Day 1 - Pretoria
10:00 - Depart Rovos Rail Station, Pretoria, and travel to Zimbabwe. Guests may freshen up in their suites before joining fellow travellers in the lounge car or observation car at the rear of the train.
13:00 - Lunch is served in the dining cars. Travel through Warmbaths (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. The train passes the edge of the escarpment where the Highveld drops precipitously.
16:30 - Tea in the lounge car or observation car at the rear of the train.
19:30 - Dinner is served. The train crosses the Tropic of Capricorn en route to the Zimbabwean border. Dress: Formal Please ensure the Train Manager/Gift Shop Hostess is in possession of your passport.
Day 2 - Zimbabwe
07:00 - Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10:00. The train travels on the BBR railway line via West Nicholson.
13:00 - Lunch is served in the dining cars. The train passes Bulawayo, the industrial capital of the country.
16:30 - Tea in the lounge car or observation car at the rear of the train.
19:30 - Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to Mpopoma. Dress: Formal
Day 3 - Hwange National Park
07:00 - Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10:00.
13:00 - 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.
15:00 - Disembark at Kennedy Siding. Enjoy a game drive at The Hide in Hwange National Park.
19:30 - Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to Thompsons Junction. Dress: Formal
Day 4 - Victoria Falls
07:00 - Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 09:30.
10:00 - Arrive at journey’s end at the incomparable Victoria Falls.
