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Tour + Rovos Rail
14 Days / 11 Nights from £3,160 Recreate the romance and excitement of the golden age of luxury train travel aboard Rovos Rail's Pride of Africa as it takes this 1,600 kilometre journey from Cape Town to Pretoria. The trains feature heritage coaches, which have been carefully rebuilt, and are drawn by steam, diesel and electric locomotives (see page 23). Day 9 To Cape Town: Tonight you will return to the Cullinan Hotel for 2 nights. (B) Day 10 Cape Town: At leisure or optional excursions. (B)
Rovos Rail
Tour + Anglo-Zulu Battlefields
13 Days / 10 Nights from £2,930 Fugitives' Drift is renowned for its battlefield tours, and this 3-night extension, led by superb storytellers, brings history to life. Learn the bravery of the Zulu army that defeated the British at Isandlwana, and listen at sunset to the famous story of Rorke's Drift, where 100 British solders were attacked by 4,000 Zulu warriors, winning more Victoria Crosses than in any other battle in history. Day 9 To Durban: Transfer to Port Elizabeth and fly
Isandlwana
* If you would also like to visit Spioenkop, one of the famous Anglo-Boer battlefields, please speak to your Cox & Kings tour consultant.
Tour + Frontier Wars
13 Days / 10 Nights from £3,070 During the 1800s, intrepid British and European settlers began a new life on the southern-most region of the African continent, territory of the AmaXhosa. Historian and raconteur Alan Weyer gives a rare insight into their lives as he recounts the history of the Frontier Wars. This is combined with a night in a luxury `malaria free' game reserve. Day 9 To Grahamstown: Transfer to Grahamstown. Half-day battlefields tour of Signal Hill and evening meal with Alan Weyer. Stay 2 nights at 7 Worcester Street. (B, D) Day 10 Frontier Country: Full day tour visiting forts, battle sites and war memorials with Alan Weyer. Picnic lunch on the banks of the Great Fish River. (B, L) Day 11 To Pumba Private Game Reserve: Transfer to Pumba Private Game Reserve and stay 1 night at Pumba Lodge. Afternoon wildlife viewing. (B, L, D) Day 12 To London: Morning wildlife viewing. After lunch, transfer to the airport. Fly from Port Elizabeth to London, via Johannesburg, with British Airways. (B, L) Day 13 London: Arrive. (N)
Alan Weyer, Peddie Cemetery
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A TASTE OF SOUTH AFRICA EXTENSIONS
to Durban. Overnight at Teremok Lodge. (B) Day 10 To The Battlefields*: Drive to Fugitives' Drift Lodge (see page 26) for a 2 night stay. Afternoon at leisure. (B, D) Day 11 The Battlefields: Morning tour of Isandlwana battlefield followed by an afternoon tour of Rorke's Drift. (B, L, D) Day 12 To London: After lunch, transfer to Johannesburg. Fly to London with British Airways. (B, L) Day 13 London: Arrive. (N)
SOUTH AFRICA
Day 11 Rovos Rail: Transfer to Cape Town Station. Board Rovos Rail for the journey from Cape Town to Pretoria. En route, visit the quaint village of Matjiesfontein. (B, L, D) Day 12 Rovos Rail: On arrival in Kimberley, the diamond-rush city, take a tour of the `Big Hole' and Mine Museum. (B, L, D) Day 13 To London: Arrive at Rovos Rail's Capital Park Station at midday. After lunch (payable locally), take a half day tour of Pretoria, including the Voortrekker Monument and the Union Buildings. Transfer to the airport. Fly to London with British Airways. (B) Day 14 London: Arrive. (N)
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