South Africa, Africa
Location
2 Days
Duration

Blue Train Southbound: Pretoria to Cape Town

Welcome to South Africa, Africa!

ROUTE: Pretoria, Cape Town

DURATION: 2 Days

HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Overnight The Blue Train – luxury train
  • Visit to historical sites/monuments
  • Open Mine Museum tour in Kimberley
AIRFARE: International Airfare Upon Request
ACCOMMODATIONS:  Hotels used (or similar)
FIRST:
  • Please inquire
DELUXE:
  • Train: The Blue Train – Luxury Train
LUXURY:
  • Train: The Blue Train – Luxury Train

Included:

Accommodations Per Person Sharing, including hotel taxes

Arrival & departure transfers where applicable

Local guides where applicable

Meals per itinerary

Park entrance fees and sightseeing fees where applicable

Applicable transportation

Not Included:

Airfare and air taxes

Cancellation, baggage, travel and medical insurance

Items of a personal nature such as baggage porterage, gratuities/tips, laundry, telephone calls, bottled water, etc.

Visa and visa fees

Optional sightseeing and activities

Meals, beverages and services not mentioned in itinerary

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Terms & Conditions

1

Day 1 Depart Pretoria

Upon arrival you will be warmly met by a representative, who will provide assistance and transfer to your accommodation to check-in.

Activities:

  • 07:50 – 08:30 Register and check-in at “The Blue Train Lounge”, Pretoria Station. Guests enjoy pre-departure snacks and drinks.
  • 08:30 Boarding starts. Butlers usher guests to their suites. Suite orientation done by butlers.
  • 08:50 The Blue Train departs from Pretoria Station
  • 11:00 – 12:15 First sitting for Brunch
  • 12:15 – 13:25 Second sitting for Brunch
  • 15:30 High tea is served in the Lounge Car
  • 17:10 The Blue Train arrives at Kimberley Station. Guests disembark and assemble at the railway museum, from where they will be ushered to a bus, which transfers them to the centre of Kimberley to join an old tram for a ride down to the mine.
  • 17:45 Guests arrive at the Open Mine Museum for a tour of the mine. Guests are first taken view interesting and historical sites. Guests are also taken onto an enclosed ramp on the edge of the Kimberly hole.
  • 18:35 Guests depart from the Open Mine Museum for Kimberley Station. At Kimberley Station guests are greeted with a glass of sherry. The sherry glass engraved with The Blue Train logo is a memento for guests to keep.
  • 19:05 The Blue Train departs Kimberley Station for the journey Southbound to Cape Town. After this exciting tour, guests are free to refresh themselves and enjoy pre-dinner drinks served at any one of our lounges. Remember, dinner is an elegant affair and men are requested to wear a jacket and tie or dress in traditional attire and ladies in elegant evening or traditional wear.
  • 19:30 First sitting for dinner.
  • 21:15 Second sitting dinner

Overnight: Train – (Brunch, D)

2

Day 2 Arrive Cape Town

Activities:

  • 07:00 – 10:00 Breakfast is served on a first come first serve basis. Breakfast can also be served in-suite
    at the guests’ request.
  • 12:00 The Blue train arrives at Cape Town Station. Butlers usher guests to The Blue train Lounge. – (B)

Meals as per itinerary: (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner)


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      Location Name: South Africa, Africa
      Area (SQ KM): 1,219,090
      Population: 53,675,563
      Capital: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
      Language(s): IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, Afrikaans, Sepedi, English, Setswana, Sesotho, Xitsonga, other
      Religion: Zion Christian, Pentecostal/Charismatic, Catholic, Methodist, Dutch Reformed, Anglican, Christian, Islam
      Currency: South African rand - ZAR
      Time Zone: GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) +2 hours, Central Africa Time
      Electricity: 230 V
      Phone Country Code to Call (South Africa, Africa): 27


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