Rovos Rail: Pretoria to Victoria Falls 3 Nights/4 Days - Pullman

A trip aboard Rovos Rail is a journey like no other. Experience the opulent elegance of rail travel on one of Rovos Rail’s exceptional safaris through the heart of Africa. Combining some of the most magnificent scenery with the glamour and excitement of the golden age of rail travel, Rovos Rail will delight the most discerning traveller. With discreet and friendly service, five-star cuisine and a selection of South Africa’s finest wines, Rovos Rail harks back to a simpler, more elegant era – encompassing the timeless grace and high romance of African exploration. Trains depart regularly from Rovos Rail Station in Pretoria for Cape Town, Durban and Victoria Falls with longer journeys operated on an annual basis. These include two golf itineraries, of nine days, each with delightful programmes for non-golfers. There is another nine-day safari to Swakopmund as well as the two-week adventure to Dar es Salaam.

Day 1: Depart Rovos Rail Station
10h00 Depart Rovos Rail Station, Pretoria. Guests may freshen up in their suites before joining fellow travellers in the lounge car or observation car at the rear of the train.
Please ensure the Train Manager or Administration Deputy is in possession of your passport.
13h00 Lunch is served in the dining cars. Travel through Warmbaths (Bela-Bela) – so named for its mineral waters – and Nylstroom, christened by the Voortrekkers as the source of the Nile River as the town’s river happened to be north flowing. Pass the edge of the escarpment where the Highveld drops precipitously.
16h30 Tea is served in the lounge and observation cars. The train crosses the Tropic of Capricorn.
19h30 Dinner is served in the dining cars. The train crosses the Limpopo River to Beitbridge. Dress: Formal
In Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories, the ‘Elephant’s Child’ departs his family for the “great grey-green, greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, to find out what the Crocodile has for dinner.”
Day 2: At leisure on board
07h00 Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10:00. The train travels baobab country.
13h00 Lunch is served in the dining cars. Travel towards Bulawayo: second city of Zimbabwe, capital of Matabeleland and industrial capital of the country.
16h30 Tea is served in the lounge and observation cars.
19h30 Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to Mpopoma for overnight. Dress: Formal
Day 3: Off Board Excursion
07h00 Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10:00.
13h00 Lunch is served in the dining cars. The train travels between Gwaai and Dete along one of the world’s longest stretches of straight railway line – 114 kilometres – and along the eastern edge of Hwange Park.
15h00 Enjoy a game drive at The Hide in Hwange National Park.
19h30 Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to Thompsons Junction for overnight. Dress: Formal.
Day 4: Please ensure that your luggage is ready for collection at 09:45 and that you have your passport
07h00: Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 09:30
10h00: Arrive at journey’s end at the incomparable Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.