Tag: Luxury trains

Luxury Beloved By Legends

An exclusive itinerary for 2022 – Istanbul to Venice. Before boarding the sublime, Golden Eagle Danube Express, your adventure begins with a […]

Find Solace in the Solo

Despite two years of social distancing and isolation, travel agents are reportedly noting a significant increase in solo travel bookings. […]

Rediscover the Luxury of Time with the Swiss Rail Spectacular III

Emerging as the antidote to the “time poor” phenomenon of modern life and the generic, whistle-stop European minibreak – slow travel […]

An aromatic adventure awaits aboard the opulent, Deccan Odyssey

India’s unique blend of history, culture and scenery have left western travellers spellbound for centuries. Intrinsic to this enchantment, is the […]

A History of Luxury Trains

Many people believe luxury train travel in Britain, Europe and the United States was the product of the 20th century’s […]

Slow Travel: Reviving the Romantic Rail Journey

Following the increased demand for greener ways to explore the world and a keen desire for genuine experiences away from […]

The Trans-Siberian Express: Summer or Winter?

Eskimos are famously said to have around 50 different words for snow; this is because it is such a crucial […]

Republics of the Silk Road: Top 5 Highlights

For centuries, merchants and adventurers journeyed on ancient routes through some of the most testing landscapes in the world trading […]

The Balkans: Top 10 unmissable sights

We bring you interesting facts and stories from our top 10 unmissable sights on our Balkan Odyssey journey, which travels from Budapest to Venice […]

Celebrating 30 Years: Highlights for 2019

In 2019, Golden Eagle Luxury Trains will celebrate 30 years in business. Since launching our very first service in 1989, […]

In search of the Northern Lights

In the second part of our Northern Lights blog series, Dr. Robin Catchpole reveals the best time and place to see the Aurora Borealis. […]

What causes the Aurora Borealis?

In this fascinating guest blog series, Dr. Robin Catchpole shares his expert knowledge to help us make sense of the […]

Photographing the Northern Lights

In the final part of our Northern Lights blog series, Dr. Robin Catchpole shares his expert tips and advice for photographing the spectacular Aurora Borealis. […]

Our Top 7 India Experiences

India’s unique blend of history, culture and scenery have intoxicated western travellers for centuries. It’s no wonder: life on the […]

Great Expectations: in search of the Aurora Borealis

“Eсть аврора” (yest avrora – there is the aurora) our bus driver says, pointing out of the front window as […]

Behind The Scenes With Tour Designer, Matt

For over 25 years, the team at Golden Eagle Luxury Trains has lovingly designed and operated an exciting range of […]

Why now is the time to visit Iran

Iran has fast emerged as a must-visit destination in recent years. Find out why it is back on travellers’ radars […]

The Enigmatic Silk Road

It has a reputation of being one of the world’s most evocative and fascinating train journeys, but prior to the […]

Why Heart of Persia should be your next trip

Iran has quickly emerged as a must-visit travel destination; since the lifting of economic sanctions earlier this year and the […]

A Taste of The Silk Road – Samarkand, Tashkent and Almaty

Golden Eagle’s Reservation Manager, Zoe Chittim, shares the final part of her travel diary through the fascinating regions of Samarkand, […]

A Taste of The Silk Road – Ashgabat, Merv and Bukhara

In part one of her travel diary, Golden Eagle’s Zoe Chittim describes her Silk Road expedition with great detail, from […]

Spectacular Switzerland

Golden Eagle’s Company President and Founder, Tim Littler, captures the excitement of travelling through spectacular Switzerland, on a collection of historic […]

Ode to the Inaugural Train

Frances Broaddus-Crutchfield, a passenger on our inaugural Jewels of Persia departure in 2014, has penned a tribute to her fascinating experience. […]

A Tale of Two Trains – Part 2

The concluding part of Paul Craven’s blog post, documenting his Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express tour from May 2014. Listvyanka stretches […]

A Tale of Two Trains – Part 1

Part one of Paul Craven’s blog post, describing his first trip on board the Golden Eagle Trans Siberian Express. I was in […]

Rhythms Rhymes and Rhapsodies Along the Trans-Siberian Railway

Discover what makes stepping aboard the Golden Eagle luxury train for the first time such an exhilarating experience. You could easily picture […]

Eating Your Way Across Russia

Award-winning author, Sharon Hudgins, takes us on a culinary journey on board the Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express. If you’ve ever […]

Aurorae – One of the Wonders of the Natural World

A former guest lecturer on our Arctic Explorer journey, Ian Ridpath (FRAS), explains how to successfully see the Northern Lights. “No pencil can […]