This 12-day Southern African vacation takes you on a rail journey through South Africa and Namibia, with stops at Kimberley, Sossusvlei, and Etosha National Park. It includes deluxe accommodations and shared tours.

Your South African rail journey begins in Pretoria, South Africa’s capital, where you’ll board one of Rovos Rail’s luxury trains, which evoke an era of sophisticated travel with classically-designed sleeping cars, attentive staff, and gourmet restaurants that offer all the comforts of a 5-star hotel. Once settled aboard, you’ll head out for the Goldfields of Witwatersrand in Gauteng, where you’ll find some of the deepest and most significant gold mines in the world. Continue along to Kimberley for an excursion to the Big Hole and the Diamond Museum, where you’ll learn about how the Diamond Rush of 1871 transformed South Africa into the world’s greatest diamond centre. Continue through the Great Karoo semi-desert plateau, and reach Uptingon, where you can take part in a two-hour walking tour along the banks of the Orange River.

Cross into Namibia and visit Fish River Canyon, which runs 550m deep at points and is second only to the Grand Canyon in terms of size. Enjoy a hike along the trickling stream of Fish River before seeing the stark forest of Garas Park. Continue through the famous Kalahari Desert on route to Mariental, where you’ll board a flight for an overnight excursion to Sossusvlei, the top natural attraction in Namibia. Connect into the Vlei to see the spectacular salt and clay pan with its massive red sand dunes, some of which climb to 380m in height. If you happen to visit on a windy day, you’ll see the dunes shifting and changing before your eyes, reshaping and showing off their wide range of colours due to the composition of the sand.

Fly onwards to Windhoek, where you can visit the Transport Museum, before reboarding the train and venturing onwards through Namibia. Visit a Cheetah Conservation Project in Otjiwarongo to learn about the world’s fastest land animal before you connect into Etosha National Park, a diverse landscape of desert, savannah, and woodland. Staying at a game lodge, you’ll enjoy a full day of game drives in the park, venturing through the bush to spot lions, giraffes, and the endangered black rhino. You’re also likely to spot flamingos as there are several important breeding grounds within the park. Reconnect with the train and continue on to your final destination, Walvis Bay, sitting on the Atlantic Coast, where you’ll transfer to the airport for onward travels.

• Depart Pretoria, gliding past goldfields aboard Rovos Rail through South Africa.
• Discover Kimberley, exploring the Big Hole and the historic diamond mine museum.
• Drift along the Orange River near Upington, entering Namibia’s desert landscapes.
• Experience Fish River Canyon, Kolmanskop, and Lüderitz with striking scenery and wildlife.
• Wander Sossusvlei dunes, enjoy an Etosha National Park safari, ending in Walvis Bay.

• 11 nights deluxe accommodation aboard Rovos Rail in a Pullman Suite*
• Guided shared visit to Kimberley Open Mine Museum and Big Hole
• Shared walking tour of Upington
• Shared visit to Fish River Canyon
• Shared visit to Garas Park & Quiver Trees
• Shared Windhoek Train Museum & City Tour
• Shared morning & afternoon desert drives in Sossusvlei (max 10 guests)**
• Shared morning & afternoon game drives in Etosha National Park (max 7 guests)**
• Entrance fees
• South Africa VAT
• Limited laundry
• Room service
• Overnight bag for off-train accommodations
• All beverages (excluding International/French champagne) while aboard Rovos Rail
• Water and limited wine selection during lunch and dinner while off-train
• Internal light aircraft flights: Windhoek - Sossusvlei / Sossusvlei - Windhoek including air taxes
• 11 breakfasts, 10 lunches, 10 dinners

* Cabin upgrades are available at additional cost. Please inquire

**Please note maximum vehicle capacities are subject to change without prior notice

• Travel insurance
• International and domestic airfare & airfare taxes
• Meals and beverages not explicitly listed as included
• Gratuities
• Optional excursions
• Items of a personal nature
• Passport & Visa fees, if applicable