Traveling from South Africa to Namibia with the most luxurious trains in the world
Traveling through South Africa on a Rovos Rail train is a unique and fascinating experience. Beautiful landscapes and traces of an ancient history will surround you for the duration of the journey. Since entering the historic station of Pretoria, owned by Rovos Rail, you have the impression of being brought back in time in a relaxed and classy atmosphere: a welcome cocktail before departure introduces you to a very special.
NAMIBIA SAFARI
On this nine-day journey, the Rovos Rail train takes its passengers from the Highveld Savannahs to Namibia, as far as the Atlantic, over 3400 kilometers. The departure is scheduled from the historic station of Pretoria where the journey will begin crossing the fantastic Witwatersrand sedimentary hills. The next day you will reach the town of Kimberly, the center of one of the most famous diamond mines where you can breathe the atmosphere of a real mining village of 1870, with a visit to the Big Hole and Diamond Museum. You will continue to Upingtown through the Karoo desert and then the incredible views offered by the South African province of the Northern Cape. The train will reach the Fish River Canyon – second only to the Grand Canyon by size – where passengers can stop for a visit to the Garas Park with its tourist attractions Quiver Tree Forest or “Quiver Tree Forest” and the Giant’s Playground, literally game “park” of the giants “, famous site of geological interest formed by mounds of dolerite boulders. On the fifth day the journey will continue among the incredible landscapes of the Kalahari Desert to the capital of Namibia, Windhoek. On the same day, passengers will board a small aircraft for a one-hour flight to Sossuvlei, a characteristic area where we find a puddle of ephemeral water surrounded by the high dunes of the Namib desert, where an exciting safari will take place. in the desert. In this magical place you will spend the night to admire the unique beauty of the starry nights of the desert. The next day you will have a safari during which you can see the enchanting Namib desert at dawn After the safari, you will take the airplane back to Windhoek and then continue on board the train to the Etosha National Park where you will take a safari and then spend the night. The seventh day you will head to another lodge always in the Etosha National Park, safari and overnight. The next day you will go on a safari and then leave and enjoy a lunch on board the train as you return to the Atlantic coast. On the last day, the train will cross the Namib desert to the town of Swakopmund, which still maintains the atmosphere of a 19th-century German city. Finally we will arrive at Walvis Bay, an unforgettable conclusion for an extraordinary journey. The route is also available in the reverse direction.
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