Transfer from your hotel to Durban Station to arrive in good time to board the luxury Rovos Rail Pride of Africa departing 10h00 for Pretoria.
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 48-hour rail journey to Pretoria, enjoying fine cuisine and outstanding personal service as you travel nearly 1,000 miles through beautiful mountains and grassland scenery and enjoy the history and wildlife of this wonderful continent.
After winding through the rolling hills of the KwaZulu Natal Midlands, we disembark at Lions River Station for an excursion to the Ardmore Ceramics Gallery, including a dressage display and tea. Ardmore features the sculpure and painting of local Zulu artists whose sense of colour, rythm, dance and song have become world renowned. We re-board the train and continue northwards towards Ladysmith.
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).