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Register and check-in at The Blue Train Lounge, Pretoria Station. You'll enjoy pre-departure snacks and drinks before being ushered to your suite. You'll depart just before 9:00am. You'll have time to settle into the lounge car for Brunch. Upon arrival into Kimberly Station you'll disembark and board the bus which will take you to the old tram where you'll ride down to the mine. After a glass of sherry, your train ride will continue on your way. Dinner is an elegant affair and men are requested to wear a jacket and tie or dress in traditional attire. Ladies are also requested to dress in evening or traditional wear. The following morning you'll arrive in Cape Town.
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Day 1
Johannesburg
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- Johannesburg: Transfer - Airport - Car/Driver
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Westcliff (B)
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Day 2
Johannesburg
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- Transfer - Pretoria - Vehicle
- Lunch
- Dinner
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Blue Train (B,L,D)
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Day 3
Cape Town
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- Cape Town: Transfer - Airport - Car/Driver -city hotels
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Depart (B)
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Trip Options
This can be combined with any of our trips in Southern or East Africa trips.
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Itinerary
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Day 1
Johannesburg
Airport transfer to/from your hotel with private vehicle Enjoy dinner at leisure (not included in tour price). Situated in Johannesburg's most exclusive residential suburb, The Westcliff provides the ultimate in comfort. It's hillside setting with cascading, sculpted gardens and elegantly opulent accommodation evoke a bygone era of leisure and refinement in one of the world's most vibrant and cosmopolitan cities. Guests are privy to easy access to the city's core. The 115 rooms are grouped in levels along the hillside on which the hotel is perched. Each room is extremely spacious and possesses a well-preserved old world charm. Friendly staff serve delectable dishes from across the world. Authentic and continential dishes feature African ingredients, arranged in buffet style and served a la carte. Use the hotel's swimming pools, tennis courts, and spa for relaxation and cleansing. Johannesburg or Jo'burg, as the locals call the city of the gold, is the biggest metropolis in South Africa. With its 3,2 million citizens the city on the Witwatersrand is the predominant commercial centre and the economic motor of the Republic of South Africa. It is the international flight gateway for most of southern Africa.
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Johannesburg |
The Westcliff, Johannesburg |
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Day 2
Johannesburg
Transfer with private vehicle. Enjoy lunch (included in tour price). Enjoy dinner (included in tour price). The Blue Train takes you from Pretoria to Cape Town or reverse. The route between Pretoria and Cape Town is a 27-hour journey of 1,600 kilometres (994 miles), through some of the most diverse and spectacular scenery offered by the African sub-continent. On the southbound trip, the train departs from Pretoria main train station at 8:50am and arrives in Cape Town train station at 12:00pm the following day. En route to Cape Town there is a stopover and excursion in Kimberley, where you'll take a step back in time to the days of the diamond rush. On the northbound journey, the train leaves Cape Town at 08:50am and arrives in Pretoria at 12:30pm, in time for high tea the following day. It stops at Matjiesfontein for an off-the-train excursion.
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Luxury Suite |
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Day 3
Cape Town
Airport transfer with private vehicle. Depart from Cape Town international airport - end of itinerary. Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa, famous for its harbour as well as its natural setting in the Cape floral kingdom, including such well-known landmarks as Table Mountain and Cape Point. Popular day activites include; Robben Island (Nelson Mandela's prison), Cape Point, Stellenbosh winery tour, diamond buying shops, and great white shark diving.
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Trip Includes
All ground transport in a comfortable vehicle - Guaranteed window seating - Guaranteed departure - Airport transfers as per the itinerary - All meals and most drinks while on the train.
Trip Excludes
Laundry - Tips - Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages including mineral water (while not on the train)- International airfare - Visas - Optional activities/extras - Vacation insurance (purchase at www.kensingtontours.com/insurance.cfm )
Trip Terms & Conditions
- Your deposit is due immediately on booking (30% of program price). The balance is due 90 days prior to departure. We accept payment via credit card, certified check, wire transfer or money order.
- The price shown is per person, and does not include international air fare to/from the trip start point
- Cost increases in currency exchange, government fees, taxes, surcharges or hotel/lodge tariff increases between quote date and start date are payable by the client.
- We will exercise best efforts to book hotels per the itinerary, however, in busy seasons and with client bookings made within 90 days of tour date we may be forced to offer substitutes. We will endeavour to confirm final hotel bookings as soon as possible.
- Cancellations 90 days or more prior to departure will receive full refund less any non-refundable paid fees (e.g. non-refundable cruise or hotel deposits). 60-89 days will be subject to loss of deposit. 30-59 days will be subject to loss of 50% of program price. 29 days or less will be subject to 100% of program price.
- Payment of the program price constitutes your acceptance of the terms and conditions set out at www.kensingtontours.com/terms.cfm
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East Africa
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