11:00 Depart from Platform 23 at Cape Town Station. Guests may freshen up in their suites before joining fellow travellers in the lounge car or observation car.
13:00 Lunch is served in the dining cars. The train reaches Worcester in the Hex River Valley before climbing ±750m up the face of the escarpment. The train arrives at the first of four tunnels on the pass. The last tunnel is 13.5 kilometres long so guests are to be careful when walking through the train and may wish to turn on necessary lights.
16:30 Tea is served in the lounge car and observation car. Disembark at Matjiesfontein for an opportunity to stroll through the historic village. Of special interest is the museum on the platform and a collection of historic cars and railway carriages to the right of the Lord Milner Hotel. Depart Matjiesfontein. Continue overnight through the Karoo.
19:30 Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to Kimberley. Overnight on board. Dress: Formal
07:00 Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10:00.
12:30 Lunch is served in the dining cars. Arrive Kimberley. Disembark for a tour of the city, Diamond Mine Museum and the Big Hole. Depart Kimberley.
16:30 Tea is served in the lounge car and observation car.
19:30 Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to Klerksdorp. Overnight on board. Dress: Formal
07:00 Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10:00.
12:00 The train arrives at journey’s end at Meyerton Station, Station Road, south of Johannesburg.
