Rovos Rail, Cape to Cairo - 34 Day Itinerary

CAPE TO CAIRO 2008 ITINERARY 3 - 34 DAYS
SOUTH AFRICA • ZIMBABWE • ZAMBIA • ZANZIBAR • TANZANIA • UGANDA • SUDAN • EGYPT
DEPARTURE DATE: 30 JANUARY 2008
Day 1	Wed 30 Jan
	Arrive Cape Town own arrangements and transfer to Cape Grace Hotel on V& A Waterfront for welcome dinner and overnight.
Day 2	Thu 31 Jan
08h30	Depart for full day tour of Cape Winelands, including a visit to a famous wine estate with lunch en route. Afternoon visits to Franschhoek, Boschendal and Stellenbosch. Dinner and overnight at Cape Grace Hotel.
Day 3	Fri 01 Feb
08h30	Depart for full day tour of Cape Peninsula (including Groot Constantia, Fish Hoek, Simonstown, Cape Point, Chapman’s Peak Drive, Hout Bay and Kirstenbosch). Light lunch en route. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 4	Sat 02 Feb
09h00	Transfer to Rovos Rail’s private lounge at Cape Town station.
11h00	Depart Cape Town Station on the Rovos Rail Edwardian Train Safari.
18h00	Arrive Matjiesfontein with time to explore this Victorian village.
Day 5	Sun 03 Feb
14h30	Arrive Kimberley. Visit to the Big Hole & Diamond Museum with historic tram ride.
17h20	Depart Kimberley. Dinner and overnight on the train.
Day 6	Mon 04 Feb
12h00	Arrive Pretoria. Light lunch followed by a city tour of Pretoria.
18h00	Depart Pretoria.
Day 7	Tue 05 Feb
11h00	Arrive Hoedspruit for full board two night stay at 5-star Thornybush or Kapama Game Lodge. Lunch and afternoon game drive.
Day 8	Wed 06 Feb
	After breakfast, guest activities. Morning and afternoon game drives. Lunch, dinner and overnight at lodge.
Day 9	Thu 07 Feb
05h30	Early morning game drive.
12h00	Depart Hoedspruit, lunch will be served on board.
23h00	Arrive at Zimbabwe border.
Day 10	Fri 08 Feb
	Travel through Zimbabwe. Lectures provided by on-board historian during morning and afternoon.
Day 11	Sat 09 Feb
15h00	Arrive Victoria Falls. Transfer from station to the Victoria Falls Hotel.
16h00	Sunset cruise on the Zambezi River. African Spectacular Show. Dinner and overnight at the Hotel.
Day 12	Sun 10 Feb
	Day at leisure: Optional helicopter rides, river rafting, bungee jumping, craft village, guided tours of Falls.
16h00	Depart Victoria Falls on the train.
17h30	Arrive Livingstone, Zambia for border formalities.
Day 13	Mon 11 Feb
13h30	Pass through Lusaka. Breakfast, lunch and dinner on board with morning and afternoon lectures.
Day 14	Tue 12 Feb
08h00	Arrive Kanona. Brunch outing at Kundalila Falls.
13h00	Depart Kanona. Dinner on board. Pass through Mpika and Kasama overnight.
Day 15	Wed 13 Feb
14h00	Arrive Nakonde/Tunduma for Zambian/Tanzanian border control. Breakfast, lunch and dinner on board. Morning and afternoon lectures.
Day 16	Thu 14 Feb
10h00	Arrive Makambako. Descend spectacular pass to Mlimba. Morning lectures.
Day 17	Fri 15 Feb
10h00	Arrive Tazara Station, Dar es Salaam. Board local flight for 20 minute trip to Zanzibar.
11h00	Transfer to Zanzibar Serena Hotel for lunch, dinner and overnight.
15h00	Afternoon tour of Stone Town.
Day 18	Sat 16 Feb
09h00	Island Spice Tour with lunch en route. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 19	Sun 17 Feb
08h00	Transfer to airport for one-and-a-half hour flight to Arusha, near Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
10h30	Board vehicles for two-and-a-half hour drive via Lake Manyara to lodge at the Ngorongoro Crater. Afternoon at leisure to relax and enjoy the serene atmosphere. Dinner and overnight at lodge.
Day 20	Mon 18 Feb
09h00	After breakfast, game drive excursion with lunch on floor of Crater. Dinner and overnight at lodge.
Day 21	Tue 19 Feb
10h00	Breakfast at the Lodge. Transfer from Ngorongoro. Crater to luxury Serengeti camp.
12h00	Arrive at the camp for lunch and afternoon game drive. Dinner & overnight at the camp.
Day 22	Wed 20 Feb
10h00	Breakfast at the lodge. Morning & afternoon game drives in the Serengeti. Lunch, dinner & overnight at the camp.
Day 23	Thu 21 Feb
07h00	Board vehicles for 2 hour journey to Mwanza on Lake Victoria.
10h00	After immigration and customs formalities we depart for 1-hour flight to Entebbe, Uganda.
	Arrive Entebbe and transfer to Imperial Resort Beach Hotel for lunch.
	Afternoon visit to the island of Ngama and its orphaned chimpanzees. Dinner and overnight.
Day 24	Fri 22 Feb
08h00	Depart for visit to Jinja, the source of the Nile (two-and-a-half-hour drive from Entebbe).
09h15	Mabira Forest Walk en-route.
13h00	Lunch at Jinja Nile Resort. Dinner and overnight hotel at the Imperial Resort Beach Hotel.
Day 25	Sat 23 Feb
08h00	After breakfast transfer to Entebbe Airport for 3 hour flight to Khartoum, Sudan.
12h00	Transfer to Borg Alfatih Hotel. Afternoon visit to Bait Al-Khalifa Museum. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.
Day 26	Sun 24 Feb
09h00	Visit to the Sudanese National Museum of Ethnography and the National Museum of Sudan. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.
Day 27	Mon 25 Feb
09h00	Transfer to Khartoum airport for one-and-a-half hour flight to Abu Simbel, Egypt. Enjoy visits to the temples of Ramses II and his wife Nefertari. Return to airport for flight to Aswan. Transfer to Old Cataract Hotel for dinner and overnight. Afternoon at leisure.
Day 28	Tue 26 Feb
09h00	Board Nile Cruiser for river adventure. Lunch on board. Afternoon felucca tour round the islands of Aswan, passing by the Botanical Gardens. Afternoon tea and dinner on board in Aswan.
Day 29	Wed 27 Feb
	Breakfast buffet on board. Morning visits to the Temple of Philae on Agilika Island, the Unfinished Obelisk at the Ancient Granite Quarries, and the Aswan High Dam. Lunch on board, and sail to Kom Ombo. Afternoon visit to the Temple of Sobek at Kom Ombo. Afternoon tea on board, and sail to Edfu. “Egyptian Night” dinner on board, including Galabeyya party with a chance for all guests to dress in traditional Egyptian Galabeyyas for the night. Overnight on board in Edfu.
Day 30	Thur 28 Feb
	Breakfast buffet on board. Morning visit to the Temple of Horus at Edfu. Sail to Esna. Lunch on board. Afternoon visit to the Temple of Khnum at Esna. Afternoon tea on board, and sunset sailing to Luxor. Dinner and overnight on board in Luxor.
Day 31	Fri 29 Feb
	Breakfast buffet on board. Morning visit to the West Bank of Luxor, including Valley of Kings, Valley of Queens, the Temple of Hatshepsut and a photostop at Colossi of Memnon. Lunch on board. Afternoon visits to the East Bank of Luxor: Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple. Afternoon tea on board. Farewell gala dinner on board. Overnight on board in Luxor.
Day 32	Sat 01 Mar
08h00	After disembarkation transfer to Luxor airport for 1 hour flight to Cairo.
10h00	Transfer to Four Seasons First Residence Hotel with views of both the Nile and the Great Pyramids for lunch. Afternoon visit to Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. Dinner and overnight in hotel.
Day 33	Sun 02 Mar
09h00	Morning tour to Giza Pyramids and Sphinx. Restaurant lunch, afternoon tour of Saqqara and Memphis. Farewell dinner and overnight in hotel.
Day 34	Mon 03 Mar
10h00	Depart for home. Own arrangements.

34 DAY TOUR PRICE PER PERSON SHARING: US$ 29,995 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT US$ 7000
Supplement: US$3,000 per person for upgrade to Royal Suite (train portion)

Tour price includes accommodation, meals, excursions and taxes plus alcoholic beverages only whilst on board the train and ‘plane. Excluded are gratuities, items of a personal nature and alcoholic beverages off-train.
Visas may be required for South Africa, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan and Egypt, and should be acquired prior to arrival.
Passengers are requested to have yellow fever inoculations, and are advised to take anti-malarial precautions as might be prescribed before commencing the journey.
Trip cancellation insurance is compulsory.

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