Author: Golden Eagle

Nothing Short of Extraordinary: Meet Sabina

From a street-seller at 12-years old to running a growing empire in Bukhara, a mere 17 years later, Sabina’s story […]

Staycation: Exploring the World From Home

For avid travellers like our Golden Eagle guests, 2020 has not begun as expected. Increasingly strict measures mean that we […]

Clothing Guide: Preparing for your Winter Trip

Our special winter programme includes the Trans-Siberian Express Winter Wonderland and Arctic Explorer tours. From our experience in previous years, […]

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 […]

Our Top Destinations for 2020

For 30 years, we have been delighting passengers with unique tours to fantastic destinations across the globe. To assist you […]

Celebrating 30 years: A Look Back on Our History

Our proud heritage is built on a determination to provide luxury train travel in the remotest of locations around the […]

Six Degrees of Separation?

Six degrees of separation is the theory that one person on the planet can be connected to another through a […]

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 […]

Gourmet Traditions on the Golden Eagle

From warming soups to unique fish dishes, experiencing traditional Russian food should be a highlight of any journey across Siberia. […]

A New Lease of Life: Our P36 Locomotive

Since discovering a derelict P36 locomotive on our inaugural Trans-Siberian tour in 1996, our Company Founders, Tim Littler and Marina […]

NAADAM FESTIVAL – A CLOSER LOOK

Each year between 11th – 13th July, Mongolia celebrates its biggest festival of the calendar year. The Naadam Festival, known […]

Dramatic History Along the Balkan Explorer Route

Visiting some of the most pivotal sites in European history, find out how the Balkan Explorer has become one of our most significant tours. […]

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, […]

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 […]

Discover enchanting Tibet & China

Back by popular demand, the China and Tibet Rail Discovery tour combines spectacular Chinese destinations with one of the world’s […]

In search of the momentous Midnight Sun

This incredible rail journey takes us in search of the incredible Midnight Sun, during the celebratory White Nights season. We cross deep […]

Tornado: The story of a new age steam locomotive

Read the extraordinary story of how a group of people, with a shared ambition, came together to construct a brand […]

Bucket list travel: Trans-Siberian Railway

Rail adventurer and Golden Eagle contributor Matthew Woodward has recently had his first book published; Trans-Siberian Adventures. We asked Matthew […]

100 Years of Revolution: travelling on the Trans-Siberian railway in 2017

The Trans Siberian Express, 17th June to 1 July 2017:  my first Golden Eagle trip of the year as Guest […]

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 […]

Explore the Arctic this winter

Venture towards the summit of the northern hemisphere with a visit to the Arctic Circle this winter. Golden Eagle’s Arctic […]

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 […]

Introducing Michael Portillo

We are excited to announce that Journalist and broadcaster, Michael Portillo, will be hosting a series of guest lectures on […]

Highlights of the South Caucasus

The countries bordering the shores of the Caspian Sea are home to some of the most fascinating cultures, as well as […]

Celebrating 100 years of the Trans-Siberian Railway

This year, Golden Eagle Luxury Trains is celebrating 100 years since the completion of the Trans-Siberian railway, coinciding with a […]

Treasures of the Trans-Siberian railway

To celebrate Golden Eagle’s twentieth year of touring along the Trans-Siberian Railway, we put together a list of our top treasures waiting to […]

Enchanting Arctic Explorer in images

A photographer’s delight, the Arctic Explorer tour at New Year remains a firm favourite amongst Golden Eagle passengers. What better way […]