9 Day Rovos Rail Namibia Safari (Pretoria to Walvis Bay)

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Day 1: Rovos Rail

15h00 Depart Rovos Rail Station in Pretoria and travel south towards the goldfields of the Witwatersrand.
(Breakfast 07h00-10h00 • Lunch 13h00 • Tea 16h30 • Dinner 19h30)

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

Day 2: Rovos Rail

09h45 Arrive Kimberley for Big Hole and Diamond Museum.
12h30 Depart for Upington and travel the Karoo semi-desert.

Observation car with open-air balcony Observation car Club lounge

Day 3: Rovos Rail

08h00 Optional two-hour walking tour of Upington.
23h00 Arrive at Holoog after border formalities at Nakop

Lounge car The train making its way to Cape Town on the African Collage journey Boarding the train

Day 4: Rovos Rail

08h00 One-hour transfer to visit the Fish River Canyon.
11h00 Depart for Keetmanshoop. Traverse the Kalahari.
15h00 Visit Garas Park (Quiver Tree Forest/Giant’s Playground).

Royal suite Royal suite with wall Royal suite twin with wall

Day 5: Rovos Rail

09h00 Arrive in Windhoek for a city tour.
11h00 Depart in light aircraft for 1-hour flight to Sossusvlei Lodge for lunch, desert drive, bush dinner and overnight.

Royal suite bathroom Deluxe suite lengthways Deluxe suite cross

Day 6: Rovos Rail

06h00 Sossusvlei drive with breakfast in the vlei.
12h00 Depart Sossusvlei for one-hour flight to Windhoek.
14h00 Depart Windhoek and travel north towards the game-rich Etosha National Park.

Deluxe suite split twin Deluxe suite L-twin Deluxe suite bathroom

Day 7: Rovos Rail

09h30 Transfer to a lodge in the Etosha National Park for lunch, game drive and overnight.

Pullman Gold double Pullman Gold twin Pullman suite

Day 8: Rovos Rail

06h00 Early morning game drive in the Etosha National Park.
13h00 Enjoy lunch on board en route to the Atlantic.

Pullman suite bathroom Namibia Safari Rovos Rail Station

Day 9: End of Itinerary

07h00 Enjoy breakfast as the train traverses the Namib.
12h30 Arrive at journey’s end in Walvis Bay, Namibia.

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