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Rovos Rail Golf Train: Grand South Africa Journey
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13 NIGHTS
FROM $5,279
International flights quoted separately
This Rovos Rail luxury train journey showcases the best that South Africa has to offer, with the opportunity to enjoy golf at some of its best courses, as you travel from Pretoria to Cape Town - via Kruger Park, Swaziland & Durban, before heading inland to Bloemfontein and south to the Garden Route & Cape Town. Three departures per year. Pullman, Deluxe or Royal.
HIGHLIGHTS
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• Pretoria • Leopard Creek • Swaziland • Zimbali
• Durban Country Club • Bloemfontein • Humewood, Port Elizabeth • George
• Simola, Knysna • Cape Town
Day 1
You will be met at Johannesburg Airport and transferred to your Pretoria hotel.
  
Check in and relax in this beautiful city under warm blue South African skies.
Days 2 To 10
Transfer from your hotel to Capital Park Station to arrive in good time to board the luxury Rovos Rail Pride of Africa departing 10h00 for Cape Town.
 
Relax and enjoy the elegance of luxury 5-star train travel of a bygone age, as you settle in to your wood-panelled coach for your 9-day rail journey to Cape Town, enjoying fine cuisine outstanding personal service as you travel over 2,000 miles through some of South Africa’s most spectacular scenery.
 
Arrive Waterval Onder after descending the spectacular Drakensberg escarpment at sunset.
 
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 black tie (although collar & tie is acceptable).
Day 11
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 12
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.
Day 13
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 14
Transfer to Cape Town Airport for your flight home.