The Blue Train is an elegantly designed 1940s luxury mode of travel that carries passengers through the heart of South Africa. The company offers both scheduled routes and chartered trips. Scheduled routes take passengers between Pretoria and Cape Town and between Pretoria and Durban. Refined travelers will appreciate the options of luxury or deluxe rooms suites and will enjoy the opportunity to dress in their best attire for the formal dinners aboard the train in the fine dining cart.
The train stops in several cities where guests can participate in guided tours of important landmarks in the area. Between stops, guests can fill their time socializing in the elegant lounges aboard the train, or shopping for their souvenirs in the jewelry boutique. Every aspect of the train journey is developed with the guest in mind to ensure their voyage is nothing but the best.
Linking some of Africa's greatest destinations, Rovos takes passengers across the beautiful landscape in the ultimate of splendor. Guests travel aboard the train in superbly appointed suites, decorated with wood paneling and period Edwardian features. The facilities onboard are of the highest standard and every care has been taken to provide travelers with privacy and comfort. Guests may spend their time watching the scenery pass by in the observation car or get to know other passengers in the lounge and club car. The train journeys travel mainly in South Africa, though some trips extend into Namibia, Zimbabwe and Botswana. The company also has the Rovos Rail Club where repeat travelers take advantage of incremental discounts.
Premier Classe is a luxury long distance rail service in South Africa that has recently upgraded its services and facilities onboard with air conditioning, new dining cars, and a smoking lounge with a plasma screen television. Passenger cabins are private and easily transform from seats during the day to a comfortable bed at night.
Each carriage has communal bathroom facilities shared among the cabins. Five-course dinners and high tea is served in the dining car, where passengers can experience true African cuisine with an international twist. With an onboard spa, guests can feel relaxed and rejuvenated during their voyage. There are four journeys available with Premier Classe, including the four-day trip from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth and a six-day trip from Johannesburg to Cape Town. There are no excursions off the train as intermediate stops are for operational purposes only.
