South Africa by Luxury Rail - 3 Days
This charming 3 day adventure is a stylish and relaxing way to view South Africa, and would be an ideal start to a longer journey or simply a way to relax in the middle of a visit to Southern Africa, thanks to our partners at Rovos Rail. Starting at Rovos' hub in the capital Pretoria, this adventure takes you through Kimberley and Matjiesfontein before ending up in the stunning city of Cape Town.
Prices start from £1600 per person and operate on the following dates for 2023-24
OCT 2023 6,20,27
NOV 2023 3,10,16,24
DEC 2023 1,22
JAN 2024 5,9,18, 26
FEB 2024 2,20,23
MAR 2024 1,8,15,29
APR 2024 26
MAY 2024 10,24
JUN 2024 7,24
JUL 2024 5,19
AUG 2024 2,16,27
SEP 2024 13,20,27
Itinerary and Specifics
Included:
- Accommodation;
- All meals
- All beverages
- Room service
- Limited laundry
- Excursions with a qualified guide (where applicable)
- Entrance fees as per itinerary
- Government tax
Not included
- International sparkling wine
- Gratuities;
- Personal expenses
- Visas
- Travel insurance
- Pre- and post-tour transfers, accommodation and flights.
Itinerary
DAY 1: PRETORIA
Please check-in a minimum of one hour before departure. Should you wish to visit the museum or do a site tour at Rovos Rail Station in Pretoria, we suggest arriving two hours prior to departure.
11.00 After a welcome reception, *transfer (±90min) in a luxury coach to Meyerton Station to board the train.
13.00 Lunch is served in the dining cars. Travel the broad grassland plains of the Highveld.
16.00 Tea in the lounge and observation cars.19.30 Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to Klerksdorp. Overnight on board. Dress: Formal
DAY 2: KIMBERLEY
07.00 Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10.00 en route to Kimberley.12.30 Lunch is served in the dining cars. Enjoy a tour of Kimberley’s Diamond Mine Museum and the Big Hole. Capital of the Northern Cape, Kimberley is well known for the discovery of diamonds that led to its establishment in 1871.
19.30 Dinner is served in the dining cars. Overnight on board. Dress: FormalDAY 3: MATJIESFONTEIN
07.00 Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10:00. The train travels through the Karoo, a vast semi-desert region that was once an enormous inland sea. Over millions of years, volcanic matter was ground down and deposited as silt upon the seabed to form what geologists call the Karoo system.
13.00 Lunch is served in the dining cars. After lunch, there is a chance for guests to disembark the train at Whitehill Siding
and walk the 5km into Matjiesfontein. A member of staff will accompany the group.
Disembark at Matjiesfontein for an opportunity to stroll through the historic village. Of special interest is the museum on the platform and a collection of historic cars and railway carriages to the right of the Lord Milner Hotel.
16.30 Tea in the lounge and observation cars.
About an hour after Matjiesfontein, the train arrives at the first of four tunnels on the pass. The first tunnel is 13.5km
long so guests are to be careful when walking through the train and may wish to turn on necessary lights.
19.30 Dinner is served as the train climbs ±750m down the escarpment towards Worcester. Dress: FormalDAY 4: CAPE TOWN
07.00 Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 09:30. The train travels through the Hex River Valley.
10.00 Arrive at journey’s end at Cape Town Station