Rovos Rail
An African Collage

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A rich tapestry of landscape, game, history and culture including The Drakensberg, Swaziland, Hluhluwe Game Reserve In
Zululand, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Oudtshoorn, George, Knysna, The Winelands Of The Garden Route And Cape Town.

Rovos Rail - An African Collage

This perfect nine-day South African sojourn commences at the gracious Rovos Rail Station in Pretoria.
The first leg of the journey passes through Witbank and Middleburg and then traverses the majestic
Drakensberg escarpment en route to Mpumalanga and Malelane in the Kruger Park.

After an early morning game drive through the famous Kruger Park the train winds its way southwards to
Swaziland in time for an afternoon game drive and candlelit bush dinner in the Mkhaya Reserve.
The train continues south to the village of Hluhluwe in Zululand where a wide variety of game can be
seen on a morning game drive through the scenic Hluhluwe Game Reserve.

The journey continues south through KwaZulu Natal and, after an evening in Durban, steadily ascends the
scenic escarpment through Pietermaritzburg and The Valley of a Thousand Hills en route to Ladysmith and
Bethlehem. This route takes the train past Lesotho and the highest mountains in the Drakensberg range at
3,482 meters (11 425 feet). During the night we continue onto Bloemfontein, the Free State capital with a
morning tour of the city. The journey continues southwards overnight to the coastal capital of the Eastern
Cape, Port Elizabeth, where will enjoy a morning visit to the Addo Elephant Park.

An early morning departure from Willowmore takes the Pride of Africa into Oudtshoorn for a visit to the
Highgate Ostrich farm followed by another spectacular rail descent down the Outeniqua pass into George.
A morning visit to Knysna and the surrounding attractions will complete the visit to this natural paradise.

The train sets off at midday from George traveling along the scenic Garden Route through Mossel Bay
and Riversdale. The next morning, after a short visit to the KWV Brandy Distillery in Worcester, the Pride of
Africa ends its magnificent collage in the Mother City of Cape Town.

Day 1 Thursday 26 May

10:00 The train departs from Rovos Rail's Capital Park private Station in Pretoria

Day 2 Friday 27 May

05:00 Wake up call for a game drive in the Kruger Park in open vehicles.
11:00 Brunch served in the dining car while we travel through Komatipoort to the Swaziland
border.
15:30 We arrive at Mkhaya reserve for our afternoon game drive and bush dinner.
20:00 The train departs for the overnight journey to Hluhluwe in Zululand.

Day 3 Saturday 28 May

5:00 Wake up call for a game drive in the Hluhluwe Game Reserve
09:30 The train departs Hluhluwe for Durban.
18:00 Arrive Durban for an evening in the City.


Day 4 Sunday 29 May

6:00 Depart Durban en Route to Bloemfontein. Day at leisure on board.

Day 5 Monday 30 May

10:00 Tour of Bloemfontein
13:00 Depart Bloemfontein on Route to Port Elizabeth

Day 6 Tuesday 31 June

09:00 Tour of Addo Elephant Park near Port Elizabeth.
12:00 The train departs Port Elizabeth for Oudtshoorn

Day 7 Wednesday 1 June

10:00 Arrive Oudtshoorn for Ostrich Farm visit.
15:30 Arrive George for afternoon at leisure.
18:30 Depart for dinner at Fancourt Golf Estate.

Day 8 Thursday 2 June

09:00 Depart for morning tour of Knysna.
13:30 Depart George.

Day 9 Friday 3 June

17:00 Arrive Worcester for KWV Brandy Distillery tour.
17:00 Arrive Cape Town.

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