11h00 Depart Rovos Rail Station, Pretoria. Travel across the goldfields of the Witwatersrand. Guests may freshen up in their suites before joining fellow travellers in the lounge car or observation car at the rear of the train.
16h30 Tea is served
19h30 Dinner is served in the dining cars. Overnight on board.
ROVOS RAIL: Accommodation, all meals, all alcoholic and other beverages, 24-hour full room service and bar facilities, limited laundry service, guided excursions (where applicable), entrance fees as per itinerary and government tax.
ROVOS RAIL: Gratuities, French Champagne
07h00 Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 09:45.
09h30 A shallow lake appears on the right-hand side of the train where, on most occasions, there are spectacular flocks of Lesser Flamingos (approximately 23 000).
09h45 Arrive Kimberley. Disembark for a tour of the city, Diamond Mine Museum and the Big Hole.
12h30 Depart Kimberley. Travel through the Karoo.
13h00 Lunch is served in the dining cars.
16h30 Tea is served in the lounge car and observation car at the rear of the train.
19h30 Dinner is served in the dining cars. Overnight on board.
ROVOS RAIL: Accommodation, all meals, all alcoholic and other beverages, 24-hour full room service and bar facilities, limited laundry service, guided excursions (where applicable), entrance fees as per itinerary and government tax.
ROVOS RAIL: Gratuities, French Champagne
07h00 Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10:00.
08h00 There is a chance for guests to disembark the train at Whitehill Siding and walk the five kilometres into Matjiesfontein. A member of staff will accompany the group. Comfortable walking shoes are essential.
08h25 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.
10h30 Depart Matjiesfontein.
12h00 The train arrives at the first of four tunnels on the pass. The first 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.
13h00 Lunch is served in the dining cars. The train climbs ±750m down the escarpment through the Hex River Valley.
16h30 Tea is served in the lounge car and observation car at the rear of the train.
18h00 The train arrives at journey’s end: Platform 24 at Cape Town Station.
ROVOS RAIL: Accommodation, all meals, all alcoholic and other beverages, 24-hour full room service and bar facilities, limited laundry service, guided excursions (where applicable), entrance fees as per itinerary and government tax.
ROVOS RAIL: Gratuities, French Champagne
