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*Prices subject to change and availability; pps stands for per person sharing, the price needs to be multiplied by 2 to get the price for a suite for 2 people. A single person supplement needs to be added to the pps price for suites with only one person. The single person supplement is usually 50 percent. Terms and conditions apply.

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Rovos Rail Tours (Pty) Ltd is a private company owned by the Vos family. Founded by Rohan Vos in 1989, Rovos Rail offers luxury train trips. You can book discounted trips on Rovos by joining their club, once you have travelled twice with them (ie the discount is for your third trip).

Rovos Rail Durban

To start the reservations process, study and complete one of the following forms, and and email to rob@southafrica.to :

Rovos Rail train route from Pretoria to Durban

Rovos Rail Pretoria

Rovos Rail's Pretoria station is at 1 Transnet Avenue, Pretoria. It is also their head office. Below are the directions to Rovos Rail Pretoria Station, if you get lost phone 012-315-8242

Directions from JNB (OR Tambo International Airport) to Rovos Rail Station, Pretoria

Directions from Johannesburg on the M1 to Rovos Rail Station, Pretoria:

Transfers from Rovos Rail Station Pretoria

An option is "Ulysses Tours & Safaris cc", who offer transfers as well as airport shuttles.

Gautrain Station

The nearest Gautrain station to Rovos Rail Station in Pretoria is the Pretoria Station. You can take a taxi or Uber drive from there to reach Rovos Rail Station, Pretoria; about a 15 minute drive.

Map from Gautrain Pretoria Station to Rovos Rail Station in Pretoria




Rovos Rail's Pretoria station building
Photo credit to Rovos Rail

The red carpet is rolled out for passengers at Rovos Rail Station in Pretoria.

Commemorative plaque at Rovos Rail Pretoria Station

A commemorative plaque at Rovos Rail Station reads: "This building was originally constructed in 1943 by the South African Railways as an apprentice school attached to the Capital Park steam locomotive depot. It was rebuilt with additions in 1999 by Rohan Vos to serve as a station and administrative centre for Rovos Rail. The new facility was officially opened by Mr Leslie Boyd vice chairman of Anglo American on Friday the 7th May 1999."

Luxury hotels near Pretoria Station

It's advised to book a night at a hotel in Pretoria at the start or end of your trip. Click here to see a list of luxury hotel options for Rovos rail guests.

Rovos Rail Victoria Falls

Our Rovos Rail Victoria Falls page has more details, but to start the reservations process, study and complete one of the following forms, and email to rob@southafrica.to :

Rovos Rail Namibia

Rovos Rail train in Namibia / Kalahari

Locomotives

It runs refurbished Rhodesia Railways trains.

Suites

All the Rovos Rail suites are luxurious compared to what you'd usually get in a train; but even luxurious comes in different grades. The Pullman suite is the most basic (but still has an en-suite shower/toilet), Deluxe suites have a bit more space in them, and tthe Royal suite is the largest (it even has a victorian style bath).

Pullman Suite

Pullman Suites (approximately 7m²) feature an en-suite bathroom equipped with a shower, toilet, and basin. During the day, the suite includes a cozy couch that can be transformed into several sleeping arrangements.

Design view of a Rovos Rail Pullman suite

BEDS have several possible setups:

Rovos Rail Pullman suite couch during the day.

Rovos Rail pullman suites

Double bunkbed setup in a Pullman suite (below):

Doube bunk bed in a Rovos Rail Pullman suite

View of a Pullman suite during the day when the bed gets folded into a couch (below):

Rovos Rail Pullman suite view from the passageway during the day

Deluxe Suite

Design view of a Rovos Rail Deluxe suite with a twin single bed setup

Double bed in a Rovos Rail Deluxe Suite

The Deluxe Suite may either be fitted for a double bed (see above) or twin single beds (see below).

Twin bed setup in a Rovos Rail Deluxe Suite

Bathroom in a Rovos Rail Deluxe Suite

Royal Suite

Rovos Rail's most luxurious suite is known as the "Royal Suite".

Design view of a Rovos Rail Royal suite

Note the massive Victorian style bath in the bathroom (deluxe suites only have a shower):

Bathroom in a Rovos Rail royal suite

Twin beds setup in a royal suite:

Twin beds setup in a Rovos Rail royal suite:

Room service

Room service on a Rovos Rail train

Dining car

Rovos Rail dining car

And from the outside of the train:

Rovos Rail dining table viewed from outside the train

Romantic couple in the dining car.

Romantic couple in the dining car on a Rovos Rail train

Club lounge car

Club lounge car on a Rovos Rail train

Lounge car

Tea served in the lounge car on a Rovos Rail train

Observation car

Rovos Rail observation car

A romantic couple on the observation balcony:

Couple toasting on the observation balcony of a Rovos Rail train

Cellphones & Computers

Passengers may only use their cellphones and omputers in their private suites. s

Amenity kit

Rovos Rail provide passengers with a nifty amenity kit containing a collection of soap, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, suntan lotion, ear buds and insect repellant.

History

Direct booking with Rovos Rail

Note that if you book directly with Rovos Rail you wont qualify for SA Travel Online's travel vouchers for reviews, or be able to access Cape Town adventure experiences at package rates, or be able to earn R50 per golf hole parred on the Rovos Rail golf safari.

Rovos Rail's offices (including reservations) are open Monday-Friday 08h00-17h00 GMT+2. Public Holidays: 21 Mar, 29 Mar, 1 Apr, 1 May, 29 May, 17 Jun, 9 Aug, 24 Sep, 16 Dec, 25 Dec and 26 Dec 2024. You can contact them at:

Rovos Rail PR & Marketing

communications@rovos.co.za

Jobs at Rovos Rail

trainhr@rovos.co.za (train applications)

hr@rovos.co.za (general Human Resources)

Rovos Rail's website

See www.rovos.com.

Company details

Associations

Rovos Rail Tours have memberships with the following travel organisations:

Reviews

 

Travel Agents wanting to book Rovos Rail

Travel agents can book Rovos Rail trips for their clients in exchange for an agreed commission. If you're part of the travel trade, give us a shout and we'll put you in touch with the right people at Rovos Rail. Commission is reserved for travel companies that are actively selling Rovos Rail Tours (Pty) Ltd. products, including Rovos Rail and The St James Guesthouses

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