First Class Holidays · Multi-Centre Tour

Cape Town, Rail & Safari

One of our favourite itineraries, this tour is the ultimate in South African luxury experiences, combining Cape Town, Rovos Rail and a private game reserve.

Day by day

  1. Day 1overnight: Cape Grace Hotel (4 nights)

    UK - Cape Town

    On arrival at Cape Town Airport you will be met by and assisted to the meeting point for your private transfer to your hotel. Your accommodation is the stunning Cape Grace Hotel, a luxury hotel situated on a private quay between Cape Town's bustling V&A Waterfront and the tranquil yacht marina.

  2. Day 2overnight: Cape Grace Hotel

    Cape Town

    On arrival at Cape Town Airport you will be met by and assisted to the meeting point for your private transfer to your hotel. Your accommodation is the stunning Cape Grace Hotel, a luxury hotel situated on a private quay between Cape Town's bustling V&A Waterfront and the tranquil yacht marina.

  3. Day 3overnight: Cape Grace Hotel

    Cape Town

    A full day tour will take you to Cape Point and beyond. Travel along the Atlantic Seaboard via Sea Point, Clifton and Camps Bay to Hout Bay, a quaint village and fishing harbour with magnificent mountain views and beaches. Continue to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve at Cape Point - which is perceived to be the meeting point of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The day will end with a visit to the well known Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens. The tour ends at approx. 5.30pm with a drop-off at your hotel.

  4. Day 4overnight: Cape Grace Hotel

    Cape Town

    Today a day tour takes you to the Cape Winelands. Explore Stellenbosch and walk down the canal-lined avenues, in the shade of giant oak trees and beautifully preserved historic buildings. Travel to the town of Franschhoek, historically dating back to the 17th century, to when the French Huguenots first arrived. Enjoy a wine tasting before sampling the culinary delights at one of the many award-winning Franschhoek restaurants (lunch not included in cost). Onward to Paarl, one of the Cape's first farming districts. Return to the bustle of city life after an enthralling day in the countryside, arriving back at approximately 5.30pm.

  5. Day 5overnight: Cape Grace Hotel

    Cape Town

    A free day tour to relax and explore Cape Town at your leisure.

  6. Day 6railovernight: Rovos Rail, Pullman Suite (3 nights)

    Rovos Rail

    An included transfer takes you to the railway station to board your Rovos Rail journey bound for Pretoria. Rovos Rail is synonymous with luxury train travel and for many seasoned visitors to South Africa, there's no finer way to see the country. The traditional train carriages, all 1920 originals, rekindle the excitement of a bygone era. Your train departs at 4pm today, travel inland through the winelands. This 1000 mile meander is a perfect illustration of South Africa as a world in one country.

  7. Day 7railovernight: Rovos Rail, Pullman Suite

    Rovos Rail

    Your Rovos Rail journey continues. Highlights today include a visit to the historic village of Matjiesfontein; this authentic perfectly preserved Victorian Village, founded by Mr Logan as a refreshment stop in 1890, also boasts an impressive museum. Journey through the Karoo, a vast semi-desert region that was once an enormous inland sea. Over millions of years, volcanic matter was ground down and deposited as silt upon the seabed to form what geologists call the Karoo system.

  8. Day 8railovernight: Rovos Rail, Pullman Suite

    Kimberley - Rovos Rail

    Today you can enjoy a tour of Kimberley's Diamond Mine and the Big Hole. Capital of the Northern Cape, Kimberley is well known for the discovery of diamonds that led to its establishment in 1871. Around noon lunch is served in the dining car as you travel northeast towards the broad grassland plains of the Highveld.

    Meals: Lunch

  9. Day 9overnight: Castello Di Monte

    Pretoria

    Breakfast is served in the dining car until 9.30am. At 10am disembark at Meyerton Station and a private transfer will take you to your hotel, Castello Di Monte, a fivestar guest house, situated in Waterkloof Ridge, Pretoria. The Tuscan style estate portrays pure luxury and elegance and offers spectacular views of the hills in and around the capital city.

    Meals: Breakfast

  10. Day 10railovernight: Sabi Sabi Selati Camp (3 nights)

    Sabi Sabi

    A private transfer will take you from your hotel to Johannesburg Airport for your included flight to Sabi Sabi private airstrip. On arrival a transfer will take you to your lodge for a three-night inclusive stay. Sabi Sabi's intimate all-suite Selati Camp is the most unforgettable of all African experiences, furnished with a historic railway theme and colonial charm.

  11. Day 11overnight: Sabi Sabi Selati Camp

    Sabi Sabi

    Enjoy a full day at this intimate camp where you will join morning and evening open vehicle safaris, environmental awareness walking safaris, all meals daily and selected beverages. Big game abounds, moving freely through this unspoiled part of the ancient African continent, with an excellent chance of close encounters with the 'Big Five'.

    Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

  12. Day 12overnight: Sabi Sabi Selati Camp

    Sabi Sabi

    Enjoy a full day at this intimate camp where you will join morning and evening open vehicle safaris, environmental awareness walking safaris, all meals daily and selected beverages. Big game abounds, moving freely through this unspoiled part of the ancient African continent, with an excellent chance of close encounters with the 'Big Five'.

    Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

  13. Day 13overnight: Overnight flight

    Johannesburg - UK

    A transfer this morning takes you back to Sabi Sabi private airstrip. Check in for your included flight back to Johannesburg, where your extraordinary tour comes to an end. Your overnight flight departs this evening.

  14. Day 14

    Johannesburg - UK

    Arriving back at London Heathrow the following morning after your overnight flight.

Included

  • Return flights from the UK
  • Private airport transfer, Cape Town airport to hotel
  • 8 nights hotel accommodation
  • 3 nights accommodation on board Rovos Rail in a Pullman Suite
  • Transfers and tours as shown
  • All meals on board Rovos Rail

Not included

  • Meals, sightseeing and excursions not shown as included
  • Gratuities

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