Walking / Sightseeing TourThe Blue Train

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 compar [more]

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 [more]