A focus on: The Blue Train
15/12/2017 · By Sukie Chapman
As luxury train rides go, it would be misguided to not consider South Africa's The Blue Train amongst the very best.
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2024 Tour code: AFJ24
About the tour
Discover fascinating wildlife on this South African rail adventure aboard the Pride of Africa - one of the world's greatest luxury trains. Our voyage of discovery takes us through South Africa's most well-known game parks and ends with four nights in the cosmopolitan city of Cape Town.
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Itinerary
We board our overnight flight to Johannesburg, South Africa's biggest city.
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Reviews
3.9 / 5 · 12 reviews
G Watson
Submitted 21 Dec 2022
A pretty disatrous trip.
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Mr Chris Payne
Submitted 05 Dec 2022
Superb service from day one
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Ray Carlos
Submitted 26 Nov 2022
Good indeed, but did not deliver what we had paid for. Far to many changes....and 4 ‘rail replacements’. 3 times onto coaches, and one time into Hotel. Being ‘kicked off’ train with 2hts notice on last morning was also the last straw. A lot of the problems were due to the situation in RSA....however our expectations were sadly let down.
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Paul Ran
Submitted 17 Nov 2022
Overall a very good experience and an ideal way to visit all the main game reserves and other attractions. The tours around Cape Town were also very good. However, the lowest priced accommodation on the train, whilst adequate, is on the small side and did not match up to the brochure description. The food and beverages and on board service were excellent. The state of the South African railways infrastructure leaves a lot to be desired, which resulted in the train being delayed on many occasions and starting and finishing at different locations to those advertised. The delays also meant the train traveled through the night instead of stopping to enable a better nights sleep.
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Mrs M Templeton
Submitted 16 Nov 2022
We travelled with Rovos Rail. The train was superb but the travelling was severely curtailed by the state of the South African Railway system which is non existent but the tour manager Bob Whitworth could not have done more to make our holiday so enjoyable under somewhat trying circumstances at times
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Ian Barnicoat
Submitted 10 Jun 2022
A tour with quite a few surprises and opportunities to see the reality of South Africa regaining its tourism mojo. The introduction tour set the tone of living in South Africa. Johan Vos laid the foundation for the train tour. All the planned off train excursions took place but not always to the original programme. The train itself was very well appointed with nothing to much trouble. The Cape Town city personal experience was enlightening and complemented the pre-planned excursions. The hotel made an excellent base to explore the locale. A value for money experience.
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