Arrival

Arrive early this morning at Pretoria Station (7:50 – 8:30am) to register and check-in at The Blue Train Lounge.  Light snacks and drinks will be served before boarding.

Boarding begins at 8:30am. You will be shown to your suite by the train’s butlers who will give you an orientation of your suite’s amenities.  The Blue Train departs from Pretoria at 8:50am on its southwest route towards the Cape.

Spend the morning settling in and relaxing as you watch cities and towns give way to the countryside of the Free State Province.  Then it’s time for a wonderful lunch (two sittings are offered - 12:00pm – 2:00pm and 2:00pm – 4:00pm).  This afternoon, enjoy High tea served in the Lounge Car.

Shortly after 5pm, the Blue Train arrives in Kimberley where you will disembark at the railway museum.  Set off by bus to the centre of Kimberley and board an old tram for a ride down to the world-renown diamond mine.  After a tour of the Open Mine Museum you’ll have the opportunity to see the great Kimberley hole from an enclosed ramp at the digging site’s edge.

Arriving back at the station, enjoy a complimentary glass of sherry. Engraved with the Blue Train logo, the sherry glass is a memento for you to keep.  As the Blue Train sets off again, heading south to Cape Town, there’ll be time to change for dinner (for gentlemen, a jacket and tie are required and ladies are requested to wear elegant evening attire), and to have a pre-dinner drink served at any of train’s lounges.  Dinner is served in the dining car (two sittings are offered – 7.30pm and 9.15pm).

Start the day with a wonderful breakfast served throughout the morning or treat yourself to breakfast in your suite.  For the balance of the morning, marvel at the stunning scenery as the Blue Train travels through the mountains of the Western Cape. 

The journey ends on arrival at the station in Cape Town at 12 Noon where you will be assisted by the train’s butlers with disembarkation.

Arrival

Arrive early this morning at Pretoria Station (7:50 – 8:30am) to register and check-in at The Blue Train Lounge.  Light snacks and drinks will be served before boarding.

Boarding begins at 8:30am. You will be shown to your suite by the train’s butlers who will give you an orientation of your suite’s amenities.  The Blue Train departs from Pretoria at 8:50am on its southwest route towards the Cape.

Spend the morning settling in and relaxing as you watch cities and towns give way to the countryside of the Free State Province.  Then it’s time for a wonderful lunch (two sittings are offered - 12:00pm – 2:00pm and 2:00pm – 4:00pm).  This afternoon, enjoy High tea served in the Lounge Car.

Shortly after 5pm, the Blue Train arrives in Kimberley where you will disembark at the railway museum.  Set off by bus to the centre of Kimberley and board an old tram for a ride down to the world-renown diamond mine.  After a tour of the Open Mine Museum you’ll have the opportunity to see the great Kimberley hole from an enclosed ramp at the digging site’s edge.

Arriving back at the station, enjoy a complimentary glass of sherry. Engraved with the Blue Train logo, the sherry glass is a memento for you to keep.  As the Blue Train sets off again, heading south to Cape Town, there’ll be time to change for dinner (for gentlemen, a jacket and tie are required and ladies are requested to wear elegant evening attire), and to have a pre-dinner drink served at any of train’s lounges.  Dinner is served in the dining car (two sittings are offered – 7.30pm and 9.15pm).

Start the day with a wonderful breakfast served throughout the morning or treat yourself to breakfast in your suite.  For the balance of the morning, marvel at the stunning scenery as the Blue Train travels through the mountains of the Western Cape. 

The journey ends on arrival at the station in Cape Town at 12 Noon where you will be assisted by the train’s butlers with disembarkation.