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Southbound Journey - Pretoria to Capetown

Journey name: Southbound Journey - Pretoria to Capetown
Duration: Upto 3 days

Overview:

The route between Pretoria and Cape Town is a 27-hour journey of 1,600 kilometres (994 miles), through some of the most varied and stunning scenery offered by the African sub-continent. On the Southbound trip, the train departs from Pretoria main train station at 8:50 and arrives in Cape Town train station at 12:00 the following day. En route to Cape Town there is a stopover and excursion in Kimberley, where we go back in time to the days of the Diamond Rush.

Train Departure Schedule:

2016 : January - March , April - June , July - September , October - December

Journey Dates:

PRETORIA TO CAPE TOWN 2016 Selected Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
Month	Day	Month	Day
January	6, 11, 18, 25	July	4, 11, 18, 25
February	1, 3, 8, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29	August	1, 8, 10, 15, 22, 29
March	2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 28, 30	September	5, 12, 19, 26
April	4, 11, 18, 25, 27	October	3, 10, 17, 24, 26, 31
May	2, 9, 16, 23, 30	November	7, 14, 21, 28
June	6, 13, 20, 27	December	5, 12, 16, 21

Dates in bold denote the train with a maximum capacity of 80 guests - with a Conference Car & Paraplegic suite (partially wheelchair friendly)
Non-bold dates denote the train with a maximum capacity of 52 guests (this train set does not have a paraplegic suite and is therefore not wheelchair friendly)