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The Blue Train has been synonymous with luxury hospitality, tourism and leisure since 1946. It offers a unique way of experiencing some of Southern Africa’s magnificent landscapes and landmarks.

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The Blue Train voted the World’s Leading Luxury Train!

The Blue Train has been voted as the World’s Leading Luxury Train at the 16th Annual World Travel Awards Grand Finale Gala Ceremony held at the JW Grosvenor House Hotel in London on the evening of 8th November 2009. This supersedes being named Africa’s Leading Luxury Train –at the African leg of the World Travel Awards held at the Durban ICC earlier this year on the 11 May.

 

 

The awards, described by the Wall Street Journal as the 'Oscars' of the global travel and tourism industry, revealed who are the 'best of the best' in the world.

an award it adds to an already impressive list of accolades collected over the years; such as being voted The World’s Leading Luxury Train for four consecutive years between 1998 and 2001, at the World Travel Awards, as well as Best Passenger Rail Operator at the 2008 Africa Rail Awards.

Accepting the award at the glittering red-carpet event Hanlie Kotze, the Acting Executive Manager of The Blue Train, comments, “We are absolutely delighted and honoured to receive this award. Being named Africa’s Leading Luxury Train earlier this year was a great achievement, but being voted the World’s best is just the “cherry on the cake” and the fact that we were voted by over 180,000 industry professionals – a record on its own – makes it even more special.

In our 63rd year of existence we have proven that we are the ultimate in luxury rail travel. We offer our guests an all-inclusive experience offering a combination of unsurpassed luxury travel, five star accommodation, fine cuisine complimented by the best wines South Africa, if not the world, has to offer. Where else in the world do you relax in your premium hotel room and enjoy an ever-changing view of the countryside passing you by?”, she beams.

“We are arguably one of the world’s most technolgically advanced luxury trains and we continue with our strides to provide our valued guests with the best service money can buy – with the expectation that some day we will maintain that we truly are the world’s most desired African leisure experience, encompassing the best in hospitality and tourism”, Kotze concludes.

A Window to the Soul of South Africa

On board the train, guests indulge with fine cuisine accompanied by some of the best wines South Africa has to offer. Around-the-clock personal Butlers see to the guests’ every need for the duration of their experience; be it in the comfort of their private suites or at any one of our exquisite lounges..

 

On Board Amenities

On The Blue Train luxury assumes a new dimension, becoming the working definition of everything your heart desires. You’ll feel it from the moment you step into your suite, transformed from an elegant, spacious lounge by day, into a sanctuary of comfort and slumber by night.

The De Luxe suite offers you a choice between twin beds (with shower) or double beds (with bath).

Luxury suites are more spacious and offer twin or double beds with bath facilities.

 

 

All suites on board The Blue Train come equipped with a writing desk, ideally positioned next to the window, where you can note the view in style. Each suite is a world on its own, with an individually controlled air-conditioning system and a private entertainment centre with a choice of movie channels and radio stations. The Luxury Suite takes the choice even further, with an inviting selection of compact disks and movies on video and DVD. You can also tune into the driver’s eye view camera, and watch the world ahead as you swiftly glide along.

 

The Blue Train is synonymous with the luxury of personal service that comes as standard with a dedicated Butler at your beck and call to ensure the ultimate definition of luxury in motion.

Description of routes and off-the train excursions.

Pretoria – Cape Town – Pretoria

The route between Pretoria and Cape Town is a 27-hour journey through some of the most diverse and spectacular scenery the sub-continent has to offer. Southbound, off-the train excursions include the diamond town of Kimberley where one can explore the Big Hole and the Diamond Museum. Northbound, visit the historical town of Matjiesfontein where the Victoria buildings and original nineteenth century London lampposts impart to the traveller, the uncanny sense of entering a colonial time warp – an oasis suspended in a different age.

 

 

 

Tailor-made charters

Why not charter The Blue Train for strategic meetings, product launches, VIP breakfasts, lunches, dinner and cocktail parties, weddings and more. You can also book a charter with a difference such as a Golfing or Safari charter through the unique beauty of the “Valley of the Olifants” along the Kruger National Park, or to other attractions of the Mpumalanga or Kwazulu-Natal Provinces. Charters are not limited to the charter options or the routes mentioned above. Charters are dependant on rail network’s compatibility with The Blue Train’s technology.

 

So take a journey into a timeless world of grace, elegance and romance, where spectacular scenery stirs your imagination and luxurious comfort soothes your body and soul.

 

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