SOUTH AFRICA TOUR AND
TRAVEL GUIDE
SPECIAL INTEREST
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Rail Journeys
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Travelling by train , whether steam, diesel or electric, is the ideal way to
experience the vastness of South Africa. A railway carriage is the perfect vantage
point from which to admire the diversity of the awesomely beautiful landscapes,
colours and exotic wildlife from an ever changing perspective.
These exciting rail journeys evoke not only the golden age of travel but the
courage of the pioneeers who, with nothing more than horse pulled wagons, forged
trails across these untamed lands. many of the routes are shown on the map below.
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Rovos Rail's 'Pride of Africa'
The two Classic "Pride of Africa" trains, with a maximum capacity
of 72 passengers each and the Edwardian train with 42 passengers run scheduled
routes in conjunction with three classic aircraft. An example of some of the
routes are descibed below.
- A 48-hour 1600km journey between Pretoria and Cape Town, with off-train
excursions in Kimberley and Matjiesfontein.
- A 24-hour 550km journey along the spectacular Garden Route between Cape
Town and George, with a wine-land excursion. Between George and Knysna passengers
may independently board Outeniqua Choo Tjoe Train: a 2.5 hour journey.
- A 51-hour journey between Pretoria and Victoria Falls, via Pietersburg,
including a visit to Kapama's Cheetah Project, and a two-hour historic aircraft
flight between Pietersburg and Victoria Falls (Livingstone/Zambia).
- A 55-hour Safari between Pretoria and Durban, the Drakensberg, including
two game drives in the Kruger National Park or Mkhaya Reserve in Swaziland
or Hluhluwe Game Reserve in Zululand.
- A 17-day Southern Africa Air Safari begins in the wine lands of Stellenbosch
followed by a 48-hour train journey from Cape Town to Pretoria. Continue by
air onto the Kruger Park, George, Cape Town, Swakopmund, Okavango, Victoria
Falls and back to Pretoria.
- A 17-day Central African Air Safari begins in the wine lands of Stellenbosch
followed by a 48-hour journey from Cape Town to Pretoria. Continue by air
onto the Okavango, Lake Kariba, Zanzibar, the Ngorongoro Crater, Luangwa Valley,
Victoria Falls and back to Pretoria.
- 1954 Convair 440 Aircraft and 1944 DC 3 are available for charter from
Lanseria Airport, Johannesburg. Luxury accommodation.
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Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe Tour
The Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe train is a narrow-gauge steam train that steams through
gum and pine tree plantations, hugs cliff edges and sharp bends, crosses over
bridges and winds through lakes and forrests before finally crossing the 2Km
bridge that spans the Knysna Lagoon. It is at Wilderness where the train enters
some of the most scenic terrain of coastal lakes and dense indigenous forest.
This is a day trip between the town of George and Knysna taking 3 hours each
way. Passengers enjoy the delightful scenery of the Garden Route with its fern-covered
hills, deep gullies studded with wild flowers and lakes which attract bids in
their thousands. There is also a stretch of track along the shores of the Indian
Ocean with views of golden beaches, cliff faces and the mouth of the Kaaimans
River before entering the town of Wilderness.
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Starting Point: George Station, Market Street. Tel +44 873-8288
Starting Times: Depart George 8:10am; arrive Knysna 11:30am;
depart Knysna 11:30am; arrive George 4:10pm
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