Luxury Trains
A luxury train trip is a popular addition to many of our itineraries and it’s easy to see why. It’s an ideal romantic getaway awash with old-fashioned elegance and steeped in mystery. Enjoy fine dining on board, with all the creature comforts, while watching the countryside slip past at a sedate pace to the quaint clickity clack soundtrack of yesteryear’s explorers.
ROVOS RAIL offers a number of journeys from/to Pretoria including; Cape Town, Durban, Victoria falls and Namibia. The three night Victoria Falls Journey meanders from Victoria Falls, on the Zambian and Zimbabwean border and lumbers through the Hwange National Park for an off-the-train safari. The popular Cape Town Journey goes from Pretoria to Cape Town (or reverse) through beautiful countryside with fascinating stops at historical towns en route.
Rovos Rail’s new TRAIL OF TWO OCEANS ROUTE journeys across Southern Africa from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean.
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South Africa’s legendary Blue Train is on many people’s bucket list, the ultimate luxury train journey across the vast African landscapes between Cape Town and Pretoria. The 27 hour journey whisks guests into a bygone era of elegance, a time when the journey itself was something to be savoured, with the luxury of being looked after by a butler and indulged with excellent cuisine. The trip north from Cape Town stops at the Victorian Karoo town of Matjiesfontein, while the journey south from Pretoria visits the Kimberly diamond mine. Read More
Travel back in time and keep on travelling with Rovos Rail’s extraordinary train journeys around South Africa and beyond. The beautifully restored carriages have been transformed into luxury suites on wheels, departing the Rovos Rail private station in Pretoria for destinations such as Cape Town, Namibia and the Victoria Falls. Read More