Cape Town, the Blue Train & Kruger National Park

Tour Itinerary

• Day 1-2 • UK - Capetown

  Fly overnight to Cape Town. On arrival you’ll be met by a coach driver and transferred to your hotel in the city’s heart.

• Day 3 • Cape Town

  Enjoy a full-day tour of the Cape Peninsula today, beginning with a drive to the Cape of Good Hope, heading to Cape Point, at the continent’s most southwestern tip. Your tour continues to Boulders Bay, a pristine beach home to a colony of African penguins.

• Days 4-5 • Cape Town

  Today, weather permitting, you’ll visit one of South Africa’s most familiar landmarks - Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain. Take a cable car to the top of this remarkably flat-topped mountain, enjoying panoramic city views on the way up. The next day is at leisure to further explore Cape Town.

• Day 6 • Board the Blue Train

  After a leisurely breakfast, transfer to the station for your iconic journey to Pretoria on the Blue Train. As you board the train, a butler escorts you to your private cabin and provides an orientation tour as you begin your two day journey.

• Day 7 • Kimberley

  Soon after lunch, The Blue Train arrives in Kimberley, the capital of the Northern Cape and a town with a prosperous past, due to the discovery of diamonds in the area. After disembarking, take a tour of the Kimberley Open Mine Museum.

• Day 8 • Pretoria

  Your rail journey comes to an end this afternoon. The Blue Train pulls into the administrative capital of South Africa, Pretoria, early this evening. This handsome city has streets lined with Jacaranda trees and is a hub for art, culture and cuisine.

• Day 9 • Kruger National Park

  Your route today takes you into the wilderness once more as you make your way to your luxury lodge-style hotel on the banks of the Sabie River at the entrance to the Kruger National Park. The largest park in South Africa and one of the world’s most famous, Kruger National Park is home to all the ‘Big Five’ game animals: the lion, African elephant, Cape buffalo, leopard and rhinoceros.

• Day 10 • Kruger National Park

  Today, enjoy a full day of game viewing, heading out by Jeep after an early breakfast, accompanied by a local, skilled ranger. Start by tracking the big cats, still out from their night spent hunting.

• Day 11 • Kruger National Park

  Another day of fantastic wildlife and wild African scenery lies ahead as you enjoy a second full-day safari in Kruger.

• Days 12-13 • Kruger National Park - Johannesburg - UK

  Set off back to Johannesburg. The landscapes change and gradually become more urban along your route. You’ll then reach the airport to catch your flight home.