ROVOS RAIL - DURBAN SAFARI
"Rovos Rail’s three day journey between Pretoria and Durban includes incredible scenery, exceptional wildlife, historic battlefields and modern African Ceramics."
Rovos Rail’s journey between Pretoria and Durban includes incredible scenery, exceptional wildlife; the historic battlefields and modern African Ceramics – all within 3 days. During your trip you get to experience the malaria-free Nambiti Conservancy – a Big Five private Reserve, set on some 20 000 acres in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. The Reserve boasts excellent biodiversity, as it includes savannah, and thornveld with tall acacia trees. In addition, the Sundays River flows through the Reserve, and this stretch of River includes two 40-metre waterfalls with ravine bush habitat, making it home to several rare species of bird. Then there is Spionkop Lodge, which is adjacent to an 11 000-acre Nature Reserve, making it an excellent place from which to explore the surrounds – which include mountains, bush, birds and the battlefields for which the region is famous. Lastly (but certainly not least) is Ardmore Ceramics – with its story of the Zulu people whose sense of rhythm, colour, dance and song, and not a little African imagination, is making its influence known world-wide. You get to pay a morning visit to the Ardmore Centre, set in the hills of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, before finishing your journey at Durban Station.
Rovos Rail’s journey between Pretoria and Durban includes incredible scenery, exceptional wildlife; the historic battlefields and modern African Ceramics – all within 3 days. During your trip you get to experience the malaria-free Nambiti Conservancy – a Big Five private Reserve, set on some 20 000 acres in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. The Reserve boasts excellent biodiversity, as it includes savannah, and thornveld with tall acacia trees. In addition, the Sundays River flows through the Reserve, and this stretch of River includes two 40-metre waterfalls with ravine bush habitat, making it home to several rare species of bird. Then there is Spionkop Lodge, which is adjacent to an 11 000-acre Nature Reserve, making it an excellent place from which to explore the surrounds – which include mountains, bush, birds and the battlefields for which the region is famous. Lastly (but certainly not least) is Ardmore Ceramics – with its story of the Zulu people whose sense of rhythm, colour, dance and song, and not a little African imagination, is making its influence known world-wide. You get to pay a morning visit to the Ardmore Centre, set in the hills of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, before finishing your journey at Durban Station.
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ROVOS RAIL - DURBAN SAFARI ROUTE MAP
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RATES SEPTEMBER 2017 UNTIL OCTOBER 2018*
Pullman Suites: R 18 950 Deluxe Suites: R 28 650 Royal Suites: R 38 150 RATES SEPTEMBER 2018 UNTIL OCTOBER 2019* Pullman Suites: R 20 600 Deluxe Suites: R 31 100 Royal Suites: R 41 400 * Single supplement: +50% on all suites Tour price per person sharing includes:
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PRETORIA TO DURBAN
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DURBAN TO PRETORIA
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Day 1 Friday
You depart Pretoria’s Capital Park Station at 10h00 this morning. Enjoy your lunch as you journey through Heidelberg (at some 1 903 metres above sea level). By 18h15 the train leaves Vooruitsig and continues it climb to 2 146 metres above sea level as it traverses historic Majuba Hill. You arrive at Elandslaagte by 22h30 for your overnight stop. (Lunch 13h00 • High Tea 16h30 • Dinner 19h30) Day 2 Saturday This morning there is a 06h00 wake-up call… and you can enjoy tea, coffee, juices and pastries in the dining car/s before setting-out on a game drive in the Nambiti Private Game Reserve. You return to the train in time for a delightful brunch at 11h00 before heading off to Estcourt. Here you disembark (14h00) for a 40-minute drive to Spionkop Lodge. At the Lodge you have a choice of two excursions – either the escorted tour of the battlefields; or another game drive (in the Spionkop Game Reserve). You will return to the Train in time to freshen-up before enjoying another excellent dinner at 19h30. Day 3 Sunday This morning the train departs Estcourt and descends the escarpment ( you will be enjoying breakfast which is served from 07h00), as it journeys to Lions River Station. You arrive here at 10h00, and you are taken to a visit to the famous Ardmore Ceramics Gallery. Your excursion includes an equestrian display; and then enjoy some tea while overlooking the River. You are taken back to the train at 12h00, and lunch is served as you traverse the incredibly scenic Valley of a Thousand Hills. Your journey is completed upon arrival at Durban Station at 16h00. |
Departure Dates
Jan 2018: 12 Feb 2018: 9 Mar 2018: 9 Apr 2018: 6 May 2018: n/a Jun 2018: n/a Jul 2018: n/a Aug 2018: 31 Sep 2018: 28 Oct 2018: 26 Nov 2018: 23 Dec 2018: n/a Jan 2019: 11 Feb 2019: 8 Mar 2019: 8 Apr 2019: 5 May 2019: n/a Jun 2019: n/a Jul 2019: n/a Aug 2019: 16 Sep 2019: 27 Vertical Divider
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Day 1 Monday
Your journey starts when the train leaves Durban Station at 10h00. You can explore the train before enjoying a delicious lunch, which is served at 13h00m, as you travel to Lions River station. At 15h00 you are taken on the excursion to the famous Ardmore Ceramics Gallery. The visit includes an equestrian display and tea, which you enjoy overlooking the River. Then it’s back on the train, where you have time to relax and then freshen-up for dinner, which you enjoy at 19h30, as the train climbs the escarpment en route to Ladysmith. Day 2 Tuesday An early start this morning as you have a 06h30 wake-up call – and before leaving for your excursion, enjoy tea/ coffee, juice and pastries in the dining car. Your excursion choice for this morning: Option 1 - Game drive in Spionkop Reserve; Option 2 - Spionkop battlefields escorted tour. Whichever you choose, you will be back at the Train for 13h00, where you enjoy an excellent lunch. By 15h00 you are at Elandslaagte where you are taken for a game drive in the Nambiti Private Game Reserve. After taking in the scenery, and wildlife, return to the Train for dinner at 19h30. Day 3 Wednesday This is your last morning on the Train, and you can enjoy breakfast at you journey traverses the Highveld….. you have time at leisure, and to watch the scenery go by before a delightful lunch at 13h00. Your luxury train journey ends at 16h00 with your arrival at the Rovos Rail Station in Capital Park, Pretoria. |
Durban to Pretoria
Jan 2018: 15 Feb 2018: 12 Mar 2018: 12 Apr 2018: 9 May 2018: n/a Jun 2018: n/a Jul 2018: n/a Aug 2018: n/a Sep 2018: 3 Oct 2018: 1, 29 Nov 2018: 26 Dec 2018: n/a Jan 2019: 14 Feb 2019: 11 Mar 2019: 11 Apr 2019: 8 May 2019: n/a Jun 2019: n/a Jul 2019: n/a Aug 2019: 19 Sep 2019: 30 |
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