African Collage Rail Safari

Day 1: Mpumalanga

• 09h00 Check-in at Rovos Rail Station in Pretoria for departure at 10h00.
• Lunch and dinner are served as the train travels east towards Mpumalanga.
• (Breakfast 07h00-10h00 - Lunch 13h00 - Tea 16h30 - Dinner 19h30).

Day 2: Kruger Area

• Golfers: 09h00 Tee off at Leopard Creek near Kruger with lunch.
• Non-golfers: 08h00 Game drive in the Kruger Park with lunch.
• 17h00 Rejoin the train at Komatipoort and depart for Zululand.

Day 3: Zululand

• 09h30 Game drive in the Hluhluwe Reserve in Zululand.
• 13h00 Lunch is served as the train travels south alongside the St Lucia Wetland Park to Durban for the overnight stop.

Day 4: Natal Midlands

• Golfers: 08h00 Tee off at Durban Country Club.
• Non-golfers: 08h00 Disembark for a short city tour of Durban.
• After lunch, enjoy a one-hour scenic drive along the Midlands Meander to join the train at Lions River.
• 10h00 Traverse the Valley of a Thousand Hills to Ardmore Ceramics for a two-hour afternoon visit.
• 16h00 Return to the train for dinner and overnight.
• Traverse the Drakensberg.

Day 5: Bloemfontein

• 09h00 Disembark for a city tour of Bloemfontein.
• 13h00 Travel to Coerney/Alicedale across the Drakensberg Mountains.

Day 6: Port Elizabeth

• Golfers: 07h00 One-hour transfer from Alicedale to Humewood Course.
• Enjoy a game and lunch before joining the train in Port Elizabeth.
• Non-golfers: 08h00 Game drive at Addo Elephant Park.
• 11h30 Rejoin the train and depart for Port Elizabeth.
• 14h15 Experience the train being turned around then depart for Oudtshoorn via Willowmore.

Day 7: Garden Route

• Golfers: 07h00 Arrive Oudtshoorn.
• Transfer to George along Montagu Pass.
• 10h30 Tee off at Fancourt followed by dinner at the estate.
• Non-golfers: 09h00 Two-hour ostrich-farm visit in Oudtshoorn.
• 18h30 Disembark for dinner at Fancourt Estate.

Day 8: Cape Overberg

• Golfers: 07h00 Transfer to Ernie Els Oubaai for tee off at 08h00.
• Non-golfers: 08h00 Morning at leisure in Knysna or ferry ride to Featherbed.
• 13h00 Depart George and travel along the Garden Route via the Outeniqua Mountains to the coast for Riversdale.

Day 9: Safari End in Cape Town

• 11h00 Two-hour tour of the KWV Brandy Distillery, Worcester.
• 17h00 Arrive at Platform 23 at Cape Town Station.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ITINERARY ALSO RUN IN REVERSE