DURBAN SAFARI
PRETORIA TO DURBAN ITINERARY
1 October 2010 to 30 September 2011
PULLMAN SUITE R12,000 • DELUXE SUITE R18,000 • ROYAL SUITE R24,000 per person
Email us - info@island-safari.com for a Quotation for your dates |
PRETORIA TO DURBAN
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Friday |
| 10h00 |
The Pride of Africa departs Rovos Rail’s Station in Capital Park.
Guests may freshen up in their suites before joining fellow travellers in the
midway Lounge car or Observation carriage at the rear of the train. |
| 13h00 |
Lunch is served as the train passes through Heidelberg (1 903ms). |
| 18h15 |
The train departs Vooruitsig and climbs to 2 146ms as we traverse Majuba Hill. |
| 19h30 |
Dinner is served in the dining car/s. |
| 22h30 |
The train arrives at Elandslaagte for the overnight stop. |
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Saturday |
| 05h00 |
An early wake up call for a game drive in the Nambiti Private Game
Reserve. |
| 05h15 - 05h45 |
Tea, coffee, juices and pastries will be served in the dining car/s.
Please ensure you are warmly dressed. As the morning drive progresses the
weather can warm up considerably, so please also ensure you have hats and
sun protection. Rain capes will be available if required. |
| 08h00 |
The game rangers will stop for a short tea, coffee and bathroom break. |
| 11h00 - 13h00 |
Brunch will be served in the dining car/s as we travel towards Estcourt. |
| 14h00 |
Disembark for the 40min drive to Spionkop Lodge.
A choice of two excursions are available :
1. An escorted tour of the battlefields or
2. Game drive in the Spionkop Game Reserve.
The weather can be very warm, so please ensure you have hats & sun
protection. As the evening progresses the weather can cool down
considerably, so please also ensure that you take warm clothing. |
| 18h30 |
Enjoy sundowners while overlooking the magnificent Spionkop dam.
A traditional South African dinner will be served at Spionkop Lodge. |
| 22h00 |
Overnight onboard the train. |
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Sunday |
| 07h00 |
Breakfast is served as the train departs Estcourt and descends the escarpment
en route to Lions River station. |
| 10h00 |
Disembark the train for a visit to the famous Ardmore ceramics gallery
including an equestrian display and tea overlooking the river. |
| 12h00 |
The train departs for Pietermaritzburg. |
| 13h00 |
Lunch is served as the train traverses the spectacular Valley of a Thousand
Hills. |
| 16h00 |
Arrive in Durban. |
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DURBAN TO PRETORIA
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Monday |
| 10h00 |
The train departs from Durban station.
Guests may freshen up in their suites before joining fellow travellers in the
midway lounge car or observation carriage at the rear of the train. |
| 13h00 |
Lunch is served as the train traverses the rolling hills of KwaZulu-Natal en
route to Lions River station. |
| 15h00 |
Disembark train for a visit to the famous Ardmore ceramics gallery, including
an equestrian display & tea next to the river. |
| 19h30 |
Dinner is served in the dining car/s. |
| 23h00 |
Arrive in Ladysmith for the overnight stop. |
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Tuesday |
| 05h00 |
An early wake up call for a choice of two excursions :
Option 1- A game drive in the Spionkop Nature Reserve.
Option 2- An escorted tour of the Battlefields.
Tea, coffee, juices, fruit and pastries will be served in the dining car/s. |
| 05h15 - 05h45 |
Please ensure that you are warmly dressed. As the morning drive progresses
the weather can warm up considerably, so please also ensure you have hats
and sun protection.
Rain capes will be available if required. |
| 11h00 - 13h00 |
Brunch will be served in the dining car/s as we travel to Elandslaagte. |
| 15h00 |
Disembark at Elandslaagte for a game drive in the Nambiti Private Game
Reserve.
The weather can be very warm, so please ensure you have hats & sun
protection. As the evening progresses the weather can cool down
considerably, so please also ensure that you take warm clothing. |
| 19h30 |
Dinner is served as the train departs for the overnight journey to Vooruitsig. |
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Wednesday |
| 07h00 - 10h00 |
Breakfast is served as we depart Vooruitsig. |
| 13h00 |
Lunch is served as the train heads towards journeys end. |
| 16h00 |
Arrive at Rovos Rail’s Capital Park Station, Pretoria. |
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An Unforgettable Journey Into The Heart Of KwaZulu Natal
Join this three-day safari on the most luxurious train in the world and experience the splendour of KwaZulu Natal.
Take in the Big Five, a battlefields tour with a world class historian and unusual African ceramics.
Experience the diversity of the Nambiti Conservancy, a Big Five private bush retreat set on 20 000 acres of malaria-free bushveld inKwaZulu Natal. It has an incredible biodiversity including savannah, grasslands, thornveld and tall acacia trees. The Sundays River flowsthrough the reserve and has two 40 metre waterfalls with magnificent ravine bush, home to several rare bird species.
Situated on an expansive game farm, Spionkop Lodge which adjoins an 11 000 acre nature reserve, is the perfect base for exploring
the berg, bush, birds and battlefields of the region. The turn of the century farmhouse has been beautifully restored in Natal colonialstyle and the converted barn now forms a magnificent dining room that boasts spectacular views.
Ardmore Ceramic Art is a story about the Zulu people whose sense of rhythm, colour, dance and song, as well as the spirit of theAfrican imagination, is exerting its influence on the other continents of the world.
Word of Ardmore has spread far and wide and those who believe they have the talent arrive at the Ardmore studios in the rolling hills of
Caversham in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. Many have little knowledge of sculpture and painting and mostly no experience of ceramicart. They learn quickly however and within a short time develop their own particular style of sculpting and painting.
Durban Train Safari
Nambiti Game Conservancy– Spionkop Lodge – Ardmore African Ceramics
1 September 2009 – 31 October 2010
PULLMAN SUITE R12,000• DELUXE SUITE R18,000• ROYAL SUITE R24,000 per person
Email us - info@island-safari.com for a Quotation for your dates |
PRETORIA TO DURBAN
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Friday |
| 10h00 |
The train departs Rovos Rail’s Station in Capital Park. |
| 13h00 |
Lunch is served in the dining car/s. |
| 19h30 |
Dinner is served en route to Elandslaagte, near
Ladysmith. |
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Saturday |
| 05h00 |
Wake up call for early morning game drive in the
Nambiti Private Game Reserve. |
| 11h00 |
Brunch is served in the dining car/s as we travel
towards Estcourt. |
| 14h30 |
Upon arrival there is a choice of excursions : |
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Option 1 – Game drive in Spionkop Game Reserve. |
| 05h00 |
Option 2 – Spionkop battlefields escorted tour. |
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Sunday |
| 11h00 |
Breakfast is served as the train descends the |
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escarpment en route to Lions River station. |
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Visit to the famous Ardmore Ceramics gallery |
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including a dressage display and tea overlooking the |
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Lions river. |
| 12h00 |
The train departs for Pietermaritzburg. |
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Arrive Durban. |
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DURBAN TO PRETORIA
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Monday |
| 10h00 |
The train departs Durban Station. |
| 13h00 |
Lunch is served en route to Lions River station. |
| 15h00 |
Excursion to the famous Ardmore Ceramics gallery |
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including a dressage display and tea. |
| 19h30 |
Dinner is served as we climb the escarpment for an |
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Tuesday. |
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Enjoy a choice of excursions : |
| 05h00 |
Option 1- Wake up call for an early game drive in the |
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Option 2 – Spionkop battlefields escorted tour . |
| 11h00 |
Brunch is served in the dining car. |
| 15h00 |
Arrive Elandslaagte for a game drive in the Nambiti |
| 15h00 |
Private Game Reserve. |
| 19h30 |
Dinner is served in the dining car/s. |
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Wednesday |
| 07h00 |
Breakfast is served as the train traverses the Highveld. |
| 13h00 |
Lunch is served as we head for Centurion where |
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a steam engine will haul the train into Pretoria. |
| 16h00 |
Arrive Rovos Rail’s Capital Park Station, Pretoria. |
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