5* Luxury Rovos Rail - Victoria Falls Package (4 Nights)
The Experience
One way flight from Johannesburg to Victoria Falls including airline levy or vice versa One way Transfer from Airport to The Palm River Hotel 1 Night accommodation at the 5* The Palm River Hotel in a Deluxe room including Breakfast Afternoon Tea Shuttle bus to Victoria Falls Town One way Transfer from The Palm River Hotel to Train Station 3 Nights on board the 5* Luxury Rovos Rail in a Pullman from Victoria Falls to Pretoria or vice versa All meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks and Dinners), selected alcoholic and non - alcoholic beverages on board the train Off train excursion: Game drive at The Hide in Hwange National Park Laundry and pressing facility on board
Valid for Selected Set Departures: VFA TO PTA JOURNEY: 12, 19, 26 APR| 03, 17, 31 MAY| 14 JUN| 12, 19, 26 JUL| 06, 09, 16, 23 AUG 2026
PTA TO VFA JOURNEY: 08, 22, 29 APR| 13, 27 MAY| 10 JUN| 08, 15, 22 JUL| 05, 12, 19, AUG| 02, 09, 30 SEP 2026
Rovos Rail Victoria Falls to Pretoria Itinerary: DAY: 1 VICTORIA FALLS Depart from Victoria Falls Station, Zimbabwe. Guests may freshen up in their suites before joining fellow travellers in the lounge car or observation car at the rear of the train. Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to Malindi. Please ensure the Train Manager or Administration Deputy is in possession of your passport.
DAY: 2 HWANGE NATIONAL PARK A continental breakfast is served in the dining cars until departure. Enjoy a game drive at The Hide in Hwange National Park. Lunch is served in the dining cars. The train travels between Dete and Gwaai along one of the world's longest stretches of straight railway line 114 kilometres and passes Bulawayo: second city of Zimbabwe, capital of Matabeleland and industrial capital of the country. Tea is served in the lounge and observation cars. The train travels baobab country. Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to the border at Beitbridge.
DAY: 3 AT LEISURE ON BOARD BORDER: BEITBRIDGE, ZIMBABWE / MUSINA, SOUTH AFRICA Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10:00. The train crosses the Limpopo River to Musina. In Rudyard Kiplings Just So Stories, the "Elephant's Child" departs his family for the "great grey-green, greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever trees, to find out what the Crocodile has for dinner". Lunch is served in the dining cars. The train crosses the Tropic of Capricorn. Tea is served 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.
DAY 4 PRETORIA Please ensure that your luggage is ready for collection at 09:45 and that you have your passport. Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 09:30. Arrive at journeys end at Rovos Rail Station, Pretoria.
What's Excluded
All Items of a personal nature. Meals and drinks not mentioned. Staff gratuities. French Champagne. Souvenirs.
Specific Terms
Valid for SADC Residents only. Valid for Selected Set Departures: VFA TO PTA JOURNEY: 12, 19, 26 APR| 03, 17, 31 MAY| 14 JUN| 12, 19, 26 JUL| 06, 09, 16, 23 AUG 2026
PTA TO VFA JOURNEY: 08, 22, 29 APR| 13, 27 MAY| 10 JUN| 08, 15, 22 JUL| 05, 12, 19, AUG| 02, 09, 30 SEP 2026
Peak season surcharges and block out dates may apply. Prices are per person sharing, unless otherwise specified. All prices are indicative and correct at time of loading onto the Thompsons website and are subject to change due to currency fluctuations, rate increases, airfare increases and availability. For standard terms and conditions refer to https://www.travelgalore.co.za E&OE .
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