Year - 2025
Departure Date - Jan 6, 10, 17, 31Feb 13, 18, 21, 28
Mar 14, 21
Apr 4, 18
May 2, 16
Jun 13, 27, 30
Jul 11, 25
Aug 1, 8, 22
Sep 5, 19, 26
4 day tour
This Tour Is Open -
Tour Type - Tourist/Railfan Tour
Pullman Gold Suites
$2,095 - double room occupancy
$3,095 - Single Occupancy
deluxe suites
$2,995 - double room occupancy
$4,495 - Single Occupancy
royal suites
$3,995 - double room occupancy
$5,995 - Single Occupancy
$1,000 - Deposit To Hold Space
Final Payment Due By - 90 Days
Prior To Start Of The Tour
This meander is a perfect illustration of South Africa as a world in one country. Travel the grasslands of the gold-rich Highveld to the haunting barrenness of the Great Karoo; trundle through the spectacular mountain ranges and scenic winelands of the Cape. Journey’s end is Cape Town, the Mother City of South Africa, cradled by the imposing bulk of Table Mountain, Devil’s Peak and Lion’s Head. Highlights of the north- and southbound routes include a visit to the historic village of Matjiesfontein, an authentically preserved Victorian Village founded as a refreshment stop in 1890, which also boasts an impressive museum on the platform. Another stop is made in Kimberley to visit the Diamond Mine Museum and the world’s largest man-made excavation, the Big Hole. This 3 night journey will cover 994 miles through the heart of South Africa.
Please dress accordingly for excursions/game drives: mornings can be cool then warm up considerably; afternoons can be warm then cool down considerably. Warm clothing, comfortable shoes, hats and sun protection are advised. Rain capes are available.
Please check-in a minimum of one hour before departure. Should you wish to visit our museum or do a site tour at Rovos Rail Station, we suggest arriving two hours prior to departure.
10:00 Depart Rovos Rail Station, Pretoria. Travel across the goldfields of the Witwatersrand and the broad grassland plains of the Highveld. Guests may freshen up in their suites before joining fellow travellers in the lounge and observation cars.
13:00 Lunch is served in the dining cars.
16:30 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
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: Formal
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: Formal
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.
TOUR CONDITIONS PRICING - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
Tour Pricing:
All tour prices are subject to change without notice, at any time. All prices based on double room occupancy. Those people that use a credit card for payments a 3% conveyance fee (The 3% fee has been suspended until further notice) will be added to the tour price. We reserve the right to change tour prices if necessary without prior notice.
