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Revision as of 12:59, 22 July 2008
Rovos Rail is a private railway company operating out of Capital Park Station in Pretoria, South Africa.
Rovos Rail runs cruise trains to a regular schedule on various routes throughout Southern Africa. The trains consist of beautifully restored South African coaches with all the usual tourist facilities - lounge, restaurant, private sleeping compartments and showers. [1]
The company was started in 1989 by Rohan Vos.[2]
Routes
Rovos Rail operates the following routes:
Pretoria to Cape Town
Pretoria to Durban
Pretoria to Victoria Falls
Cape Town to Dar Es Salaam
Pretoria to Swakopmund
Cape Town to George
as well golf safaris and private train charters.
Rovos Rail also ran a Cape to Cairo route for the first time in 2008 and will be repeating this trip in 2010. [3]
References
- ^ "Train travel in South Africa". www.seat61.com. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
- ^ "Rovos Rail Official Website". www.rovos.com. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
- ^ "Cape to Cairo with Rovos Rail". www.capetocairo.com. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
External links
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