Rovos Rail: Cape Town - Dar es Salaam

Übernachtungsort: Rovos Rail Sonderzug

Early morning game drive (approximately 2 hours). Breakfast is served until 09:30. Please ensure your bags are ready for collection at 10:00 and proceed to check-out. Depart the lodge. Transfer to the train at Gaborone in Botswana. Border formalities will take place en route and guests are required to present themselves to the border officials (luggage may be searched). Lunch is served in the dining cars. The train crosses the Tropic of Capricorn and the eastern edge of the Kalahari Basin. Known as ‘Kgalagadi’ in Botswana, the Kalahari (which extends to 900 000km2 and covers much of Botswana, parts of Namibia and South Africa) is not a true desert as it does experience small amounts of rain, with some areas enjoying up to 250mm per annum. The surrounding basin covers over 2 500 000km2 extending farther into Botswana, Namibia and South Africa and encroaching into parts of Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is part desert, part plateau. The only constant river, the Okavango, flows into a delta in the northwest forming marshes that are rich in wildlife. Tea in the lounge and observation cars. Dinner is served in the dining cars. Dress: Formal Please ensure the Train Manager or Administration Deputy is in possession of your passport. Victoria Falls: It is a good idea to familiarise yourself with the list of activities available: Tour of Victoria Falls; helicopter over the falls; whitewater rafting; bungee-jumping; zip-lining; game walks; golf etc. You may book these excursions at the hotel OR beforehand with the on-board historian – today between 16:30-18:00. Cash accepted.

Übernachtungsort: Rovos Rail Sonderzug

Lectures will take place throughout the journey during the morning and/or afternoon in the lounge car. Please consult Lecture Sheets for details. Victoria Falls: If you have decided to book activities through the on-board historian, please ensure you have done so before lunch. Cash accepted. Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10:00. Border formalities take place. Lunch is served in the dining cars. Tea in the lounge and observation cars. Before dinner, pass Gwaai and Dete along one of Africa’s longest stretches of straight railway line – 114 kilometres – and along the eastern edge of the Hwange National Park. Dinner is served in the dining cars. Dress: Formal

Übernachtungsort: Victoria Falls

Please pack a small overnight bag for the stay at Victoria Falls Hotel. See below for inclusions/exclusions. Meals are taken at the Victoria Falls Hotel. Currency exchange is available at the hotel (passports not required); there is a business centre and WiFi available throughout. If you are crossing the border into Zambia during your stay, please obtain your passport from the Train Manager or Administration Deputy. Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10:00. Arrive at the incomparable Victoria Falls. Disembark with an overnight bag and walk across to the hotel. Welcome address on the lawn followed by lunch at Jungle Junction. Luggage will be delivered to the rooms. 15:45 WINTER / 16:15 SUMMER Meet in the hotel foyer before departure for the sunset cruise on the Zambezi. Dinner at the Livingstone Room, Victoria Falls Hotel. Dress: Smart Casual (strictly no safari-wear, shorts, sandals or sneakers) Plunging over the lip of the Victoria Falls is the largest body of falling water on earth. The mighty Zambezi, fourth longest river in Africa, is about 2kms wide above the falls and cascades dramatically over a precipice 1.6km in length and 108m at its deepest, compressing the vast volume of water into a chasm 50m wide. The sound can be deafening, the aspect magnificent and the memory indelible. In autumn, the spray is so great it inhibits photography while in spring the seasonal flow considerably reduces leaving large slabs of brown basalt exposed on the lip

Übernachtungsort: Rovos Rail Sonderzug

Check-out time is normally at 10:00 (to be advised). If you have organised morning activities, please ensure you have checked out. Luggage storage at reception is complimentary until afternoon departure. Please call the front desk and they will send a porter to collect your luggage. Breakfast is served at the Jungle Junction Restaurant until 10:00. Day at leisure in the Victoria Falls. Lunch at Jungle Junction. Meet on station platform. Please ensure the Train Manager or Administration Deputy has your passport. Cross the Victoria Falls Bridge. Tea in the lounge and observation cars. Border formalities take place. Dinner is served in the dining cars. Dress: Formal

Übernachtungsort: Rovos Rail Sonderzug

Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10:00. Lunch is served in the dining cars. Tea in the lounge and observation cars. The train travels across the Kafue Railway Bridge – a 477-metre long steel girder truss bridge of 13 spans each at 33 metres supported on concrete piers. Dinner is served in the dining cars. The train passes Zambia’s capital, Lusaka. Dress: Forma

Übernachtungsort: Rovos Rail Sonderzug

Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10:00. The train travels the TAZARA railway line, an engineering tour de force and one of Africa’s best-kept secrets as it passes through remote territory. Lunch is served in the dining cars. Tea in the lounge and observation cars. Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to Kasama. Dress: “Africa” Theme or Smart Casua

Übernachtungsort: Rovos Rail Sonderzug

Breakfast is served in the dining cars. Enjoy a visit to Chisimba Falls where guests can take a pleasant walk down to the rock pools at the base of the falls or admire them from various viewpoints. Lunch is served. The train climbs to the border, almost exactly the midpoint between Africa’s two Great Rift Valley lakes. Tea in the lounge and observation cars. Dinner is served in the dining cars. Border formalities take place. Dress: Formal PLEASE PUT YOUR WATCHES FORWARD AN HOUR BEFORE RETIRING FOR THE EVENING. Chisimba Falls is a series of three waterfalls named Mutumuna, Kaela and Chishimba (Chisimba), which are separated over 300m along the Luombe River. According to Bemba tradition, the nature spirit “Chishimba” lives in a cave behind the falls therefore no bad behaviour (including fights, insults and arrogance) is allowed in this area. Though the Bemba people arrived here in the 17th century, they weren’t the first as the land surrounding the falls is dotted with evidence of Iron Age activities including kilns, smelting pipes and iron ore deposits

Übernachtungsort: Rovos Rail Sonderzug

Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10:00. The train traverses the Rift Valley and baobab forests towards Mbeya. Lunch is served in the dining cars. The Southern Highlands of Tanzania are covered with grasslands, savannas, woodlands and forests. Miombo woodland and savanna predominates at lower elevations while the higher mountains are home to Afromontane evergreen forests, grasslands and shrublands, and part of the Southern Rift montane forestgrassland mosaic ecoregion, which extends into the nearby mountains of Malawi and Zambia. Tea in the lounge and observation cars. Dinner is served in the dining cars. Dress: Formal

Übernachtungsort: Rovos Rail Sonderzug

Breakfast is served until 10:00. Enjoy an optional stroll through Makambako (time permitting) before departure at 09:30. Lunch is served in the dining cars. The train travels towards the jungled Udzungwa Mountains and negotiates the dramatic switchbacks, viaducts and tunnels of the escarpment. Tea in the lounge and observation cars. Dinner is served in the dining cars. Dress: Formal

Übernachtungsort: Rovos Rail Sonderzug

Breakfast is served in the dining cars. Enjoy a game visit and lunch (weather permitting) in the Nyerere National Park, the largest in Africa at 30 000km2 . The train traverses the fertile lands of Tanzania towards Gwata. Dinner is served in the dining cars. Dress: “1920s” Theme or Smart Casual

Übernachtungsort:

Please ensure that your luggage is ready for collection 15 minutes before arrival and that you have your passport. Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10:00. Arrive at journey’s end at Tazara Station in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.