Arrive Johannesburg Airport where you will be met by a local Representative and transferred to the hotel.
Enjoy leisure time in Rosebank.
Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Transfer to Pretoria Station for train ride to Victoria Falls.
DAY 1: PRETORIABORDER: MUSINA, SOUTH AFRICA / BEITBRIDGE, ZIMBABWE
10:00Depart Rovos Rail Station, Pretoria. Guests may freshen up in their suites before joining fellow travellers in the lounge car or observation car at the rear of the train. Please ensure the Train Manager or Administration Deputy is in possession of your passport.
13:00 Lunch is served in the dining cars. Travel through Warmbaths (Bela-Bela) – 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. Pass the edge of the escarpment where the Highveld drops precipitously.
16:30Tea is served in the lounge and observation cars. The train crosses the Tropic of Capricorn.
19:30 Dinner is served in the dining cars. The train crosses the Limpopo River to Beitbridge.Dress: FormalIn Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories, the ‘Elephant’s Child’ departs his family for the “great grey-green, greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, to find out what the Crocodile has for dinner
Accommodation; all meals; all beverage son board; room service; limited laundry;guided excursions (where applicable); entrance fees as per itinerary; government tax
Off-train beverages; international sparkling wine; gratuities; personal expenses; pre-and post-tour accommodation, flights and transfers; visas; travel insurance
DAY 2: AT LEISURE ON BOARD
07:00 Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10:00. The train travels baobab country.
13:00 Lunch is served in the dining cars. Travel towards Bulawayo: second city of Zimbabwe, capital of Matabeleland and industrial capital of the country.
16:30Tea is served in the lounge and observation cars.
19:30 Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to Mpopoma for overnight. 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 Enjoy a game drive at The Hide in Hwange National Park.
19:30Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to Thompsons Junction for overnight.Dress: Formal
DAY 4: VICTORIA FALLS
Please, ensure that your luggage is ready for collection at 09:45 and that you have your passport.
07:00 Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 09:30.
10:00 Arrive at the journey’s end at the incomparable Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
On arrival in Victoria Falls you will be met and transferred to Old Drift Lodge. Spend 2 nights at the lodge.
Accommodation, all meals and drinks, Complimentary mini bars in the rooms, Return Victoria Falls Airport / Livingstone Airport transfers, Shuttle to Victoria Falls town, Laundry
Premium brand drinks, Gratuities, Curios and all items of a personal nature
Breakfast at the hotel. Day at leisure to enjoy activities included.
Activities included in the accommodation rate
- Morning or Afternoon Game drives in the Zambezi National Park
- Morning or Afternoon River Safaris Guided Walking Safaris
- Lunch at the Lookout Cafe – Including drinks
- Guided Tour of the Falls – Zimbabwe (Excluding Rainforest Entry Fees)
Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Transfer to Chobe Game Lodge where you will spend 2 nights on safari.
Accommodation, scheduled activities, all meals, refreshments, local spirits, wines, and laundry service. National park fees and all government levies, taxes and 14% value added tax. Airport transfers to/from Kasane Airport.
Enjoy the morning game activity and have breakfast at the lodge. Check out and transfer to Kasane Airport for departure flight (flight cost excluded)
Breakfast
