THE GREAT ESCAPE
Your Great Adventure
- Includes
- Itinerary
- Tour Highlights
- Gallery
- Price & Dates
- Hotels
What's included
14 January 2024 - 28 August 2025
- Accommodation
- All meals and beverages
- Room service
- Limited laundry
- Guided excursions (where applicable)
- Government tax
- Off-train beverages
- International sparkling wine
- Gratuities
- Personal expenses
- Visa
- Travel insurance
- Pre and post tour accommodation
- Flights and transfers
- DAY 1
- DAY 2
- DAY 3
- DAY 4
- DAY 5
PRETORIA
18:00 pm Depart Rovos Rail Station, Pretoria. Guests may freshen up in their suites before joining fellow travellers in the lounge
car or observation car at the rear of the train. Travel through Warmbaths (Bela-Bela) – so named for its mineral waters – and Nylstroom (Modimolle), christened by the Voortrekkers as the source of the Nile River as the town’s river happened to be north flowing. Pass the edge of the escarpment where the Highveld drops precipitously.
20:00 pm Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to Polokwane. Dress: Formal
Please ensure the Train Manager or Administration Deputy is in possession of your passport.
AT LEISURE ON BOARD
7:00 am Breakfast is served in the dining cars. The train crosses the Tropic of Capricorn en route to Louis Trichardt.
13:00 pm Lunch is served in the dining cars. Border formalities with South Africa.
16:30 pm Tea in the lounge and observation cars. The train crosses the Limpopo River en route to Beitbridge for border formalities with Zimbabwe. In Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories, the ‘Elephant’s Child’ departs his family for the “great grey-green, greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, to find out what the Crocodile has for dinner.”
19:30 pm Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to Gwanda. Dress: Formal
MATOBO NATIONAL PARK
6:00 am Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 09:00. The train travels baobab country and ascends to Bulawayo: second
city of Zimbabwe, capital of Matabeleland and industrial capital of the country.
12:00 pm Lunch is served in the dining cars.
13:30 pm Transfer (±45 min) to Matobo National Park to see bushmen caves, rock art and the grave of Cecil John Rhodes.
18:00 pm Depart for Sawmills.
19:30 pm Dinner is served in the dining cars. Dress: Formal
HWANGE NATIONAL PARK
7:00 am Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10:00. The train travels between Gwaai and Dete along one of the world’s
longest stretches of straight railway line – 114 kilometres – and along the eastern edge of Hwange Park.
13:00 pm Lunch is served in the dining cars.
15:00 pm Enjoy a game drive in Hwange National Park, the nation’s largest wildlife area at 1 462 000ha.
19:30 pm Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to Thompsons Junction. Dress: Formal
VICTORIA FALLS
Please ensure your luggage is ready for collection 15 minutes before departing and that you have your passport.
7:00 am Breakfast until 09:30. The observation car will be leading the train – a different aspect that our rail enthusiasts enjoy.
10:00 am Arrive at journey’s end at the incomparable Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
This adventure begins with the train’s departure from Rovos Rail Station in Pretoria. Travel north through Warmbaths (Bela-Bela), so named for its mineral waters, and Nylstroom (Modimolle), christened by the Voortrekkers as the source of the Nile River as the town’s river happened to be north-flowing. Cross the Tropic of Capricorn and Limpopo River towards Bulawayo, second city of Zimbabwe, capital of Matabeleland and industrial capital of the country. Enjoy a game drive (4-night journey only) in Matobo National Park, a World Heritage Site with bushmen caves, rock art and dramatic granite hills. It is also the site of Cecil John Rhodes’ grave atop the summit of Malindidzimu – ‘hill of benevolent spirits’ with a ‘view of the world’. Travel along one of the world’s longest stretches of straight railway line – 114km – before traversing Hwange National Park, a rich and diverse wildlife sanctuary where a game drive excursion is enjoyed. Arrive at the incomparable Victoria Falls on the mighty Zambezi River where this sojourn ends. The surrounding areas offer travellers many recreational opportunities including cruises, whitewater rafting as well as superb game viewing and photo safaris.
Highlighted places:
~Hwange National Park
~Limpopo River
~Tropic of Capricorn
| Dates for all suites | Pullman Suite | Deluxe Suite | Royal Suite | Single Supplement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan - 14 Jan 2024 | RM 11,630 | RM 17,330 | RM 22,740 | +50% all suites |
| 17 Jan - 21 Jan 2024 | RM 11,630 | RM 17,330 | RM 22,740 | +50% all suites |
| 14 Feb - 18 Feb 2024 | RM 11,630 | RM 17,330 | RM 22,740 | +50% all suites |
| 6 Mar - 10 Mar 2024 | RM 11,630 | RM 17,330 | RM 22,740 | +50% all suites |
| 20 Mar - 24 Mar 2024 | RM 11,630 | RM 17,330 | RM 22,740 | +50% all suites |
| 27 Mar - 1 Apr 2024 | RM 11,630 | RM 17,330 | RM 22,740 | +50% all suites |
| 10 Apr - 14 Apr 2024 | RM 11,630 | RM 17,330 | RM 22,740 | +50% all suites |
| 17 Apr - 21 Apr 2024 | RM 11,630 | RM 17,330 | RM 22,740 | +50% all suites |
| 24 Apr - 28 Apr 2024 | RM 11,630 | RM 17,330 | RM 22,740 | +50% all suites |
| 1 May - 5 May 2024 | RM 11,630 | RM 17,330 | RM 22,740 | +50% all suites |
| 15 May - 19 May 2024 | RM 11,630 | RM 17,330 | RM 22,740 | +50% all suites |
| 29 May - 2 Jun 2024 | RM 11,630 | RM 17,330 | RM 22,740 | +50% all suites |
| 12 Jun - 16 Jun 2024 | RM 11,630 | RM 17,330 | RM 22,740 | +50% all suites |
| 10 Jul - 14 Jul 2024 | RM 11,630 | RM 17,330 | RM 22,740 | +50% all suites |
| 17 Jul - 21 Jul 2024 | RM 11,630 | RM 17,330 | RM 22,740 | +50% all suites |
| 24 Jul - 28 Jul 2024 | RM 11,630 | RM 17,330 | RM 22,740 | +50% all suites |
| 31 Jul - 4 Aug 2024 | RM 11,630 | RM 17,330 | RM 22,740 | +50% all suites |
| 7 Aug - 11 Aug 2024 | RM 11,630 | RM 17,330 | RM 22,740 | +50% all suites |
| 14 Aug - 18 Aug 2024 | RM 11,630 | RM 17,330 | RM 22,740 | +50% all suites |
| 28 Aug - 1 Sep 2024 | RM 11,630 | RM 17,330 | RM 22,740 | +50% all suites |
| 4 Sep - 8 Sep 2024 | RM 11,630 | RM 17,330 | RM 22,740 | +50% all suites |
| 11 Sep - 15 Sep 2024 | RM 11,630 | RM 17,330 | RM 22,740 | +50% all suites |
| 2 Oct - 6 Oct 2024 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 23 Oct - 27 Oct 2024 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 6 Nov - 10 Nov 2024 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 13 Nov - 17 Nov 2024 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 20 Nov - 24 Nov 2024 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 27 Nov - 1 Dec 2024 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 23 Dec - 27 Dec 2024 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 8 Jan - 12 Jan 2025 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 15 Jan - 19 Jan 2025 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 12 Feb - 16 Feb 2025 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 5 Mar - 9 Mar 2025 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 19 Mar - 23 Mar 2025 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 26 Mar - 30 Mar 2025 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 9 Apr - 13 Apr 2025 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 16 Apr - 20 Apr 2025 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 23 Apr - 27 Apr 2025 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 30 Apr - 4 May 2025 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 14 May - 18 May 2025 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 28 May - 1 Jun 2025 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 11 Jun - 15 Jun 2025 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 27 Jun - 1 Jul 2025 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 9 Jul - 13 Jul 2025 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 16 Jul - 20 Jul 2025 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 23 Jul - 27 Jul 2025 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 6 Aug - 10 Aug 2025 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 13 Aug - 17 Aug 2025 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 20 Aug - 24 Aug 2025 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 3 Sep - 7 Sep 2025 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
| 10 Sep - 14 Sep 2025 | RM 12,600 | RM 18,900 | RM 24,680 | +50% all suites |
