Slow Travel: luxury travel by train

With these luxury trains, the journey itself becomes a vacation

Enjoy every moment, from your arrival to the last hours of your stay. Slow travel stands for slow and conscious travel. Taking time for your own little adventure and losing yourself in it to a certain extent. Slow travel offers many opportunities and experiences to pack something special into your suitcase and take it with you. One of these is luxury travel by train, where the focus is not on speed, but on the unique experience of rolling along the tracks through captivating landscapes. With a certain extravagance and a lot of show value. Because with these luxury trains, the journey itself becomes a vacation.


Three luxury trains that make traveling an experience

"The journey is the reward" becomes a welcome reality on the following trains. Because here, your vacation doesn't just start in your hotel room, but at the station. Here you can experience slow travel in its most beautiful and luxurious form.


Luxon by Geisel (Geisel Hotels)

Geisel Hotels has come up with something very special for travelers: Luxury on rails. The Luxon by Geisel private train takes you to any location with a train station throughout Europe. You decide on your route and when you want to be where. Let yourself be enchanted by the Bavarian Alps and the breathtaking views and enjoy a train journey with a difference. There is no more stylish way to reach your destination. Without any traffic jams and in a comparatively environmentally friendly way, you can follow your own individual route and relax and enjoy the journey.
You can find more information here: www.geisel-privathotels.de


Glacier Express (Switzerland)

The king of panoramic trains, as the Glacier Express is affectionately known, offers a special kind of scenic experience and leaves passengers in awe. Through remote valleys, past rugged rock faces, idyllic mountain villages and through the famous Rhine Gorge, the Grand Canyon of Switzerland, before reaching its highest point at the Oberalp Pass at 2033 meters. You have never experienced high alpine Switzerland in such luxury. Thanks to a concierge on board, who is available to you throughout the entire journey, no wishes or concerns remain unfulfilled. The new Excellence Class of the Glacier Express is definitely one of the most exclusive tourist highlights in Switzerland. Further information can be found here: www.glacierexpress.ch


The Vietage (Anantara Hotels, Vietnam)

Climb aboard and lean back please! Travel along the unique coastline of central Vietnam aboard The Vietage and experience a train ride you won't soon forget. The Vietage combines gourmet dining and exclusivity with stunning views and the charm of unspoiled landscapes. In private boats for two, the train ride becomes a magical journey. There is room for a maximum of twelve passengers on board to share this unique experience and redefine traveling by train. Further information can be found here: www.thevietagetrain.com


Belmond trains (Europe)

Originally known as an exclusive hotel chain, Belmond also offers luxury trains. The Venice-Simplon-Orient-Express combines history with luxury and scenery. Polished wood and antique furnishings make the journey on board an experience. Closed travel groups can also hire an entire carriage here. But the smaller Belmond Royal Scotsman also has its advantages. There is even a spa on board and, together with the ten luxurious carriages, the Royal Scotsman is a castle made of rails. You can find more information here: www.belmond.com