VICTORIA FALLS to CAPE TOWN JOURNEY (COMBINATION) 7 days 1st Class with Rovos Rail

THIS IS A REVERSE JOURNEY: VICTORIA FALLS to CAPE TOWN This seven-day journey commences in Cape Town and ends at the majestic Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. After the Cape Town journey, arrive in Pretoria for an introduction to our beautifully appointed station. Join in an optional tour of the city or have the afternoon at leisure before spending the night at your hotel. The train departs the following morning on the Victoria Falls journey for 3 nights, arriving Sunday.

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VICTORIA FALLS to CAPE TOWN JOURNEY COMBINATION

THIS IS A REVERSE JOURNEY: VICTORIA FALLS to CAPE TOWN
This seven-day journey commences in Cape Town and ends at the majestic Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. After the Cape Town journey, arrive in Pretoria for an introduction to our beautifully appointed station. Join in an optional tour of the city or have the afternoon at leisure before spending the night at your hotel. The train departs the following morning on the Victoria Falls journey for 3 nights, arriving Sunday.

Rovos Rail Departing Dates

1 OCTOBER 2015 - 30 SEPTEMBER 2016
1 OCTOBER 2016 - 30 SEPTEMBER 2017

Rovos Rail Prices

Pullman Suite R37,480 pps
Deluxe Suite R56,340 pps
Royal Suite R75,070 pps

Single Supplement +50%

Victoria Falls to Cape Town Journey Combination

This seven-day journey commences in Cape Town and ends at the majestic Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.
Travel through the spectacular mountain ranges and scenic winelands of the Cape to the haunting
barrenness of the Great Karoo. Visit the historic village of Matjiesfontein. Next stop is Kimberley for a
city tour and a visit to the world’s largest man-made excavation, the Big Hole, and its Diamond Mine
Museum. Arrive in Pretoria for an introduction to our beautifully appointed station. Join in an optional
tour of the city or have the afternoon at leisure before spending the night at your hotel. The next day the
train slowly winds its way south through the goldfields of the Witwatersrand before travelling west alongside the Magaliesberg Mountains. After border formalities at Mafikeng, the train travels north the following day
through Botswana’s capital, Gaborone, crosses the Tropic of Capricorn and continues via Francistown to the Zimbabwean border at Plumtree. The next day the train passes through Hwange National Park – a rich and
diverse wildlife sanctuary where animals can be spotted from the train and a game drive excursion is enjoyed.
After a service stop at Thompsons Junction, the sojourn ends at the incomparable Victoria Falls on the mighty Zambezi River. The surrounding areas offer travellers many recreational opportunities including cruises,
whitewater rafting as well as superb game viewing and photo safaris.

Depending upon railway capacity, this journey could be routed through Beitbridge and Zim.

CapeTown | Matjiesfontein | Kimberley | Pretoria | Gauteng | Zeerust | Mafikeng | Botswana | Zimbabwe | Victoria Falls

Highlights of the Victoria Falls to Cape Town Luxury Rail Tour Combination:

Cape Town
The Winelands
Matjiesfontein
Kimberley Tour
the Diamond Mine Museum
Kimberley Big Hole.
Goldfields of the Witwatersrand
Pretoria
Rovos Rail Station in Pretoria
Goldfields of Gauteng
Zeerust
Mafikeng
Botswana
Plumtree
Zimbabwe
Mpopoma
The Hide at Thompsons Game Reserve
Victoria Falls

VICTORIA FALLS to CAPE TOWN JOURNEY COMBINATION

DAY 1

11h00 Depart from Platform 23 at Cape Town Station
and travel inland through the winelands.
13h00 Lunch is served in the dining car/s.
18h00 Visit the historical village of Matjiesfontein.
19h30 Dinner is served in the dining car/s.

DAY 2

Breakfast and lunch are served on board.
14h30 Upon arrival in Kimberley board the bus
for a tour of the renowned city, the Diamond
Mine Museum and the extraordinary Big Hole.
19h30 Dinner is served in the dining car/s.

DAY 3

07h00 Breakfast is served as the train travels via
Krugersdorp and Johannesburg through the goldfields
of the Witwatersrand towards Pretoria.
12h00 Arrive at Rovos Rail Station in Capital Park,
Pretoria.
Transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Tours of the area can be arranged on request.

DAY 4

09h30 The train departs Rovos Rail Station in Pretoria
and travels through the goldfields of Gauteng.
13h00 Lunch is served en route to Zeerust.
19h30 Dinner is served as the train heads towards
Mafikeng for border formalities with Botswana.

DAY 5

07h00 Breakfast is served as the train travels north
through Botswana’s capital city, Gaborone.
13h00 Lunch is served as the train traverses Botswana.
19h30 Dinner en route to Plumtree for Zimbabwe
border formalities. Overnight stop at Mpopoma.

DAY 6

Day at leisure on board the train.
15h00 Game drive at The Hide. Overnight Thompsons.

DAY 7

07h00 Depart Thompsons. Breakfast until 09h30.
10h00 Arrive at journey’s end in Victoria Falls.

MEALS ON THE TRAIN (unless adjusted) 

Breakfast 07h00-10h00
Lunch 13h00
Tea 16h30
Dinner 19h30

Rail Journey Available in Reverse:

Departing Vic Falls 17h00,
arriving Pretoria 10h00.

Optional journey combinations:

Cape Town or Durban to Vic Falls.

Rovos Rail Terms & Conditions

HOW TO BOOK

A 25% deposit is required to confirm the reservation. Final payment is due no later than 8 weeks prior to departure (12 weeks for Cairo journey).

Contact email with this agent of Rovos Rail at all times is: rovos@train.company

We will book your place as agents on the chosen tour. Once deposit has been made we will contact you by email about your accomodation on the Rovos Rail and once mutual agreement on Rovos Rail accomodation has been established, this agreed accomodation will be allocated and held. If a definite suite is required by a client we will make every effort to get that suite. Nothing is final until mutual agreement has been made by email.

Upon receipt of a written confirmation via email of your agreement that the accomodation and place on the Rovos Rail is to your satisfaction.
The final confirmation details and an invoice will be sent to you. Final payment is due no later than 8 weeks prior to departure (12 weeks for Cairo journey).

Upon receipt of the final payment, your tickets on the chosen tour will be posted to you by recorded mail.

PAYMENT SCHEDULE ALLOCATIONS

Individuals and Small Groups – less than 10 guests: A 25% deposit is required to confirm the reservation. Final payment is due no later than 8 weeks prior to departure (12 weeks for Cairo journey).

Groups – more than 10 guests: A non-refundable deposit/incremental payment of the tour price is required…
Cape Town, Victoria Falls, Durban: 10% at 6 months out | 10% at 4 months out | 100% at 2 months out
Golf, Collage, Namibia, Dar: 10% at 9 months out | 20% at 6 months out | 20% at 4 months out | 100% at 2 months out

CANCELLATION POLICY

Cancellation insurance is compulsory and will not be waived

Cancellations of confirmed bookings received prior to departure are subject to a fee of per person full tour price.

Cape Town, Victoria Falls, Durban:
5% more than 8 weeks before | 25% between 8 & 4 weeks before | 100% within 4 weeks before

Golf, Collage, Namibia, Dar:
10% more than 12 weeks before | 25% between 12 & 8 weeks before | 50% between 8 & 4 weeks before | 100% within 4 weeks before

RATE INCLUDES

• Three meals daily and all alcoholic and other beverages
• Excursions accompanied by a qualified tour guide
• Entrance fees to places of interest
• 24-hour full room service and bar facilities
• Limited laundry service
• Government tax

RATE EXCLUDES

• Staff gratuities
• Off-train beverages (dependent)

INCLUDED IN OFF-TRAIN ACCOMMODATION ON ANNUAL JOURNEYS

• Accommodation
• Meals taken at the game reserves, hotels, clubs or resorts
• Water and limited wine selection at certain establishments

EXCLUDED FROM OFF-TRAIN ACCOMMODATION ON ANNUAL JOURNEYS

• Off-train beverages (dependent)
• Off-train laundry
• Telephone calls
• Memorabilia purchases

PRICES

We will do our utmost to keep to the prices published. If however, increases are forced on us we reserve the right, prior to confirmation, to amend the tour price.

SCHEDULING TIMES & ROUTES

We cannot be held liable for any delays due to trains not running to schedule. Excursions cannot be guaranteed and will only be undertaken if time and circumstances permit. Departure and arrival times are approximate and cannot be guaranteed. We reserve the right to alter our routing any time between departure and arrival points.

CHANGES

Rovos Rail reserves the right to amend the tour price at any time prior to written confirmation of the reservation. Rovos Rail further reserves the right to cancel or amend any sightseeing excursions or the tour departure dates provided they can offer the passenger alternative sightseeing excursions or departure dates. Rovos Rail is not responsible for any delay or changes in tour arrangements that may be caused by natural or other factors beyond the control of Rovos Rail. There will be no refunds for any part of the tour that might be missed due to personal reasons.

PASSPORTS & VISAS

It is upon the client to ensure passports and visas, as may be required, are valid prior to departure.

HEALTH

Anti-malarial and Yellow Fever precautions may be required in the countries that are being visited and should be taken as may be prescribed. A Yellow Fever or Medical Exemption Certificate is essential if travelling to/from Tanzania. Although all countries travelled through don’t require this, many African countries that guests return to or through after their rail trip often require Medical Exemption Certificates.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Rovos Rail reserves the right without notice to make use of any photography/film taken by our staff on the tour for general publicity purposes without payment or permission.

MAXIMUM TRAIN CAPACITY

Classic 1: 39 suites
Classic 2: 39 suites
Edwardian: 23 suites

We reserve the right to increase or decrease accommodation capacity as circumstances may require.

OF SPECIAL NOTE

Although certain limited insurances have been arranged, neither Rovos Rail Tours (PTY) Ltd, nor its servants, agents or employees, shall be liable for any loss or damage to passengers’ luggage or effects. Insofar as one of the tours may include a visit to a Game Reserve and whilst attacks by wild animals are extremely rare, similarly neither Rovos Rail, nor its servants, agents or employees, accept any liability whatsoever for any injury or incidents to passengers or their belongings. The passenger hereby waives any claim which he/she may have against Rovos Rail Tours (PTY) Ltd, its servants, agents, employees or subcontractors (all of the aforementioned being collectively referred to as ‘Rovos Rail’) for any injury and/or loss of any nature whatsoever (including, without limiting the generality of the a foregoing, consequential loss) arising for any reason of any nature whatever directly or indirectly out of any aspect of the tour including, without limiting the generality of the a foregoing, any form of transport used for the purpose of the tour. This waiver shall be binding on the passenger’s executors, heirs, trustees and dependants. The passenger records that all the services and facilities provided to the passenger are accepted voluntarily and with full knowledge that they may expose the passenger to injury, danger or loss. The passenger further records that any statement, representation or information given to him/her by Rovos Rail shall, unless given in writing, not prejudice this waiver in any manner whatsoever. The passenger indemnifies Rovos Rail in respect of any claim that may be made by any third party against it arising out of any claim in respect of which the passenger gives the aforementioned waiver. This agreement shall be governed solely by laws of the Republic of South Africa.

Whether the passenger returns a signed copy of these conditions or not, the conditions will be deemed to have been accepted and will be in force upon confirmation of the booking.

Rovos Rail General Information

Booking

Upon written request via email or fax and subject to availability, we will provisionally book your place on the chosen tour. No deposits are required. Space is allocated and held BUT if definite suites are required by another client, the holding agent/guest will be asked to confirm with a deposit payment or release the suite. Upon receipt of a written confirmation via email or fax and a completed Reservation Form, final confirmation details and an invoice will be sent to you. Upon receipt of the relevant payment, your booking on the chosen tour will be confirmed. See Downloads below for the Reservation Form and for more details about the payment schedule.

Cancellation Insurance

Cancellation insurance is compulsory and will not be waived. We offer insurance to South African residents. For international guests we can assistance here at www.train.company/ We will contact you after booking is made.

VERY IMPORTANT: When you travel you will need to bring a copy of your travel insurance policy stating clearly the company, policy number and 24-hour medical emergency telephone number.

Scheduling Times, Routes and Excursions

We cannot be held liable for any delays due to trains not running to schedule. Off-train excursions cannot be guaranteed and will only be undertaken if time and circumstances permit. Departure and arrival times are approximate and cannot be guaranteed. We reserve the right to alter our routing at any time between departure and arrival points.

Passports & Visas

The onus is upon the client to ensure that passports and visas, as may be required, are valid.

We travel through South Africa, Swaziland, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, the Sudan and Egypt on the various trips.

Please check with the relevant consulates in good time regarding applications or enquire with this website at: rovos@train.company

Visitors to South Africa are required to have at least three blank VISA pages in their passports to receive an entry visa.

Passports must be valid for at least six months from the guests’ return-home date.

www.home-affairs.gov.za
www.swazihighcom.co.za
www.namibia.org.za
www.botswanaconsulate.co.za
www.zimbabweconsulate.co.za
www.zambiapretoria.net
www.tanzania.org.za
www.uganda.org.za
www.sudani.co.za
www.egypt.visahq.com

Health

Please ensure you have filled out the Reservation Form to indicate if you have any medical conditions, physical disabilities or allergies. There is a basic First Aid Kit on board. We have a doctor on board on the Dar es Salaam trip. www.train.company will email you this form after booking is made.

Anti-malarial precautions are recommended. Malaria areas: Swaziland, Kruger Park, Northern Botswana, Zimbabwe, Etosha, Zambia and Tanzania. Recommended immunisations (not required): Hepatitis A, Polio, Tetanus, Cholera (low risk).

A Yellow Fever/Medical Exemption Certificate is essential if travelling to/from Tanzania. Although all countries travelled through don’t require this. Please bear in mind that after your rail tour many African countries that guests return to after their trip often require the Medical Exemption Certificate.

Please consult your clinic or doctor. TRAVEL DOCTOR AFRICA local 0861 300 911 or international +27 11 214 9030.

Currency

South Africa – Rands only. We accept all major credit cards on the train.

Outside of South Africa – Any off-train expenses or excursions booked while on the train are to be paid with US Dollars. Hotels and major dealers accept credit cards except in Sudan.

Ensure all US$ are printed after the year 2000 or they will not be accepted. Low denominations recommended for shopping/gratuities and larger denominations for exchanging money to local currency (especially in Tanzania) as you get a better rate.
The Gift Shop might exchange money if currency is available – it is not normally catered for.

Gratuities

Gratuities for the staff are at your discretion.

If you wish to show your appreciation in this manner, there is a suitably marked envelope in your suite that you can hand directly to the Train Manager who will distribute any amounts on a pro-rata basis amongst the staff on board. An amount between US$10 and US$20 per person per night is suggested.

Children

Please be sensitive to the adult nature and atmosphere of the train by keeping your children respectful and quiet.

Long journeys are not recommended for under 13s.

There are no child-minding facilities or activities for children on board.

Locomotion

Use of steam has become increasingly difficult over the years as more and more water and coaling facilities have been scrapped.

Diesel or electric locomotives are used while steam is used in and around the area of Rovos Rail Station.

The Track

The track over which we travel is inconsistently maintained.

If you wake at night imagining the train is travelling at high speed, be assured it is the state of the track below that is creating that impression.

We restrict the train to 60km/h and over the bad sections reduce speed to as little as 20km/h.

If you find it noisy, earplugs are available.

Cuisine

Meals are served in one sitting only in the charming Victorian atmosphere of the dining cars and are complemented by a selection of fine South African wines.

Breakfast is between 07h00 and 10h00, lunch at 13h00 and a formal dinner at 19h30.

All meals are served at these times unless otherwise stated in the timetable.

A gong heralds lunch and dinner. Tea is usually served at 16h30 in the midway Lounge Car or Observation Car at the rear of the train.

Dietary Requirements

We will do our best to cater for dietary requirements provided a detailed request has been made on the Reservation Form. If a special request has not been made, the chefs will endeavour to prepare suitable meals with the ingredients available on board.

We regret we are unable to provide meals requiring strict religious observance in the preparation.

Dress

For days on the train dress is smart casual.

Evening attire is more formal.

For the gentlemen a jacket and tie is a minimum requirement

For ladies we suggest cocktail/evening dresses or suits.

Please include warm clothing for cold mornings and evenings.

With regard to off-train excursions, we strongly recommend comfortable walking shoes, sun lotion and hats as well as warm clothing for the game drives, which are on open vehicles and can get very cold.

Mobile Devices and Internet

In maintaining the spirit of travel of a bygone era, there are no radios or television sets on board. The use of mobile phones, laptops and essentially anything that has the ability to disturb other passengers is confined to the privacy of your suites only. The reception is poor while the train is moving. It is advised to contact your service provider to ensure the correct settings for network services are activated. Internet is available at our Cape Town Lounge, Rovos Rail Station, Tau Game Lodge and Victoria Falls Hotel and at most of the accommodation used on the Cairo journey.

Smoking

On board the train, smoking is allowed in the Club Lounge only.

Please note on the Reservation Form provided if you are smoking or non-smoking so that the appropriate room might be requested at the hotels.

Smoking is allowed in the privacy of your suite, but please be mindful that the train is generally made up of wood; please don’t throw flammable items such as cigarette or cigar butts off the train as bush fires in Africa are a constant and dangerous hazard.

Laundry

There is a limited laundry service on board comprising household washers, dryers and steam irons.

The turnaround is 48 hours so we are not able to handle a week’s worth of washing.

Please note that while we are providing a complimentary service we cannot be held responsible for items that may be damaged or lost in the process.
There are no dry-cleaning facilities en route or on board the train.

Luggage

Each suite has a luggage rack that runs its length providing ample space for storage.

On selected annual journeys, guests are provided with a Rovos Rail tog bag that can be used for overnight trips or hand luggage on aircraft.

On the Cairo journey, luggage will be limited to the requirements of each aircraft – enquire with this website at: rovos@train.company

Gift Shop

There is a small gift shop on the train and at Rovos Rail Station. Due to the varying exchange rates, credit cards are preferred.

The host/ess on duty has a basic First Aid Kit and personal essentials (toothbrushes, razors, earplugs etc.).

He/she will also fulfil any administrative requirements and check your onward arrangements.

Stamps are available for sale and postcards may be posted in the post box at the entrance to the Observation Car or at Rovos Rail Station.

Special Occasions

We would like to celebrate your special occasion with you. Upon boarding the train, please advise the Train Manager.

Books, Magazines and Games

There are board games, playing cards, a card table (dependent), books and magazines available for your use in the Lounge and Observation Cars whilst on board the train.

Electrical Current and Adaptors

220V AC 50Hz 3-point round-pronged wall plugs,
110V/220V 2-pin plugs for shavers.

International adaptors available.

Safes

An electronic safe is provided in the cupboard in each suite.

Telephone

There is an internal telephone system on board. Numbers are listed on the provided Guest List.

Temperature

All public cars are fitted with gas-filled air-conditioning systems.

Each suite has an individual air-conditioner with individual temperature controls that can also be set to heat mode.

Fresh-air intake is solved by opening a window.
Windows should be closed while operating the air-conditioning unit.

Electric under-blankets are fitted on the bed.

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