Blue Train Cape Town to Pretoria
Luxury Train tip: Also check Blue Train Pretoria to Cape Town prices.
Blue Train Departures (Cape Town to Pretoria)
Availability and prices subject to change. PPS stands for Per Person Sharing - multiply by 2 if there are 2 people sharing a suite and multiply by 1.5 to get the price for a solo traveller. Note that some of the prices may only be applicable if you are a SA resident (South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Lesotho, ESwatini, Zimbabwe and Namibia). Email rob@southafrica.to to firm up a booking.
The longer you take to book the greater the chance of train fares changing. Email Railroad Rob.
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*Price per person sharing, subject to availability and change. Single supplement applies for odd-numbered groups.
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Itinerary
Day 1:
- 10h00am Register and check-in at The Blue Train VIP Lounge at Cape Town station. Enjoy pre-departure canapes and drinks.
- 11h45am Boarding the train starts, guests are ushered by butlers to their suites.
- 12h00 The train departs Cape Town Station, and guests are welcomed on board.
- 13h00pm A light lunch in the Observation Car and Lounge Car
- Dinner.Jacket and tie for men, elegant evening wear for ladies; enjoy Cuban cigars and cognac in the Club Car afterwards
- 18h00pm to 19h30pm 1st sitting
- 20h00pm to 21h30pm 2nd sitting
Day 2
- 07h00am to 10h00am breakfast
- Lunch
- 12h00 to 13h15pm first sitting
- 13h30pm to 14h30pm seccond sitting
- Off the train excursion (weather and time permitting)
- 14h30pm Arrive at Kimberley's Open Mine Museum for a tour.
- 16h00pm Depart from the Open Mine Museum, enjoying a glass of sherry at Kimberley Station; engraved with the Blue Train logo as a keepsake.
- 16h30 to 17h30pm High Tea in the non-smoking lounge car
- 18h00pm Train departs Kimberley Station
- Dinner.Jacket and tie for men, elegant evening wear for ladies; enjoy Cuban cigars and cognac in the Club Car afterwards
- 18h30pm to 20h00pm 1st sitting
- 20h30pm to 22h00pm 2nd sitting
Day 3
- `07h00am to 10h00am Breakfast
- 13h00pm to 15h00pm Light Lunch
- 15h00pm to 18h00pm Train is scheduled to arrive at Pretoria Station. Departure and Arruval times are subject to change.
Above is The Blue Train locomotive class 25NC (then run by South African Railways) stopping at Kimberley Station in 1962
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