Tour Details - 5 Day Pretoria to Cape Town Rovos Rail FIT Extension 12/13

Day 1. Arrive Johannesburg, Pretoria
Arrive in Johannesburg, where you’ll be met and transferred to your hotel in Pretoria. Then enjoy time at leisure.

Day 2. Rovos Rail Two Night Journey
This morning marks the beginning of your spectacular rail adventure from Pretoria to Cape Town. Board your luxury train at Pretoria’s private Capital Park Station. Then begin your journey, which spans some 1,600 kilometres and covers a variety of kaleidoscopic landscapes - from South Africa’s Highveld region, south through rolling grasslands to the acclaimed winery country surrounding Cape Town, with its stunning Table Mountain backdrop. On board, you may like to relax in your beautifully appointed suite, or perhaps unwind with a drink in the elegant Lounge Car or Observation Car.

Day 3. Rovos Rail Two Night Journey, Kimberley
Disembark in Kimberley for a city tour today. The Kimberley is famous for its diamond mining past, thanks to the first recorded discovery here in 1871. Visit the ‘Big Hole’ outside the city centre, the result of a diamond rush and thought to be the largest man-made hole in the world. Tour the adjacent open-air Mine Museum to retrace the steps of miners before re-boarding your train.

Day 4. Rovos Rail, Matjiesfontein, Cape Town
Early today, arrive in the historic Klein Karoo town of Matjiesfontein and visit the Transport Museum. Back on board, journey through a series of tunnels along the Hex River in the scenic Hex River Valley. On arrival in Cape Town, disembark and transfer to your hotel.

Day 5. Cape Town
Enjoy a day at leisure in Cape Town, before meeting your APT Tour Director for the start of your escorted tour.