Maqueda Lodge, Blue Train and Cape Town Tour

Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : Arrive

  After your arrival at Nelspruit Airport (the closest airport to the lodge) you will be met by a representative from the Lodge at the airport for your land transfers to the Lodge. Later the evening enjoy your first 3 course dinner at the Lodge.
  
  
  
  Accommodation: Maqueda Lodge or Royal Kruger Lodge

  • Meals & Drinks Dinner
• Day 2 : Air Game Drive

  Rise early for your open air game drive in the world renowned Kruger National Park and experience South Africa at it's finest throughout the day. Keep a close eye out for the Big 5, lion, leopard , rhino, buffalo and elephant. Capture magical and memorable photographic moments in the open air vehicle with qualified game rangers. The game drive is approximately 6 -8 hours.
  
  
  
  Accommodation: Maqueda Lodge or Royal Kruger Lodge

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast and Dinner
• Day 3 : Today is your day at leisure

  You may consider the following optional tours (for your own account):
  
  - Swaziland Day Tour (This is a cultural tour of a Swazi village where you will experience the lifestyle and traditions of an African village).
  
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  - Panoramic Day Tour - It is one of the most scenic tours in Africa. You will be visiting the Blyde River Canyon, Gods Window and Bourke Potholes to experience one of the most geological phenomenons. The Blyde River Canyon is the largest green canyon in the world.
  
  
  
  Accommodation: Maqueda Lodge or Royal Kruger Lodge

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast and Dinner
• Day 4 : Kruger National Park

  Rise early for your second open air day game drive in the Kruger National Park. Later the evening, relax and enjoy your 3 course dinner as you discuss the days viewing of the animals in their natural enviroment.
  
  
  
  Accommodation: Maqueda Lodge or Royal Kruger Lodge

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast and Dinner
• Day 5 : Today is your day at leisure

  You may consider the following optional tours (for your own account):
  
  - Swaziland Day Tour or Panoramic Tour
  
  OR
  
  - Sunset Safari in the Kruger National Park
  
  
  
  Accommodation: Maqueda Lodge or Royal Kruger Lodge

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast and Dinner
• Day 6 : Nelspruit Airport

  After breakfast you will be transferred to Nelspruit Airport for your onward flight to Johannesburg. On arrival at Johannesburg Airport, you will be met by a representative of Private Safaris for your transfer to your hotel in Pretoria for your overnight stay. After check in, relax and enjoy the day at your leisure.
  
  
  
  Accommodation: 5 star Milner Hotel

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast
• Day 7 : Pretoria

  After an early breakfast, you will be transferred to Pretoria Train Station. On the Southbound journey, the train leaves Pretoria Train Station at 18h30pm and arrives in Cape Town at 10h30am.
  
  
  
  16h00 - Register and check in at Pretoria Train Station. Guests enjoy pre-departure snacks and drinks onboard.
  
  
  
  18h00 - Boarding commences. Butlers usher guests to their suites. Suite orientation done by butlers. Boarding concludes at 18h15.
  
  
  
  18h30 - Blue Train departs Pretoria (will depart earlier once all guests have checked-in).
  
  
  
  19h30-21h00 - 1st sitting for dinner.
  
  
  
  21h15-23h00 - 2nd sitting for dinner.
  
  
  
  Accommodation: The Blue Train - De Luxe Suite or similar (5 Star)
  
  
  
  
  
  Remember, dinner is an elegant affairs - men are requested to wear a jacket and tie and ladies elegant evening wear.
  
  Guests enjoy post-dinner drinks, Cognacs and Cuban cigars in the Club Car before retiring to bed.

  • Meals & Drinks Dinner
• Day 8 : Off - The - Train - Excursion

  06h00-09h00 - Breakfast is served on first-come-first-served basis.
  
  
  
  OFF-THE-TRAIN-EXCURSION
  
  (Weather and time permitting)
  
  
  
  09h30 - Blue Train arrives at Kimberly Station. Guests disembark and gather at the Railway Museum, from where they will be ushered to a bus, which transfers them to the Kimberly Open Mine Museum.
  
  
  
  10h00 - Guests arrive at the Open Mine Museum for a tour of the mine. Guests are first taken to view interesting and historial sites. Guests are also taken onto an enclosed ramp on the edge of the Big Hole.
  
  
  
  12h30 - Guests depart from the Open Mine Museum for Kimberly Station. At Kimberly Station guests are greeted with a glass of sherry. The sherry glass engraved with The Blue Train logo is a memento for guests to keep. After this exciting tour, guests are welcome to refresh themselves and enjoy aperitifs before dinner.
  
  
  
  13h00 - The Blue Train departs Kimberly Station for the journey Southbound to Cape Town.
  
  
  
  13h00-14h15 - 1st sitting for lunch.
  
  
  
  14h30-16h00 - 2nd sitting for lunch.
  
  
  
  17h00 - High tea is served in the non-smoking Lounger Car.
  
  
  
  19h30-21h00 - 1st sitting for dinner.
  
  
  
  21h15-23h00 - 2nd sitting for dinner.
  
  
  
  Accommodation: The Blue Train - De Luxe Suite or similar (5 Star)
  
  
  
  
  
  **Please note off train excursions are weather and time permitting.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Day 9 : Cape Town

  06h00-09h00 - Breakfast is served on first-come-first-served basis.
  
  
  
  10h30 - The Blue Train arrives at Cape Town Station. Butlers usher guests to the Arrival Lounge.
  
  You will be met at Cape Town Station by a representative of Private Safaris for the transfer to your hotel in Cape Town. After check in enjoy the rest of the day at your leisure.
  
  
  
  Accommodation: Winchester Mansions or similar
  
  
  
  
  
  **Please note arrival time is approximate and subject to change.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast
• Day 10 : Relax or Visit

  Today is your free day and at your leisure. You may choose to relax or visit the world renowned V&A Waterfront and explore the many shopping opportunities and enjoy the wide selection of restaurants. Optional wine route tour (for your own account) After breakfast, you will be transferred to Franschoek for your wine tram tour. A combination of tram and tram bus will transport you around a loop of seven stops allowing you to hop off at each stop and experience the activities on offer, may it be wine tasting a cellular tour or lunch. Later the afternoon you will be transferred back to your hotel.
  
  
  
  Accommodation: Winchester Mansions or similar

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast
• Day 11 : Table Mountain

  After breakfast, you will be collected at your hotel for a short tour of Afrogem (45minutes), one of the leading jewellery manufacturing companies in Cape Town. After the tour of Afrogem you will be transferred to the cable car station for the trip up the cable car to the top of Table Mountain for some exquisite views of Cape Town. The return journey from the cable car station to your hotel (+- 15 minutes) is for your own account. Taxis are available at a cost of approximately AUD15.
  
  
  
  Accommodation: Winchester Mansions or similar

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast
• Day 12 : Full Day Cape Peninsula Tour

  Full Day Cape Peninsula Tour –Bring your camera – we are heading for Cape Point at the south western tip of the Cape Peninsula with the most spectacular views in the world. The tour begins with a scenic drive along the Atlantic Coast, passing through Camps Bay and the fishing village of Hout Bay. The trip continues to Cape Point Nature Reserve, comprising of 17,300 acres of indigenous flora and fauna. Here you can see a variety of wildlife which includes baboons, rheebok and the elusive eland.Witness the union of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. On route back to your hotel we also visit the penguin colony at the Boulders Beach (entry for your own account). The last stop is at the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens for a short walk through the beautiful gardens.
  
  
  
  Accommodation: Winchester Mansions or similar

  • Hotspots Camps Bay
  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast
• Day 13 : Departure

  After breakfast and check out from your hotel, you will be transferred to Cape Town International Airport for your flight back to Australia.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast

Inclusions

• Hotel
• Transfers
• Kruger Safari:
• 5 nights accommodation at Maqueda Lodge or Royal Kruger Lodge - Daily breakfast and 3 course dinner
• 2 x open air game drives in the Kruger National Park
• International, domestic flights and return land transfers form Nelspruit airport.
• Blue Train:
• Overnight accommodation in Pretoria at the Milner Hotel or similar - Bed and breakfast
• Land transfers from Johannesburg Airport to Milner Hotel Pretoria and to Pretoria Station
• 3 Days on board the Blue Train - including all meals
• All meals,alcoholic beverages and other beverages (excludes French Champagne)
• Tour of Museum in Kimberley
• Cape Town:
• Accommodation at the Winchester Mansions or similar - Bed and breakfast
• Full Day Cape Peninsula Tour
• Table Mountain Cable Car Trip
• All land transfers

Package Start From

• Mpumalanga, South Africa, Africa

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