Hunting Safari Charter
Rovos Rail presents a panoramic eight-day hunting and non-hunting journey that starts in Pretoria and ends in the western parts of South Africa.*
Day one: the train travels along the Magaliesberg Mountain range, which stretches for 120 kilometres from Pretoria to Rustenberg.
Day two: the journey continues in Mareetsane, an area of wild and dense bushveld, where guests can enjoy a full day of shooting. Those who are not part of the shooting can enjoy the historian who will educate them on the story of the Siege of Mafikeng and the founder of the Scouts who led the siege, Colonel Baden-Powell. There are optional spa treatments available at the stunning Mmabatho Palms as well as lunch that will be served.
Day three: After Mareetsane, the train travels in a southwesterly direction to Kameel in Vryburg for another full day of shooting. Guests who opt out of hunting can visit the Tierkloof Missionary Station and the Old Prison Wall and Museum. Lunch is served in the field.
Day four: The journey continues onto Warrenton, a farming town. Here, the hunters can enjoy a full day on the hunt. The non-hunting option is to explore the Anglo-Boer War sites and enjoy a succulent lunch at The Estate Hotel. After lunch, guests can revel in a game drive to the Timkulu Reserve or visit the William Humprey's Art Gallery; a famed landmark of South African culture that includes San rock art.
Day five: The train arrives in Kimberley for two days. The site of one of the most famous diamond rushes in history, the guests can visit the Big Hole and the Diamond Museum. Lunch at the Kimberley Club is followed by a visit to the McGregor Museum, where guests can enjoy exhibits of natural history, the environment and the origins of mankind. Afterwards, guests are taken to the Sol Plaatje House. The library for African literature is where passengers learn of the important role Sol Plaatje played in the Anglo-Boer War as a politician and journalist. Dinner is a traditional barbecue at the local estate.
Day six: Hunters are treated with a full day out in the field while the rest of the guests learn about the 1899 Battle of Magersfontein. This is followed by a game drive in the Wintershoek Reserve. The train leaves Kimberley and travels east to Bloemfontein or the "City of Roses."
Day seven: The hunters can enjoy a day in the Kloofeind area in the middle of the Motheo Region. The non-hunters are treated with a tour of the Anglo-Boer War Museum and battlefields, the Fourth Raasdaal and the Women's Monument. Lunch is served at the Emoya Hotel and Spa. AFterwards, guests can visit the cheetah-breeding centre, indulge in a spa treatment or visit the Oliewenhuis Art Museum.
The journey reaches its conclusion as the train departs for the Rovos Rail Station in Pretoria.
*This is our proposed itinerary and date.
*Within reason, and subject to availability, the chartered train can go wherever there is a railway line in Southern Africa. Email [email protected] or visit www.rovos.com for more information.
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Day one: the train travels along the Magaliesberg Mountain range, which stretches for 120 kilometres from Pretoria to Rustenberg.
Day two: the journey continues in Mareetsane, an area of wild and dense bushveld, where guests can enjoy a full day of shooting. Those who are not part of the shooting can enjoy the historian who will educate them on the story of the Siege of Mafikeng and the founder of the Scouts who led the siege, Colonel Baden-Powell. There are optional spa treatments available at the stunning Mmabatho Palms as well as lunch that will be served.
Day three: After Mareetsane, the train travels in a southwesterly direction to Kameel in Vryburg for another full day of shooting. Guests who opt out of hunting can visit the Tierkloof Missionary Station and the Old Prison Wall and Museum. Lunch is served in the field.
Day four: The journey continues onto Warrenton, a farming town. Here, the hunters can enjoy a full day on the hunt. The non-hunting option is to explore the Anglo-Boer War sites and enjoy a succulent lunch at The Estate Hotel. After lunch, guests can revel in a game drive to the Timkulu Reserve or visit the William Humprey's Art Gallery; a famed landmark of South African culture that includes San rock art.
Day five: The train arrives in Kimberley for two days. The site of one of the most famous diamond rushes in history, the guests can visit the Big Hole and the Diamond Museum. Lunch at the Kimberley Club is followed by a visit to the McGregor Museum, where guests can enjoy exhibits of natural history, the environment and the origins of mankind. Afterwards, guests are taken to the Sol Plaatje House. The library for African literature is where passengers learn of the important role Sol Plaatje played in the Anglo-Boer War as a politician and journalist. Dinner is a traditional barbecue at the local estate.
Day six: Hunters are treated with a full day out in the field while the rest of the guests learn about the 1899 Battle of Magersfontein. This is followed by a game drive in the Wintershoek Reserve. The train leaves Kimberley and travels east to Bloemfontein or the "City of Roses."
Day seven: The hunters can enjoy a day in the Kloofeind area in the middle of the Motheo Region. The non-hunters are treated with a tour of the Anglo-Boer War Museum and battlefields, the Fourth Raasdaal and the Women's Monument. Lunch is served at the Emoya Hotel and Spa. AFterwards, guests can visit the cheetah-breeding centre, indulge in a spa treatment or visit the Oliewenhuis Art Museum.
The journey reaches its conclusion as the train departs for the Rovos Rail Station in Pretoria.
*This is our proposed itinerary and date.
*Within reason, and subject to availability, the chartered train can go wherever there is a railway line in Southern Africa. Email [email protected] or visit www.rovos.com for more information.
Click Here to view the full Itinerary