The route between Pretoria and Cape Town is a 27-hour journey of 1 600 kilometres (994 miles), through some of the most diverse and spectacular scenery offered by the African sub-continent.
On the southbound trip, the train departs from Pretoria at 8:50 and arrives in Cape Town at lunch time the following day.
En route to Cape Town there is a stopover and excursion in Kimberley, where we take a step back in time to the days of the diamond rush.
Highlights:
Pretora | Pre-Departure Snacks and Drinks | All-Inclusive Meals and Beverages | Kimberley Excursion | Cape Town |
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DAY 1
Pretoria
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
10:30 -12:30 First sitting for Brunch
12:30 -14:30 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 Kimberley Open Mine Museum..
17.45 Guests arrive at the Open Mine Museum for a tour of the mine. Guests are first taken to 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 momento for guests to keep.
19.05 The Blue Train departs Kimberley station for the journey southbound to Cape Town. Guests are free to refresh themselves and enjoy pre-dinner drinks served at the Lounges. *Remember dinner is an elegant affair and men are requested to wear a jacket and tie and ladies elegant evening wear
19:30 First sitting for dinner.
Remember, dinner is an elegant affair and men are
requested to wear a jacket and tie and ladies in
elegant evening wear.
21:15 Second sitting for dinner
DAY 2
Cape Town (Next morning)
07:30- 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
2012 Tour Departure Dates:
May 2012
7,14,21,28
June 2012
4,11,18,25
July 2012
2,16,23,30
August 2012
6,13,20,27
September 2012
3,10,17,24
October 2012
1,8,15,22,29
November 2012
5,12,19,26
December 2012
3,10,17
2013 Tour Departure Dates:
January 2013
7,14,21,28
February 2013
4,11,18,25
March 2013
4,11,18,25
April 2013
8,15,22,29
May 2013
3,15,20,27
June 2013
3,10,17,24
July 2013
1,10,15,22,29
August 2013
5,12,19,26
September 2013
2,9,16,25,30
October 2013
7,14,21,28
November 2013
4,11,20,25
December 2013
2,9,16