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2026 Exclusive Emerald Pullman Private Rail Tour from Dublin
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Eight days, seven nights, and no car needed. The Emerald Pullman is a private heritage train that takes you across Ireland in genuine comfort. Drinks and light snacks are complimentary on board throughout the journey. Railtours Ireland First Class hosts travel with you the whole way and take care of every connection, transfer, and admission. The landscape keeps delivering: Connemara on the Wild Atlantic Way, the ancient sites of the southeast, the cliffs and castles of the Causeway Coast.
The package is fully inclusive. That means 4-star hotels for seven nights, all meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), every admission and transfer, and two 48-hour Hop On/Off Dublin City Sightseeing tickets per person. You start with a champagne welcome reception at AbbeyGlen Castle Hotel. From there, your hosts take care of the logistics.
If you want to see a large part of Ireland without the work of planning each individual connection, this is a very good way to do it.
This tour suits all fitness levels. Public transport is available nearby. Conducted in English. Maximum group size is 64.
AbbeyGlen Castle Hotel in Connemara sets the tone for the whole trip. The champagne welcome reception there isn’t just a formality - it’s your first proper look at the wild landscape of the west, with the Twelve Bens mountains behind the hotel and Clifden below. Take a walk into the town that first evening if you can. More on the area at /galway/clifden/.
The Emerald Pullman itself is part of the experience, not just a way to get between places. Heritage rail travel in Ireland is rare. The on-board time - with drinks flowing and the countryside passing outside - is when a lot of the best conversations happen. Don’t retreat to your phone for every stretch of track.
All meals are included, which matters more than it sounds on an eight-day tour. You’re not making any decisions about where to eat or calculating what’s left in the budget. The hosts know the quality of what’s being served at each stop, so trust the itinerary rather than ducking out for something you spotted elsewhere. That said, if you want to pick up something local at a stop, there’s usually time.
The southeast of Ireland is often overlooked in favour of the west, and this tour corrects that. The ancient sites, the Norman castles, the river valleys around Kilkenny and Waterford - they have a quieter but genuinely deep history. Your hosts will know the stories, so ask questions on the train.
With a group size of up to 64, you’re not on a tiny boutique experience, but the hosts manage it well. If you’re a solo traveller or a couple, the on-board time is a natural way to meet other passengers who share your interest in Ireland. The champagne reception at AbbeyGlen is specifically designed for this.