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African Explorer JOURNEYS ON THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RAILROADS IN SOUTHERN 2 DISCOVERING AFRICA’S SOUTH ON BOARD THE AFRICAN EXPLORER

For more than 20 years travellers have been Journeys include overnights in comfortable Canyon, Lüderitz, and to discovering the most beautiful destinations sleeping compartments, breakfast and din- the Spitzkoppe, before it finally reaches in in comfort with this train. ner in the on-board restaurant, an English . The journey’s highlights are a Starting with selected departures in 2015, speaking tour guide team and a comprehen- visit to the desert with the Sossusv- the African Explorer will run exclusively for sive excursion programme, supplemented lei and to the Etosha National Park, where Lernidee Trains & Cruises on unique rail by on-board lectures and speciality meals. guests stay in comfortable lodges. routes between , Windhoek, Ma- There is also an English-speaking doctor on puto and Victoria Falls. Guests are presented board. Four countries combined with an ex- with ever-changing landscapes – without any traordinary train experience: The journey domestic flights, time-consuming transfers As with all our journeys by Private Train, From the Indian Ocean to the Victoria and daily suitcase packing. The train covers guests also stay in lodges and hotels during Falls unites an unmatched multitude of long distances over night, while guests are the tour for some nights. Heavy luggage destinations in , Swaziland, slumbering in their private compartments. remains in the guests’ compartments on and . Guests can During the day there is ample time for ex- board. look forward to highlights like the Kruger cursions to famous and also to lesser known National Park and the Victoria Falls, but destinations, for encounters with the cheq- The Private Train tourJewel of the Desert they also go to destinations beyond the uered history of the countries travelled and features a unique route from Cape Town commonly known routes like , last, but not least, for extensive game drives. to the Augrabies Falls, to the Fish River Bulawayo and Matobo National Park.

3 Tour Options

Jewel of the Desert

Jewel of the Desert Dates 1st day Cape Town, Sundowner on Cape Town – Windhoek (13 days) Signal Hill (hotel) 23 FEB – 07 MAR 15 21 OCT – 02 NOV 15 nd 2 day Departure of African Explorer, Windhoek – Cape Town (14 days)* Matjiesfontein (train) 08 MAR – 21 MAR 15 03 NOV – 15 NOV 15 3rd day Augrabies National Park * Slightly different routing in reverse direction. (train) Please ask us about details. 4th day Border to , Fish River Canyon (train) 5th day Aus and Lüderitz (train) Route th 6 day Mariental, Namib desert Etosha National Park Chobe National Park (lodge) th 7 day Sossusvlei (lodge) NAMIBIA ZIMBABWE 8th day Bus tour to Swakopmund, city Spitzkoppe tour (train) Swakopmund Windhoek th 9 day Spitzkoppe (train) Sossusvlei Marienthal 10th day Etosha National Park, game Kolmanskop Aus Lüderitz Fish River Canyon drive (lodge) Augrabies National Park 11th day Etosha National Park, game Upington drive (train) SOUTH AFRICA th 12 day Windhoek, city tour (hotel) Matjiesfontein 13th day End of journey Cape Town

4 From the Indian Ocean to the Victoria Falls

Indian Ocean – Victoria Falls

st 1 day , sightseeing in Dates (lodge) 2nd day Departure of African Explorer, Johannesburg – Victoria Falls (11 days) Waterval Boven (train) 09 SEP – 19 SEP 15 3rd day Daytrip Swaziland Victoria Falls – Johannesburg (12 days)* (train) 22 SEP – 03 OCT 15 th 4 day Maputo/Mozambique * Slightly different routing in reverse direction. (train) Please ask us about details. 5th day Game drive in the Kruger National Park (lodge) 6th day Morning game drive, Panorama Route (train) Route 7th day Ride through Limpopo to the Zimbabwean border Victoria Falls MOZAMBIQUE (train) Chobe Hwange National Park 8th day Great Zimbabwe – UNESCO National Park World Heritage Bulawayo Great Zimbabwe BOTSWANA (train) Panorama Route Kruger 9th day Bulawayo and Matobo National Park Pretoria Maputo National Park (train) th Johannesburg 10 day Game drive in the Hwange Swaziland National Park, arrival in Victoria Falls (hotel) SOUTH AFRICA 11th day Victoria Falls, end of journey

5 The African Explorer

6 As a rolling hotel, the African Explorer a safe and a power outlet (220 V). The sin- one upper bed, overlapping), 2 lower side- features sleeping compartments for one gle compartments (ca. 2.5 m2) feature one by-side twin beds or a double bed. There or two guests in three classes as well as a lower bed. Each of the two waggons of this are altogether 6 waggons of this category restaurant car and a bar waggon. The train category has 5 double and 2 single com- with 5 compartments each. also carries air-conditioned mini­-vans seat- partments, a shower and 2 toilets. ing a maximum of 12 guests each for the Leopard: The compartments of the Leop- daily excursions. Elephant: In addition to the appoint- ard category are ca. 10 m2 and feature a ments of the Antelope category, there is a small sitting area in addition to the ap- Antelope: The 14 compartments of the private shower, a toilet and air-condition- pointments of the Elephant category. Antelope category (ca. 4 m2) feature two ing in the compartments of the Elephant There are 2 waggons of this category with lower beds, a folding table with an inte- category. The compartments (ca. 7 2m ) 3 compartments each. grated sink below, a small hanging locker, feature 2 beds in L-shape (one lower and

7 Pictures: Lernidee Trains & Cruises, Natureimmortal – fotolia.com, Sense of Africa, Shongololo Express Your Contact: Germany 10787 112 Kurfurstenstrasse Lernidee Trains &Cruises www.lernidee.de [email protected] fax: +49(0)307865596 phone: +49(0)3078600