5* Luxury Rovos Rail - Durban Package (3 Nights)

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R22314
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KwaZulu-Natal
Book before: 2025-11-14
 Luxury Rovos Rail in South Africa / KwaZulu-Natal, image_1
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Embark on an unforgettable journey aboard the world-renowned Rovos Rail, traveling from the coastal beauty of Durban to the historic capital city of Pretoria. This luxury train experience offers an opulent blend of comfort, scenic views, and impeccable service, making it a truly once-in-a-lifetime adventure. This luxurious journey on Rovos Rail from Durban to Pretoria combines relaxation with adventure, creating an experience that will linger in your memory long after the journey ends.

includes:

3 Nights' on-board the 5* Rovos Rail in a Pullman Suite from Durban to Pretoria
All meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks and Dinners), selected alcoholic and non - alcoholic beverages on board the train
Off train excursion, Laundry and pressing facility on board
Oneway Transfer from Train Station to The Maslow Time Square
1 Night accommodation at the 4* The Maslow Time Square in the Foundation Room
Breakfast Daily
Oneway Transfer from The Maslow Time Square to Airport
One way SAA flight including airline levies from Johannesburg - Durban

Valid for Set Departure ONLY DUR TO PTA JOURNEY:
02-04 Aug 25
15- 17 Nov 25

Rovos Rail Durban to Pretoria Itinerary:

DAY 1: ARDMORE CERAMICS
Depart Durban Station. A number of museums and cultural sights, the beautiful botanical gardens and the superb shark-protected beaches are but a few of the city's many charms. The train traverses the spectacular Valley of a Thousand Hills. Guests may freshen up in their suites before joining fellow travellers in the lounge car and observation car.
Lunch is served in the dining cars.
Visit the famous Ardmore Ceramics Gallery. Here, artists are encouraged to express their imagination based on nature and Zulu folklore and tradition.
Dinner is served in the dining cars en-route to Ladysmith.
Shortly after Frere, on the left of the track, stands a memorial to Winston Churchill who was captured here in
November 1899 while trying to free an armoured train trapped by a Boer ambush.

DAY 2: SPIONKOP& NAMBITI
Breakfast is served in the dining cars until departure.
Transfer (30 min) to Spionkop Lodge for the morning. A choice of two excursions is available:
1. Hear the historic tale of the Battle of Spionkop OR 2. Enjoy a game drive in the 11 000-acre reserve.
Lunch is served in the dining cars. The Drakensberg Mountains were first named by the Voortrekkers who
thought the unbroken chain of heavily weathered peaks reminded them of the spines on a dragon back, hence the name Dragon Mountain or Drakensberg in Afrikaans.
Enjoy a game drive in the Nambiti Reserve, a private Big Five bush retreat set on 20 000 acres of malaria-free bushveld with incredible biodiversity including savannah, grasslands, thornveld and tall acacia trees.
Dinner is served in the dining cars en-route to Vooruitsig. Dress: Formal
Pass Glencoe site of the first battle of the Anglo Boer War and now the centre of the province's coalfields then Newcastle, which has what is reputed to be the largest cella dome Hindu temple in the southern hemisphere.
From here the train descends from Majuba Hill, site of the decisive battle that ended the First Anglo Boer War.

DAY 3: PRETORIA
Breakfast is served until 10:00. Travel northwest across and the goldfields of the Witwatersrand and the Highveld
towards Balfour, a small mining town in Mpumalanga, and Heidelberg, site of the first Rand gold strike.
Lunch is served in the dining cars.
Arrive at journey's end at Rovos Rail Station, Pretoria

excludes:

All Items of a personal nature. Meals not mentioned.

categories:

  • Scenic Train Journeys

details:

  • prices from:
    R 22314 pps
  • travel from:
    Sat, Aug 2, 2025
  • to:
    Mon, Nov 17, 2025
  • book before:
    Fri, Nov 14, 2025

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about KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal also known as KZN and “the garden province” due its beautiful landscapes and tropical climate, is one of nine provinces of South Africa. 

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