Dar es Salaam Journey 15 days 1st Class with Rovos Rail

CAPE TOWN - DAR ES SALAAM JOURNEY

DAR ES SALAAM JOURNEY

Rovos Rail's annual trans-African safari carries an exclusive band of intrepid travellers on a world-famous journey.

Rovos Rail Departing Dates

1 SEPTEMBER 2023 - 30 OCTOBER 2023
1 SEPTEMBER 2024 - 30 OCTOBER 2024

Rovos Rail Prices

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

Single Supplement +50%

Cape Town - Dar es Salaam Journey

This epic 15-day train journey travels through South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Tanzania and is one of the most famous in the world. The sojourn begins in Cape Town taking guests to the historic village of Matjiesfontein.

Continue on to the diamond town of Kimberley and the capital city of Pretoria for short tours followed by two nights in the Madikwe Game Reserve. The fifth largest reserve in South Africa. Continue through Botswana into Zimbabwe where guests overnight at the Victoria Falls Hotel.

After crossing the mighty Zambezi River, travel northeast through Zambia, the train joins the Tazara Railway line at Kapiri Mposhi and continues to Chisimba Falls where guests enjoy a bush walk. The train climbs to the Zambian/Tanzanian border then descends into the Great Rift Valley negotiating the tunnels, switchbacks and viaducts of the spectacular escarpment.

Climbing again, it traverses the Selous Game Reserve - the largest on the continent and a vision of timeless Africa - before the bustling arrival in Dar es Salaam the following day.

CAPE TOWN | MATJIESFONTEIN | KIMBERLEY | PRETORIA | MADIKWE | VICTORIA FALLS | CHISIMBA FALLS | SELOUS | DAR ES SALAAM

Highlights of the Cape Town - Dar es Salaam Luxury Tour:

Cape Town
Matjiesfontein
Klein and Great Karoo
Kimberley Big Hole and Diamond Mine Museum
Pretoria - Jacaranda City
Game lodge in Madikwe Game Reserve
Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania
Victoria Falls
Zambezi River sunset cruise
Chisimba Falls in Zambia
Great Rift Valley
Selous Game Reserve
Dar es Salaam

CAPE TOWN - DAR ES SALAAM

DAY 1

11h00 Depart from Platform 23 at Cape Town Station.
18h00 Explore the quaint village of Matjiesfontein. Dinner and overnight on board.

DAY 2

14h00 Tour of Kimberley's Big Hole and Diamond Mine Museum. The train traverses the Karoo.

DAY 3

10h00 Enjoy a Rovos Rail Station tour, platform lunch and city tour of Pretoria.
18h00 Depart for Zeerust and the Madikwe Game Reserve.

DAY 4

11h00 Arrive Zeerust for a full-board two-night stay at the five-star Tau Lodge.
Enjoy lunch and an afternoon game drive followed by dinner and overnight.

DAY 5

Early morning game drive, afternoon game drive and guest activities. Overnight at lodge.

DAY 6

Early morning game drive. Transfer to Gaborone, Botswana. Border formalities en route.
13h00 The train travels north across the Tropic of Capricorn to the Zimbabwean border.

DAY 7

Traverse Zimbabwe along the eastern edge of Hwange National Park.
Day at leisure with topical lectures by the on-board historian.

DAY 8

12h00 Arrive Victoria Falls and transfer to the Victoria Falls Hotel. Enjoy lunch.
16h00 Sunset cruise on the Zambezi River followed by dinner and overnight.

DAY 9

Day at leisure. A wide variety of recreational activities are available.
16h00 Depart for Zambia. Cross the bridge.

DAY 10

Travel to Kapiri Mposhi via the Kafue Bridge. Day at leisure.

DAY 11

Day at leisure traversing Zambia with lectures by the historian.

DAY 12

08h00 Enjoy a visit to Chisimba Falls.
The train climbs the escarpment towards the Tanzanian border.

DAY 13

09h00 Stroll in Makambako (time permitting).
Descend the spectacular pass into the Rift Valley along the Udzungwa Mountains.

DAY 14

Game visit in the Selous Game Reserve (time permitting).

DAY 15

10h00 Arrive at Tazara Station in Dar.

Available in Reverse: Departing Dar 12h00, arriving in Cape Town 18h00. Pre- and post-tours available.

Please note that depending upon the railway's capacity this journey could be routed northwards through Beitbridge and Zimbabwe.