One of the world's most luxurious trains, Rovos Rail is ready to welcome you aboard for an experience of a lifetime as you travel across South Africa from Cape Town to Pretoria on a three-night adventure.
This route from Cape Town to Pretoria will feel like you visited several countries throughout the world in just four days. The landscapes you will see on this meandering route through the diverse geography of South Africa will include, Great Karoo, Table Mountain, Lion's Head and Highveld to name just a few.
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At 16:00 the Rovos Rail luxury train will depart from Cape Town and journey through the winelands of the Western Cape. Before long you will head to the lounge to take afternoon tea and enjoy the views from the observation carriage.
As the train ascends 750 meters on this exhilarating route dinner is being served in the dining car at 19:30, the dress code for dinner is formal.
During the night the train will travel through four tunnels, the last of which is 13.5 km long!
At 10:00 breakfast will be served in the dining cars before you disembark the train to visit the amazingly historic village of Matjiesfontein, it's like going back in time. This fantastic little village is so superbly out of place it must be seen to be believed. There is also a small museum on the platform and some historic carriages and cars on display.
Before long you will be back aboard Rovos luxury train and passing through Karoo, which is a desert like landscape with a vast inland sea, a unique location in itself. Lunch will be served after mid-day and the train will continue the journey northeast.
At 16:30 afternoon tea can be enjoyed in the lounge and observation cars, whilst dinner will be served onboard in the evening at 19:30. Dinner for day 2 is a formal occasion.
You'll take breakfast in one of the dining cars at your leisure between 06:00 - 08:30. After breakfast you will be able to take a tour of Kimberley's Diamond Mine Museum and the Big Hole! Established in 1871, Kimberley was a twon well know due to the diamond rush.
At mid-day as the Rovos train travels northeast towards Highveld, you can take lunch in the dining car. At 16:30 afternoon tea can be enjoyed in the lounge and observation cars, whilst dinner will be served onboard in the evening at 19:30. Dinner for the third day of the Rovos Rail journey to Pretoria is a formal affiar.
The last day of the Rovos Rail journey from Capetown will conclude in Pretoria but not before you enjoy breakfast onboard.
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