Rovos Rail Cape Town to Walvis Bay

Arriving in Cape Town

Transferred from the airport to your chosen hotel, either in the heart of the city or close to the Twelve Apostles Mountain Range, on a B&B basis. A guided drive past the Parliament Buildings, City Hall, the Slave Lodge, the Company Gardens and the Bo-Kaap to Table Mountain.

Getting to know Cape Town

A free day in Cape Town to visit Table Mountain, Lion's Head, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens or the V&A Waterfront, or choose an optional excursion such as the Winelands Tour or Cape Point Tour.

Exploring Cape Town

A second free day in Cape Town for museums, art galleries, Greenmarket Square or Long Street market, or a supplementary optional excursion such as the Walk to Freedom Tour, Peninsula cruise or Safari day trip.

Rovos Rail

An included transfer takes you to Cape Town station to board Rovos Rail, which departs at 10:00am. Lunch is served in the dining cars through the winelands of the Western Cape, with afternoon tea and a themed evening dinner.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Matjiesfontein

During breakfast the train arrives in Matjiesfontein, a Victorian-era village with the Lord Milner hotel and a museum of vintage cars and railway carriages, before continuing through the Karoo. Lunch and dinner are served in the formal dining cars.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Upington and the Orange River

The train pulls into Upington. Disembark after lunch for a walking tour, then join a sundowner cruise on the Orange River. Dinner is served back on board.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Fish River Canyon

After breakfast, the train travels along the Kalahari Basin. Have lunch onboard, then disembark in the early afternoon at Fish River Canyon, the largest in the southern hemisphere, before returning to the train for dinner.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Kolmanskop & Lüderitz

An early breakfast before the train arrives at the ghost town of Kolmanskop, followed by lunch in the colonial town of Lüderitz, where you can visit the museum, historical buildings and harbor. The train continues to Keetmanshoop until after dinner.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Keetmanshoop & Garas Park

Alight the train at Keetmanshoop to visit the Quiver Trees of Garas Park. Return to the train before lunch, continuing to Mariental, with dinner served en route to Rehoboth.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Overnight in the Sossusvlei dunes

Step off the train after breakfast for a transfer to the airstrip and a one-hour light aircraft flight to Sossusvlei. After lunch and an afternoon at leisure, a desert drive is followed by an outdoor bush dinner and an overnight stay at Sossusvlei Lodge.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Sossusvlei & Windhoek

An early desert drive with breakfast served outdoors, then a one-hour light aircraft flight to Windhoek for lunch at the Windhoek Country Club and an afternoon city tour including the Trans-Namib Transport Museum and Independence Memorial Museum. Return to the train in the evening for dinner.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Cheetah Conservation Project

Step off the train near Ojiwarongo to visit a cheetah conservation project and meet the Ambassador Cheetahs. Lunch is served back onboard en route to Tsumeb, with dinner as the train departs from Otavi.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Etosha National Park

Transfer to Etosha Lodge for lunch and check-in, then an afternoon wildlife safari into Etosha National Park to see zebra, wildebeest, antelope, elephants, lions, leopards and giraffes. Overnight at the lodge.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Safari in the Etosha National Park

An early breakfast and a morning drive into Etosha National Park, before checking out and transferring to the train at Tsumeb Station for lunch. Dinner is served as the train travels southwest toward the Atlantic.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Crossing the Namib Desert to Walvis Bay

A leisurely final breakfast onboard as the train crosses the Namib Desert and reaches Walvis Bay around midday. Transfer to your hotel in the coastal town of Swakopmund for the night.

Meals: Breakfast

Tour conclusion

Free time to explore before a transfer from your hotel to Walvis Bay airport to begin your overnight flight home.