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Blue Train: East Cape Safari + Cape Town to Pretoria
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10 NIGHTS
FROM $2,711
International flights quoted separately
Combine a malaria -free Big-5 safari with a holiday in beautiful Cape Town, before boarding the sleek modern Blue Train for a luxury train journey through the mountains of the Cape Winelands and the vast landscapes of the Karoo to Pretoria. Enjoy superb food and wine, as you enjoy the passing scenery. Journey available in both directions - Deluxe or Luxury.
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• Port Elizabeth • Eastern Cape • Private Game Reserve • Malaria Free Safari
• Cape Town • Stellenbosch Winelands • Blue Train • Kimberley
• Big Hole • Pretoria
Day 1
You will be met at Port Elizabeth Airport and transferred 1-hour to your malaria-free Private Game Reserve near Addo in the beautiful Eastern Cape.
  
After checking in to your safari lodge enjoy a late afternoon game drive, where game viewing opportunities should present themselves almost immediately. Hopefully see several species of antelope, zebra, wildebeest and maybe even giraffe - as well as several of the Big Five - before dining in your warm African surroundings!
Days 2 To 3
Rise at dawn to take advantage of the best game viewing conditions of the day and enjoy a thrilling open-top game viewing safari with your lodge ranger in your Private Game Reserve which is home to all the Big Five - Lion, Elephant, Buffalo, Leopard and Rhino. Hope to see many interesting species before returning to your lodge for breakfast. Note: game drives are optional extras, if not included in your lodge package (see hotel details below).
   
The rest of the morning is free to relax by the lodge swimming pool, before setting out again in the late afternoon for another game drive. Hope to see giraffe, hippo, kudu, crocodiles, antelope, waterbuck, warthogs, baboons and many other interesting animals. With hundreds of different bird species, outstanding bird watching is also guaranteed!
  
After a beautiful African sunset, enjoy the balmy evening and pristine stars of the Milky Way as you have never seen them before – as well as the spectacular Southern Cross.
 
Children < 6 are not allowed on open top game drives
Day 4
Time permitting, enjoy some final early morning game viewing, before your 1-hour transfer to Port Elizabeth Airport for your onward flight.

You will be met at Cape Town Airport and transferred to your hotel in this beautiful city, within sight of Table Mountain.
 
Check in and relax in your magnificent surroundings.
Day 5
Today is free for independent sightseeing in Cape Town.
 
We recommend you purchase an optional day pass for the red route of the convenient Hop-Off Bus, which stops at all Cape Town’s key sights and beaches. Start by ascending Table Mountain by cable car (optional) to enjoy one of the world’s most famous views. Continue to Camps Bay beach and then explore the shops and many other attractions of the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, which is also the centre of Cape Town’s nightlife.
Day 6
Today we recommend an optional full day tour to the beautiful Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, where two oceans meet and where you may see see baboons, ostrich and perhaps even dolphins or whales in season (July/November).
  
Your tour travels through Hout Bay and along spectacular Chapman’s Peak Drive (when open) to the Cape Point, returning via Simons Town, Fish Hoek, Constantia and Kirstenbosch Gardens. This is a scenic tour of the whole Cape Peninsula, with the optional opportunity of visiting the penguin colony at Boulders Beach.
Days 7 To 8
At leisure to explore the beautiful city of Cape Town independently.
 
Choose one of the many local activities such as a visit to Robben Island, the infamous prison home of Nelson Mandela (advance booking essential in season); explore the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront or simply relax on golden Camps Bay beach – the choice is yours!
Day 9
Transfer from your hotel to Cape Town Station in good time to board the luxurious Blue Train departing 08h50 for Pretoria. Luxury takes on a new dimension, as you relax and settle in to your elegant suite and enjoy the personal attention and devotion to detail for which the Blue Train is renowned.
 
Enjoy the fine wines and cuisine of the region, as well as outstanding personal service, during your 27-hour journey to Pretoria, travelling over 1,000 miles through some of South Africa’s most diverse and spectacular scenery. After travelling through the spectacular mountains and vineyards of the Cape Winelands and Du Toits Kloof tunnel, the train continues to Worcester, De Doorns & Touws River.
 
At Matjiesfontein disembark for a 45-minute off train excursion, before continuing overnight through Beauford West and De Aar in the Great Karoo.
 
Dress code on the train during the day is smart casual, with comfortable walking shoes for the off-train excursion. Evenings are generally more formal, with most guests enjoying the opportunity to dress up in cocktail or evening wear including compulsory jacket & tie for men.
Day 10
Enjoy a superb breakfast this morning whilst travelling through the farmlands of the Free State, arriving at Pretoria Station around midday.
 
You will be met at the station and transferred to your hotel, where you can relax around the swimming pool or explore the many shops and restaurants.
Day 11
Transfer 1-hour to Johannesburg Airport for your flight home.