Rail Journeys Travel Information

Featured Destination - Rail Journeys

For many visitors to Southern Africa, time is limited, and flights become the obvious mode of transport between highlights on their destination “tick-lists”, but consider taking a day or two to take in the perfect illustration of South Africa as a world in one country! Rail trips between Cape Town and Pretoria show the mountainous and rich winelands regions of the Cape, the bare and scarce Karoo and rich grasslands of the Highveld. This routing is available in a 2-night or a 1-night trip on Rovos Rail and The Blue Train respectively.

Extended Journeys from Pretoria to Victoria Falls, or from Cape Town to George along the Garden Route, and just a few on offer, and gives you the opportunity to set back in luxury, and take in the splendour of South Africa!
The ulitmate African journey from Cape Town to Dar Es Salaam, encompassing the highlights of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Tanzania, will be the most memorable 14-days of your life!


Rail Journeys Travel Highlights

Experience the feeling of stepping back in time by boarding a luxurious locomotive, which will transport you between the main highlights of Southern Africa!

Rail Journeys

A Rich Tapestry of Landscape: This panoramic 3400 kilometre 9-day South African sojourn departs annually in May/June. Travel from Pretoria eastwards to Malelane, south to Swaziland and Durban, west to Bloemfontein, then southwards again through Port Elizabeth, Oudtshoorn and George to Cape Town...

The African Collage

A Leisurely Sojourn By Luxury Train through South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe. Your two night/three day adventure begins with the departure from Rovos Rail’s gracious station in Capital Park Pretoria. Journeys end is the incomparable Victoria Falls on the mighty Zambezi River...

Rovos Rail Victoria Falls Journey

The Old Karoo Pioneering Trail: For many visitors to South Africa, there is no finer way to see the country than on the popular 48-hour weekly journeys between Pretoria and Cape Town on Rovos Rail. This 1600-kilometre journey is a perfect illustration of South Africa as a world in one country.

2-Night Rovos Rail Cape Town/ Pretoria

The Blue Train route between Pretoria and Cape Town is a 27-hour journey of 1600 kilometres (994 miles), through some of the most diverse and spectacular scenery offered by the African sub-continent...

1-Night Blue Train Pretoria/ Cape Town