Great Rail Journeys
Cape Town, Kruger National Park & the Blue Train
Escorted South Africa tour with 2 nights on the Blue Train
13 daysfrom $7,344
23% rail
Wexas Travel · Tailor-made holiday
Classic Cape, Blue Train and Kruger Safari
Showcase South Africa's headline attractions between vineyard visits, luxury rail journeys and Big-Five safaris.
Day by day
- Day 1
Depart the UK
Arrive at the airport where included VIP lounge access will leave you feeling rested for your overnight flight to Cape Town.
- Day 2overnight: Victoria & Alfred Hotel, Cape Town, Western Cape (Superior)
Cape Town
Arrive into Cape Town where a private transfer will bring you to your hotel at the V&A waterfront, among designer boutiques, trendy bars, street food markets and fine-dining restaurants, your base for four days of exploration.
- Day 3overnight: Victoria & Alfred Hotel, Cape Town, Western Cape (Superior)
Cape Town
A private Cape Town tour and trip to Table Mountain's lofty summit, with sweeping views of the Cape Peninsula.
- Day 4overnight: Victoria & Alfred Hotel, Cape Town, Western Cape (Superior)
Cape Town
An optional tour includes Robben Island, the notorious prison where Nelson Mandela was held captive for 18 years.
- Day 5overnight: Victoria & Alfred Hotel, Cape Town, Western Cape (Superior)
Cape Town
Perhaps head out to visit one of the city's townships to see how these once culturally deprived settlements have bounced back from years of oppression under the apartheid regime.
- Day 6overnight: Oude Werf Hotel, Stellenbosch (Superior)
Cape Winelands
A private transfer brings you north to the Winelands' town of Stellenbosch, whose Cape Dutch architecture and mountain frame set the scene for two days in South Africa's preeminent wine region, based at Oude Werf, sited on the country's first church.
- Day 7overnight: Oude Werf Hotel, Stellenbosch (Superior)
Cape Winelands
A second day of optional tours and tastings, from gourmet dining experiences to scenic walks and mountain bike adventures.
- Day 8railovernight: Blue Train, South Africa (Deluxe)
Blue Train
Return to Cape Town before boarding the Blue Train in the early afternoon, settling into your butler-served suite, taking afternoon tea in the Lounge Car, then a wine-paired gourmet dinner.
- Day 9railovernight: Blue Train, South Africa (Deluxe)
Blue Train
Wake to breakfast and views of South Africa's bucolic interior heading towards Kimberley for an afternoon tour of its mining museum and the famous Big Hole diamond mine, receiving an engraved glass of sherry as a memento, before another sumptuous dinner on towards Pretoria.
- Day 10overnight: Castello di Monte (Superior)
Pretoria
A final breakfast in the dining car or your suite before arrival into Pretoria around noon, transferring to your city-centre hotel. The remainder of the day is free to explore South Africa's capital.
- Day 11overnight: Motswari Game Lodge, Timbavati Private Nature Reserve (Superior)
Motswari Private Game Reserve
Private transfer to Johannesburg Airport for a flight to Hoedspruit, gateway to Kruger National Park, then onward to the Motswari Private Game Reserve, part of the Timbavati Nature Reserve which shares an open border with Kruger.
- Day 12overnight: Motswari Game Lodge, Timbavati Private Nature Reserve (Superior)
Motswari Private Game Reserve
Join expert guides and trackers for included nature walks and game drives in search of the Big Five, returning to gourmet dining and the swimming pool.
- Day 13overnight: Motswari Game Lodge, Timbavati Private Nature Reserve (Superior)
Motswari Private Game Reserve
Further nature walks and game drives with expert guides and trackers in search of the Big Five.
- Day 14overnight: Motswari Game Lodge, Timbavati Private Nature Reserve (Superior)
Motswari Private Game Reserve
A final full day of game drives and nature walks across the bushveld.
- Day 15
Departure
After a final early-morning game drive, your South African adventure comes to an end; transfer to Hoedspruit Airport for your flight to Johannesburg.
- Day 16
Departure
Onward flight to the UK, arriving home on day 16.
Included
- Complimentary UK airport lounge access
- Return international flights from London to Cape Town and from Johannesburg to London
- Internal return flight between Johannesburg and Kruger (Hoedspruit)
- Private transfers
- 7 nights accommodation in typically 4* (Superior) hotels on a B&B basis
- 4 nights accommodation in a 4* (Superior) lodge on a full-board basis
- 2 nights aboard the Blue Train in a Deluxe Suite on a full-board basis
- Private half day Cape Town & Table Mountain tour
- Twice-daily game drives while on safari
