A Epic Journey of Discovery In May each year this 3400 kilometre 7-day journey takes the train from Pretoria to Kimberley, centre of one of the world’s most famous diamond rushes, where there’s an opportunity to visit the Big Hole, the world’s largest man-made excavation, and to savour the 1870’s atmosphere of the mine museum village. The railway line covers the stark vistas of the arid Northern Cape as the train travels through Upington to the border into Namibia. There is time for an excursion to the Fish River Canyon – second only in size to the Grand Canyon and a truly spectacular sight.
The journey continues across the untamed beauty of the Kalahari Desert and onto Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. After a short city tour and an afternoon game drive the train continues onto Tsumeb for an overnight stay at Mokuti Game Lodge in the Etosha National Park. On the last morning the train passes along the German built railway through the Namib desert and into Swakopmund, a perfectly preserved nineteenth century German Hansa town set on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
Day 1 Wednesday 06 May 15h30 Depart Capital Park Station, Pretoria
Day 2 Thursday 07 May 09h45 Arrive in Kimberley. Tour of the Big Hole and City of Kimberley 12h30 Depart Kimberley
Day 3 Friday 08 May 12h00 Arrive Holoog Siding. Visit to the Fish River Canyon with lunch at Canyon Lodge
Day 4 Saturday 09 May 10h00 Arrive Windhoek Station. Museum visit and Windhoek City Tour. Lunch at Okapuka Ranch with an afternoon game drive 18h00 Depart Okapuka
Day 5 Sunday 10 May 11h30 Arrive Tsumeb. Transfer to Mokuti Lodge for lunch, game drive and overnight
Day 6 Monday 11 May Early morning game drive into the Etosha Pan 13h00 Depart Tsumeb
Day 7 Tuesday 12 May 12h00 Arrive in Swakopmund
SWAKOPMUND - PRETORIA
Day 1 Wednesday 13 May 12h00 Depart Swakopmund
Day 2 Thursday 14 May 11h30 Arrive Tsumeb. Transfer to Mokuti Lodge for game drive and overnight
Day 3 Friday 15 May Morning game drive into the Etosha Pan 13h00 Depart Tsumeb
Day 4 Saturday 16 May 10h00 Arrive Windhoek.Windhoek City Tour. Lunch at Okapuka Ranch with an afternoon game drive. Station Museum Visit 18h00 Depart Windhoek
Day 5 Sunday 17 May 10h00 Arrive Holoog Siding. Visit to the Fish River Canyon
Day 6 Monday 18 May 14h30 Arrive in Kimberley. Tour of the Big Hole and City of Kimberley 16h00 Depart Kimberley
Day 7 Tuesday 19 May 12h00 Arrive Capital Park Station, Pretoria
