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OverviewWhen your holiday includes a specialized form of travel, we have a selection of trips tailor-made to suit these interests – from river cruising to exceptional train journeys or from gorilla trekking to testing your mettle on the world's most famous peaks:

Our Tours in Specialty SeriesDiscover why it’s possible to afford luxury in South Africa on this wonderful adventure. Follow the African drum and gumboot beat, the bouquet of prize-winning wines, fine dining and the luxurious surroundings.
This more demanding 8-day trek is a fabulous way of getting to the summit. Setting off from your hotel on the southern slopes of Kilimanjaro in Northern Tanzania, and after a briefing and registering for the trek, you’re off on an incredible climbing adventure. Commence your climb gradually, ascending through the forests up onto the moorlands with their spectacular views…More
This 7-day trek is the most direct and most popular of the Kilimanjaro routes up the eastern side of Kilimanjaro. You follow a trail that is well defined and ‘climber friendly’ making your adventure a little easier. Departing from your hotel in Moshi in Northern Tanzania, and after a briefing and registering for the trek, the climb begins gradually. The…More
We offer you one of the most famous train journeys in the world. This epic journey now operates thrice annually during January, July and September and is offered as the Ultimate African Safari, designed for travelers who wish to re-live true adventure and romance in complete luxury, comfort and security.
DELUXE TOUR FROM ONLY $1,118 – created by RGC – 2010 Each day is filled with historic wonders: visit one of the original seven wonders of the world – the great Pyramids of Giza. Also a ‘must visit’ is the incredible Egyptian Museum of antiquities with its collection of the priceless treasures of Tutankhamen. Visit the great Dams at Aswan…More
Experience the best that Egypt has to offer. Starting in Cairo discover its many attractions such as the Pyramids and the Sphinx and the world-famous Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. Then it’s off to Luxor on the banks of the Nile to board a cruise boat that will take you up the river in style and comfort. Each stop has its…More
No other river in the world holds our imagination as much as the majestic Nile that flows from the heart of Africa to empty into the Mediterranean. As it winds northward through the continent, slipping between the great deserts of Egypt, it becomes the road along which you will travel into the past to discover the glorious dynasty of the…More
This tour is an in-depth journey through Egypt for connoisseurs of history. In Cairo not only will you marvel at the great Pyramids, Coptic Quarters and the ancient temples of Sakara, but you will see some of its lesser known treasurers. Then spend 4-days on the Nile, cruising in style from Luxor to Aswan visiting a myriad of Pharaonic antiquities…More
Discover the Virunga Gorillas! This 3-day excursion into Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park is one of the best places to observe and photograph the mountain gorilla in its natural habitat. Equally photographic is the stunning, lush mountain countryside of Rwanda.
This exceptional tour offers you have the opportunity to track Mountain Gorillas in two different locations. In the Volcanoes National Park of Rwanda, there are 5 groups of gorillas that are comfortable around visitors and under the guidance of expert trackers, you will have wonderful opportunities to see these magnificent animals in their spectacular mountain habitat.
Discover the Gorillas and the Golden Monkeys during this tour that is devoted to showing you the best of Rwanda’s primates. After trekking in the Volcanoes National Park to look for the magnificent Mountain Gorilla, spend time with the little-known Golden Monkey, an endangered species found only in this part of the country and nowhere else in Africa. As well…More
Follow in the footsteps of Dian Fossy, the world-renowned Gorilla expert as you trek into the hills of Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Be amongst the few people today to have the opportunity to see the magnificent Mountain Gorilla in its natural habitat. One of the highlights is a visit to the Karisoke Research Center on the slopes of Bisoke…More
Quiet elegance, gracious service, fine dining and luxurious accommodations – these are the words that best describe the Blue Train experience. The Blue Train thinks of itself as “a window to the soul of South Africa”; a most apt description as you picture yourself watching the country’s scenic beauty unfold from the comfort of your suite or from one of…More
Quiet elegance, gracious service, fine dining and luxurious accommodations – these are the words that best describe the Blue Train experience. The Blue Train thinks of itself as “a window to the soul of South Africa”; a most apt description as you picture yourself watching the country’s scenic beauty unfold from the comfort of your suite or from one of…More
Nothing is more leisurely than boarding Rovos Rail’s luxurious ‘Pride of Africa’ and travelling through scenic countryside as you travel across South Africa. This 1600-kilometre journey is a perfect illustration of South Africa as a world in one country. Cape Town offers a blend of cosmopolitan city life, magnificent mountains and superlative wine lands, while the twin cities of Pretoria…More
Your adventure begins with the departure from Rovos Rail’s gracious station in Capital Park Pretoria. Depart in the morning and slowly meander westwards through Mafikeng into Botswana and then north towards Mahalapye, crossing the Tropic of Capricorn just after Gaborone. Arrive at Plumtree in the late afternoon for border formalities with Zimbabwe and continue in a north-westerly direction passing Bulawayo…More
Join this three-day rail safari and experience the splendour of KwaZulu Natal. Take in the ‘Big 5’ as you explore the diversity of the Nambiti Conservancy, a private bush retreat set in malaria-free bushveld. Situated on an expansive game farm, Spionkop Lodge, is the perfect base for exploring the berg, bush, birds and battlefields of the region. Enjoy a battlefields…More
Once each year Rovos Rail offers a ‘collage’ of the best that South Africa has to offer. Travel round the country from its diplomatic capital in Pretoria to its political capital in Cape Town, having many wonderful stops along the way. Visit the mountainous kingdom of Swaziland, take game drives in 3 different reserves including the renowned Kruger National Park,…More
Rovos Rail’s ‘Pride of Africa’ takes you on a journey through starkly beautiful scenery of the north and west parts of South Africa including a stop at the ‘Big Hole’ in Kimberley and into the heart of Namibia. Cross the Kalahari Desert, see the geological wonders of the Fish River Canyon and be awe-struck by the amount of game to…More
The Southern Cross Adventure takes you on an excursion-packed journey through Southern Africa: from South Africa through Swaziland, into Moçambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia and finally Botswana. Tour the present and the past from historic cities to ancient ruins. Meet some of Africa’s tribal people and experience their many diverse cultures. Bask on the beaches of the Indian Ocean. Enjoy many game…More
Namibia is a land of startling contrasts where the roaring Atlantic Ocean meets the greatest sand dunes in Africa, where desert lions and elephants live in the dry terrain of Etosha National Park and where stark, lunar landscapes and unimaginable sunrises and sunsets will create incredible photographic memories. Starting in Johannesburg, travel through the semi-desert countryside of the western Transvaal…More
To understand a country well, you need to be exposed not only to its important tourist sights but to delve into its history, its culture and to travel through as much of it as you can. This wonderful, 17-day rail journey shows you South Africa from the inside out. With wonderful daily excursions including everything from game viewing to visiting…More
