Durban to Pretoria

The Durban Safari northbound journey aboard the Rovos Rail offers a spectacular passage climbing from the subtropical coast of the Indian Ocean up to the high inland plateau of the Highveld. This two-night route highlights KwaZulu-Natal’s dramatic landscapes, taking guests on a sweeping ascent through the legendary Valley of a Thousand Hills and the rolling green pastures of the Midlands Meander. Combining world-class leisure on the rails with targeted off-train explorations, passengers enjoy firsthand encounters with vibrant Zulu ceramic artistry, poignant colonial battlefield history at Spionkop, and an exhilarating dawn safari tracking the Big Five at Nambiti before concluding in South Africa's administrative capital.