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VICTORIA FALLS TO PRETORIA

SUNDAY

17h00 The Pride of departs from Victoria Falls Station in and travels southeast towards Hwange National Park. Guests may freshen up in their suites before joining fellow travellers in the midway lounge car or observation car at the rear of the train for pre-dinner drinks. 19h30 Dinner is served in the dining car/s. 24h00 Overnight on the train at Kennedy Siding.

MONDAY

05h00 Early morning wake-up call. A continental breakfast is served in the dining car/s until departure at 06h00. 06h00 Disembark for a game drive at The Hide in Hwange National Park. 11h00 Brunch is served in the dining car/s until 13h00. The train travels between Gwaai and Dete along one of the world’s longest stretches of straight railway line – 114 kilometres – and continues to : second city of Zimbabwe, capital of Matabeleland and industrial capital of the country. 16h30 Tea in the midway lounge car or observation car at the rear of the train. 19h30 Dinner is served in the dining car/s. Border formalities take place at Plumtree en route to . As one of Africa’s richest countries with one of the strongest currencies, Botswana largely consists the Kalahari semi-desert with the majority of the population living along the north-south railway line where there is plentiful evidence of cattle ranching.

TUESDAY

07h00 Breakfast is served in the dining car/s until 10h00. The train crosses the Tropic of Capricorn and continues south via Mahalapye and (the capital of Botswana) to Ramatlamba for border formalitles with . 13h00 Lunch is served in the dining car/s en route to Mafikeng. 16h30 Tea in the midway lounge car or observation car at the rear of the train as the train traverses the Magaliesberg Mountains – a range of low hills stretching 120 kilometres due east-west from Pretoria to Rustenburg, the tobacco- and cotton-growing area of South Africa. The region’s greatest claim to fame is, however, that it is the Bushveld Igneous Complex, one of the richest areas for valuable minerals. 19h30 Dinner is served in the dining car/s as the train travels towards Krugersdorp. 23h00 Overnight on the train at Krugersdorp.

WEDNESDAY

07h00 Breakfast is served in the dining car/s until 09h30 as the train travels towards Capital Park. 10h00 Arrive at journey’s end, the gracious Rovos Rail Station in Pretoria.

Excursions may be changed according to schedule achieved. Times are approximate and cannot be guaranteed. Please check with the Train Manager or [email protected] for any updates or changes to the itinerary. In your suite you will find the Journeys magazine that features articles of interest related to the route.

Updated 15 October 2013

VICTORIA FALLS TO PRETORIA

The little station of Victoria Falls (913m/2995ft) was first reached by railway in June 1904. Old colonial buildings, bougainvillea and palm trees against the backdrop of the Victoria Falls Hotel form a charming oasis of soft sweetness after the rugged dryness of the landscape.

The Victoria Falls is one of Nature’s great revelations on a par with the Grand Canyon, Mount Everest and an erupting volcano. It is believed that there have existed no less than seven different Victoria Falls over the past two million years. These cascades correspond to the lower gorges of the . The present falls is wearing from Devil’s Cataract northwards, eroding the softer mat