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ROVOS RAIL - AFRICAN GOLF COLLAGE (10 or 11 Nights)

Rovos Rail travelling through landscape
"A panoramic 10 day golf sojourn through South Africa encompassing some of the best golf courses South Africa has to offer. This journey is also suitable for non-golfers."

This panoramic sojourn winds its way from Pretoria to Cape Town and includes a golfing and non-golfing itinerary. After a game drive in Kruger Park* guests travel through eSwatini to Hluhluwe for game viewing and along the coast to Durban* for a city tour. Traverse the Valley of a Thousand Hills to Spionkop Lodge*, the perfect base for exploring the mountains, bush, birds and battlefields of the region. Continue to Port Elizabeth* for a game drive at Addo Elephant Park then on to the natural paradise of Knysna for an overnight stay at Fancourt*. ~Transfer through the Outeniqua Mountains to the impressive Cango Caves and an ostrich farm for a visit. Traverse the Karoo and the spectacular winelands and Cape mountains before this magnificent expedition ends in Cape Town. Available in reverse.

*Courses dependent on availability and direction: White River/Mbombela/Leopard Creek (on request), Nkonyeni/Royal Swazi, Durban Country Club/Beachwood, Champagne Sports Resort, Humewood, Fancourt and Pezula/Simola.

ROVOS RAIL - AFRICAN COLLAGE ROUTE MAP
Map African Collage Route
RATES PER PERSON - 2023
Pullman Suites: R 107 500
Deluxe Suites: R 158 000
Royal Suites: R 210 000
Single supplement: +50% on all suites


RATES PER PERSON - 2024
(New 13 Day Itinerary)
Pullman Suites: R 138 500

Deluxe Suites: R 192 500
Royal Suites: R 248 500
Single supplement: +50% on all suites

INCLUDED
Meals, all alcoholic and other beverages, 24-hour full room service and limited laundry while on board the train, as well as excursions accompanied by a qualified tour guide (where applicable) and government tax. Golf activities: green fees, carts, halfway house and beverages.
2023: ROVOS RAIL - AFRICAN COLLAGE
PRETORIA TO CAPE TOWN (10 NIGHTS)
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DEPARTURE DATES

2023 (10 Nights): 2 - 12 April, 23 October - 2 November
2024 (12 Nights): 2 - 14 April, 23 April - 5 May, 18 - 30 October

CAPE TOWN TO PRETORIA

DEPARTURE DATES

2023 (11 Nights): 3 - 14 November
2024 (12 Nights): 31 October - 12 November

Day 1 - Depart Pretoria
10h00 Depart from Rovos Rail Station

Day 2 - Golf / Game Drive Kruger Park
Golfers: Golf at Leopard Creek (±15 min) OR WhiteRiver(±75 min) OR Nelspruit (±60 min) for tee off and lunch.
Non-golfers: Game drive in the Kruger Park with lunch.

Day 3 - Hluhluwe Game Drive
Game drive in the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi park.

Day 4 - Golf / Sight-seeing Durban
Golfers: Transfer to Durban Country Club (±15 min) OR Beachwood (±15 min) OR Zimbali (±45 min) for tee off and lunch. Durban is the third largest city in South Africa and enjoys great importance due to its industry and very large port.
Non-golfers: Enjoy a Durban city tour, a visit to the botanical gardens and lunch at Umhlanga’s beachfront. Durban is the third largest city in South Africa and enjoys great importance due to its industry and very large port.

Day 5 - Champagne Resort Golf / Spionkok Battlefields Tour
Golfers: Transfer to Champagne Sports Resort for a morning tee off.
Non-golfers: Transfer (±30 min) to Spionkop Lodge to hear the historic tale of the Battle of Spionkop and walk in the footsteps of Churchill and Gandhi. Enjoy lunch. Afternoon game drive OR relax at the lodge. 

Day 6 - Day at leisure on Rovos Rail
Day at leisure as the train travel towards the coast. 

Day 7 - Golf / Addo Game Drive
Golfers: Morning tee off at Humewood Course.
After lunch, join the train in Port Elizabeth and travel to Oudtshoorn via Willowmore.
Non-golfers: Game drive at Addo Elephant Park, South Africa’s third largest national reserve stretching from the semi-arid Karoo, over the Zuurberg Mountains and down through the Sundays River valley to the coast. The park is home to one of the densest African Elephant populations on earth.
 
Day 8 - Golf / Oudtshoorn Sight-Seeing
Golfers: Transfer to Fancourt Golf Estate (±45 min) OR Ernie Els Oubaai (±60 min) for tee off and lunch. 
Non-golfers: Enjoy an ostrich-farm visit. Travel to George. Visit the train museum or a shopping mall.

Day 9 - Ernie Els Course Oubaai / Knysna Lagoon Ride
Golfers: Transfer to Ernie Els Oubaai (±30 min) OR Fancourt (±15 min) for tee off. 
Non-golfers: Disembark in George for the scenic drive (±60 min) to Knysna. Enjoy a ferry ride on the lagoon.  

Day 10 - Arrive Cape town
Day at leisure traversing the Cape Fold Mountains.
17h00 Arrive at Platform 23 at Cape Town Station.
Day 1 - Depart Cape Town
09h30 Depart Cape Town Station, Platform 23. Travel the Tulbagh Valley through the Matroosberg Mountains.

Day 2 - Golf / Knysna Ferry Ride
Golfers: Transfer to Fancourt Golf Estate (±15 min) OR Ernie Els Oubaai (±30 min) for tee off and lunch. 
Non-golfers: 10h00 Morning at leisure in Knysna/ferry ride to Featherbed. Return to train.
18h30 Disembark for dinner at Fancourt Estate.

Day 3 - Fancourt Golf / Oudtshoorn Ostrich Farm 
Golfers: Morning tee off at Fancourt Golf Estate.
Non-golfers: 08h30 Transfer to Oudtshoorn for an ostrich-farm visit.
13h30 Enjoy lunch on board en route to Port Elizabeth.

Day 4 - Humewood Golf Course / Addo Game Drive​
Golfers: 07h00 Transfer to Humewood for tee off with lunch.
16h00 Transfer to Coerney to rejoin train.
Non-golfers: 10h15 City tour of Port Elizabeth. Enjoy lunch on board.
14h30 Game drive in the Addo Elephant Park.
17h30 Traverse the Fish River Valley to Noupoort.

Day 5 - Lesotho
Day at leisure as the train travels the border of Lesotho (the mountain kingdom) en route to Ladysmith.

Day 6 - Champagne Resort Golf / Spionkok Battlefields Tour​
Golfers: 07h00 Transfer to Champagne Sports Resort for tee off.
15h00 Transfer to Escourt.
Non-golfers: 09h00 Spionkop battlefields tour, game drive and lunch.
17h00 Rejoin the train and depart for Durban.​

Day 7 - Golf Durban Country Club / Sight-seeing
Golfers: Morning tee off at Durban Club/Zimbali with lunch.
Non-golfers: 09h00 Disembark in Durban for a city tour with lunch.
16h00 Travel the coast and St Lucia Wetland Park to Hluhluwe.

Day 8 - Safari Hluhluwe Reserve
07h00 Game drive at Hluhluwe Reserve.
11h00 Travel north through Swaziland to Malelane, Kruger.

Day 9 - Leopard Creek Golf / Game Drive Kruger Park
Golfers: Morning tee off at Leopard Creek (dependent) with lunch.
Non-golfers: 07h00 Game drive in the Kruger Park with lunch.
16h30 Travel across the Drakensberg to Waterval Onder.

Day 10 - Arrive Pretoria
Day at leisure as the train descends the escarpment.
17h00 Arrive at journey’s end at Rovos Rail Station, Pretoria.

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PACKAGES
8 Nights Rovos Rail Golf Safari
8 Nights Rovos Rail African Collage
8 Nights Rovos Rail Namibia Safari
9 Nights Kruger Safari + Cape Town + Blue Train
12 Nights Rovos Rail + Cape Town + Victoria Falls + Chobe
14 Nights Kruger Safari + Cape Town + Blue Train + Victoria Falls
14 Nights Rovos Rail Cape Town - Dar Es Salaam 
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