Note: This is a fixed itinerary and cannot be changed, however it can form part of a more comprehensive tour. The person rate is based on a one way journey and includes accommodation, meals and excursions during the train journey, as well as alcoholic beverages whilst on board the train.
A Rich Tapestry of Landscape
Rovos train SA departs, annually, on a panoramic 3400 kilometer 9-day South African luxury train trip in May/June. Travel from Pretoria eastwards to Malelane, south to Swaziland and Durban, west to Bloemfontein, then southwards again through Port Elizabeth, Oudtshoorn and George to Cape Town on a magnificently scenic train route.
After an early morning game drive through the Kruger Park, the train heads southwards to Swaziland for an afternoon game drive. Continue into Zululand for an early morning game drive in the Hluhluwe Game Reserve and then on through KwaZulu Natal for an evening in Durban. During the night we continue onto Bloemfontein, with a morning tour of the city. The Rovos train SA then journeys southwards overnight to Port Elizabeth, with a morning visit to the Addo Elephant Park.
An early morning departure takes the luxury train trip into Oudtshoorn for a visit to an Ostrich farm followed by a spectacular rail descent down the Montagu Pass into George. After a morning visit to Knysna the Rovos train SA sets off from George traveling the scenic Garden Route through to Mossel Bay and Riversdale. The next morning, after a visit to the KWV Brandy Distillery in Worcester, this magnificent collage ends in Cape Town.