This luxury hotel on wheels travels South Africa from Cape Town to Pretoria and back. Enjoy private suites and gourmet meals while journeying across South Africa's gorgeous countryside. Voyagers have the option to ride the Blue train northbound or southbound. The trip south from Pretoria to Cape Town features a stop in the town of Kimberly for a tour of a local diamond mine. The trek north from Cape Town to Pretoria includes a side trip to Matjiesfontein to marvel at the preserved Victorian architecture.
The Blue Train
+27 12 334-8459 (Pretoria)
+27 21 449-2672 (Cape Town)
bluetrain.co.za
See Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia and Tanzania on the Shongololo Express. If you have just a weekend to spend or two weeks, the Shongololo Express has a trip to suit your particular time frame. Scuba diving, ballooning and elephant riding excursions are available for travelers seeking a little off-rail adventure.
The Shongololo Express
+27 11 483-0657
shongololo.com
To see Egypt in style and comfort, Abela provides sleeping cars that travel all over this beautiful and historically rich country. With stops that include the Mediterranean seaport of Marsa Matrouh, bustling capital Cairo, and Luxor, home of the ruins of ancient Thebes, Abela has itineraries to suit any Egyptian adventure.
Abela Egypt
+20 22 574-9474
sleepingtrains.com
The self-proclaimed "most luxurious train in the world" Rovos Rail's two remodeled classic trains carry a maximum of 75 passengers at a time through southern Africa's most beautiful sites. From the sparse deserts of Namibia to the wild game reserves of Mpumalanga, South Africa, Rovos Rail carries travelers through modern Africa in an atmosphere that recalls the privileged adventures of bygone days.
Rovos Rail
+27 12 315-8242
rovos.com
