What you can expect from this scenic 9 day Rail African Collage Safari Tour from Pretoria via Malelane and Durban to Cape Town

This panoramic 9-day sojourn commences at Rovos Rail Station at Capital Park in Pretoria. It leaves once a year. The first leg of the journey takes the train through Witbank and Middleburg and then traverses the majestic Drakensberg escarpment en-route to the lowveld of Mpumalanga.

The following morning you will receive an early wake up call to join a game drive through the famous Kruger Park. Brunch will be served in the Dining Car while the train winds its way southwards to Swaziland in time for an afternoon game drive in the Mkhaya Reserve.

The Pride of Africa departs mid morning and makes its way south through the lush cane fields and rolling hills of KwaZulu Natal, arriving in Durban late afternoon. The train, after an evening in Durban, steadily ascends the scenic escarpment through Pietermaritzburg and The Valley of a Thousand Hills en route to Ladysmith and Bethlehem.

This route takes the train past Lesotho and the highest mountains in the Drakensberg range at 3,482 metres (11 425 feet). During the night you continue onto Bloemfontein, the Free State capital, where you will enjoy a morning excursion to the Addo Elephant Park close to Port Elizabeth.

The next stop of the Pride of Africa will be Oudtshoorn for a visit to the Highgate Ostrich farm followed by another spectacular rail descent down the Montagu pass into George. A morning visit to Knysna and the surrounding attractions will complete the visit to this natural paradise.

The train sets off at midday from George travelling along the scenic Garden Route through Mossel Bay and Riversdale. The next morning, after a short visit to the KWV Brandy Distillery in Worcester, the Pride of Africa ends its magnificent collage in the Mother City of Cape Town.

Opposite direction possible:

This Rovos Rail safari tour is also available in the opposite direction from Cape Town via Durban and Malelane to Pretoria (please enquire about specific departure dates or itinerary).