9-day Rovos Rail Golf Safari

Day 1: Magaliesberg Mountains

11h30 Depart Rovos Rail Station in Pretoria and travel to Rustenburg for overnight stop. Day at leisure on the train. (Breakfast 07h00-10h00 • Lunch 13h00 • Tea 16h30 • Dinner 19h30)

African Collage Departures lounge at Rovos Rail Station Rovos Rail Station platform

Day Stop

Rustenburg Railway Station

Day 2: Magaliesberg Mountains

Golfers: Morning tee off at Lost City or Gary Player Country Club.

Non-golfers: 09h00 Game drive in Pilanesberg Game Reserve. Explore the Lost City followed by lunch at the club.

19h30 Dinner on board en route to Heidelberg.

Day Stop

Rustenburg Railway Station

Day 3: KwaZulu Natal Midlands

All meals enjoyed on board en route to Estcourt via Ladysmith. Day at leisure on the train.

Observation car with open-air balcony Observation car Club lounge

Day Stop

Estcourt Railway Station

Day 4: Durban

Golfers: Morning tee off at Champagne Sports Resort.

Non-golfers: 09h00 Enjoy a professional tour of the battlefields with lunch at Spionkop Lodge followed by shopping. Depart for Durban.

Day 5: Durban

Golfers: Morning tee off at Durban Country Club/Beachwood.

Non-golfers: 09h00 Disembark for a city tour of Durban followed by lunch with the golfers at the Durban Country Club.

Day 6: eSwatini

06h00 Game drive in the Hluhluwe Game Reserve.

11h00 Brunch as the train departs for Mpaka, Swaziland.

Activities and Services

Day Stop

Mpaka Railway Station

Day 7: Lowveld

Golfers: Morning tee off at the Royal Swazi Sun.

Non-golfers: 08h00 Game drive in Mkhaya Reserve. Visit Ngwenya Glass with restaurant lunch and shopping.

18h00 The train departs for Malelane in South Africa.

Day Stop

Malelane Railway Station

Day 8: Emalahleni

Golfers: Morning tee off at Leopard Creek (dependent) on the Crocodile River.

Non-golfers: 08h00 Game drive in the Kruger Park followed by lunch at Buhala Lodge and curio shopping.

19h30 Enjoy dinner on board as the train travels to Witbank for the overnight stop.

Day Stop

Witbank Railway Station

Day 9: End of Itinerary

07h00 Enjoy breakfast as the train departs for Pretoria.

10h00 Arrive at journey’s end at Rovos Rail Station.

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