Train Journeys

+-Overview

Rovos Rail, the Blue Train and Shongololo Express are to those who love to travel by train, names that have a magnetic appeal.  Watch the continent unfold as your train winds through Southern Africa and all the way north to East Africa.  Go for the luxury of the Blue Train, the Edwardian atmosphere of Rovos Rail or participate in a multitude of activities and excursions offered on Shongololo‘s adventure-oriented itineraries.

+-Our Tours in Train Journeys
  • Shongololo – The Good Hope

    17 days, 16 nights

    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

  • Rovos Rail – Pretoria to Victoria Falls

    3 days, 2 nights

    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

  • Rovos Rail – Cape Town to Pretoria

    3 days, 2 nights

    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

  • Rovos Rail – Pretoria to Durban

    3 days, 2 nights

    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

  • Rovos Rail – Cape Town to Dar Es Salaam

    14 days, 13 nights

    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.

  • Shongololo – The Southern Cross

    17 days, 16 nights

    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

  • Shongololo – The Dune Express

    13 days, 12 nights

    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

  • Blue Train – Cape Town to Pretoria

    2 days, 1 night

    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

  • Blue Train – Pretoria to Cape Town

    2 days, 1 night

    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