10h30 – Meet at Victoria Falls Hotel. Luggage will be taken to the train by Rovos Rail staff.
11h00 – Enjoy a tour of the Victoria Falls.
16h00 – Reception at Victoria Falls Hotel.
17h00 – The train departs for Dete.
19h30 – Dinner is served in the dining cars. (D)

The little station of Victoria Falls was first reached by railway in June 1904. Old colonial buildings, bougainvillea and palm trees against the backdrop of the Victoria Falls Hotel form a charming oasis of soft sweetness after the rugged dryness of the landscape. The Victoria Falls is one of nature’s great revelations on a par with the Grand Canyon, Mount Everest and an erupting volcano.

05h00 – Breakfast is served in the dining cars until departure. (BLD)
06h30 – Full day game drive in Hwange National Park with a packed lunch (provided).
16h00 – Return to the train.
16h30 – Tea is served in the lounge and observation car.
18h00 – Depart for Bulawayo.
19h30 – Dinner is served in the dining cars.

Situated in the northwest corner of Zimbabwe, Hwange National Park is the nation’s largest wildlife area and contains a variety of animals and bird species, but is well-known for its prolific lion population.

07h00 – Breakfast is served in the dining cars until departure. (BLD)
09h00 – Full day tour of Matobo National Park with lunch. Visit the grave of Cecil John Rhodes as well as bushmen caves.
16h00 – Return to the train.
16h30 – Tea is served in the lounge and observation car.
18h00 – Depart for Dabuka.
19h30 – Dinner is served in the dining cars.

06h00 – Breakfast is served in the dining cars until departure. (BD)
08h00 – Depart for a full day at Antelope Park. Optional extras include canoeing, game drives, horseback game viewing, elephant interaction, bird-watching cruises and so on (at own expense).
15h00 – Return to the train. Depart for Bannockburn.
16h30 – Tea is served in the lounge and observation car.
19h30 – Dinner is served in the dining cars.

06h00 – Breakfast is served in the dining cars until departure. (BLD)
08h00 – Transfer to the Great Zimbabwe Monument for a tour with lunch.
17h00 – Return to the train. Travel towards Beitbridge for border formalities. Cross the bridge to Messina for South African border formalities.
19h30 – Dinner is served in the dining cars.

Travel through attractive granite hill country to the Great Zimbabwe Monument, a hugely impressive monument situated on the southeastern edge of the central plateau and the largest precolonial monument south of the Egyptian pyramids. A celebrated achievement of the African people and a place where magical fables such as the story of King Solomon’s Mines find their origins amongst the ruins of an ancient city built by the Rozwi people. Discover how these ancient people lived and mined gold and silver, which were ultimately taken out of Africa by Arabic and Portuguese traders.

07h00 – Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 09h00. Day on board as the train traverses Limpopo. (BLD)
13h00 – Lunch is served in the dining cars.
16h30 – Tea is served in the lounge and observation car.
19h30 – Dinner is served in the dining cars. Travel towards Hoedspruit.

Limpopo Province is located in the far north of South Africa and shares borders with three neighbouring countries: Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. For this reason, the province is also known as the gateway to other African countries and also shares provincial borders with Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Northwest. The Limpopo landscape varies from one area to the other from tropical forests, bush and shrubs to semi-desert areas with small trees and bushes and mountains to flat land.

05h00 – Continental breakfast is served in the dining cars until 05h30. (BLD)
05h30 – Game drive in Kapama Game Reserve followed by visit to the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre.
12h00 – Return to the train for lunch. Depart for Mpaka.
16h30 – Tea is served in the lounge and observation car.
19h30 – Dinner is served in the dining cars.

Situated in South Africa’s northernmost province of Limpopo, renowned for its prolific and diverse wildlife, Kapama Private Game Reserve is home to over 40 different mammal species including the ‘Big Five’, approximately 350 bird species and a myriad smaller species. The Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre is a unique African wildlife facility focusing on conservation and the sustainability of rare, vulnerable and threatened species. Founded on passion, the centre has adopted a holistic approach to its conservation activities such as the educating of surrounding communities, tourism, breeding, rehabilitation and anti-poaching, to name a few.

07h00 – Breakfast is served in the dining cars until departure. (BD)
08h30 – Disembark at Mpaka. Transfer (90 minutes) to Swazi Candles, Mantenga Cultural Village and Mantenga Lodge.
14h15 – Return to the train (75 minutes). Depart for Maputo.
16h30 – Tea is served in the lounge and observation car.
19h30 – Dinner is served in the dining cars.

The tiny kingdom of Swaziland covers only 17,000m2 making it the second smallest country in Africa. Experience the vibrant Swazi Candles’ creative handmade product range. Continue through the Ezulwini Valley to Mantenga Cultural Village, a living museum of old traditions representing a classical Swazi lifestyle during the 1800s. With the traditional artifacts on display, the village illustrates many facets of the ancient Swazi way of life: social, economic and religious.

07h00 – Breakfast is served in the dining cars until departure. (BLD)
09h00 – City tour of Maputo, Mozambique, with lunch.
15h30 – Return to the train. Travel to Komatipoort in South Africa for border formalities.
16h30 – Tea is served in the lounge and observation car.
19h30 – Dinner is served in the dining cars enroute to Malelane for the overnight stop.

Capital of Mozambique, Maputo is a city of contrasts offering an exciting mix of cultures. Its architecture is a blend of African, Portuguese and early Colonial traditions with old Catholic churches side-by-side with mosques, fortresses, Victorian mansions and other buildings from a bygone era.

05h30 – Breakfast is served in the dining cars until departure. (BD)
07h00 – Full day game viewing in the Kruger Park.
18h00 – Return to the train. Depart for Nelspruit.
19h30 – Dinner is served in the dining cars.

The famous Kruger Park has 2 million hectares of an unrivalled diversity of life forms. It is a world leader in advanced environmental management techniques and home to an impressive number of species, e.g. 336 species of trees, 49 species of fish, 34 species of amphibians, 114 species of reptiles, 507 species of birds and 147 species of mammals including the ‘Big Five’.

07h00 – Breakfast is served in the dining cars until departure. (BD)
09h15 – Full day tour of historical areas Pilgrim’s Rest, Bourke’s Luck Potholes and Graskop.
17h00 – Return to the train. Depart for Witbank.
19h30 – Dinner is served in the dining cars.

Pilgrim’s Rest is a living museum and declared a National Monument. Gold was discovered in this area in 1873 attracting 1500 prospectors. Today many of the restored miner’s houses serve as shops and restaurants. Bourke’s Luck Potholes are strange deep cylindrical cavities formed by river erosion and floodwater. Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve has the most spectacular viewpoints overlooking South Africa’s Lowveld, so-named because it is much lower than the high escarpment along which the Panorama Route runs.

08h30 – The train arrives at Rovos Rail Station. Check out of train. Luggage will be stored at the station. (B)
09h00 – Enjoy a tour of Pretoria and Soweto.
16h00 – Return to Rovos Rail Station where your train journey ends.