Getting around by train Pretoria / Tshwane

This luxury train company, which departs from Pretoria, serves all of southern Africa as far as Victoria Falls. Beautiful old-fashioned locomotive, romantic atmosphere and refined cuisine. From Pretoria, there are only two national routes. The route from Pretoria to Cape Town includes a visit to Matjiesfontein and the Big Hole tour in Kimberley, for history and diamond lovers. Once again, far from the classic train, Rovos Rail is talking about a real hotel travelling through the South African landscape.

The Blue Train is an experience in itself. The luxury train company operates two routes: Pretoria-Cape Town and Pretoria-Kruger Park. The Blue Train is resolutely more modern than the others, with its comfort and design, a far cry from the steam-powered "tchoutchous". It's like a 5-star hotel on wheels, threading its way across plains, weaving between mountain ranges, ploughing through arid landscapes and slowing down to meet the wildlife along the way. It's still a long way from the dream of Cairo, but the foundations have been laid in South Africa.