Rovos Rail, the pride of africa  
 
 

Routes

The two Classic "Pride of Africa" trains, with a maximum capacity of 72 passengers
each and the Edwardian train with 42 passengers run the scheduled routes as below.

Rovos Rail South Africa and African Routes

Regular journeys

A 48-hour 1600km journey between Pretoria and Cape Town, with off-train excursions in Kimberley and Matjiesfontein.

A 24-hour 550km journey along the spectacular Garden Route between Cape Town and George, with a wine-land excursion.
Between George and Knysna passengers may independently board the Outeniqua Choo Tjoe Train; a 2½ hour journey.

A 55-hour journey between Pretoria and Victoria Falls, via Pietersburg, including a game park excursion, and a two-hour historic
aircraft flight between Pietersburg and Victoria Falls.

A 55-hour Safari between Pretoria and Durban, including game drives in the Kruger National Park, Mkhaya Reserve in Swaziland
and Hluhluwe in Zululand.

The 1954 Convair 440 Aircraft are available for charter from Wonderboom Airport in Pretoria

Annual and Bi-Annual journeys

An epic journey into the heart of Africa takes place in July every year when Rovos Rail departs on a 13 day (6100km) Edwardian
Safari from Cape Town to Dar Es Salaam, via Kimberley, Pretoria, the Kruger National Park, Beit Bridge, Bulawayo, Victoria Falls,
Lusaka and through Tanzania to Dar Es Salaam. The journey is characterised by various off-train excursions and is destined to
become the most famous train journey in the world.

An annual 3400 km journey to Swakopmund in Namibia in May. The train takes 6 nights/7 days to reach Swakopmund with an
off-train excursion in Kimberley, a visit to the Fish River Canyon, a city tour and game drive near Windhoek, and an overnight
stay at a game lodge in Etosha National Park with two game drives.

An annual 8-day African Collage journey between Pretoria and Cape Town. This trip takes the train via Malelane,
Hluhluwe, Durban, Bloemfontein, Graaff-Reinet, Oudtshoorn, George and onto Cape Town with various off-train excursions.

A bi-annual 8-day Golf Safari in April and August which takes the guests to a selection of the finest golf courses in South Africa,
combining scenic beauty with renowned game and cultural attractions. A round trip with an interesting itinerary for non golfers
departing from Pretoria and travelling via White River, Durban, Ladysmith, Sun City and back to Pretoria.



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