Day 1: Arrival at Victoria Falls Int’l Airport

Arrive at Victoria Falls international airport in Zimbabwe, here you’ll be warmly received by our local representative who then transfers you to your hotel. Depending on time of arrival, you’ve time to explore the beautiful falls before your next day departure and excursions.

Overnight: Victoria Falls Hotel

Day 2: Departure – Victoria Falls to Malindi

Today you have the morning at leisure in Victoria falls, you may opt for short excursions before time – you prepare to embark /check-in on the train later. This relaxing train journey sets-off at 1700hrs from Victoria Falls station Zimbabwe. Guests may freshen up in their suites before joining fellow travelers in the lounge car or observation car at the back of the train.

Dinner is on-board served in the dining car on your way to Malindi

Overnight: Rovos Rail

Day 3: Hwange National Park - Beitbridge

Get up early for the days adventure and wildlife experience, today you’ll behold the beauty of Hwange – Zimbabwe largest and premier wildlife destination known for its stunning diversity of wildlife and tempting landscapes.

At 5:00Am, you’re served a continental breakfast on-board in the dining cars, at 6:00am browse the Hwange national park on a game drive at The Tide. In the afternoon you enjoy lunch on-board in the dining cars. The train travels between Dete and Gwaai along one of the world’s longest stretches of straight railway line (114kms) and continues through Bulawayo – second largest city in the country and largest in Matabeleland. Enjoy tea, served in the lounge and observation cars – the trail travel to baobab country while dinner is served in the dining cars en-route to the border at Beitbridge.

Overnight: Rovos Rail

Day 4: Leisure on board – Beitbridge / Musina – Pyramid

Enjoy a leisurely and hearty breakfast on board served in the dining cars till 10:00am. Today the train crosses the Limpopo River – (Africa’s second largest draining to the Indian Ocean) to Musina – the northernmost town in the Limpopo province of South Africa which teams with its beautiful scenery and landscape. Lunch on-board in the afternoon, then train crosses the Tropic of Capricorn, tea in the lounge and observation cars, travel through Warmbaths (Bela-Bela) so named for its mineral waters – and Nylstroom, christened by the Voortrekkers as the source of the Nile River as the town’s river happened to be north flowing. Pass the edge of the escarpment where the Highveld drops precipitously.  Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to Pyramid.

Overnight: Rovos Rail

Day 5: Pretoria

Today you finally arrive in Pretoria, so ensure your luggage is ready for collection before disembarking the train. Enjoy breakfast on-boar in the dining car only until 9:30am – arrive at the Rovos rail station in Pretoria then you’re transferred to the hotel where you’ll stay.

Overnight: Apogee Boutique Hotel

Day 6: To Timbavati

Today after breakfast, you’ll go on a scenic journey roughly 6-hours to Timbavati game reserve situated within the Greater Kruger at the western edge of Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga Province and in the internationally declared Kruger 2 canyons UNESCO Man and Biosphere System. On arrival check-in at the lodge/camp relax at the luxury of your camp all through the evening and in the late evening go for an epic night game drive with chance to see predators in your headlights. Dinner and overnight at the camp.  

Overnight: Simbavati River lodge

Day 7-8: Timbavati Game Reserve

Your stay in the reserve includes daily game drives at different intervals of the day – morning and evening, guided bush walks for intimate and close encounters with wildlife not usually seen from the comfort of your safari car, boma and campfire dinners at the lodge, sundowners and other selected activities at the lodge. The reserve offers exclusive and remarkable encounters with wildlife and it’s known for its rare White Lions. Look out for the African Big Five and other species like Wild Dogs.

Overnight: Simbavati River lodge

Day 9: To Johannesburg

Today after enjoying a hearty breakfast at the lodge, you’ll be transferred to Hoedspruit for your flight to Johannesburg (alternatively you can choose to travel over-land by car). Arrive in Joburg to check-in at the hotel where you’ll spend a night. Dinner and overnight.

Overnight: Southern Sun Rosebank

Day 10-11: Sun City

Arrive in Sun City on day – 10 from Joburg, you’ll be here for two nights with daily breakfast at selected hotel. During your time in Sun City, there’s a wide selection of activities you can choose from; you can spend time at valley of the waves -an advanced water park, try adventures like horse riding, quad bike ride or a Segway ride, try golf at the lost city course, hot air balloon over the city, visit the casino and much more there’s. You can decide to enjoy meals at a local restaurant in the city while overnight at selected hotel.

Overnight: The Palace of the Lost City

Day 12: Departure  

Today marks the end of this tour, breakfast is at the hotel, then check out for a transfer to OR Tambo Int’l airport in Joburg.