The first leg of the journey takes the train through Witbank and Middleburg and then traverses the majestic Drakensberg escarpment en route to the lowveld of Mpumalanga.
The following morning you will receive an early wake up call to join a game drive through the famous Kruger Park. Brunch will be served in the dining car while the train winds its way southwards to Swaziland in time for an afternoon game drive in the Mkhaya Reserve.
During the night the train will continue south to the village of Hluhluwe in Zululand. Starting early once again, a wide variety of game can be seen on an early morning game drive through the scenic Hluhluwe Game Reserve. The Pride of Africa departs mid morning and makes its way south through the lush cane fields of KwaZulu Natal, arriving in Durban late afternoon.
After an evening in Durban the train steadily ascends the scenic escarpment through Pietermaritzburg and the Valley of a Thousand Hills en route to Lions River for a morning visit to the famous Ardmore Ceramics Gallery.
The route to Bethlehem takes the train past Lesotho and the highest mountains in the Drakensberg range at 3 482 meters. During the night we continue onto Bloemfontein, the Free State capital, with a morning tour of the city.
The journey continues southwards overnight to the coastal capital of the Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth, where we will enjoy a morning visit to Addo Elephant Park.
An early morning departure from Willowmore takes the Pride of Africa into Oudtshoorn for a visit to the Highgate Ostrich farm followed by another spectacular rail descent down the Montagu pass into George.
A morning visit to Knysna and the surrounding attractions will complete a visit to this natural paradise. The train sets off at midday from George traveling along the scenic Garden Route through Mossel Bay and Riversdale.
The next morning, after a short visit to the KWV Distillery in Worcester, the Pride of Africa ends its magnificent collage in the Mother City of Cape Town.
