Stops include the preserved Victorian villages of Matjiesfontein and Kimberley, home to the diamond-focused Mine Museum and the massive man-made excavation, the Big Hole. Observation cars have wingback chairs and open-air balconies for taking in the scenery, while the Victorian-style dining ...
298 Matjiesfontein 15:36 day 1 | 538 Beaufort West 19:50 day 1 | 801 De Aar 23:45 day 1 | 1,035 Kimberley 03:46 day 2 | 1,344 Klerksdorp 08:26 day 2 | 1,530 Johannesburg arrive 12:16 day 2 | 1,600 Pretoria arrive ** 12:50 day 2 *...
And so, after leaving Pretoria on Friday afternoon, touring Kimberley on Saturday, and visiting Matjiesfontein on Sunday, we approach Cape Town. As we enjoy our final afternoon tea in the observation car, the international guests gasp and point, their cameras out to capture what they’ve bee...
I believe that Rovos Rail make a point of travelling this part in daylight and even stop at Matjiesfontein which is an historical tourist stop in the middle of nowhere on the Karoo (but an interesting history as fas as steam trains and the ...
The 1,000-mile journey takes 27 hours, with a stop in each direction: the mining town of Kimberley on the Pretoria-Cape Town leg of the journey, and the resort of Matjiesfontein, with its architectural reminders of a colonial era, in the other direction. Two wood-panelled lounges ...