African Golf Collage
This panoramic nine-day sojourn begins in Pretoria and winds its way to Cape Town and includes a golfing and non-golfing itinerary. The first leg traverses the majestic Drakensberg escarpment to the Lowveld of Mpumalanga. The next morning, guests tee off at one of South Africa’s finest courses, Leopard Creek, or enjoy a game drive in the famous Kruger Park. The train continues south to Hluhluwe, the oldest game reserve in Africa. After a scenic morning game drive, the train travels the lush cane fields and rolling hills of KwaZulu-Natal to Durban. An early morning tee off at Durban Country Club is followed by a drive through the breathtaking Valley of a Thousand Hills. Meanwhile, non-golfers enjoy a morning visit to Ardmore Ceramics. Lunch and an afternoon at leisure are enjoyed by all as the route to Bloemfontein takes the train past Lesotho and the highest mountains in the Drakensberg range at 3 482m (11 424ft). After a morning tour of Bloemfontein, the journey continues southwards overnight to Port Elizabeth where non-golfers experience the ecologically diverse Addo Elephant Park and golfers take on the challenge of Humewood. Travel to Oudtshoorn for an ostrich-farm visit then on another outstanding descent down the Montagu Pass into George. Meanwhile, golfers enjoy an afternoon game at the renowned Fancourt Estate before joining non-golfers for dinner. The following morning is spent in the natural paradise of Knysna and its surrounds while golfers experience Oubaai – Ernie Els’s first signature course in South Africa. The train then travels the spectacular Garden Route to the Cape winelands for a visit to the KWV Brandy Distillery the next day before this magnificent expedition ends in Cape Town.
Pretoria to Cape Town
10h00 check-in at Rovos Rail Station in Pretoria for departure at 11h00. Lunch and dinner are served as the train travels east towards Mpumalanga. (Breakfast 07h00-10h00 • Lunch 13h00 • High Tea 16h00 • Dinner 19h30)
Non-golfers enjoy an early morning game drive in the Kruger Park with lunch taken in the Park, rejoining the train at Komatipoort mid afternoon. Golfers tee off at Leopard Creek Estate at 07h00 before rejoining the train at Komatipoort.
All guests enjoy an early game drive in the oldest reserve in Africa, Hluhluwe-Umfolozi in Zululand.
Brunch is served in the dining car/s as the train heads towards Durban for overnight.
Golfers disembark for a 07h00 tee off at Durban Country Club followed by a scenic drive to rejoin the train at Lions River Station. The train departs Durban at 06h00 for Lions River where non-golfers visit the famous Ardmore Ceramics Gallery at 10h00. Guests return to the train for lunch and depart for an overnight stop in Kroonstad.
Enjoy a city tour of Bloemfontein at 10h00. Return to the train for lunch and depart for Port Elizabeth.
Disembark at 09h00 for a tour of Addo Elephant Park before returning to the train for lunch. At 08h00, golfers disembark for a 09h30 tee off at Humewood in Port Elizabeth. The train departs Port Elizabeth at 16h00 for Oudtshoorn.
At 10h00, enjoy a two-hour visit to an ostrich farm followed by another outstanding rail descent down the Montagu Pass into George. Golfers transfer to Fancourt Golf Estate at 10h00 for a game at the renowned facility before joining non-golfers for dinner at the hotel.
Disembark the train at 09h00 for a ferry ride, lunch and tour of Knysna.
Golfers tee off at 07h00 at Oubaai Golf Club – Ernie Els’ first signature course in South Africa.
Return to the train for lunch and begin the journey to Cape Town along the spectacular Garden Route.
Arrive in Worcester at 11h00 for a tour of the KWV Brandy Distillery.
The train traverses the Cape winelands before arriving at Cape Town Station’s Platform 23 at 17h00.
Cape Town to Pretoria
Depart from Platform 23 at Cape Town Station at 09h20.
Arrive in Ashton at 15h30 for a wine tasting at Zandvliet Estate. Travel the spectacular Garden Route towards George.
(Breakfast 07h00-10h00 • Lunch 13h00 • High Tea 16h00 • Dinner 19h30)
Disembark the train at 10h00 for a ferry ride, lunch and tour of Knysna. Golfers transfer to Fancourt Golf Estate at 10h00 for a game at the renowned facility before joining non-golfers for dinner at the hotel.
Golfers transfer to Oubaai (Ernie Els first signature course in South Africa) for a 07h30 tee off before rejoining the train in Oudtshoorn. At 08h00, non-golfers depart George for Oudtshoorn arriving at 11h00 for a visit to an ostrich farm.
The train departs at lunch for Port Elizabeth.
Game drive at 08h00 in the Addo Elephant Park. Golfers transfer to Humewood for a 07h30 tee off.
Enjoy lunch on the train as it makes its way to Bloemfontein.
Enjoy a city tour of Bloemfontein at 14h00. Return to the train at 17h30 and depart for an overnight at Ladysmith.
At 10h50, golfers disembark at Lions River Station for Durban Country Club.
Non-golfers enjoy an afternoon tour of Durban. The train departs at 19h00 for Empangeni.
Border formalities at Golela at 10h00. Enjoy a game drive in the Mkhaya Game Reserve in Swaziland.
Depart at 18h00 for Komatipoort.
Early game drive in the Kruger National Park. Golfers tee off at Leopard Creek at 07h30.
Return to the train for lunch and depart for Waterval Onder.
Climb the spectacular escarpment to Belfast. Arrive at journey’s end at Rovos Rail Station in Pretoria at 15h00.
- GOLF COURSES: Leopard Creek, Durban Beachwood Club, Humewood, Ernie Els Oubaai Club and Fancourt Golf Estate
- Kruger Park game drive
- Swaziland
- Mkhaya Game Reserve
- Hluhluwe Game Reserve
- Ardmore Ceramics and equestrian display
- Bloemfontein city tour
- Port Elizabeth
- Addo Elephant Park
- Oudtshoorn ostrich farm
- Fancourt Estate
- Knysna and its surrounds
- Garden Route
- Cape Winelands
- Zandvliet Wine Estate / KWV Brandy Distillery
- Cape Town
| RATE 2013 | Pullman Suites | Deluxe Suites | Royal Suites |
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| PTA – CAPE TOWN Available in reverse |
R45 000 | R68 000 | R91 500 |
| Single supplement +50% on all suites Tour price per person sharing includes: accommodation, meals and excursions as well as all beverages, incl. alcohol, while on board. More details on suites and life on board > |
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| DATES REGULAR TRIPS : 1 OCTOBER 2012 – 30 SEPTEMBER 2013 | ||||||
| Dates are specific. Please reconfirm with reservations@rovos.co.za. See Downloads below for other dates and details. | ||||||
| JOURNEY | PTA-CT | CT-PTA | PTA-VF | VF-PTA | PTA-DBN | DBN-PTA |
| OCT 2012 | 5,12,19 | 1,8,15,22,29 | 4,18 | 7,21 | 12,26 | 1,15,29 |
| NOV 2012 | 2,7,9,16,23,30 | 5,10,12,19,26 | 1,15,29 | 4,18 | 9,23 | 12,26 |
| DEC 2012 | 7,14,21,26,28 | 3,10,17,24,29,31 | 27 | 2,30 | n/a | n/a |
| JAN 2013 | 4,11,18,23 | 7,14,21,28 | 10,24 | 13,27 | 18 | 21 |
| FEB 2013 | 1,8,15,27 | 4,11,18,25 | 7,21 | 10,24 | 1,15 | 4,18 |
| MAR 2013 | 1,8,15,22,27 | 4,11,18,25,30 | 7,21 | 10,24 | 1,15,29 | 4,18 |
| APR 2013 | 5,12,19,26 | 1,8,15,22,29 | 4,18 | 7,21 | 12 | 1,15 |
| MAY 2013 | 3,10,17,24,31 | 6,13,20,25,27 | 2,16,30 | 5,19 | n/a | n/a |
| JUN 2013 | 7,14,21,26 | 3,10,17,24 | n/a | 2 | n/a | n/a |
| JUL 2013 | 5,12,19 | 8,15,22,29 | 25 | 28 | n/a | n/a |
| AUG 2013 | 2,7,9,16,23,30 | 5,12,19,24,26 | 8,22 | 11,25 | 30 | n/a |
| SEP 2013 | 4,13,20,25,27 | 2,7,9,16,23,30 | 5,19 | 8,22 | 13,27 | 2,16,30 |
| DATES ANNUAL TRIPS 2013 | ||||||
| Dates are specific. Please reconfirm with reservations@rovos.co.za. See Downloads below for other dates and details. | ||||||
| CT-DAR ES SALAAM |
DAR ES SALAAM-CT |
GOLF SAFARI |
NAMIBIA PTA-SWA |
NAMIBIA SWA-PTA |
COLLAGE PTA-CT |
COLLAGE CT-PTA |
| 26 Jan-8 Feb | 11-24 Feb | 20-28 Feb | 25 Apr-3 May | 5-13 May | 16-24 May | 11-19 Nov |
| 29 Jun-12 Jul | 15-28 Jul | 10-18 Apr | 31 Oct- 8 Nov |
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| 28 Sep-11 Oct | 14-27 Oct | 9-17 Oct | ||||
| 27 Nov-5 Dec | ||||||
Namibia Safari
Before our African Golf Collage, guests can join this nine-day 3 400-kilometre journey that takes the train from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the savannahs of the Highveld in the east. The train departs from Swakopmund – a perfectly preserved 19th-century German Hansa town set between the dunes of the Namib Desert and the roaring Atlantic Ocean. A night is spent at the Mokuti Game Lodge on the eastern edge of the game-rich Etosha National Park with morning and afternoon game drives. Next enjoy a city tour of Namibia’s capital, Windhoek – a lively, cosmopolitan city with a strong German flavour. Guests then fly to the world-famous Sossusvlei, a stunning pan in the Namib Desert surrounded by enormous red sand dunes. After a night’s stay with desert drives and a bush dinner, guests rejoin the train and continue across the Kalahari to the Fish River Canyon – second in size to the Grand Canyon and truly a spectacular sight. After border formalities, the journey takes guests to Kimberley, centre of one of the world’s most famous diamond rushes where there is an opportunity to visit the Big Hole and savour the 1870s atmosphere of the mine museum and village. Next day is journey’s end at Rovos Rail Station in Pretoria. * Please see the journey for more details.