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The Blue Train
87
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100
points
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3
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No. 1
out of
2
Walking / Sightseeing Tour in Pretoria
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Hotel Manhattan
Double Room (per night) 03.03. - 04.03.
agoda rate
£75
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Overall rating includes:
100
Accessibility
100
"Must See"-Factor
50
Budget Friendliness
100
Number of Attractions
Address
Pretoria - Cape Town
Pretoria
Telephone: +27(21)4492672
Fax: +27(21)4493338
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Surroundings
Transvaal Museum
(0.4 miles)
Northern Flagship Institution
(0.4 miles)
Pretoria City Hall
(0.4 miles)
Science And Technology Museum
(0.5 miles)
Freedom Park
(0.6 miles)
House 22
(0.7 miles)
Church Square
(0.8 miles)
La Pentola
(0.9 miles)
Crawdaddy's
(0.9 miles)
Kruger House museum
(0.9 miles)
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Bubble baths on the Blue Train
Date published: Aug 2004
Author: Carole Landry
Article
Spoiling yourself on a Blue Train journey not only means "deluxe cabins with a full-size bath and haute cuisine", but also old-fashioned service and an experience which is "better than any tranquilizer you can take". The majority of passengers are not from Africa and have been described as "experienced and discerning travellers who appreciate the finer things in life." After being welcomed aboard with drinks, "passengers are greeted by their butler and shown to their cabins" to find fresh fruit and informative brochures awaiting them. Conveniences include high tea in "two lounge cars, s
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The Times
100%
perfection!
Slow train to Cape Town
Date published: Jan 2008
Author: Alan Franks
Article
This article appeared in The Times colour supplement of 19 January 2008 (page 65), an issue largely devoted to travel. It is about the "fabled" blue train between Cape Town and Pretoria and its "mobile poshness". The reviewer describes its "gracious, club-like" rooms with "inlaid mahogany" and "as many staff as passengers". Amazingly, the compartments have baths, "nearly full-size", equipped with gold taps and shower fittings, where you can watch the bath water moving around with the movement of the train. An observation car is provided for a "three-sided panorama". Part of the attracti
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