Shongololo Dune Express

Day 1: Pretoria

• The train departs from Rovos Rail Station in Pretoria for Kingswood for our overnight stop.

Day 2: Kimberley

• Visit the Big Hole and Diamond Mine Museum in Kimberley.
• Return to the train in Kimberley and depart for Upington. Enjoy lunch on board.

Day 3: Namibia

• Morning tour of Upington and wine tasting at Belazel Brandy and Wine Cellar.
• The train departs Upington for Nakop for border formalities with Namibia.
• Enjoy lunch on board.
• Overnight Holoog.

Day 4: Fish River Canyon

• Morning visit to the Fish River Canyon, the largest in the southern hemisphere.
• Return to the train and depart for Aus for overnight.
• Enjoy lunch on board.

Day 5: Lüderitz

• Full-day tour of the ghost town Kolmanskop and Lüderitz, well known for its colonial architecture and wildlife.
• The train departs for Keetmanshoop for overnight.

Day 6: Keetmanshoop

• Morning tour of Keetmanshoop. See the Giant’s Playground with its 20km-long dolerite dykes as well as Quiver Tree Forest, home to 300 species of the Aloe dichotomy.
• Return to the train and depart for Mariental. Enjoy lunch on board.

Day 7: Namib-Naukluft Park

• Transfer to a Sossusvlei lodge in the Namib-Naukluft Park.
• Visit the Sesriem Canyon, shaped over millions of years by the Tsauchab River.
• Overnight at lodge.

Day 8: Namib-Naukluft Park

• Enjoy the sunrise from Dune 45 followed by brunch at the lodge. Take a scenic drive through the Namib-Naukluft Park.
• The train departs for Rehoboth for overnight.

Day 9: Windhoek

• City tour of Windhoek. See the Trans-Namib Transport Museum, the Alte Feste (Old Fortress), the Evangelical Lutheran Church – a striking landmark – and the Namibia Craft Centre in the old Breweries Building.
• Return to the train and depart for Otjiwarongo.
• Enjoy lunch on board.

Day 10: Etosha National Park

• Transfer to a lodge in Etosha National Park.
• Enjoy game-viewing activities.
• Overnight at lodge.

Day 11: Kranzberg

• Enjoy a morning game drive before checking out and returning to the train.
• Rejoin the train in Otjiwarongo and depart for Kranzberg for overnight.

Day 12: Walvis Bay

• Arrive at Walvis Bay Station where your tour ends.
• Check out of the train.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ITINERARY ALSO RUN IN REVERSE