Planning the trip of a lifetime on Rovos Rail? While most booking methods require costly international bank transfers or add a frustrating 3-5% credit card surcharge, we offer a better way. Book through SA Travel Online and pay the exact Rand price you were quoted by credit card, with absolutely no surcharges or hidden fees. Click here to see the best Rovos Rail fares on each route (and availability) or WhatsApp Rovos Rob for bespoke assistance.
Pay for Your Rovos Rail Journey by Credit Card—With No Hidden Fees. Pay the exact Rand price you were shown.
Benefits of credit card transactions
Payment links work with familiar credit card payment processes, which are widely understood and trusted by consumers; resulting in a high-end customer experience.
Credit card payments can earn points, cashback, or miles, which is an added benefit for the payer.
Credit card companies provide buyer protection against fraud, faulty goods, and other disputes, giving the payer added security.
The alternative of EFT payments from a bank account is a manual, time consuming and labourious process.
By using card details directly through a secure payment gateway, customers avoid the potential risks associated with sharing bank account information.
The Payer receives instant notifications on successful payments
Whilst some bank-issued credit cards offer complementary travel insurance coverage; these benefits are often limited and are usually not sufficient for the high costs associated with luxury travel. To minimise your risk, we strongly recommend taking out comprehensive travel insurance, and even then carefully reading the terms and exclusions so that you are aware of what you are not covered for.
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Payment Gateway
Payments are via Yoco's online gateway, which accepts most Visa and MasterCard credit and debit cards, as well as AMEX cards. Yoco offers secure payment processing that is internationally certified and uses robust security measures like 3D Secure for online transactions.SA Travel Online has a merchant agreement with Yoco, and we like referring friends to use Yoco's sinple and effective international payments solution for Rand invoicing (you'll get R100 off their card machine, SA Travel online gets R500 for everyone that signs up using its referral link, buys a card machine, and transacts over R1 000).
No card fees worldwide
So long as you are paying by credit card for a Rand invoiced amount, then there is no surcharge applied, you can pay from the UK, USA, Australia, Canada or Europe without a surcharge applying.
Availability last updated on 25 Mar 2026 for Rovos Rail; on 13 Feb 2026 for The Blue Train
Best Train Deals
Dar es Salaam to Cape Town (16 nights) 06 Sep 2026 (2 suites)
R16 500 pps Total for 2 guests: R33 000 Pullman
Cape Town to Dar es Salaam (16 nights) 27 Feb 2027 (1 suite)
R18 200 pps Total for 2 guests: R36 400 Pullman
Victoria Falls to Lobito (14 nights) 05 Jul 2027 (5 suites)
R18 200 pps Total for 2 guests: R36 400 Pullman
Lobito to Victoria Falls (14 nights) 22 Jul 2027 (2 suites)
Prices are shown based on your selection in the 'Travellers' filter. While you are on The Blue Train and Rovos Rail, accommodation is included, fine dining (excluding caviar), beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic - except French champagne), and off-train excursions. External phone calls and gratuities are excluded. The longer you take to book the greater the chance of prices and availability changing. Select your preferred currency at the top - US Dollars, Bitcoin, Rands, Great Britain Pounds, Euros, Canadian Dollars or Australian Dollars; the prices are automatically adjusted for current exchange rates. We are the only official reseller showing prices in US Dollars, Great Britain Pounds, Euros, Canadian Dollars and Australian Dollars. We accept payment in most cryptocurrencies. Credit card payments accepted. WhatsApp Rob (any time of night or day) for more info. Email rob@southafrica.to to firm up a booking.
No surcharge for Credit Card payments
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USD priced routes
There are 2 Rovos Rail routes which are priced in USD:
We will do our utmost to stick to Rand quotes we make for these routes, but if the Rand depreciates significantly against the US Dollar and final payment has not yet been made, we reserve the right to adjust the Rand amount payable.
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