Rovos Rail: African Collage By World Journeys

Rovos Rail: African Collage By World Journeys

This luxury rail journey encompasses the best of South Africa in style. Golf enthusiasts will delight in playing at a selection of South Africa’s finest courses, while non-golfers opt to instead enjoy excursions exploring the landscapes, history and culture of this fascinating country.

**The Train**
Each train has accommodation carriages, dining cars, a lounge car (±26 seats), small gift shop, smoking lounge (±11 seats) and observation car (±32 seats) with open-air balcony. The three types of suites are elegant and spacious offering passengers privacy, comfort and luxury with double or twin beds and fittings and facilities that are of the highest standard. All have en-suites with shower, toilet, basin and bath (Royal only), tea facilities, safes, air conditioning, linen and amenities and are serviced daily. There is adequate storage and small cupboards with hangers and shelves.

**Pullman Suites**
Approx 7 square metres with a night-time double or daytime couches and night-time split twin, tea drawer, air-conditioning, fold-out writing desk, luggage shelf, cupboards, safe, en-suite bedroom with toilet, basin and shower.

**Deluxe Suites**
Approx 10 square metres with a double bed or split twin, minibar, air-conditioning, writing desk, luggage shelf, cupboards, safe, en-suite bedroom with toilet, basin and shower.

**Royal Suites**
Approx 16 square metres with a double bed or split twin, minibar, air-conditioning, writing desk, luggage shelf, cupboards, safe, en-suite bathroom with toilet, basin, bath and shower.

Rovos Rail: African Trilogy By World Journeys

A rail journey through Southern Africa

Rovos Rail provides a high quality, yet affordable, rail safari experience for visitors to Southern Africa. This exciting panoramic 16-day sojourn winds its way across Southern Africa from the Indian Ocean in the east to the Atlantic coast in the west.

Starting in Pretoria, descend the escarpment to world-famous Kruger National Park for a game drive. Explore the Kingdom of eSwatini followed by a game drive in Hluhluwe wildlife reserve, and tour Durban and its botanical gardens. Continue through the semi-desert region of the Karoo to Upington and Fish River Canyon. Cross the untamed beauty of the Kalahari Desert to the see the Quiver trees at Garas Park before taking a short flight to Sossusvlei for a lodge stay. Visit Namibia’s lively capital, Windhoek, and a cheetah conservation project before overnighting in game-rich Etosha National Park. Leave the stillness of the Namib Desert for the wild Atlantic coast and journeys end, Walvis Bay.

**The Train:** Each train has accommodation carriages, dining cars, a lounge car, small gift shop, smoking lounge and observation car with open-air balcony. The service is discreet and friendly with an enthusiastic team of chefs ensuring guests’ every need is catered for.

The two types of cabins are refined and spacious offering passengers privacy and comfort with double or twin beds and fittings and facilities that are of the highest standard. There is adequate storage and all have en-suite bathrooms with shower, toilet and basin, safes, air-conditioning, linen and amenities and are serviced daily.

Rovos Rail: Namibia Safari By World Journeys

A luxury rail journey

Journey from the savannahs of the Highveld to the Atlantic in the west. Departing from Pretoria, the first stop is Kimberley, centre of one of the world’s famous diamond rushes to savour the 1870s atmosphere of the mining village. The train traverses the stark vistas of the Northern Cape to the Fish River Canyon and Garas Park with its quiver-tree forest. Continue across the beauty of the Kalahari Desert to Namibia’s capital Windhoek a lively, cosmopolitan city with a strong German flavour.

Then it’s a short flight to Sossusvlei, a stunning pan in the Namib Desert, for an overnight stay followed by wildlife viewing in Etosha National Park, ending in Walvis Bay.

**The Train:** Each train has accommodation carriages, dining cars, lounge car, small gift shop, smoking lounge and observation car with open-air balcony. Maintaining the spirit of a bygone era, there are no radios or television sets on board. The three types of suites include a dedicated host available at all times and services the suites daily.

**Pullman Suite:** Used on short journeys, cabins feature 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.

**Deluxe Suite:** Accommodates one or two passengers in double or twin beds with its own lounge area, and en-suite bathroom with shower, toilet and basin. Includes a bar fridge filled with the on-board beverages of the guests choice.

**Royal Suite:** Takes up half a carriage with its own private lounge area and en-suite bathroom with Victorian bath, separate shower, toilet and basin. Accommodates one or two passengers in double or twin beds and includes a bar fridge filled with the on-board beverages of the passengers choice.