The Team
From a staff of one and then four, the team at Rovos Rail has grown to 250. Asked to describe what it’s like to be part of this hotel-on-wheels operation, several staff members have likened it to a family, with all the usual stresses and tensions but with a common identity, loyalty and above all, a desire to provide really world-class service. Keeping the guests happy and making their trips memorable is the ultimate goal and, judging from the letters received from around the world, the staff are succeeding in this. For many travellers, the friendly interaction with the people who make up the Pride of Africa staff is as much a highlight as the magnificent scenery and the train itself. We sincerely wish to thank all the staff who have been involved in building the company into what it is today.
The Vos Family. Standing: Zog, Rohan, Brenda, Shaun & Bianca. Seated: Anthea, Marjorie & Tiffany
Sandy Ingram
Alicia Taljaard
Lorraine Liebenberg
Marielle Wynbergen
Querida Venter
Regardo Lewis
Carole Tucker
Natalie Brown
Karin Lombard
Odelia de Sousa
Corlea Haasbroek
Cecilia Bouwer
Donavan Barrett
Kenneth Mahlaela
Our agents will provide you with brochures and further information. Should you wish to book a trip, please call +27 (0) 12 315 8242, email reservations@rovos.co.za or contact your nearest travel agent or tour operator.
Brenda Vos
Joy Strydom
Edward Mitchell
David Patrick
Estee Badenhorst
S.A., Southern, Northern & Eastern Africa, UAE, Turkey, UK, Northern Island
estee@rovos.co.za
+27 (0) 12 315 8265
+27 (0) 83 701 8284
Heike Gerntholtz
Austria, Germany,
Russia, Scandinavian Countries & Switzerland
heike@rovos.co.za
+27 (0) 21 421 4020/21
+27 (0) 83 400 2109
Carole O'Connor
UK, Northern Ireland, Corporate & Incentives
+27 (0) 11 705 2556
+27 (0) 82 604 5363
Beatrice Collon
Benelux, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Indian Ocean Islands, PE, Garden Route & JHB
beatrice@rovos.co.za
+27 (0) 82 550 4025
Henry Kartagener
Steven Jin
China
highlightofsa@vip.sina.com
+86 (0) 10 6473 1556
+86 (0) 10 6474 8900
Jennifer Vos
Australia & New Zealand
rovosrail@jvsmarketing.
com.au
+61 (0) 2 6687 2774
Robert Schaerer
Philippe Savoi
Mary de Ridder
Germany
product@travelpromotion.de
+49 (0) 2837 664 980
- Cape Town & Incentives Joy Strydom
- Corporate Marketing & Incentives Carole O’Connor
- Train Charters & Operations Bruce Parkinson
- S.A. & Neighbouring Countries Estee Badenhorst
- JHB, PE & The Garden Route Beatrice Collon
- Public Relations Brenda Vos
- Australia & New Zealand Jennifer Vos
- Austria, Russia, Scandinavian Countries
& Switzerland Heike Gerntholtz - Benelux, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain
& Indian Ocean Islands Beatrice Collon - China Steven Jin
- Germany Heike Gerntholtz & Mary de Ridder
- Japan & Far East Edward Mitchell
- Latin America David Patrick & Philippe Savoi
- Northern & Eastern Africa Estee Badenhorst
- Turkey Estee Badenhorst
- United Arab Emirates Estee Badenhorst
- UK & Northern Ireland Edward Mitchell,
Estee Badenhorst, Carole O’Connor & Robert Schaerer - USA, Canada & South America
David Patrick & Henry Kartagener
Bruce Parkinson
Melody Maishman
Cecilia Bouwer
Eileen Dash
Coenie van der Walt
Joe Mathala
Train Manager
+27 (0) 12 315 8242
Eric Annandale
Train Manager
+27 (0) 12 315 8242
Daphne Mabala
Train Manageress
+27 (0) 12 315 8242
Mart Marais
Train Manageress
+27 (0) 12 315 8242
Gareth Van Wyk
Train Manager
+27 (0) 12 315 8242