Arrival

On arrival we meet and transfer you to the Shongololo Train. Balance of day is free. Optional Tours (if time permits):  Lesedi Cultural Village; The Cradle of Mankind;  Apartheid Museum & World of Beer; East Rand Mall or Emperors Palace. The train remains in the station at Boksburg in Johannesburg.

Gauteng is South Africa’s powerhouse and you may select from 2 full-day included excursions:  Tour of Pretoria & Soweto; Tour of Johannesburg & Soweto. The train travels overnight to Nelspruit.

Today choose between two included excursions: The Panorama Route, driving into the mountains to visit Pilgrim’s Rest, Blyde River Canyon, and the Three Rondavels with stops at Bourke’s Luck Potholes and God’s Window for panoramic views, or Kruger Park for a full day of gameviewing in Shongololo’s air-conditioned vehicles. Optional Tours include:  All-day, open vehicle safari within the Park. Overnight and morning & evening game drives at either Protea Kruger Gate Lodge, Mountain Lodge or at a private game reserve (re-join main group next day in the Kruger National Park).  Those not taking the optional overnight tour re-board train.

A full day of game viewing in the world-famous Kruger National Park.  Optional excursion: All-day, open vehicle safari within the Park.

Travel today on a tour through the Kingdom of Swaziland.  There’ll be a visit to the famous glassworks, the candles workshop and the busy Manzini crafts market with its woodcarvings, basketwork and colourful textiles.  After lunch drive through stunning mountain scenery and rejoin the train at Mpaka as it travels to Golela.

We depart this morning for Zululand to take a game drive in the game-rich Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve, once the hunting grounds of the Zulu kings. Later in the day, we rejoin the train in Empangeni.

Today starts with a visit to a Zulu cultural village to see a ‘warriors’ dance & witchdoctors practice their traditional arts. Then take a cruise on the St. Lucia Estuary looking for hippos & crocodiles. Optional afternoon boat tour to go Whale Watching (June-December only). Re-board the train and travel overnight to Durban.

Arrive in Durban and choose from several included tours.  A morning city tour followed by a free afternoon at either the Botanical Gardens or the uShaka Marine world or 2 all-day tours: Durban Spiritual tour, to see its diverse religious cultures or a day on the beach at beautiful Umhlanga Rocks with shopping also available. 

Head into the Drakensburg Mountains and choose to take a Boer War tour or take the Midlands Meander to visit a crafts centre, beer tasting at a micro-brewery and visit beautiful Howick Falls.  Or, take a full-day guided walk along a Bird trail or a day hike into the Drakensberg Mountains.  A full-day Optional tour goes into the Kingdom Lesotho in 4x4 vehicles over the Sani Pass.

There is a choice of 3 included tours today once the train arrives in Bloemfontein:  Take a city tour and visit the Anglo-Boer War Museum, Naval Hill for wonderful views and the art collection at the former State President’s home before driving to Kimberley. Or, drive to Kimberley in the morning and on arrival visit the Big Hole - Kimberley’s world famous diamond mine, an art gallery and a war museum.  Or, stay on board the train as it travels to Kimberley and on arrival visit the diamond mine, gallery and museum.  Tonight the train travels on to Worcester in the Western Cape.

Tour the Cape Winelands with a variety of choices:  Historic Heart of the Winelands – to Franschhoek, Stellenbosch, & Paarl including wine-tasting. Scenic Mountain Passes and Hermanus – a scenic tour to the seaside resort of Hermanus.  Optional Whale Watching boat cruise from Hermanus– (May to December only),  All guests meet up with the train in Cape Town this evening.

Over the next 2 days there are multiple included excursions and optional tours to choose from.  Included tours include: Cape Point or a city tour.  Optional tours include: Robben Island, Two Oceans Aquarium, Table Mountain or a Helicopter Tour.

In Mossel Bay choose one of the included excursions.  Old Passes Route and Knysna - a coastal drive to the resort town of Knysna.  Mossel Bay at Leisure – tour this historic town. Robberg Nature Reserve – a beach walk on the ocean.  Optional tour includes: Shark Cage Diving – Half-day tour looking for the Great White Shark, Seal Island trip, Knysna Elephant Park, or an open-vehicle safari in a private game reserve.

Your Shongololo Rail adventure ends today.  Transfers to the airport are provided.

Over the next 2 days there are multiple included excursions and optional tours to choose from.  Included tours include: Cape Point or a city tour.  Optional tours include: Robben Island, Two Oceans Aquarium, Table Mountain or a Helicopter Tour.

Your Shongololo Rail adventure ends today.  Transfers to the airport are provided.

Arrival

On arrival we meet and transfer you to the Shongololo Train. Balance of day is free. Optional Tours (if time permits):  Lesedi Cultural Village; The Cradle of Mankind;  Apartheid Museum & World of Beer; East Rand Mall or Emperors Palace. The train remains in the station at Boksburg in Johannesburg.

Gauteng is South Africa’s powerhouse and you may select from 2 full-day included excursions:  Tour of Pretoria & Soweto; Tour of Johannesburg & Soweto. The train travels overnight to Nelspruit.

Today choose between two included excursions: The Panorama Route, driving into the mountains to visit Pilgrim’s Rest, Blyde River Canyon, and the Three Rondavels with stops at Bourke’s Luck Potholes and God’s Window for panoramic views, or Kruger Park for a full day of gameviewing in Shongololo’s air-conditioned vehicles. Optional Tours include:  All-day, open vehicle safari within the Park. Overnight and morning & evening game drives at either Protea Kruger Gate Lodge, Mountain Lodge or at a private game reserve (re-join main group next day in the Kruger National Park).  Those not taking the optional overnight tour re-board train.

A full day of game viewing in the world-famous Kruger National Park.  Optional excursion: All-day, open vehicle safari within the Park.

Travel today on a tour through the Kingdom of Swaziland.  There’ll be a visit to the famous glassworks, the candles workshop and the busy Manzini crafts market with its woodcarvings, basketwork and colourful textiles.  After lunch drive through stunning mountain scenery and rejoin the train at Mpaka as it travels to Golela.

We depart this morning for Zululand to take a game drive in the game-rich Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve, once the hunting grounds of the Zulu kings. Later in the day, we rejoin the train in Empangeni.

Today starts with a visit to a Zulu cultural village to see a ‘warriors’ dance & witchdoctors practice their traditional arts. Then take a cruise on the St. Lucia Estuary looking for hippos & crocodiles. Optional afternoon boat tour to go Whale Watching (June-December only). Re-board the train and travel overnight to Durban.

Arrive in Durban and choose from several included tours.  A morning city tour followed by a free afternoon at either the Botanical Gardens or the uShaka Marine world or 2 all-day tours: Durban Spiritual tour, to see its diverse religious cultures or a day on the beach at beautiful Umhlanga Rocks with shopping also available. 

Head into the Drakensburg Mountains and choose to take a Boer War tour or take the Midlands Meander to visit a crafts centre, beer tasting at a micro-brewery and visit beautiful Howick Falls.  Or, take a full-day guided walk along a Bird trail or a day hike into the Drakensberg Mountains.  A full-day Optional tour goes into the Kingdom Lesotho in 4x4 vehicles over the Sani Pass.

There is a choice of 3 included tours today once the train arrives in Bloemfontein:  Take a city tour and visit the Anglo-Boer War Museum, Naval Hill for wonderful views and the art collection at the former State President’s home before driving to Kimberley. Or, drive to Kimberley in the morning and on arrival visit the Big Hole - Kimberley’s world famous diamond mine, an art gallery and a war museum.  Or, stay on board the train as it travels to Kimberley and on arrival visit the diamond mine, gallery and museum.  Tonight the train travels on to Worcester in the Western Cape.

Tour the Cape Winelands with a variety of choices:  Historic Heart of the Winelands – to Franschhoek, Stellenbosch, & Paarl including wine-tasting. Scenic Mountain Passes and Hermanus – a scenic tour to the seaside resort of Hermanus.  Optional Whale Watching boat cruise from Hermanus– (May to December only),  All guests meet up with the train in Cape Town this evening.

Over the next 2 days there are multiple included excursions and optional tours to choose from.  Included tours include: Cape Point or a city tour.  Optional tours include: Robben Island, Two Oceans Aquarium, Table Mountain or a Helicopter Tour.

In Mossel Bay choose one of the included excursions.  Old Passes Route and Knysna - a coastal drive to the resort town of Knysna.  Mossel Bay at Leisure – tour this historic town. Robberg Nature Reserve – a beach walk on the ocean.  Optional tour includes: Shark Cage Diving – Half-day tour looking for the Great White Shark, Seal Island trip, Knysna Elephant Park, or an open-vehicle safari in a private game reserve.

Your Shongololo Rail adventure ends today.  Transfers to the airport are provided.

Over the next 2 days there are multiple included excursions and optional tours to choose from.  Included tours include: Cape Point or a city tour.  Optional tours include: Robben Island, Two Oceans Aquarium, Table Mountain or a Helicopter Tour.

Your Shongololo Rail adventure ends today.  Transfers to the airport are provided.

Arrival

On arrival we meet and transfer you to the Shongololo Train. Balance of day is free. Optional Tours (if time permits):  Lesedi Cultural Village; The Cradle of Mankind;  Apartheid Museum & World of Beer; East Rand Mall or Emperors Palace. The train remains in the station at Boksburg in Johannesburg.

Gauteng is South Africa’s powerhouse and you may select from 2 full-day included excursions:  Tour of Pretoria & Soweto; Tour of Johannesburg & Soweto. The train travels overnight to Nelspruit.

Today choose between two included excursions: The Panorama Route, driving into the mountains to visit Pilgrim’s Rest, Blyde River Canyon, and the Three Rondavels with stops at Bourke’s Luck Potholes and God’s Window for panoramic views, or Kruger Park for a full day of gameviewing in Shongololo’s air-conditioned vehicles. Optional Tours include:  All-day, open vehicle safari within the Park. Overnight and morning & evening game drives at either Protea Kruger Gate Lodge, Mountain Lodge or at a private game reserve (re-join main group next day in the Kruger National Park).  Those not taking the optional overnight tour re-board train.

A full day of game viewing in the world-famous Kruger National Park.  Optional excursion: All-day, open vehicle safari within the Park.

Travel today on a tour through the Kingdom of Swaziland.  There’ll be a visit to the famous glassworks, the candles workshop and the busy Manzini crafts market with its woodcarvings, basketwork and colourful textiles.  After lunch drive through stunning mountain scenery and rejoin the train at Mpaka as it travels to Golela.

We depart this morning for Zululand to take a game drive in the game-rich Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve, once the hunting grounds of the Zulu kings. Later in the day, we rejoin the train in Empangeni.

Today starts with a visit to a Zulu cultural village to see a ‘warriors’ dance & witchdoctors practice their traditional arts. Then take a cruise on the St. Lucia Estuary looking for hippos & crocodiles. Optional afternoon boat tour to go Whale Watching (June-December only). Re-board the train and travel overnight to Durban.

Arrive in Durban and choose from several included tours.  A morning city tour followed by a free afternoon at either the Botanical Gardens or the uShaka Marine world or 2 all-day tours: Durban Spiritual tour, to see its diverse religious cultures or a day on the beach at beautiful Umhlanga Rocks with shopping also available. 

Head into the Drakensburg Mountains and choose to take a Boer War tour or take the Midlands Meander to visit a crafts centre, beer tasting at a micro-brewery and visit beautiful Howick Falls.  Or, take a full-day guided walk along a Bird trail or a day hike into the Drakensberg Mountains.  A full-day Optional tour goes into the Kingdom Lesotho in 4x4 vehicles over the Sani Pass.

There is a choice of 3 included tours today once the train arrives in Bloemfontein:  Take a city tour and visit the Anglo-Boer War Museum, Naval Hill for wonderful views and the art collection at the former State President’s home before driving to Kimberley. Or, drive to Kimberley in the morning and on arrival visit the Big Hole - Kimberley’s world famous diamond mine, an art gallery and a war museum.  Or, stay on board the train as it travels to Kimberley and on arrival visit the diamond mine, gallery and museum.  Tonight the train travels on to Worcester in the Western Cape.

Tour the Cape Winelands with a variety of choices:  Historic Heart of the Winelands – to Franschhoek, Stellenbosch, & Paarl including wine-tasting. Scenic Mountain Passes and Hermanus – a scenic tour to the seaside resort of Hermanus.  Optional Whale Watching boat cruise from Hermanus– (May to December only),  All guests meet up with the train in Cape Town this evening.

Over the next 2 days there are multiple included excursions and optional tours to choose from.  Included tours include: Cape Point or a city tour.  Optional tours include: Robben Island, Two Oceans Aquarium, Table Mountain or a Helicopter Tour.

In Mossel Bay choose one of the included excursions.  Old Passes Route and Knysna - a coastal drive to the resort town of Knysna.  Mossel Bay at Leisure – tour this historic town. Robberg Nature Reserve – a beach walk on the ocean.  Optional tour includes: Shark Cage Diving – Half-day tour looking for the Great White Shark, Seal Island trip, Knysna Elephant Park, or an open-vehicle safari in a private game reserve.

Your Shongololo Rail adventure ends today.  Transfers to the airport are provided.

Over the next 2 days there are multiple included excursions and optional tours to choose from.  Included tours include: Cape Point or a city tour.  Optional tours include: Robben Island, Two Oceans Aquarium, Table Mountain or a Helicopter Tour.

Your Shongololo Rail adventure ends today.  Transfers to the airport are provided.

Arrival

On arrival we meet and transfer you to the Shongololo Train. Balance of day is free. Optional Tours (if time permits):  Lesedi Cultural Village; The Cradle of Mankind;  Apartheid Museum & World of Beer; East Rand Mall or Emperors Palace. The train remains in the station at Boksburg in Johannesburg.

Gauteng is South Africa’s powerhouse and you may select from 2 full-day included excursions:  Tour of Pretoria & Soweto; Tour of Johannesburg & Soweto. The train travels overnight to Nelspruit.

Today choose between two included excursions: The Panorama Route, driving into the mountains to visit Pilgrim’s Rest, Blyde River Canyon, and the Three Rondavels with stops at Bourke’s Luck Potholes and God’s Window for panoramic views, or Kruger Park for a full day of gameviewing in Shongololo’s air-conditioned vehicles. Optional Tours include:  All-day, open vehicle safari within the Park. Overnight and morning & evening game drives at either Protea Kruger Gate Lodge, Mountain Lodge or at a private game reserve (re-join main group next day in the Kruger National Park).  Those not taking the optional overnight tour re-board train.

A full day of game viewing in the world-famous Kruger National Park.  Optional excursion: All-day, open vehicle safari within the Park.

Travel today on a tour through the Kingdom of Swaziland.  There’ll be a visit to the famous glassworks, the candles workshop and the busy Manzini crafts market with its woodcarvings, basketwork and colourful textiles.  After lunch drive through stunning mountain scenery and rejoin the train at Mpaka as it travels to Golela.

We depart this morning for Zululand to take a game drive in the game-rich Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve, once the hunting grounds of the Zulu kings. Later in the day, we rejoin the train in Empangeni.

Today starts with a visit to a Zulu cultural village to see a ‘warriors’ dance & witchdoctors practice their traditional arts. Then take a cruise on the St. Lucia Estuary looking for hippos & crocodiles. Optional afternoon boat tour to go Whale Watching (June-December only). Re-board the train and travel overnight to Durban.

Arrive in Durban and choose from several included tours.  A morning city tour followed by a free afternoon at either the Botanical Gardens or the uShaka Marine world or 2 all-day tours: Durban Spiritual tour, to see its diverse religious cultures or a day on the beach at beautiful Umhlanga Rocks with shopping also available. 

Head into the Drakensburg Mountains and choose to take a Boer War tour or take the Midlands Meander to visit a crafts centre, beer tasting at a micro-brewery and visit beautiful Howick Falls.  Or, take a full-day guided walk along a Bird trail or a day hike into the Drakensberg Mountains.  A full-day Optional tour goes into the Kingdom Lesotho in 4x4 vehicles over the Sani Pass.

There is a choice of 3 included tours today once the train arrives in Bloemfontein:  Take a city tour and visit the Anglo-Boer War Museum, Naval Hill for wonderful views and the art collection at the former State President’s home before driving to Kimberley. Or, drive to Kimberley in the morning and on arrival visit the Big Hole - Kimberley’s world famous diamond mine, an art gallery and a war museum.  Or, stay on board the train as it travels to Kimberley and on arrival visit the diamond mine, gallery and museum.  Tonight the train travels on to Worcester in the Western Cape.

Tour the Cape Winelands with a variety of choices:  Historic Heart of the Winelands – to Franschhoek, Stellenbosch, & Paarl including wine-tasting. Scenic Mountain Passes and Hermanus – a scenic tour to the seaside resort of Hermanus.  Optional Whale Watching boat cruise from Hermanus– (May to December only),  All guests meet up with the train in Cape Town this evening.

Over the next 2 days there are multiple included excursions and optional tours to choose from.  Included tours include: Cape Point or a city tour.  Optional tours include: Robben Island, Two Oceans Aquarium, Table Mountain or a Helicopter Tour.

In Mossel Bay choose one of the included excursions.  Old Passes Route and Knysna - a coastal drive to the resort town of Knysna.  Mossel Bay at Leisure – tour this historic town. Robberg Nature Reserve – a beach walk on the ocean.  Optional tour includes: Shark Cage Diving – Half-day tour looking for the Great White Shark, Seal Island trip, Knysna Elephant Park, or an open-vehicle safari in a private game reserve.

Your Shongololo Rail adventure ends today.  Transfers to the airport are provided.

Over the next 2 days there are multiple included excursions and optional tours to choose from.  Included tours include: Cape Point or a city tour.  Optional tours include: Robben Island, Two Oceans Aquarium, Table Mountain or a Helicopter Tour.

Your Shongololo Rail adventure ends today.  Transfers to the airport are provided.