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Rovos Rail - Journeys
Swakopmund (Namibia)

From it's new home at Capital Park, Pretoria; Rovos Rail invites you on a journey of discovery through some of the most historic and scenic areas of Southern Africa. For seven days and six nights the train will carry you in world-class style and comfort from the savannahs of the Highveld to the Atlantic Ocean, reuniting by rail the republics of South Africa and Namibia, formerly South West Africa.

The 3400 kilometer journey takes the train from Pretoria to Kimberley, centre of one of the world's most famous diamond rushes, where there's an opportunity to visit the Big Hole and experience the atmosphere of the 1870's while wandering through the quaint museum village.

Then it's on through the stark vistas of the Northern Cape into Namibia at Ariamsvlei. There is an excursion to the spectacular Fish River Canyon - second only in size to the Grand Canyon - and then across the Kalahari Desert to Windhoek, a lively cosmopolitan city with a strong German flavour.
After a city tour and an afternoon game drive with a lion feed, the train continues overnight to Tsumeb and the game rich Etosha National Park. We spend the night at Mokuti Game Lodge on the eastern edge of the Park and then continue on to Swakopmund, a perfectly preserved 19thcentury German Hansa town set between the dunes of the Namib Desert and the roaring Atlantic Ocean. It's an unforgettable end to a remarkable journey.
ITINERARY - MAY 2008

  PRETORIA -SWAKOPMUND
  07 May - 13 May 2008
Day 1 Wednesday 07 May
15h30 Depart Pretoria from Rovos Rail’s private Capital Park station.
Day 2 Thursday 08 May
09h45 Arrive in Kimberley. Tour of the Big Hole and City of Kimberley.
12h30 Depart Kimberley.
Day 3 Friday 09 May
12h00 Arrive Holoog Siding. Visit to the Fish River Canyon with lunch at Canyon Lodge.
Day 4 Saturday 10 May
10h00 Arrive Windhoek Station. Museum visit and Windhoek City Tour. Lunch at Okapuka Ranch with an afternoon game drive.
18h00 Depart Okapuka.
Day 5 Sunday 11 May
11h30 Arrive Tsumeb. Transfer to Mokuti Lodge for lunch, game drive and overnight.
Day 6 Monday 12 May
  Early morning game drive into the Etosha Pan.
13h00 Depart Tsumeb.
Day 7 Tuesday 13 May
12h00 Arrive in Swakopmund.

 

  SWAKOPMUND - PRETORIA
  14 May - 20 May 2008
Day 1 Wednesday 14 May
12h00 Depart Swakopmund.
Day 2 Thursday 15 May
11h30 Arrive Tsumeb. Transfer to Mokuti Lodge for game drive and overnight.
Day 3 Friday 16 May
Morning game drive into the Etosha Pan.
13h00 Depart Tsumeb.
Day 4 Saturday 17 May
10h00 Arrive Windhoek.Windhoek City Tour. Lunch at Okapuka Ranch with an afternoon game drive.
Station Museum Visit.
18h00 Depart Windhoek.
Day 5 Sunday 18 May
10h00 Arrive Holoog Siding.
Visit to the Fish River Canyon.
Day 6 Monday 19 May
14h30 Arrive in Kimberley. Tour of the Big Hole and City of Kimberley.
16h00 Depart Kimberley.
Day 7 Tuesday 20 May
12h00 Arrive at Rovos Rail’s private Capital Park Station in Pretoria.

RACK RATE ONE WAY per person sharing includes accommodation, meals and excursions
during the train journey, as well as alcoholic beverages whilst on board the train:

PULLMAN SUITE ZAR22 470 • DELUXE SUITE ZAR33 700 • ROYAL SUITE ZAR45 400
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT +50% ON ALL SUITES

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