Availability last updated on 20 Feb 2026 for Rovos Rail; on 13 Feb 2026 for The Blue Train
Rovos Rail Availability & Rates (Dar es Salaam to Cape Town)
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
Rovos Rail Dar es Salaam TO Cape Town Availability
This is the best-selling itinerary and consistently sells out well in advance. As a result, we’re unable to hold suites without firm sales commitments, as the demand simply doesn't allow for speculative allocations. Therefore, should you wish to proceed, a 25% deposit on the total would be required to secure suites. Deposits are refundable up to 366 days prior to departure whereafter there's an incremental cancellation charge.
Payment terms:
- 14 Days after making a booking = 25% of the booking amount required as a deposit.
- 60 Days before departure = Final 75% of booking total due.
Cancellation terms:
- 365-91 Days before departure = 10% Cancellation charge of booking total.
- 90-61 Days before departure = 25% Cancelation charge of booking total (Deposit is forfeit)
- 60 - 31 Days before departure = 50% Cancelation charge of booking total.
- 30 - 0 Days before departure = 100% Cancelation charge of booking total.
WhatsApp Rovos Rob Directly for more info. Note that the 2026 journeys from Dar es Salaam to Cape Town are almost sold out.
Only SA Travel Online prices this route in Rands. Rand prices are subject to change if there is a depreciation of the Rand against the US Dollar.

- Also see the reverse trip: Cape Town to Dar es Salaam with Rovos Rail
Dar es Salaam to Cape Town itinerary
Click here to see the itinerary of the return trip from Dar es Salaam to Cape Town.
On the first day you'll board the Rovos Rail train at the TAZARA Railway Station in Dar es Salaam. In the photo below we see the platform covered by a very distinctive, large, curved concrete roof; which was constructed in the 1970s.

Rovos train departing from Dar es Salaam Station
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