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South Africa

The Blue Train: Pretoria to Cape Town (Tour code: 12549)

Starts and Ends
Pretoria to
Cape Town
Travel Periods
Jan - Dec 2025 (no departures in June)
Experience
Travel Style
Rail Journeys
The Blue Train is a 2-night journey that travels between Pretoria and Cape Town and is defined by personal attention and devotion to detail.

Highlights

3 days onboard The Blue Train in De Luxe Suite

All meals and beverages – excluding caviar and French champagne

High tea served in the Lounge car

Kimberley Diamond Mine Museum and tour

3 days
From
AUD 3,066
per person, twin share
Travelling with kids? Read more 
All services are subject to availability.

Overview

The Blue Train travels this 1600 km journey over two nights. This allows visitors to surrender to the luxury of slow while taking their time to soak up some of South Africa’s most magnificent landscapes.

A magnificent five-star hotel on wheels with 2 grades of compartments, Luxury and De Luxe suites. On board the train, guests indulge in exquisite meals freshly prepared by top chefs and accompanied by some of the best wines South Africa has to offer. Around-the-clock personal Butlers see to the guests’ every need for the duration of their experience; be it in the comfort of their private suites or at any one of the elegant lounges.

During the journey, the train is due to stop for an off-the train excursion (weather and time permitting), at the diamond town of Kimberley where one can explore the Big Hole and the Diamond Museum.

Inclusions

2 nights accommodation in De Luxe Suite
All meals and beverages – except French champagne
24-hour Butler service onboard
Off-train excursions

Intro Map

The Blue Train - Pretoria to Cape Town

Map

Day 1 Pretoria Station

Enjoy pre-departure food and beverages while registering and checking in at The Blue Train Lounge, Pretoria Station. The butlers will help you through your suites as you board the train. Once boarding has concluded, the train leaves Pretoria Station, and canapé service will begin. Lunch is served on board.

Guests are welcome to relax before dinner in one of the elegant lounges where they can spend their free time. Dinner will be served onboard (Please note: Dinner is an elegant affair. Gentlemen are requested to at least wear a jacket/wasitcoat). After dinner, guests relax in the Club Car with cognacs and Cuban cigars before going to bed.

Overnight on board.

Lunch, Dinner
Pretoria Station
The Blue Train Luxury Suite

Day 2 Kimberley Station

Breakfast is served on a first-come-first-served basis on board and before you know it, the Blue Train arrives at Kimberley Station (Off-Train-Excursion: Weather & time permitting). Guests disembark and gather at the Railway Museum, from where guests will be ushered to a bus, which transfers them to the Kimberley Open Mine Museum. Guests arrive at the destination for a tour of the mine and are taken to view interesting and historical sites around the area. Later, guests will also be taken onto an enclosed ramp on the edge of the Big Hole.

Once the tour is completed, guests will depart from the Open Mine Museum for Kimberley Station. At Kimberly Station guests are greeted with a glass of sherry. The sherry glass engraved with The Blue Train logo as a memento for guests to keep. The Blue Train departs Kimberley Station for the southbound journey to Cape Town.

After arriving back on the train, guests are welcome to refresh themselves and enjoy aperitifs served at any one of the onboard lounges. Lunch is onboard and afterwards, High Tea will be served in the Non-Smoking Lounge Car.

Dinner is served onbaord the Blue Train in the evening (Please note: Dinner is an elegant affair. Gentlemen are requested to at least wear a jacket/wasitcoat). Guests enjoy post-dinner drinks, cognacs and Cuban cigards in the Club Car before retiring to bed.

Overnight on board.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Kimberley Station
Fine Dining Experience

Day 3 Cape Town Station

Breakfast is served on a first-come-first-served basis until 10:00am. Relax and rewind onboard the train. Later, in the afternoon indulge in a sumptuous lunch onboard, prepared with the finest ingredients and culinary expertise.

The Blue Train arrives at Cape Town Station at approximately 6:00pm. Accompanied by attentive butlers, guests are escorted to the arrival lounge to conclude their memorable journey.

Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation

The Blue Train

Upgrade available

Your De Luxe Suite will forever alter your definition of what style and class entail.

De Luxe Suites measure 8m2 of space and offer twin beds or double beds with either a three-quarter sized bath or a shower in each suite. 

From your elegant and relaxing lounge during the day, it transforms into a subtly-lit bedroom of indulgence during the night, bedecked with goose-down and 100 per cent percale-cotton bedding, from your individually-controlled air-conditioning system, under-floor heating, opulent marble and gold-fitted bathroom, its scented bath salts and plush monogrammed towels, to the electronic entertainment options on offer.

Please note: The De Luxe coaches each have four suites. One of these suites contains a double bed and a ¾ size bath tub with handheld shower, while the others have twin beds with showers.

Suite configurations are subject to availability. Suite layouts may differ from images.

Room Upgrades

Luxury Suite

Luxury suites are the premier suites and measure 10.26m2 of space and offer twin beds or double beds with either a full-sized bath or a shower in each suite. The same suite is also a lounge area by day and is converted into a comfortable bedroom during the night.

Suite configurations are subject to availability. Suite layouts may differ from images.

Luxury Suite

Prices are dynamic based on travel dates. Please proceed to Book Now or Contact Us for details.

Additional information

  • The Blue Train is happy to accommodate culinary requests that are supplied with adequate notice. Please specify any special dietary requirements at the time of booking. 
  • Guests are requested to check-in at least two hours prior to departure. Guests will be kept captivated and entertained with a live performance by a saxophonist while they indulge in gourmet canapes, pre-departure snacks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
  • Please dress accordingly for excursions: mornings can be cool then warm up considerably; afternoons can be warm then cool down considerably. Warm clothing, comfortable shoes, hats and sun protection are advised.
  • Rain capes are available. Excursions may be changed according to schedule achieved. Times are approximate and cannot be guaranteed.
  • Dinner is an elegant affair – Gentleman are requested to at least wear a jacket/waistcoat and elegant evening wear for ladies.
  • Please note: caviar, french champagne, external phone calls and gratuities are excluded from the price.

2024 Departure dates:

  • May 6, 13
  • June (no departures)
  • July 8, 15
  • August 5, 12
  • September 2, 9, 16
  • October 7, 14, 21, 28
  • November 4, 11, 18
  • December 2, 9, 16

2025 Departure dates:

  • Jan 6, 13, 20, 27
  • Feb 3, 10, 17, 24
  • Mar 3, 10, 17, 24
  • Apr 7, 14, 21
  • May 5, 12
  • June (no departures)
  • July 7, 14, 21
  • August 11, 18, 25
  • September 8, 15, 22
  • October 6, 13, 20, 27
  • November 3, 10, 17
  • December 1, 8, 15

Excluded

  • International airfares and taxes
  • Domestic airfares and taxes, unless otherwise specified in our holiday package
  • Visa expenses, processing and issuance fees
  • Meals other than as specified in our holiday package
  • Travel Insurance or expenses of a personal nature (mini-bar, phone call, laundry, etc.),
  • Tips or gratuities to guides, drivers, porters, hotel, restaurant or boat staff, etc.
  • Or any other travel expense that has not been included in our holiday package

FAQs

Who are Entire Travel Group?

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Entire Travel Group is proudly Australian family owned and operated and as it stands today represents 50 years of experience, progress, and evolution. We proudly support the community with our long-term commitment to many important charity organisations. We were awarded the best operator in our class at the most recent National Travel Industry Awards.

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Entire Travel Group is both ATAS and CATO Accredited. ATAS is actively administered by the Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA). The Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO) is the trade association representing the land supply sector of the Australian Travel Industry.

Does Entire Travel Group have industry awards?

Entire Travel Group was honoured at the 2023 National Travel Industry Awards with Most Oustanding Wholesaler - Product / Service.

As our team works tirelessly to deliver exceptional holiday experiences, it was exciting to have this acknowledged with the highest recognition. The award is also a testament to the quality of our partners around the globe, and we take this opportunity to thank them for their tremendous support of our customers.

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In some cases, we are the sole representative in Australia for the overseas travel operator. In other circumstances the product developed has been exclusively built for Entire Travel Group and can’t be found elsewhere.

What’s unique about Entire Travel Group Holiday Packages?

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Look for packages with our Peace of Mind Booking Plan logo on the website.

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The Freedom of Choice options are included in the package price, and the price remains the same regardless of the choice you make on each day.

Our Freedom of Choice program offers flexibility, by allowing you to choose from different options on pre-selected days in the itinerary.

  • Our per person price includes one tour on each Freedom of Choice day in the itinerary.
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Can you book my international airfares?

On some Islands Holiday Packages (e.g. Fiji), it is practical to include flights, so where we have done this it is indicated by the plane icon.

However, on the majority of our Holiday Packages, we do not include international flights.

We found that many customers may prefer to:

  • Travel on a specific airline of their choice
  • Have the flexibility to book flights with Frequent Flyer points
  • Select flight dates that may be different to our Holiday Package start/end dates
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  • Use their travel agent for this service

We are able to assist with flights on any Holiday Package, so please just notify us during the Book Now process or contact our team.

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What should I do before travelling?

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