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Rovos Rail with Kruger Safari & Cape Town

  • Johannesburg
  • Kruger National Park
  • Pretoria
  • Rovos Rail
  • Cape Town
  • 10 nights from
  • £5,175 per person
  • Trip Code: RT-1197

Holiday Overview

Rovos Rail with Kruger Safari & Cape Town

Embark on a journey across the expanse of South Africa.

After your arrival night in Johannesburg venture to the heart of the African savannah and the wild plains of the Kruger National Park, filled with exotic wildlife and stunning safari lodges, enjoy game drives and full board accommodation, with warm African hospitality. From the wilds return to the South African capital Pretoria, the gateway city for the Rovos Rail train to Cape Town. Take this glamorous sojourn across the country Rovos Rail needs little introduction with its reputation for being one of the most luxurious trains in the world. Rovos Rail transports its passengers into the grace and elegance of the golden age of train travel, when time was leisurely and the finer things were savoured. Complete your African odyssey with time well spent in cosmopolitan Cape Town.

Start Johannesburg / End Cape Town (or vice versa)

11 Days / 10 Nights

 

 

Rovos Rail with Kruger Safari & Cape Town includes:

  • International Flights
  • Transfers as listed
  • 1 nights accommodation Johannesburg
  • Domestic Flights
  • 3 nights Kruger Safari
  • 1 night accommodation Pretoria
  • 2 nights accommodation on Rovos Rail
  • 3 nights accommodation Cape Town
1

Day 1 - Johannesburg

Arrive in Johannesburg, transfer to your hotel and spend the rest of the day at leisure.

Featured accommodation

Peermont D'oreale Grande Hotel

2

Day 2 - Kruger National Park

Transfer back to the airport for a morning flight to Kruger. On arrival transfer to you hotel in time for the afternoon game drive, followed by dinner.

Featured accommodation

Kapama Southern Camp

3

Day 3 - Kruger National Park

Enjoy a full day at Kruger. Morning and afternoon game drives are included. Between game drives you can partake of a delicious lunch, relax by the pool or go for a bush walk.

 

Featured accommodation

Kapama Southern Camp

4

Day 4 - Kruger National Park

Enjoy a full day at Kruger. Morning and afternoon game drives are included. Between game drives you can partake of a delicious lunch, relax by the pool or go for a bush walk.

Featured accommodation

Kapama Southern Camp

5

Day 5 - Kruger - Pretoria

After your morning game drive and breakfast, transfer back to the airport for the return flight to Johannesburg. On arrival in Johannesburg transfer to Pretoria for the night, before boarding the train.

Featured accommodation

Sheraton Pretoria Hotel

6

Day 6 - Rovos Rail

Rovos day 1 - Pretoria 11:00 Depart Rovos Rail Station, Pretoria. Travel across the goldfields of the Witwatersrand. Guests may freshen up in their suites before joining fellow travellers in the lounge car and observation car. 13:00 Lunch is served in the dining cars. 16:30 Tea is served in the lounge and observation cars. 19:30 Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to Kingswood. Overnight on board. Dress: Formal

Featured accommodation

Rovos Rail

7

Day 7 - Rovos Rail

Rovos day 2 - Kimberley

07:00 Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10:00. Disembark for a tour of Kimberley, the 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. 13:00 Lunch is served in the dining cars. The train travels through the Karoo. 16:30 Tea is served in the lounge and observation cars. 19:30 Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to Gemsbok. Overnight on board. Dress: Formal

Featured accommodation

Rovos Rail

8

Day 8 - Rovos arrival in Cape Town

Rovs day 3 - Matjiesfontein

07:00 Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10:00. During breakfast, 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. Comfortable walking shoes are essential. 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. 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. 13:00 Lunch is served in the dining cars. The train climbs ±750m down the escarpment through the Hex River Valley. 16:30 Tea is served in the lounge and observation cars. 18:00 The train arrives at journey’s end: Platform 24 at Cape Town Station.

Transfer to your accommodation.

Featured accommodation

The Vineyard

9

Day 9 - Cape Town

Spend a full day od leisure exploring Cape Town at your own pace. Ask your consutant for information on the many day trips and excursions available. 

Featured accommodation

The Vineyard

10

Day 10 - Cape Town

Spend a full day od leisure exploring Cape Town at your own pace. Ask your consutant for information on the many day trips and excursions available. 

Featured accommodation

The Vineyard

11

Day 11 - Cape Town

Enjoy some free time in Cape Town until the transfer to the airport, where this tour concludes.

 

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