Southern Cross Rovos Rail
12 day The Romance of Rail Tour
The Southern Cross Rovos Rail is a wonderful 12-day panoramic African train journey between Pretoria and Victoria Falls. Travel across the Drakensberg Mountains to join the Panorama Route with game viewing in Kruger. Tour Maputo, capital of Mozambique, before exploring the mountainous Kingdom of Swaziland. Enjoy a game drive at Kapama and a visit to the Great Zimbabwe Monument. Tour Antelope Park and Matopos, site of Cecil John Rhodes’ grave. Continue to Hwange for game viewing. Arrive in Victoria Falls for a walking tour of the village and the thunderous falls. End with a sunset cruise on the mighty Zambezi. Available in reverse.
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Highlights of the Southern Cross Rovos Rail
- Ride the 5-star Rovos Rail: the most adventurous train in Africa
- Full day tour of Soweto and Pretoria
- Excursion along the Panorama route and Graskop Gorge lift
- Full-day game viewing in Kruger National Park
- visit of vibrant Maputo in Mozambique, a mix of old and new
- Travel through Swaziland
- Game drive in Kapama Game Reserve
- Visit to the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre
- Great Zimbabwe Monument, the largest precolonial monument south of the Egyptian pyramids.
- Antelope Park, home to the African Lion and Environmental Research Trust (ALERT) lion rehabilitation programme
- the dramatic hills and granite rocks of Matopos NP
- Full-day game viewing in Hwange National Park
- the world-famous Victoria Falls
The tour in reverse direction visits the same highlights.
Details of the Southern Cross Rovos Rail tour
Underneath you can download the itineraries for the 12-day Pretoria to Victoria Falls and Victoria Falls to Pretoria tours. Both tours visit the same places but in reverse order.
In each itinerary, you will find:
- the day-to-day itineraries for this year and next year
- train specifications
- full information on the available suites and amenities
- general information about the journey
Map of the tour
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