Blue Train

Day 1 - On the Northbound journey, the train leaves Cape Town train station at 15h30pm and arrives in Pretoria at 10h30am.

14h30 -  Register and check in at Cape Town Train Station. Guests enjoy pre-departure snacks and drinks.

15h30 - Boarding commences. Butlers usher guests to their suites. Suite orientation done by butlers. Boarding concludes at 15h45.

16h00 - Blue Train departs from Cape Town Station (will depart earlier once all guests have checked-in).

16h30 - High tea is served in the non-smoking Lounge Cars.

19h30 - 21h00 - 1st sitting for dinner.

21h15 - 23h00 - 2nd sitting for dinner.

Accommodation: The Blue Train - De Luxe Suite or similar (5 Star)

Included Meals: High Tea and Dinner

Remember, dinner is an elegant affair - men are requested to wear a jacket and tie and ladies elegant evening wear.

Guests enjoy post-dinner drinks, Cognacs and Cuban cigars in the Club Car before retiring to bed.

Day 2 

06h00 - 09h00 - Breakfast is served on first-come-first-served basis.

11h30 - 13h00 - 1st sitting for lunch.

13h15 - 14h30 - 2nd sitting for lunch. 

OFF-THE-TRAIN-EXCURSION

(Weather and time permitting)

14h30 - Blue Train arrives at Kimberly Station. Guests disembark and gather at the Railway Museum, from where they will be ushered to a bus, which transfers them to the Kimberly Open Mine Museum.

15h00 - Guests arrive at the Open Mine Museum for a tour of the mine. Guests are first taken to view interesting and historical sites. Guests are also taken onto an enclosed ramp on the edge of the Big Hole.

17h30 - Guests depart from the Open Mine Museum for Kimberly Station. At Kimberly Station guests are greeted with a glass of sherry. The sherry glass engraved with The Blue Train logo is a memento for guests to keep. After this exciting tour, guests are welcome to refresh themselves and enjoy aperitifs before dinner.

19h30 - 21h00 - 1st sitting for dinner.

21h15 - 23h00 - 2nd sitting for dinner.

Accommodation: The Blue Train - De Luxe Suite or similar (5 Star)

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

**Please note off train excursions are weather and time permitting.

Day 3 

06h00 - 09h00 - Breakfast is served on first-come-first-served basis.

10h30 - The Blue Train arrives at Pretoria Station. Butlers usher guests to the Arrival Lounge.

Included Meals: Breakfast

**Please note arrival time is approximate and subject to change.

Day 1 - On the Southbound journey, the train leaves Pretoria Train Station at 18h30pm and arrives in Cape Town at 10h30am.

16h00 -  Register and check in at Pretoria Train Station. Guests enjoy pre-departure snacks and drinks onboard.

18h00 - Boarding commences. Butlers usher guests to their suites. Suite orientation done by butlers. Boarding concludes at 18h15.

18h30 - Blue Train departs Pretoria (will depart earlier once all guests have checked-in).

19h30 - 21h00 - 1st sitting for dinner.

21h15 - 23h00 - 2nd sitting for dinner.

Accommodation: The Blue Train - De Luxe Suite or similar (5 Star)

Included Meals: Dinner

Remember, dinner is an elegant affairs - men are requested to wear a jacket and tie and ladies elegant evening wear.

Guests enjoy post-dinner drinks, Cognacs and Cuban cigars in the Club Car before retiring to bed.

Day 2 

06h00 - 09h00 - Breakfast is served on first-come-first-served basis.

OFF-THE-TRAIN-EXCURSION

(Weather and time permitting)

09h30 - Blue Train arrives at Kimberly Station. Guests disembark and gather at the Railway Museum, from where they will be ushered to a bus, which transfers them to the Kimberly Open Mine Museum.

10h00 - Guests arrive at the Open Mine Museum for a tour of the mine. Guests are first taken to view interesting and historical sites. Guests are also taken onto an enclosed ramp on the edge of the Big Hole.

12h30 - Guests depart from the Open Mine Museum for Kimberly Station. At Kimberly Station guests are greeted with a glass of sherry. The sherry glass engraved with The Blue Train logo is a memento for guests to keep. After this exciting tour, guests are welcome to refresh themselves and enjoy aperitifs before dinner.

13h00 - The Blue Train departs Kimberly Station for the journey Southbound to Cape Town.

13h00 - 14h15 - 1st sitting for lunch.

14h30 - 16h00 - 2nd sitting for lunch.

17h00 - High tea is served in the non-smoking Lounger Car.

19h30 - 21h00 - 1st sitting for dinner.

21h15 - 23h00 - 2nd sitting for dinner.

Accommodation: The Blue Train - De Luxe Suite or similar (5 Star)

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

**Please note off train excursions are weather and time permitting.

Day 3 

06h00 - 09h00 - Breakfast is served on first-come-first-served basis.

10h30 - The Blue Train arrives at Cape Town Station. Butlers usher guests to the Arrival Lounge.

Included Meals: Breakfast

**Please note arrival time is approximate and subject to change.

Deal inclusions

- Accommodation 

- All meals 

- All alcoholic and other beverages (excluding French champange)

- Off-train excursions

- Land transfers from Pretoria Station to the hotel in Pretoria and from hotel to airport and vice se versa