ROVOS RAIL: 50% REDUCED RATES - SA RESIDENT SPECIAL

Here is the deal
Rovos Rail is offering Nationals of South Africa and neighboring countries a 50% discount off the ordinary rate on selected journeys.

​Enjoy Rovos Rail Luxury
Enjoy old-world luxury in Rovos Rail’s wood-paneled coaches, with accommodation for a maximum of 72 guests.  The train consists of the locomotive, generator car, staff car, guest sleepers, non-smoking lounge car which can accommodate 26 guests, one or two dining cars, a smoking lounge car, and the observation car with ample space at the end of the train. Meals are accompanied by only the finest selection of South African wines. 

​And this is included!​
One-way Journey on Rovos Rail with accommodation in a Deluxe Suite inclusive of all meals, alcoholic and other beverages on board, scheduled off-train excursions, 24-hour room service and a limited laundry service. Excluded: pre- and post-tour accommodation, flights and transfers, staff gratuities, French Champagne or memorabilia purchases.

Cape Town Journey - Rates and Dates

Discounted Rates on selected departures
Pullman Suite: R15'850 per person sharing
Deluxe Suite: R22'900 per person sharing
Royal Suite: On Request
Single Supplement: + 50% on all suites

Dates: Pretoria to Cape Town (3 Nights)
5 May 2023 (Deluxe Suites)
2 June 2023 (Deluxe Suites)

Dates: Cape Town to Pretoria (3 Nights)
​22 April 2023 (Deluxe Suites)
​5 June 2023 (Deluxe Suites)

Victoria Falls Journey - Rates and Dates

Discounted Rates on selected departures
​Pullman Suite: R19'800 per person sharing
Deluxe Suite: R29'800 per person sharing
Royal Suite: Rates on Request
Single Supplement: + 50%

Dates: Pretoria to Victoria Falls (4 Nights)
No discounted departures available at the moment
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Dates: Victoria Falls to Pretoria (3 Nights)
25 April 2023 (Deluxe Suites)

Durban Journey - Rates and Dates

Discounted Rates on selected departures
Pullman Suite: R14'350 per person sharing
Deluxe Suite: R21'400 per person sharing
Royal Suite: Rates on Request
Single Supplement: + 50%

Dates: Pretoria to Durban (2 Nights)
14 April 2023 (Deluxe Suites)

Dates: Durban to Pretoria (2 Nights)
17 April 2023 ​(Deluxe Suites)

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ROVOS RAIL - CAPE TOWN JOURNEY

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PRETORIA - CAPE TOWN
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Day 1 
Please check-in a minimum of one hour before departure. Should you wish to visit our museum or do a site tour at Rovos Rail Station, we suggest arriving two hours prior to departure.
11h00 Depart Rovos Rail Station, Pretoria. Travel across the goldfields of the Witwatersrand and the broad grassland plains of the Highveld. Guests may freshen up in their suites before joining fellow travellers in the lounge and observation cars.
13h00 Lunch is served in the dining cars.
16h30 Tea is served in the lounge and observation cars.
19h30 Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to Klerksdorp. Overnight on board. Dress: Formal


Day 2 
07h00 Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10h00 en route to Kimberley.
12h30 Lunch is served in the dining cars. Enjoy a tour of Kimberley’s Diamond Mine Museum and the Big Hole. Capital of the Northern Cape, Kimberley is well known for the discovery of diamonds that led to its establishment in 1871.
19h30 Dinner is served in the dining cars. Overnight on board. Dress: Formal

Day 3
​07h00 Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10h00. The train travels through the Karoo, a vast semi-desert region that was once an enormous inland sea. Over millions of years, volcanic matter was ground down and deposited as silt upon the seabed to form what geologists call the Karoo system. 
13h00 Lunch is served in the dining cars. After lunch, there is a chance for guests to disembark the train at Whitehill Siding and walk the 5km into Matjiesfontein. A member of staff will accompany the group. Disembark at Matjiesfontein for an opportunity to stroll through the historic village. Of special interest is the museum on the platform and a collection of historic cars and railway carriages to the right of the Lord Milner Hotel.
16h30 Tea is served in the lounge and observation cars. About an hour after Matjiesfontein, the train arrives at the first of four tunnels on the pass. The first tunnel is 13.5km long so guests are to be careful when walking through the train and may wish to turn on necessary lights.
19h30 Dinner is served as the train descends ±750m down the escarpment towards Worcester. Dress: Formal

Day 4
07h00 Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 09h30. The train travels through the Hex River Valley.
10h00 Arrive at journey’s end at Cape TownStation.

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CAPE TOWN TO PRETORIA

Day 1 
16h00 Depart from Cape TownStation. Trundle through the winelands of the Western Cape towards Worcester.
16h30 Tea in the lounge and observation cars.
19h30 Dinner is served in the dining cars as the train climbs ±750m up the face of the escarpment. Dress: Formal. Around midnight, the train arrives at the first of four tunnels on the pass. The last tunnel is 13.5km long so guests are to be careful when walking through the train.

Day 2 
07h00 Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10h00.
08h00 Disembark at Matjiesfontein for an opportunity to stroll through the historic village. Of special interest is the museum on the platform and a collection of historic cars and railway carriages to the right of the Lord Milner Hotel.
10h00 The train travels through the Karoo, a vast semi-desert region that was once an enormous inland sea. It is said that over millions of years, volcanic matter was ground down and deposited as silt upon the seabed to form what geologists call the Karoosystem.
13h00 Lunch is served in the dining cars.
16h30 Tea in the lounge and observation cars.
19h30 Dinner is served in the dining cars. Overnight on board. Dress: Formal

Day 3
​07h00 Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 08h30.
08h30 Enjoy a tour of Kimberley’s Diamond Mine Museum and the Big Hole. Capital of the Northern Cape, Kimberley is well known for the discovery of diamonds that led to its establishment in 1871.
12h00 Lunch is served as the train travels northeast towards Klerksdorp and the broad grassland plains of the Highveld.
16h30 Tea in the lounge and observation cars.
19h30 Dinner is served in the dining cars. Overnight on board. Dress: Formal

Day 4
07h00 Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 09h30. 
10h00 The train arrives at Rovos Rail Station, Pretoria.

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ROVOS RAIL - VICTORIA FALLS JOURNEY

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PRETORIA - VICTORIA FALLS

Day 1
09h30 The train departs Rovos Rail Station in Pretoria.
13h00 Lunch is served in the dining cars as the train travels north through Warmbaths and Nylstroom, crossing the Tropic of Capricorn.
Enjoy afternoon tea and dinner en route to Messina and Beitbridge for Zimbabwe border formalities.
(Breakfast 07h00-10h00 • Lunch 13h00 • Tea 16h30 • Dinner 19h30)

Day 2
Day at leisure. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served as the train travels towards Bulawayo via Rutenga and Somabhula. Overnight stop on board at Mpopoma. Breakfast 07h00-10h00, Lunch 13h00, Dinner 19h30

Day 3
Breakfast is served as the train departs Mpopoma. Lunch is served whilst travelling along the eastern edge of Hwange Park along one of Africa’s longest stretches of straight railway line – 114km. Arrive Kennedy for a game drive at The Hide. Dinner is served in the dining car/s en route to Thompsons Junction for the overnight stop. 
​Breakfast 07h00-10h00, Lunch 13h00, Dinner 19h30

Day 4
At 07h00 the train departs Thompsons. Breakfast until 09h30. At 10h00 you will arrive in Victoria Falls.

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VICTORIA FALLS - PRETORIA
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​Day 1
Rovos Rail departs Victoria Falls at 17h00. Passing the Hwange National Park, dinner is served en route to the Kennedy Siding for the overnight stop. Dinner 19h30

Day 2
There will be an early wake-up call at 05h00 with a continental breakfast. Disembark for a game drive at The Hide. Brunch is served as the train travels along one of Africa’s longest stretches of straight railway line – 114km. Dinner is served en route to the border at Beitbridge. Brunch 11h00, 16h30 Tea in the lounge, Dinner 19h30

Day 3
Breakfast is served as the train leaves baobab country. Lunch is served as the train crosses the Tropic of Capricorn towards Warmbaths and Nylstroom.
Dinner is served as the train passes the edge of the escarpment. Overnight Pyramid. Breakfast 07h00-10h00, Lunch 13h00, Dinner 19h30

Day 4
Breakfast is served from 7h00 onwards until the train arrives in Pretoria at 10h00.

ROVOS RAIL - DURBAN JOURNEY

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PRETORIA - DURBAN 

Day 1
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
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
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.

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DURBAN - PRETORIA

Day 1
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
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
This is your last morning on the Train, and you can enjoy breakfast as you traverse the Highveld. Enjoy your time at leisure and watch the scenery go by before a delightful lunch is served at 13h00. Your luxury train journey ends at 16h00 with your arrival at the Rovos Rail Station in Capital Park, Pretoria.

Terms & Conditions
Terms and conditions apply. Valid for new bookings only. Dates are specific. Rates are based in Deluxe Suites only. This special offer is subject to availability and valid exclusively for residents from South Africa and bordering countries. (Botswana/Lesotho/Mozambique/Namibia/Swaziland/Zimbabwe). Please read our booking conditions.