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Highlights

  • Stylish Travel

    Travel without the fuss of Airports. Luxury 5 Star hotel on the move with an unforgettable journey between Pretoria and Cape Town.

  • Luxury Accomodation

    Blue Train is the ultimate definition of luxury in motion. You'll note it from the moment you step into your suite, which is transformed from an elegant lounge by day into a sanctuary of comfort at night.

  • Personal Service

    Each coach has a butler on call to attend to the guests every need. Butlers are there to ensure that your experience is as memorable and comfortable as possible.

  • Fine dining

    All our meals are freshly prepared on board the train by executive chefs. Carefully selected South African wines complement the gourmet cuisine served on The Blue Train.

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General information

The Blue Train has an aura of mystique about it. This magnificent moving five-star hotel has hosted Kings and presidents. Its very name has become synonymous with the ultimate in luxury and personal service.

The route of The Blue Train - both scheduled and chartered - take guests through some of the most breathtaking countryside to be found anywhere in the world.

As the ever-changing scenery flashes past the windows, guests can savour exquisite meals freshly prepared on board by top chefs. Meals are complemented by the best wines South Africa has to offer.

The suites on The Blue Train are magnificent. The finest bed linen, marble tiles and gold fittings in the bathrooms and sheer opulence all ensure that guests will never forget the time they spend on The Blue Train.

When you choose to travel on The Blue Train, you choose to travel in a world of grace, elegance and romance.

On each journey, a team of highly qualified and specially trained hospitality staff run The Blue Train. These include, train manager, rooms division supervisor, restaurant supervisor, executive chef, sous chef, butlers, waiters/barmen as well as kitchen staff.

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Our view

Luxury overnight train journey with comfortable cabins.

  • Exquisite scenery
  • Interesting off Train excurision
  • Excellent staff
  • Unique Experience
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Price

From ZAR R10,120.00 per person Add to trip planner

Route

The route between Pretoria and Cape Town is a 27-hour journey of 1 600 kilometres (994 miles), through some of the most diverse and spectacular scenery offered by the African sub-continent.

 

Facilities

Fax facilities are available in the train manager's office. There are also facilities for mailing letters, as well as stamps and The Blue Train postcards.

A camera mounted on the front of both trains gives guests a driver's-eye-view of the scenery ahead. The unfolding journey is shown on a TV screen in the club car and on one of the TV channels so guests can view it in their suites.

 

 

Suites

Each suite has its own bathroom with either a shower or bath. There are two luxury coaches which both have three suites with bathrooms fitted with tubs. The other nine De Luxe coaches have four suites per coach. One of the four suites has a bathroom with a bath, while the other three have showers. 

Lounges

Each of The Blue Trains has two lounges: the main lounge car in which high tea is served each afternoon, and the club car where guests can relax over a post-prandial cognac. The club car is the only public area available for smoking. 

 

 

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