Arrival

This morning board the Rovos Rail train in Cape Town. Travel through beautiful mountain scenery and over the Hex River Pass via a series of dramatic tunnels.  Late evening arrival at Matjiesfontein where there will be time of a stroll through this quaint and historic village.

Spend a relaxing morning travelling across the Great Karoo before arriving in Kimberley just after lunch. Disembark for a tour of the town and to see the ‘Big Hole’, where diamonds were first discovered in 1871.  Also visit the fascinating Mine Museum.  Re-board the train traveling towards Pretoria through the open plains of the Orange Free State.

This morning pass by Krugersdorp, Johannesburg and Germiston before arriving at Pretoria.  After a light lunch, a tour of the city that is the administrative capital of South Africa.  Visit the impressive Union Buildings as well as the Voortrekker Monument, built to commemorate the Afrikaner pioneers who in the 19th Century, trekked through, and settled in much of the country.  The evening, depart Pretoria, travelling across the High Veldt.

There will be a spectacular descent this morning down the Escarpment into the lowveld bush country.  On arrival in Zeerust, transfer for a 2-night stay at the 5-star Tau Game Lodge. Tau is South Africa’s premier Luxury Safari Lodge in malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve offering the Big 5 game watching experience. This afternoon enjoy your first game drive in an open vehicle. Enjoy dinner under the stars in a ‘boma’, a traditional reed enclosure.

Experience thrilling early morning and late afternoon game drives.  From the ‘Big Five’; lion, leopard, rhino, Cape buffalo and elephant to giraffe, many species of antelope, monkeys and wonderful bird life, the reserve offers an unforgettable game-viewing experience.

After a final early morning game drive, and following breakfast transfer to the train for a noon departure from Gaborone, Botwana.  Border formalities en-route.

The entire day is spent travelling northwest across Zimbabwe.  During the day there will be lectures given by an on-board historian. 

Arrive by mid-morning at Victoria Falls.  Disembark and be transferred to the famous, Edwardian-style Victoria Falls Hotel.  Enjoy a spectacular sunset cruise on the Zambezi River before having dinner at the hotel and being entertained by an African musical and dance show

The day is at leisure.  There are a number of optional excursions (at additional cost) available from a tour of the Falls to a game of golf or a flight-seeing tour over the falls known as the ‘Flight of the Angels’.  In the late afternoon, re-board the train and cross into Zambia at the town of Livingstone.

Spend the day admiring the lovely countryside as you travel through Zambia, passing the capital, Lusaka in the early afternoon.  Again there will be a selection of lectures.

The day is at leisure with breakfast, lunch and dinner on board and lectures in the morning and afternoon.  The train continues north eastward through Mpika into Kasama.

Disembark at Kasama for an exciting excursion to Chisimba Falls, one of the many beautiful waterfalls of Zambia. Late afternoon cross the border from Zambia into Tanzania at Tunduma and start travelling through southern Tanzania. En route the train passes by Mbeya, which is surrounded by high mountains.

Tanzania’s countryside is typical African savannah with great forests of Baobab trees and the flat-topped acacias dotting the horizon.  There will be a spectacular descent from the highlands towards the coast as the train drops down through the pass to Mlimba.

Arrive this morning at Tazara Station in Dar Es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania and the end of this epic Rovos Rail journey.

Arrival

This morning board the Rovos Rail train in Cape Town. Travel through beautiful mountain scenery and over the Hex River Pass via a series of dramatic tunnels.  Late evening arrival at Matjiesfontein where there will be time of a stroll through this quaint and historic village.

Spend a relaxing morning travelling across the Great Karoo before arriving in Kimberley just after lunch. Disembark for a tour of the town and to see the ‘Big Hole’, where diamonds were first discovered in 1871.  Also visit the fascinating Mine Museum.  Re-board the train traveling towards Pretoria through the open plains of the Orange Free State.

This morning pass by Krugersdorp, Johannesburg and Germiston before arriving at Pretoria.  After a light lunch, a tour of the city that is the administrative capital of South Africa.  Visit the impressive Union Buildings as well as the Voortrekker Monument, built to commemorate the Afrikaner pioneers who in the 19th Century, trekked through, and settled in much of the country.  The evening, depart Pretoria, travelling across the High Veldt.

There will be a spectacular descent this morning down the Escarpment into the lowveld bush country.  On arrival in Zeerust, transfer for a 2-night stay at the 5-star Tau Game Lodge. Tau is South Africa’s premier Luxury Safari Lodge in malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve offering the Big 5 game watching experience. This afternoon enjoy your first game drive in an open vehicle. Enjoy dinner under the stars in a ‘boma’, a traditional reed enclosure.

Experience thrilling early morning and late afternoon game drives.  From the ‘Big Five’; lion, leopard, rhino, Cape buffalo and elephant to giraffe, many species of antelope, monkeys and wonderful bird life, the reserve offers an unforgettable game-viewing experience.

After a final early morning game drive, and following breakfast transfer to the train for a noon departure from Gaborone, Botwana.  Border formalities en-route.

The entire day is spent travelling northwest across Zimbabwe.  During the day there will be lectures given by an on-board historian. 

Arrive by mid-morning at Victoria Falls.  Disembark and be transferred to the famous, Edwardian-style Victoria Falls Hotel.  Enjoy a spectacular sunset cruise on the Zambezi River before having dinner at the hotel and being entertained by an African musical and dance show

The day is at leisure.  There are a number of optional excursions (at additional cost) available from a tour of the Falls to a game of golf or a flight-seeing tour over the falls known as the ‘Flight of the Angels’.  In the late afternoon, re-board the train and cross into Zambia at the town of Livingstone.

Spend the day admiring the lovely countryside as you travel through Zambia, passing the capital, Lusaka in the early afternoon.  Again there will be a selection of lectures.

The day is at leisure with breakfast, lunch and dinner on board and lectures in the morning and afternoon.  The train continues north eastward through Mpika into Kasama.

Disembark at Kasama for an exciting excursion to Chisimba Falls, one of the many beautiful waterfalls of Zambia. Late afternoon cross the border from Zambia into Tanzania at Tunduma and start travelling through southern Tanzania. En route the train passes by Mbeya, which is surrounded by high mountains.

Tanzania’s countryside is typical African savannah with great forests of Baobab trees and the flat-topped acacias dotting the horizon.  There will be a spectacular descent from the highlands towards the coast as the train drops down through the pass to Mlimba.

Arrive this morning at Tazara Station in Dar Es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania and the end of this epic Rovos Rail journey.

Arrival

This morning board the Rovos Rail train in Cape Town. Travel through beautiful mountain scenery and over the Hex River Pass via a series of dramatic tunnels.  Late evening arrival at Matjiesfontein where there will be time of a stroll through this quaint and historic village.

Spend a relaxing morning travelling across the Great Karoo before arriving in Kimberley just after lunch. Disembark for a tour of the town and to see the ‘Big Hole’, where diamonds were first discovered in 1871.  Also visit the fascinating Mine Museum.  Re-board the train traveling towards Pretoria through the open plains of the Orange Free State.

This morning pass by Krugersdorp, Johannesburg and Germiston before arriving at Pretoria.  After a light lunch, a tour of the city that is the administrative capital of South Africa.  Visit the impressive Union Buildings as well as the Voortrekker Monument, built to commemorate the Afrikaner pioneers who in the 19th Century, trekked through, and settled in much of the country.  The evening, depart Pretoria, travelling across the High Veldt.

There will be a spectacular descent this morning down the Escarpment into the lowveld bush country.  On arrival in Zeerust, transfer for a 2-night stay at the 5-star Tau Game Lodge. Tau is South Africa’s premier Luxury Safari Lodge in malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve offering the Big 5 game watching experience. This afternoon enjoy your first game drive in an open vehicle. Enjoy dinner under the stars in a ‘boma’, a traditional reed enclosure.

Experience thrilling early morning and late afternoon game drives.  From the ‘Big Five’; lion, leopard, rhino, Cape buffalo and elephant to giraffe, many species of antelope, monkeys and wonderful bird life, the reserve offers an unforgettable game-viewing experience.

After a final early morning game drive, and following breakfast transfer to the train for a noon departure from Gaborone, Botwana.  Border formalities en-route.

The entire day is spent travelling northwest across Zimbabwe.  During the day there will be lectures given by an on-board historian. 

Arrive by mid-morning at Victoria Falls.  Disembark and be transferred to the famous, Edwardian-style Victoria Falls Hotel.  Enjoy a spectacular sunset cruise on the Zambezi River before having dinner at the hotel and being entertained by an African musical and dance show

The day is at leisure.  There are a number of optional excursions (at additional cost) available from a tour of the Falls to a game of golf or a flight-seeing tour over the falls known as the ‘Flight of the Angels’.  In the late afternoon, re-board the train and cross into Zambia at the town of Livingstone.

Spend the day admiring the lovely countryside as you travel through Zambia, passing the capital, Lusaka in the early afternoon.  Again there will be a selection of lectures.

The day is at leisure with breakfast, lunch and dinner on board and lectures in the morning and afternoon.  The train continues north eastward through Mpika into Kasama.

Disembark at Kasama for an exciting excursion to Chisimba Falls, one of the many beautiful waterfalls of Zambia. Late afternoon cross the border from Zambia into Tanzania at Tunduma and start travelling through southern Tanzania. En route the train passes by Mbeya, which is surrounded by high mountains.

Tanzania’s countryside is typical African savannah with great forests of Baobab trees and the flat-topped acacias dotting the horizon.  There will be a spectacular descent from the highlands towards the coast as the train drops down through the pass to Mlimba.

Arrive this morning at Tazara Station in Dar Es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania and the end of this epic Rovos Rail journey.