trains.
There is an unassailable romance about traveling by sleeper trains in Europe. They call to mind the grand rail journeys of the past: Paul Theroux on the Iron Rooster or Kerouac’s drifters jumping freight trains in “On the Road.”
A train journey spread over days, or even weeks, evokes a special sense of adventure, especially if you are getting pampered in a private cabin equipped with the most luxurious amenities you can dream of.
Golden Eagle Luxury Trains, the world's leading operator of luxury rail tours by private train, continues to access some of the most magnificent, yet rarely visited sites.
Luxury, similarly to beauty, is ‘in the eye of the beholder.’ For some, luxury is time; time to relax, to unwind, to disconnect.
On this NEW private train journey being offered by MIR Corporation, guests will enjoy the pleasures of Old World rail travel aboard the luxurious Golden Eagle Danube Express from Budapest to Prague.
The Glacier Express (www.glacierexpress.ch) has long been considered one of the world’s great train journeys but now, in its first summer season, the introduction of Excellence Class has placed it firmly on the luxury travel bucket list.
According to a recent report by Amtrak, there was a 13% increase in train travel in 2018 compared to 2017 with a total of 31.7 million rail passengers in the United States alone.
There’s nothing quite like seeing the world via the glamour of a luxurious train, and Wilderness Travel offers some of the most grand opportunities for train travel through Eastern Europe, Italy and Asia through its Cruises by Rail collection.
The Napa Valley Wine Train, an engaging and memorable experience that echoes the glory days of train travel, is pleased to announce the return of its Santa Train, an interactive musical adventure for the whole family onboard the iconic Napa Valley Wine Train.
In 2019, Golden Eagle Luxury Trains, the world's leading operator of luxury rail tours by private train, will celebrate its 30th anniversary with the introduction of a remarkable new rail journey: Persia and the Silk Road.
In 2019, Golden Eagle Luxury Trains is going big on India with two fabulous new rail adventures introduced aboard the gleaming Deccan Odyssey: one in the north and another in the south.
Rocky Mountaineer, the largest privately owned luxury tourist train in the world, has announced the addition of four new destinations to its 2019 vacation packages.
The Napa Valley Wine Train, an engaging and memorable experience that echoes the glory days of train travel, is pleased to announce the newest addition to the collection of experiences, the Tequila Train, kicking off on Cinco de Mayo in partnership with Casa Dragones.
It’s not just royalty that can command their own private railway carriages. Now, Golden Eagle Luxury Trains is raising the luxury train travel bar still further on its Trans-Siberian journeys and introducing the Romanov Suite onboard the private Golden Eagle train – an entire private carriage with its own kitchen, chef and personal guide. Privacy comes at a price though: $122,376 for full carriage hire.
