IMAGE TRAVEL & TOURS THE BLUE TRAIN PACKAGES

ITINERARY PRETORIA to CAPE TOWN

DAY ONE

12:30

• Register and check-in at The Blue Train Station Lounge, Pretoria Station Guests enjoy pre-departure dry snacks and drinks.

13:15

• Boarding commences Butlers usher guests to their suites. Suite orientation done by butlers. Boarding concludes at 13:45.

14:00

• The Blue Train departs from Pretoria Station Canapés will be served. (The Train will depart earlier if all guests have checked-in.)

16:00

• High Tea is served in the Non-Smoking Lounge Car

18:30-20:00

• First sitting for Dinner Please Note: Dinner is an elegant affair and men are requested to wear a jacket or waistcoat and ladies elegant evening wear. Guests enjoy post-dinner drinks, Cognacs and Cuban cigars in the Club Car before retiring to bed. Second sitting for Dinner Please Note: Dinner is an elegant affair and men are requested to wear a jacket or waistcoat and ladies elegant evening wear. Guests enjoy post-dinner drinks, Cognacs and Cuban cigars in the Club Car before retiring to bed.

20:15–22:00

DAY TWO

06:00-09:00

• Breakfast is served on a first-come-first-served basis OFF-THE-TRAIN EXCURSION (Weather & time permitting).

09:30

• The Blue Train arrives at Kimberley Station Guests disembark and gather at the Railway Museum, from where they will be ushered to a bus, which transfers them to the Kimberley Open Mine Museum.

DAY TWO

10:00

• Guests arrive at the Open Mine Museum for a tour of the mine Guests are first taken to view interesting and historical sites. Guests are also taken onto an enclosed ramp on the edge of the Big Hole. Guests depart from the Open Mine Museum for Kimberley Station At Kimberly Station guests are greeted with a glass of sherry. The sherry glass engraved with The Blue Train logo as a memento for guests to keep.

12:30 – 13:00

• The Blue Train departs Kimberley Station for the southbound journey to Cape Town After this exciting tour, guests are welcome to refresh themselves and enjoy aperitifs served at any one of our lounges.

13:00 – 14:15

• First sitting for Lunch

14:30-16:00

16:30

18:30 – 20:30

• Second sitting for Lunch High Tea is served in the Non-Smoking Lounge Car First sitting for Dinner Please Note: Dinner is an elegant affair and men are requested to wear a jacket or waistcoat and ladies elegant evening wear. Guests enjoy post-dinner drinks, Cognacs and Cuban cigars in the Club Car before retiring to bed.

20:15–22:00

• Second sitting for Dinner Please Note: Dinner is an elegant affair and men are requested to wear a jacket or waistcoat and ladies elegant evening wear. Guests enjoy post-dinner drinks, Cognacs and Cuban cigars in the Club Car before retiring to bed.

DAY THREE

06:30-10:30

• Breakfast is served on a first-come-first-served basis

12:00

• The Blue Train arrives at Cape Town Station Butlers usher guests to the Arrival Lounge.

BLUE TRAIN FOR A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE

PRETORIA to KRUGER NATIONAL PARK to PRETORIA

DAY ONE

10:00

• Register and check-in at The Blue Train Station Lounge, Pretoria Station Guests enjoy pre-departure snacks and drinks.

12:15

• Boarding commences Butlers usher guests to their suites. Suite orientation done by butlers. Boarding concludes at 12h30.

13:00

• The Blue Train departs from Pretoria Station (Will depart earlier if all guests have checked-in.)

13:30 – 15:30

• A five-course gourmet lunch is served in the Dining Car

16:00

• High Tea is served in the Non-Smoking Lounge Car Guests will enjoy pre-dinner drinks served at any of the lounges and are also welcome to refresh themselves prior to dinner.

18:00 – 20:00 First sitting for Dinner

• Guests enjoy post-dinner drinks, cognacs and Cuban cigars in the Club Car before retiring to bed.

20:30 – 22:30 Second sitting for Dinner

• Guests enjoy post-dinner drinks, cognacs and Cuban cigars in the Club Car before retiring to bed.
• Dress code for the duration of the trip is smart casual or safari wear

DAY TWO
OFF-THE-TRAIN EXCURSION

05:00

• The Blue Train arrives at Numbi Train Station Guests disembark and are transferred through Numbi Gate in open safari vehicles to a sunrise game drive that will be conducted by professional tour guides.
• After the sunrise game drive, guests will enjoy a bush breakfast at an exclusive unfenced location inside the Kruger National Park.
• After breakfast, guests will return to Numbi Gate using an alternative route back, thereby exposing guests to more of the Kruger area.

12:00 – 15:45

• A five-course gourmet lunch is served in the Dining Car

16:00

• Guests transfer to Numbi Gate Guests are taken for a sunset game drive that will be conducted by professional tour guides, The sunset game drive will take place on the Nkambeni concession.
• The Nkambeni concession represents an area of approximately 11 400 hectares and lies between the main entrance gates of Numbi and Phabeni and stretches past Shabeni Koppie near Pretoriuskop camp.

19:30

• Guests transferred to Nkambeni Safari Camp Guests will experience a spectacular boma dinner at Nkambeni Safari Camp, which will include an interactive cultural experience provided by a local group with international accolades.

22:00

• Guests transferred back to The Blue Train Guests enjoy post-dinner drinks, cognacs and Cuban cigars in the Club Car before retiring to bed.

DAY THREE

06:30 – 09:30

• Breakfast is served in the Dining Car on a first-come-first-served basis

10:00

• The Blue Train arrives at Pretoria Station Butlers usher guests to the Arrival Lounge.

END OF A MEMORABLE JOURNEY