African Explorer - Transsiberian by private train

African Explorer
JOURNEYS ON THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
RAILROADS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
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DISCOVERING AFRICA’S SOUTH ON BOARD THE AFRICAN EXPLORER
For more than 20 years travellers have been
discovering the most beautiful destinations
in Southern Africa in comfort with this train.
Starting with selected departures in 2015,
the African Explorer will run exclusively for
Lernidee Trains & Cruises on unique rail
routes between Cape Town, Windhoek, Maputo and Victoria Falls. Guests are presented
with ever-changing landscapes – without any
domestic flights, time-consuming transfers
and daily suitcase packing. The train covers
long distances over night, while guests are
slumbering in their private compartments.
During the day there is ample time for excursions to famous and also to lesser known
destinations, for encounters with the chequered history of the countries travelled and
last, but not least, for extensive game drives.
Journeys include overnights in comfortable
sleeping compartments, breakfast and dinner in the on-board restaurant, an English
speaking tour guide team and a comprehensive excursion programme, supplemented
by on-board lectures and speciality meals.
There is also an English-speaking doctor on
board.
Canyon, Lüderitz, Swakopmund and to
the Spitzkoppe, before it finally reaches
Windhoek. The journey’s highlights are a
visit to the Namib desert with the Sossusvlei and to the Etosha National Park, where
guests stay in comfortable lodges.
As with all our journeys by Private Train,
guests also stay in lodges and hotels during
the tour for some nights. Heavy luggage
remains in the guests’ compartments on
board.
From the Indian Ocean to the Victoria
Falls unites an unmatched multitude of
The Private Train tour Jewel of the Desert
features a unique route from Cape Town
to the Augrabies Falls, to the Fish River
Four countries combined with an extraordinary train experience: The journey
destinations in South Africa, Swaziland,
Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Guests can
look forward to highlights like the Kruger
National Park and the Victoria Falls, but
they also go to destinations beyond the
commonly known routes like Maputo,
Bulawayo and Matobo National Park.
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Tour Options
Jewel of the Desert
Jewel of the Desert
1 day Cape Town, Sundowner on st
Signal Hill (hotel)
2nd day Departure of African Explorer, Matjiesfontein (train)
3rd day Augrabies National Park
(train)
4th day Border to Namibia, Fish River Canyon (train)
5th day Aus and Lüderitz
(train)
6th day Mariental, Namib desert (lodge)
7th day Sossusvlei (lodge)
8th day Bus tour to Swakopmund, city tour (train)
9th day Spitzkoppe (train)
10th day Etosha National Park, game drive (lodge)
11th day Etosha National Park, game drive (train)
12th day Windhoek, city tour (hotel)
13th day End of journey
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Dates
Cape Town – Windhoek (13 days)
23 FEB – 07 MAR 15
21 OCT – 02 NOV 15
Windhoek – Cape Town (14 days)*
08 MAR – 21 MAR 15
03 NOV – 15 NOV 15
*Slightly different routing in reverse direction.
Please ask us about details.
Route
Etosha National Park
Tsumeb
NAMIBIA
Chobe
National Park
ZIMBABWE
Spitzkoppe
Windhoek
BOTSWANA
Marienthal
Sossusvlei
Kolmanskop Aus
Fish River Canyon
Lüderitz
Augrabies National Park
Swakopmund
Upington
SOUTH AFRICA
Matjiesfontein
Cape Town
From the Indian Ocean to the Victoria Falls
Indian Ocean – Victoria Falls
1st day Johannesburg, sightseeing in Pretoria (lodge)
2nd day Departure of African Explorer, Waterval Boven (train)
3rd day Daytrip Swaziland (train)
4th day Maputo/Mozambique (train)
5th day Game drive in the Kruger National Park (lodge)
6th day Morning game drive, Panorama Route (train)
7th day Ride through Limpopo to the
Zimbabwean border (train)
8th day Great Zimbabwe – UNESCO World Heritage (train)
9th day Bulawayo and Matobo National Park (train)
10th day Game drive in the Hwange National Park, arrival in Victoria Falls (hotel)
11th day Victoria Falls, end of journey
Dates
Johannesburg – Victoria Falls (11 days)
09 SEP – 19 SEP 15
Victoria Falls – Johannesburg (12 days)*
22 SEP – 03 OCT 15
*Slightly different routing in reverse direction.
Please ask us about details.
Route
MOZAMBIQUE
Chobe
National Park
Victoria Falls
Hwange National Park
Bulawayo
BOTSWANA
Panorama Route
Pretoria
Great Zimbabwe
Kruger
National Park
Maputo
Johannesburg
Swaziland
SOUTH AFRICA
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The African Explorer
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As a rolling hotel, the African Explorer
features sleeping compartments for one
or two guests in three classes as well as a
restaurant car and a bar waggon. The train
also carries air-conditioned mini­-vans seating a maximum of 12 guests each for the
daily excursions.
Antelope: The 14 compartments of the
Antelope category (ca. 4 m2) feature two
lower beds, a folding table with an integrated sink below, a small hanging locker,
a safe and a power outlet (220 V). The single compartments (ca. 2.5 m2) feature one
lower bed. Each of the two waggons of this
category has 5 double and 2 single compartments, a shower and 2 toilets.
Elephant: In addition to the appoint-
ments of the Antelope category, there is a
private shower, a toilet and air-conditioning in the compartments of the Elephant
category. The compartments (ca. 7 m2)
feature 2 beds in L-shape (one lower and
one upper bed, overlapping), 2 lower sideby-side twin beds or a double bed. There
are altogether 6 waggons of this category
with 5 compartments each.
Leopard: The compartments of the Leopard category are ca. 10 m2 and feature a
small sitting area in addition to the appointments of the Elephant category.
There are 2 waggons of this category with
3 compartments each.
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Your Contact:
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Lernidee Trains & Cruises
Kurfurstenstrasse 112
10787 Berlin
Germany
phone: +49 (0)30 786 00 00
fax: +49 (0)30 786 55 96
team@lernidee.de
www.lernidee.de