BLUE TRAIN
The Blue Train has an aura of mystique about it. Kings and presidents have travelled on this magnificent moving five-star hotel. Its very name has become synonymous with the ultimate in luxury and personal service.
The routes of The Blue Train - both scheduled and chartered - take guests through some of the most breathtaking countryside to be found anywhere in the world.
As the ever-changing scenery flashes past the windows, guests can savour exquisite meals freshly prepared on board by top chefs. Our meals are complemented by the best wines South Africa has to offer.
The suites on The Blue Train live up to its reputation for magnificence and splendour. The finest bed linen, marble tiles and gold fittings in the bathrooms and sheer opulence all ensure that guests will never forget the time they spend on The Blue Train.
When you choose to travel on The Blue Train, you choose to travel in a world of grace, elegance and romance.
Pretoria to Cape Town Route
From $1220.00 per person sharing
DAY 1
07:50 – 08:30 Register and check-in at The Blue Train Pretoria Station.
Guests enjoy pre-departure snacks and drinks.
8:30 Boarding starts. Butlers usher guests to their suites. (Suite orientation done by butlers)
8:50 The Blue Train departs from Pretoria Station
11:30 – 13:00 First sitting for Brunch
13:15 – 14:30 Second sitting for Brunch
15:30 High tea is served in the Lounge Car
17:10 The Blue Train arrives at Kimberley Station
Guests disembark and assemble at the Railway Museum from where they will be ushered to a bus, which transfers them to the centre of Kimberley to join an old tram
For a ride down to the mine
17:45 Guests arrive at the Open Mine Museum for a tour of the Mine
Guests are first taken to the Diamond Die to try their luck to win a diamond, after which
They will view interesting and historical sites. Guests are also taken onto an enclosed
Ramp on the edge of the edge of the Kimberley Hole.
18:35 Guests depart from the Open Mine Museum for Kimberley Station. At Kimberley
Station guests are greeted with a glass of sherry. The sherry glass engraved with
The Blue Train logo is a memento for guests to keep.
19:05 The Blue Train departs Kimberley Station for the journey Southbound
To Cape Town.
After this exciting tour, guests are free to refresh themselves and enjoy pre-dinner
Drinks served in any one of our lounges. Remember, dinner is an elegant affair
And men are requested to wear a jacket and tie or dress in traditional attire and
Ladies in elegant evening or traditional wear.
19:30 First sitting for dinner
21: 15 Second sitting for dinner
DAY 2 :
07:00 – 10:00 Breakfast is served on a first come, first served basis. Breakfast can also be served in suite, at the guests request.
12:30 The Blue Train arrives at the Cape Town Station.
Butlers usher guests to the Blue Train Lounge.
