Cape Town to Dar es Salaam

The most luxurious train in the world, Rovos Rail's Pride of Africa, will depart from Cape Town on this epic safari through Africa travelling a distance of 6 100 kilometres. Guests will board the beautifully rebuilt Edwardian Train and travel in the footsteps of such illustrious adventurers as Livingstone, Speke, Stanley, Burton, Selous. Lord Delamere, Blixen and Finch-Hatten. Rovos Rail has designed this safari for travellers who wish to re-live true adventure in complete luxury, comfort and security. This unique experience will not only enthral train enthusiasts but also provide guests with an incomparable way of travelling through the beauty of Africa.

This magnificent safari will take you through South Africa with short tours of the diamond town of Kimberley and the capital city of Pretoria. Then we visit the famous Kruger Park Game Reserve, before crossing into Zimbabwe, with another overnight stop at the Victoria Falls Hotel. The next day we cross the Victoria Falls into Zambia, Lusaka, the Luangwa valley and on to the incredible Tazara Railway line before arriving at Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania.

The one way 6 100km journey will take 13 days. Once there, guests have the option of visiting exotic Zanzibar, Mount Kilimanjaro, the Ngorongoro Crater and the wildlife paradise of the Serengeti. The Edwardian Safari will then depart Dar Es Salaam again travelling with its southbound guests back to Cape Town. An authentic African adventure.

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