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In 2019, South Africa's legendary Blue Train reinvented its classic Cape Town/Pretoria journey, extending it to a 2-night slow travel experience. Now their Hoedspruit safari departures are set for a complete makeover for 2020, making the journey a round trip including sunrise and sunset Big Five game drives, a boma dinner under the stars and traditional dancing. Previously, The Blue Train offered an overnight journey from Pretoria to Hoedspruit (or vice versa) leaving guests to check into one of the Sabi Sands/Greater Kruger Lodges for a few nights. The challenge, however, was finding availability for 70 – 80 guests. Now the train will offer its safari departure as a return round trip to the Kruger that will depart Pretoria on day one, arrive at the Kruger National Park the next morning for a full day guided safari including sunrise and sunset game drives. The train will then head back to Pretoria, arriving around noon on day three.
After boarding, guests have a five-course gourmet lunch, followed by high tea at and dinner. Next morning it's an early start as the train arrives at Kruger's Numbi Gate. Safari vehicles with guides take guests on a sunrise game drive including a bush breakfast at an exclusive, unfenced location inside Kruger Park. Guests return to the train for a five-course lunch around noon. In the afternoon, guests head out on safari again, this time in a private 11,0000-hectare concession finishing with a spectacular boma dinner under the stars at Nkambeni Safari Camp with traditional dancing. Guests return to the train at 10 pm which heads back to Pretoria arriving after breakfast. www.bluetrain.co.za Comments are closed.
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