The Blue Train
Star Rating: 5 Star Rating
Location
The Blue Train operates services from Pretoria, South Africa's administrative capital. The regular Cape Town services whisks passengers in the lap of luxury through the Great Karoo, the diamond fields of the Northern Cape and the spectacular scenery of the Cape Wine Region. In addition to Cape Town, regular trips are undertaken from Pretoria to the coastal city of Durban, or special safari packages, taking you into big game territory.
Rooms and Suites
The Blue Train offers a choice of Luxury or De Luxe Suites, each one a modern, elegant sanctuary. Fully airconditioned with the finest linens, en-suite bathrooms (some with shower only), with the Luxury Suites even including a private digital entertainment centre and an inviting selection of music CDs and big-screen movies on DVD
Restaurants and Bars
Dining on The Blue Train is a special experience with starched white linen, Sheffield cutlery and cyrstal glassware set the scene for a gourmet dining experience. The menus feature a selection of local cuisine from Karoo lamb and ostrich fillet to Knysna oysters accompanied by award-winning cultivars from the Cape winelands, all serving as the perfect complement to the landscape through which you are travelling.
Linking the private suites of The Blue Train are two wood-panelled cars: the lounge and club cars. Our elegant lounges are ideally positioned for an apéritif, an interlude between meals or an after-dinner conversation over coffee, cognac and Cuban cigars. You can while away the miles with a game of cards, chess or backgammon, tune in to the big-screen television or browse through a volume from the library while savouring your beverage of choice from the well-stocked bar. Unwind, relax, and indulge. Note: one of the lounge cars is stictly non-smoking.
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