Director: R B Vos Rovos Rail Tours (Pty) Ltd Reg No: 1990/04503/07

This spectacular 550-kilometre 24-hour trip runs between Cape Town and George during the summer months and is

rated one of the most beautiful in the world.

From the Mother City the train, with the Hex River Mountains as a backdrop, travels through the Tulbagh Valley towards

Worcester. Grapes are grown in vast quantities in this area, and apart from several co-operative wine cellars, there are

a number of brandy distilleries. The KWV Brandy Distillery is visited on the George to Cape Town leg.

The train continues along the Breë River Valley towards Robertson, home of the largest brandy distillery in southern

Africa, and then onto Ashton, largest producer in the southern hemisphere of canned fruit, jams and vegetables. On the

Cape Town to George leg a stop is made to sample the wines of a local wine estate. Then it is on towards the coast

passing through stations such as Merwepoort, and South Africa's third oldest town, Swellendam.

Leaving the coast behind the train passes near Mossel Bay, a commercial seaport that enjoyed a boom in the 1990's due

to the discovery of offshore oil. George is a quiet inland town, founded in 1811 and named after King George 111.

Available to our guests is the optional 67km stretch between George and Knysna aboard the local Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe

run by the Transnet Museum.

09h20 Depart from Cape Town Station,

Platform 23

15h30 Arrive Ashton for a wine tasting excursion

09h00 Arrive George

09h30 Optional departure from George to Knysna

on the Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe

12h00 Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe arrives in Knysna

09h45 Optional departure from Knysna on the

Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe

12h30 Arrive George on Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe

13h30 Depart George on Rovos Rail

11h00 Arrive Worcester where guests enjoy a

guided tour of KWV Brandy Distillers

17h00 Arrive Platform 24 Cape Town Station

Visas are available through booking agents; please check with the relevant embassies for visa requirements.

Passengers are advised to take anti-malarial precautions as might be prescribed