Holiday Overview
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Rovos Rail
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
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
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
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
Day 11 - Cape Town
Enjoy some free time in Cape Town until the transfer to the airport, where this tour concludes.
Peermont D'oreale Grande Hotel
Situated next to OR Tambo International airport, Emperors Palace is home to where royalty rest their heads and fortune favours the brave. Offering decadent accommodation in four unique hotels, a glorious health and beauty spa, a magnificent casino with unparalleled gaming enjoyment, the finest dining options, spectacular entertainment choices, world class conference facilities, and impeccable service,
Kapama Southern Camp
Set in the most southerly part of the prestigious Kapama Private Game Reserve, the upmarket Kapama Southern Camp promises luxurious 5-Star accommodation. You will experience friendly and warm hospitality at this exclusive safari destination. When not out on game drives or guided bush walks, the pool deck around the sparkling rim-flow swimming pool is the place to be or in the shady lounges with a good book and cocktail in hand. As with all the Kapama lodges, the cuisine is exemplary with breakfast and lunch served in the open-sided dining rooms and dinner enjoyed around the campfire under starlit skies in the traditional boma. All meals are accompanied by fine wines from the expertly-stocked wine cellar.
Sheraton Pretoria Hotel
The Sheraton Pretoria Hotel offers 175 luxurious, modern rooms and suites, all designed to guarantee maximum comfort and hospitality from the moment you arrive. The hotel includes a Health Club with gym and saunas, an outdoor swimming pool and massage rooms. The Magnolia Restaurant is open for all-day dining with sumptuous buffets at breakfast, lunch and dinner. As a light meal alternative, the ever-lively Tiffins Bar & Lounge caters for all tastes and serves an excellent afternoon tea. From the hotel's Union Terrace you have a splendid view over Pretoria's famous Union Buildings, the official seat of South Africa's government.
Rovos Rail
Since its establishment in 1989, Rovos Rail has earned an international reputation for its truly world class travel experiences. Bespoke train safaris through the heart of Africa combine magnificent scenery with the glamour and excitement of the golden age of leisure travel. In a series of journeys lasting from 48 hours to 15 days, Rovos Rail links some of the subcontinent’s greatest destinations. The beautifully rebuilt trains carry a maximum of 72 passengers in 36 superbly appointed suites
The Vineyard
Over the past two centuries, The Vineyard has proudly evolved into one of the most environmentally-friendly, progressive hotels in Cape Town.
Taking the lead from the original owner, we have developed and adapted into the progressive hotel that you see before you today.
The eight-acre property home to a diverse range of fauna and flora is as innovative and groundbreaking as it was when the original house was built in February 1800. You can see the remnants of the first English style house to be built in the area, gracefully merging with the contemporary interior styling and luxury features expected from a modern hotel.
While time and progress took its toll on the vines at The Vineyard, it was replanted in 2008 to mark the 350th anniversary of winemaking in the Cape. Enquire about a guided garden tour.
Image Gallery
Cape Town
Rovos Rail
Kruger Sunset
Rovos
Kruger Safari
Rovos Bedroom
Kruger
Rovos Lounge
Cape Town
Rovos Dining
Kruger Hippo
Leopard
Pretoria
Rovos Sunset
Johannesburg
Cape Town from Lions Head
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