3 days
duration
Disability Friendly
tour-type

Pretoria to Kruger National Park to Pretoria
3 Days / 2 Nights

 

The most luxurious train in the world!

Train travel is the perfect illustration of South Africa as a world in one country – Surrender to the luxury of slow. Travel in style on the world renowned luxurious Blue Train to exotic destinations and fine hotels in Southern Africa.

Capture the romance of a bygone era. Experience the magic and mystery of Africa in a relaxed and elegant fashion.

The Blue Train operates the following routes:
Pretoria – Cape Town and Cape Town – Pretoria.
Pretoria – Kruger National Park – Pretoria.

NOTES
The Blue Train provides contemporary luxury and 24 hour service. It has been voted the “world’s leading luxury train” at the World Travel Awards for four years running.
Its interior design, service and luxury compare with top five star hotels. Each suite on board the train has an en-suite bathroom with bathtub or shower, a telephone, TV monitor and individually controlled air conditioner.
There are four suites per coach and a professionally trained butler is on duty on every coach to cater to the needs of his guests. The Club Car is designed along the lines of an old gentleman’s club for those who enjoy a good port wine and after dinner cigar or coffee. A large video screen provides a view of the scenery ahead of the train, courtesy of a camera mounted on the locomotive.
For non-smokers, the Lounge Car provides a smoke free environment where high tea, various beverages and snacks are served. Staff is available 24 hours a day and professional chefs prepare world class cuisine for every meal. A choice of only the finest wines is served to compliment meals.
Dress code for the duration of the trip is smart casual or safari wear

As with all the travel tour packages offered by Travel Republic Africa, this African tour package is purely an example of what we can arrange for you. All our vacation packages can be tailored to your specific taste, needs and budgetary requirements. Our goal is, and will always be, to provide you with the best African travel experience for you.

Contact us now to plan your African adventure.

Additional information

meal-typeDinner, Lunch

Day 1:

  1. 10:00 Register and check-in at The Blue Train Station Lounge, Pretoria Station
    Guests enjoy pre-departure snacks and drinks.

  2. 12:15 Boarding commences
    Butlers usher guests to their suites. Suite orientation done by butlers. Boarding concludes at 15:45.

  3. 13:00 The Blue Train departs from Pretoria Station
    (Will depart earlier if all guests have checked-in.)

  4. 13:30–15:00 A five-course gourmet lunch is served in the Dining Car

  5. 16:00 High Tea is served in the Non-Smoking Lounge Car
    Guests will enjoy pre-dinner drinks served at any of the lounges and are also welcome to refresh themselves prior to dinner.
  6. 18:00–20:00 First sitting for Dinner
    Guests enjoy post-dinner drinks, Cognacs and Cuban cigars in the Club Car before retiring to bed.

  7. 20:30–22:30 Second sitting for Dinner
    Guests enjoy post-dinner drinks, Cognacs and Cuban cigars in the Club Car before retiring to bed.

Day 2:

OFF-THE-TRAIN EXCURSION

  1. 05:00 The Blue Train arrives at Numbi Train Station
    Guests disembark and are transferred through Numbi Gate in open safari vehicles to a sunrise game drive that will be conducted by professional tour guides.

    After the sunrise game drive, guests will enjoy a bush breakfast at an exclusive unfenced location inside the Kruger National Park.

    After breakfast, guests will return to Numbi Gate using an alternative route back, thereby exposing guests to more of the Kruger area.

  2. 12:00 – 15:45 A five-course gourmet lunch is served in the Dining Car

  3. 16:00 Guests transfer to Numbi Gate
    Guests are taken for a sunset game drive that will be conducted by professional tour guides. The sunset game drive will take place on the Nkambeni concession. The Nkambeni concession represents an area of approximately 11 400 hectares and lies between the main entrance gates of Numbi and Phabeni and stretches past Shabeni Koppie near Pretoriuskop camp.

  4. 19:30 Guests transferred to Nkambeni Safari Camp
    Guests will experience a spectacular boma dinner at Nkambeni Safari Camp, which will include an interactive cultural experience provided by a local group with international accolades.

  5. 22:00 Guests transferred back to The Blue Train
    Guests enjoy post-dinner drinks, cognacs and Cuban cigars in the Club Car before retiring to bed.

Day 3:

  1. 06:00–09:00 Breakfast is served on a first-come-first-served basis

  2. 10:00 The Blue Train arrives at Pretoria Station
    Butlers usher guests to the Arrival Lounge.