Captain's Choice
South Africa & Namibian Adventures With Rovos Rail
Chartered Rovos Rail journey from Cape Town through Namibia to Botswana
16 daysprice on request
56% rail
Wexas Travel · Tailor-made holiday
Rovos Rail, Victoria Falls & Cape Town
Pair epic waterfalls and Big-Five safaris on a luxury African rail adventure.
Day by day
- Day 1
Depart UK
Start your trip with premium UK airport lounge access before your overnight flight.
- Day 2overnight: Victoria Falls Hotel, Zimbabwe (Deluxe)
Victoria Falls
A private transfer brings you to Victoria Falls, staying in Zimbabwe's oldest and grandest hotel. Enjoy an included sunset cruise on the Zambezi River, with fine wines and gourmet canapés as your expert guide points out elephant, hippo and crocodile.
- Day 3overnight: Victoria Falls Hotel, Zimbabwe (Deluxe)
Chobe National Park
Dip into Botswana for a tour of Chobe National Park, host to some 85,000 elephants. Sail the Chobe River in the morning, then an included lunch and afternoon game drive through savannah grasses and dense tree groves, home to lions, leopard, buffalo and antelope.
- Day 4overnight: Victoria Falls Hotel, Zimbabwe (Deluxe)
Chobe National Park
Return to Victoria Falls for a further day of exploration, with hiking walks and optional canoeing and rafting.
- Day 5railovernight: Rovos Rail, South Africa (Deluxe)
Rovos Rail
Board one of Africa's most luxurious trains, realised in Edwardian style, sweeping through the rural beauty of Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa, with fine dining in the restaurant carriage and a Deluxe Suite each night.
- Day 6railovernight: Rovos Rail, South Africa (Deluxe)
Rovos Rail
Disembark for curated excursions, including a game drive through Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park where the Big Five roam free.
- Day 7railovernight: Rovos Rail, South Africa (Deluxe)
Rovos Rail
Continue the journey, watching giant baobab trees mark great desert swathes turning into national-park greenery.
- Day 8overnight: Castello Di Monte, Pretoria
Pretoria
Arriving into Pretoria's colonial Capital Park Station, a private transfer brings you to a Tuscan-style residence turned boutique hotel amid sprawling gardens in the sub-tropical suburb of Waterkloof, near the Groenkloof Nature Reserve.
- Day 9overnight: Queen Victoria Hotel, Cape Town (Superior)
Cape Town
Fly to the 'Mother City' and stay just yards from the well-heeled V&A waterfront, with innovative restaurants and Afro-chic bars.
- Day 10overnight: Queen Victoria Hotel, Cape Town (Superior)
Cape Town
Discover Cape Town's museums and Robben Island, the site of Nelson Mandela's incarceration, or relax on its surfing beaches, cruise to seal-dotted island crags, or visit penguin colonies at the Cape of Good Hope.
- Day 11overnight: Queen Victoria Hotel, Cape Town (Superior)
Cape Town
An included private half-day tour takes a cable car up Table Mountain for city-wide views, then a walk through Company Gardens and a visit to the 17th-century Castle of Good Hope.
- Day 12overnight: Queen Victoria Hotel, Cape Town (Superior)
Cape Town
End with a drive to the neoclassical Houses of Parliament and the Grand Parade, where a newly released Nelson Mandela first addressed the country from the Edwardian City Hall.
- Day 13
Return to the UK
A final private transfer and overnight flight.
- Day 14
Return to the UK
Arrive back in the UK.
Included
- Complimentary UK airport lounge access
- Return flights from the UK to Victoria Falls and from Cape Town to the UK
- Domestic flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town
- Private airport transfers
- 8 nights accommodation in a mixture of 4+* (Superior) and 5* (Deluxe) hotels on a B&B basis
- 3 nights accommodation aboard Rovos Rail including shared excursions
- Shared Sundowner Cruise on the Zambezi
- Private half day Cape Town city tour including Table Mountain
