Depart Pretoria
14:00 Register and check-in at The Pretoria Station Lounge. Guests enjoy pre-departure snacks and drinks.
15:15 Boarding commences. Butlers usher guests to their suites. Suite orientation done by butlers.
16:00 The Blue Train departs from Pretoria Station (Will depart earlier once all guests have checked-in)
16:30 High Tea is served in the Lounge Car
18:30 - 20:00 First sitting for Dinner
20:30 - 22:00 Second sitting for Dinner
(Please Note: Dinner is an elegant affair (gentlemen are requested to at least wear a jacket / waistcoat). Guests enjoy post-dinner drinks, cognacs and Cuban cigars in the Club Car before retiring to bed.
Blue Train including all meals and drinks
French Champagne and Caviar
Kimberley Excursion
06:00 - 09:00 Breakfast is served on a first-come-first-served basis.
09:30 The Blue Train arrives at Kimberley Station. Guests disembark and gather at the railway museum, from where they will be ushered to a bus, which transfers them to the Kimberley Open Mine Museum.
10:00 Guests arrive at the Open Mine Museum for a tour of the mine. Guests are first taken to view interesting and historical sites. Guests are also taken onto an enclosed ramp on the edge of the Big Hole.
12:30 Guests depart from the Open Mine Museum for Kimberley Station. At Kimberley Station guests are greeted with a glass of sherry. The sherry glass engraved with The Blue Train logo is a memento for guests to keep.
13:00 The Blue Train departs Kimberley Station for the Southbound journey to Cape Town. After this exciting tour, guests are welcome to refresh themselves and enjoy aperitifs served at any one of our lounges.
13:00 - 14:15 First sitting for Lunch
14:30 - 16:00 Second sitting for Lunch
16:30 High Tea is served in the non-smoking Lounge Car
18:30 - 20:30 First sitting for Dinner
20:30 - 22:00 Second sitting for Dinner
Guests enjoy post-dinner drinks, cognacs and Cuban cigars in the Club Car before retiring to bed.
Blue Train including all meals and drinks and off-train excursions in Kimberley
French Champagne and Caviar
Cape Town
06:00 - 09:00 Breakfast is served on a first-come-first-served basis
10:30 The Blue Train arrives at Cape Town Station.
Butlers usher guests to The Blue Train Lounge
Transfer to your hotel. Overnight in a standard room on a bed & breakfast basis
Blue Train including all meals and drinks
Transfer to hotel
Overnight in a standard room on a bed & breakfast basis
French Champagne and Caviar on the Blue Train
Breakfast at the hotel.
Additional travel services can be arranged. Speak to one of our consultants 021 553 8000
Breakfast
