| Tues Oct 31 | Victoria Parking - VLC booked 12.00 flight TK1302 from VLC to Istanbul - land IST at 17.55(flight time 3hr 55 min) layover IST for 8hr 10 min |
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| Wed Nov 1 | 02.05 flight TK38 from IST to JNB (flight time 10 hrs 00 min} 11.05 Arrive JNB Transfer to Pretoria hotel Gautrain or Booking.com taxi Overnight hotel in Apogee Boutique Hotel |
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| Thur Nov 2 | Overnight hotel in Apogee Boutique Hotel
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Apogee Boutique Hotel 212 Johann Rissik Drive Pretoria 0181 |
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| Fri Nov 3 | 08.00 We need to check in to do Rovos tour 09.00 Rovos Station Tour departs 10.00 Train departs Pretotia Station The train travels on the eastern line towards the harsh eMalahleni coal-mining area and Middelburg, known as the |
Rovos Rail Station 1 Transnet Ave, Capital Park, Pretoria
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| Sat Nov 4 | Breakfast is served in the dining cars. |
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| Sun Nov 5 | Breakfast is served in the dining cars. Full-day game viewing in the Kruger Park with lunch. Tea in the lounge and observation cars. Depart for Maputo, Mozambique. Border formalities take place. Dinner is served in the dining cars. Dress: Smart Casual |
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| Mon Nov 6 | Breakfast is served in the dining cars. City tour of Maputo, Mozambique, with lunch. Return to the train. Tea in the lounge and observation cars. Travel to Mpaka, eSwatini. Border formalities take place. Dinner is served in the dining cars. Dress: Smart Casual Capital of Mozambique, Maputo is a city of contrasts offering an exciting mix of cultures. Its architecture is a blend of African, Portuguese and early Colonial traditions with old Catholic churches side-by-side with mosques, fortresses, Victorian mansions and buildings from a bygone era. |
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| Tues Nov 7 | Breakfast is served in the dining cars. Disembark at Mpaka. Transfer (±90 min) to Swazi Candles and visit Mantenga Cultural Village with lunch at Mantenga Lodge. Return to the train (±75 min). Depart for Hoedspruit. Border formalities take place. Tea in the lounge and observation cars. Dinner is served in the dining cars. Dress: Smart Casual The tiny Kingdom of eSwatini (Swaziland) covers only 17 000km2 , most of which is mountainous. For such a small country, it is surprising that it sustains two capital cities: Mbabane is the administrative capital and Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital. In April 2018, Swaziland changed its name to the Kingdom of eSwatini (meaning “place of the Swazi”) and is an absolute monarchy. It is landlocked and borders South Africa and Mozambique. Continue through the Ezulwini Valley to Swazi Candles where guests are invited to interact with the artisans as they make a variety of candles. Woodcarvings, colourful textiles and superb basketwork are also on display. Mantenga Cultural Village, a living museum of old traditions representing a classical Swazi lifestyle during the 1800s. With the traditional artifacts on display, the village illustrates many facets of the ancient Swazi way of life: social, economic and religious. Mantenga Lodge is nestled in the mountains overlooking ‘Execution Rock’. |
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| Wed Nov 8 | Continental breakfast is served in the dining cars until 05:30. Game drive in Kapama Game Reserve followed by visit to the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre. Return to the train for lunch. Depart for Tzaneen and Louis Trichardt. Tea in the lounge and observation cars. Dinner is served in the dining cars. Dress: “Africa” Theme or Smart Casual Situated in South Africa’s northernmost province of Limpopo, renowned for its prolific and diverse wildlife, Kapama Private Game Reserve is home to over 40 different mammal species including the Big Five. The Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre is a unique African wildlife facility focusing on conservation and the sustainability of rare, vulnerable and threatened species. Founded on passion, the centre has adopted a holistic approach to its conservation activities such as the educating of communities, tourism, breeding, rehabilitation and anti-poaching |
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| Thurs Nov 9 | Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10:00. Day on board the train travelling to Rutenga in Zimbabwe. Border formalities take place. Lunch is served in the dining cars. Tea in the lounge and observation cars. Dinner is served in the dining cars. Dress: Smart Casual The Limpopo landscape varies from one area to the other from tropical forests, bush and shrubs to semi-desert areas with small trees and bushes and mountains to flat land. Limpopo is divided into five regions, strategically located according to the cultural inhabitants. Capricorn is the central region predominantly occupied by the Bapedi people. Waterberg is the largest region with a majority of Tswana people. Vhembe in the far north is dominated by Vhavenda and Vatsonga. The Mopani region near the Kruger Park is Vatsonga whereas the Sekhukhuni region is dominated by Bapedi and Ndebele. Limpopo is the only province in South Africa with more than two cultural groups staying together in their original habitat in harmony. Other ethnic groups include English and Afrikaans people. |
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| Fri Nov 10 | Breakfast is served in the dining cars. Transfer to the Great Zimbabwe Monument for a tour with lunch. Rejoin to the train at Oreti Siding. Depart for Gweru. Dinner is served in the dining cars. Dress: Smart Casual Travel through granite hill country to the Great Zimbabwe Monument, a impressive monument situated on the southeast edge of the central plateau and the largest monument south of the Egyptian pyramids. A celebrated achievement of the African people and a place where fables such as the story of King Solomon’s Mines find their origins amongst the ruins of an ancient city built by the Rozwi people. Discover how these ancient people lived and mined gold and silver, which were ultimately taken out of Africa by Arabic and Portuguese traders. |
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| Sat Nov 11 | Breakfast is served in the dining cars. Depart for a full day at Antelope Park with lunch. Optional extras include canoeing, game drives, horseback game viewing, elephant interaction, bird-watching cruises and so on (see price list). Return to the train. Depart for Bulawayo. Tea in the lounge and observation cars. Dinner is served in the dining cars. Dress: Smart Casual Set in over 3000 acres of open savannah grassland, Antelope Park is a unique game reserve and a haven of tranquillity welcoming guests and volunteer eco-tourists alike. It is home to the famous African Lion and Environmental Research Trust (ALERT) lion rehabilitation programme. It is Africa’s first genuine programme working to ethically re-introduce the offspring of captive-bred African lions back into the wild. |
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| Sun Nov 12 | Breakfast is served in the dining cars. Full-day tour of Matobo National Park with lunch. Visit the grave of Cecil John Rhodes as well as bushmen caves with rock art. Tea in the lounge and observation cars. Depart for Kennedy. Dinner is served in the dining cars. Dress: Smart Casual Matobo (or Matopos), meaning ‘bald heads’, was the name chosen for the area by the Ndebele King, Mzilikazi. He is buried in the Matobo hills just a short distance from the park. It is an apt description of the dramatic hills and granite rocks of this area. The park is also the site of Cecil John Rhodes’ grave at the summit of Malindidzimu – ‘hill of benevolent spirits’. He referred to this hill as having a view of the world. His grave is carved out of solid granite and surrounded by a natural amphitheatre of boulders. A visit can be made to one of the more accessible bushman caves, of which there are many hidden amongst the hills. Matobo is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. |
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| Mon Nov 13 | reakfast is served in the dining cars. Full-day game viewing in Hwange National Park with a packed lunch. Return to the train. Tea in the lounge and observation cars. Depart for Thompson’s Junction. Dinner is served in the dining cars. Dress: “1920s” Theme or Smart Casual Situated in the northwest corner of Zimbabwe, Hwange National Park covers 1 462 000 hectares making it the nation’s largest wildlife area. It contains a variety of animals and bird species but is well-known for its prolific lion population. |
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| Tues Nov 14 | Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 09:30. 13.00 to 13.30 leave Vic Falls for airport. taxi is about $30 and takes 20 min 15.20 FA755 Flight Vic Falls to JNB. FlySafair. Arrive JNB 17.00 Reqested shuttle from hotel Overnight JNB. Safari Club Boutique Hotel , Cnr Pomona and Mimosa Avenue Pomona Kempton Park, Kempton Park, 1650, |
+27 11 979 0321 |
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| Wed Nov 15 | Pick up car 09.30 Hertz at J'burg Airport Fugitives Drift 3 nights Visit Blood River, Rorke's Drift and Isandlwana Do afternoon tour on day of arrival . Other tours from hotel |
drive 5.5hrs
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| Thurs Nov 16 | +29 870599012 |
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| Fri Nov 17 | Fugitives Drift | book@fugitivesdrift.com | booked |
| Sat Nov 18 | Drive to Three Tree Hill Lodge - 4 nights visit Spionkop, Ladysmith and Battle of Colenso & Churchill’s Capture |
drive 2hrs 40 min |
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| Sun Nov 19 | +29 870599016 | booked | |
| Mon Nov 20 | Three Tree Hill Lodge | booked | |
| Tues Nov 21 | booked | ||
| Wed Nov 22 | drive 1.25hrs | booked | |
| Thurs Nov 23 | Cathedral Peak | +27 364881888 | booked |
| Fri Nov 24 | Cathedral Peak | booked | |
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| Sun Nov 26 | Drive to J'burg. Car back at 16.00 19.15 Flight TK41 to IST - arrive 05.55 (flight time 9hr 40min) |
drive 5hrs 00min TK41 |
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| Mon Nov 27 | 05.55 arrive IST 3hr 10 min layover in IST 0905 flight TK1301 to VLC, arrive 11.05 (flight time 4hr.00min) |
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