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Rovos Rail Train journeys are designed to showcase the best scenery and safari experiences that Africa has to offer. Choose from the routes featured below.
Note that most of these scheduled routes have specific departure dates. Contact us for more details and for advice as to how to fit a train trip into your itinerary. |
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Rovos Rail Pretoria to Cape Town |
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A weekly Rovos Rail trip between Pretoria and Cape Town, showcasing South Africa as a world in one country. From the grasslands of the gold-rich Highveld to the arid landscapes of the Great Karoo. Trundle through the mountain ranges and scenic winelands of the Cape to end in Cape Town, the Mother City at the foot of Table Mountain. Highlights include a visit to the historic village of Matjiesfontein. And in Kimberley, a visit to the Diamond Museum and the Big Hole. Enquire now
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Rovos Rail Victoria Falls |
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Travel west from Pretoria through Mafikeng into Botswana and then north over the Tropic of Capricorn just after Gaborone. After travelling through Botswana, cross the border into Zimbabwe. Continue north-west passing Bulawayo towards Thompson's Junction and Hwange Game Reserve for game viewing excursions. The sojourn ends at the Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River. At Vic Falls optional activities include river cruises, elephant back safaris and game viewing. Enquire now
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Rovos Rail Kwa-Zulul Natal |
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This train safari between Pretoria and Durban departs during the summer months and includes game drives in 2 unique game reserves, a battlefields tour with a world class historian and a visit to the unusual Ardmore African ceramics studio. Experience the diversity of the Nambiti Conservancy, a Big Five private African safari game lodge set on 20 000 acres of malaria-free bushveld in KwaZulu Natal. Enquire now
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Rovos Rail Namibia |
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Every May this 7 day journey goes from Pretoria via Kimberley, the Northern Cape and into Namibia. Visit the Fish River Canyon. Then continue across the Kalahari Desert and onto Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. After a city tour and a game drive, continue onto Tsumeb to overnight in the Etosha National Park. Finally the train passes through the Namib Desert and into Swakopmund, a 19th-century German Hansa town on the Atlantic coast. Enquire now
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Rovos Rail Dar Es Salaam |
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Every July this 14-day journey travels through South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Tanzania. Start in South Africa with tours of Pretoria, Kimberley and a 2 night safari in the Madikwe Reserve. Then pass through Botswana into Zimbabwe and overnight at the Victoria Falls Hotel. Cross the Zambezi River and traverse Zambia, joining the Tazara Railway line. Descend into the dramatic Rift Valley. On the last day, the train passes through the Selous Game Reserve before arriving in Dar Es Salaam. Enquire now
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Rovos Rail South Africa |
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Every year in June this 9 day South African safari by train goes from Pretoria to the Kruger Park, south to Swaziland and Durban, west to Bloemfontein, then south through Port Elizabeth, Oudtshoorn and George to Cape Town. Enjoy game drives in the Kruger and Hluhluwe. Experience the vibrancy of the Zulu people. Go through the Valley of a Thousand Hills. Enjoy an African safari in the Addo Elephant Park. See ostriches near Oudtshoorn and visit a Brandy distillery in Worcester. Enquire now
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Rovos Rail Cape to Cairo |
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Travel through the heartlands of South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, the Sudan and Egypt. Between Cape Town and Cairo is an adventure which includes 4 or 13 night’s accommodation on the train with fascinating off-train excursions. The trip includes an air safari from Victoria Falls to Dar Es Salaam, Zanzibar and then to the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti. See the gorillas in Uganda before going up the Nile via Lake Nasser and onto Khartoum and into Egypt. Enquire now
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