Rovos Rail
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African Collage
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Departures lounge at Rovos Rail Station
For Rovos Rail passengers, a highlight of their journey is a visit to the private station at Capital Park, Pretoria. The once-bustling hub of steam locomotion is now the headquarters for Rovos Rail. The gracious railway station serves as the departure or arrival point for most of the train journeys.
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Rovos Rail Station platform
For Rovos Rail passengers, a highlight of their journey is a visit to the private station at Capital Park, Pretoria. The once-bustling hub of steam locomotion is now the headquarters for Rovos Rail. The gracious railway station serves as the departure or arrival point for most of the train journeys.
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Observation car with open-air balcony
The observation car seats ±32 passengers. With its open-air balcony, big picture windows, bar, sofas and booths, it has great mingling areas or quiet corners to while away the days.
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Observation car
The observation car seats ±32 passengers. With its open-air balcony, big picture windows, bar, sofas and booths, it has great mingling areas or quiet corners to while away the days.
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Club lounge
On every journey there is a club lounge which is the only area on board the train which allows smoking. The club lounges are sealed off and have powerful extractor fans. Because we offer journeys of up to two weeks, smoking passengers need to be accommodated,
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Lounge car
The lounge car seats ±26 passengers. With its big picture windows, sofas and wingbacks, it has great mingling areas or quiet corners to while away the days.
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The train making its way to Cape Town on the African Collage journey
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Boarding the train
Once in their suites, guests are asked to wait until their rooming hostess or butler has had an opportunity to give a room explanation.
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Royal suite
The Royal Suites each take up half a carriage with their own private lounge area and en-suite bathroom with Victorian bath, separate shower, toilet and basin. They accommodate one or two passengers in double or twin beds.
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Royal suite with wall
The Royal Suites each take up half a carriage with their own private lounge area and en-suite bathroom with Victorian bath, separate shower, toilet and basin. They accommodate one or two passengers in double or twin beds.
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Royal suite twin with wall
The Royal Suites each take up half a carriage with their own private lounge area and en-suite bathroom with Victorian bath, separate shower, toilet and basin. They accommodate one or two passengers in double or twin beds.
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Royal suite bathroom
The Royal Suites each take up half a carriage with their own private lounge area and en-suite bathroom with Victorian bath, separate shower, toilet and basin. They accommodate one or two passengers in double or twin beds.
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Deluxe suite lengthways
The Deluxe Suites accommodate one or two passengers in double or twin beds and have their own lounge area and en-suite bathroom with shower, toilet and basin.
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Deluxe suite cross
The Deluxe Suites accommodate one or two passengers in double or twin beds and have their own lounge area and en-suite bathroom with shower, toilet and basin.
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Deluxe suite split twin
The Deluxe Suites accommodate one or two passengers in double or twin beds and have their own lounge area and en-suite bathroom with shower, toilet and basin.
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Deluxe suite L-twin
The Deluxe Suites accommodate one or two passengers in double or twin beds and have their own lounge area and en-suite bathroom with shower, toilet and basin.
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Deluxe suite bathroom
The Deluxe Suites accommodate one or two passengers in double or twin beds and have their own lounge area and en-suite bathroom with shower, toilet and basin.
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Pullman Gold double
The Pullmans accommodate one or two passengers and have an en-suite bathroom with shower, toilet and basin.
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Pullman Gold twin
The Pullmans accommodate one or two passengers and have an en-suite bathroom with shower, toilet and basin.
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Pullman suite
The Pullmans, used on our short journeys, accommodate one or two passengers and have an en-suite bathroom with shower, toilet and basin. During the day, the suites have a comfortable sofa-seat with a conversion to double or twin beds (side-by-side or upper and lower bunks) for the evening.
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Pullman suite bathroom
The Pullmans accommodate one or two passengers and have an en-suite bathroom with shower, toilet and basin.
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Namibia Safari
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Rovos Rail Station
The EVENTS TRAIN is a perfect venue for weddings, private gatherings, incentives, conferences and product launches accommodating up to 250 guests.
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Events Train bar
The EVENTS TRAIN is a perfect venue for weddings, private gatherings, incentives, conferences and product launches accommodating up to 250 guests.
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Events Train lounge
The EVENTS TRAIN is a perfect venue for weddings, private gatherings, incentives, conferences and product launches accommodating up to 250 guests.
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Rovos Rail Weddings
The Events Train is also an ideal venue for WEDDING couples looking for something old-world, enchanting and romantic. Depending on the number of guests, it can host – with full bar facilities – a four-course sit-down lunch or dinner for up to 120 guests for the duration of the three-hour journey.
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Founder and CEO, Rohan Vos, with his daughter and Rovos Rail's COO, Tiffany Vos-Thane
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Cape Town journey
The train travelling through the Hex River Valley
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Rovos Rail has earned an international reputation for its truly world class travel experiences. Exceptional train safaris combine some of Africa’s most magnificent scenery with travel aboard an authentically refurbished Edwardian-style train, accommodating up to 72 guests in the most spacious train suites in the world, each with their own en-suite bathroom and subtle modern conveniences. The eight scheduled journeys begin or end at Rovos Rail Station, the headquarters and private station of this independent railway company, which is situated in Pretoria.