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 main train station at 08h50 and arrives in Cape Town train station at 12h00 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.

The route between Cape Town and Pretoria is a 27-hour journey, through some of the diverse and spectacular scenery offered by the African sub-continent. The journey departs Cape Town at 08h50 and arrives in Pretoria at 12h30. It stops at Matjiesfontein for an off-the-train excursion. Here guests are invited for a glass of sherry at the bar. The Victorian buildings and original nineteenth century London lampposts impart to the traveler, the uncanny sense of entering a colonial time warp – an oasis suspended in a different age.

The Durban route takes guests from Pretoria to Zimbali Lodge in Durban. The package includes two nights' accommodation on The Blue Train and two nights at Zimbali Lodge, home to a spectacular 18-hole golf course. It boasts indigenous trees, natural streams and ponds which create a dramatic and beautiful setting. Guests who are not interested in golf are treated to leisurely days being pampered with health spa treatments. On the last day, guests are transferred to Durban Station where the train departs for Pretoria.

This route takes guests from Pretoria to Bakubung Game Lodge for an unforgettable two night stay, with daily game drives accompanied by qualified rangers and trackers.