2011 DURBAN BUDGET HOLIDAY TRAIN TOURS

from Johannesburg

JB Train Tours invites you to join us on a long weekend holiday train tour in 2011 to Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. This is a short, safe and secure tour for families with children and we’d like to give you the opportunity to visit Durban and enjoy the warm sea waters of the Indian Ocean. Children can enjoy a ‘real sea holiday’ by train, traveling through the scenic mountain passes and many tunnels en route to Durban. Just like in the olden days!

All these tours are scheduled over a weekend to enable you to take only one day’s leave and enjoy Durban to the full. There is time available to have fun, participate in activities, relax and swim. You can build sand castles, kick balls or just sit and watch the ocean.

In Durban you’ll have the opportunity to explore the Marine Parade, uShaka Marine World, Mini Town, the beach, craft shops, etc. and/or pay a visit to the Sun Coast casino & spectacular Moses Mabhida Soccer stadium.

Your accommodation is in an upmarket hotel in Durban, right on the beach front, on the ‘Golden Mile’. If you’ve never been to Durban or would like to visit the Holiday City again, this is a golden opportunity.

This tour is a combination of: Travelling by train; enjoying Durban (at a very affordable & budget rate); sleeping in a top hotel with sea view with lots of facilities; enjoying the beach and sea, visiting the most popular tourist destinations and night clubs or just relax.

Are you tired of driving, looking for accommodation and worrying about the logistics? We’ll take you there. When travelling by train, you don’t have to worry about increasing petrol prices, getting lost, tollgate fees, heavy traffic, driving back or sitting in your car. It is so much easier and VERY price competitive.

Any person who is interested in visiting DBN and surroundings may travel along.

This tour is most suitable for those people who’d like to take a quick break from work; for people who has never been to the sea or older people who needs an ‘escape’ or break from the city’s fast life, as well as school groups, churches and clubs.

This tour was launched in 2006 and became very popular in quick time.

Name of tour  2011 Durban Budget Holiday Train Tour

Tour dates & Number

Eight (8) Tours to choose from in 2011: 4 Days each
Friday afternoon to Monday morning

4 - 7 Mar DBN 1 Fully Booked
8 – 11 Apr (SH)* DBN 2 Fully Booked
20 – 23 May DBN 3 Fully Booked
15 – 19 Jun** DBN 4 Fully Booked
16 – 19 September DBN 5 Fully Booked
30 Sept – 3 Oct (SH) DBN 6 Fully Booked
21 – 24 Oct DBN 7 Fully Booked
16 – 19 Dec (SH)* DBN 8 Fully Booked
15 - 18 Dec (SH)* (extra tour) DBN 8A  

(SH) = School Holidays

Departure times

Johannesburg 18:30 Platform 14 Day 1 (Tursday)
Durban 22:00 From Hotel Day 3 (Saturday)

Arrival times

Durban 07:25 Platform 14 Day 2 (Friday)
Johannesburg 07:00 JHB Station Day 4 (Sunday)

Note: Running times are NOT guaranteed

Tour price Compartment on Train: 4-Bed & 2 Beds/Room in Hotel

Price per Adult Persons per
Comp’ment		 Persons per
Hotel Room
R1800 4 2
R2110 3 2&1
R2360 2 2

Tour price Coupe on Train: 2-Bed & 2 Beds/Room in Hotel

Price per Adult Persons per
2-Bed Coupe		 Persons per
Hotel Room
R2000 2 2
R2735 1 1

Note

* Tours No 2 & 8 & 8A will be R250 pp extra due to peak periods
** Tour No 4 will be R350 pp extra due to extra day

Children

Children ages 2 - 9 years pay R140pp less than the above price – sharing accommodation. Younger children sharing a bed with the parent will travel free of charge.

Deposit

A R500 per person non-refundable deposit will secure your place. The balance must be paid by latest six weeks before departure date. If NOT paid, your place will be cancelled automatically.

Included in price

Return trip by train to Durban, 2 nights’ accommodation and bedding on the train, 1 night’s B&B accommodation in an upmarket Hotel in Durban, transport to the hotel & back to the station, tour guide, as well as certain meals are included in the tour price.

Meals

Two breakfasts and two dinners are included in the tour price. All other (tasty) meals are available at very reasonable prices on the train and in Durban.

Excluded from the tour price

Entry fees to tourist destinations & meals not mentioned in the itinerary, expenses of a personal nature, gratuities & Comprehensive Travel Insurance.

Excursions in Durban

No formal excursions or other bus transport in Durban are included in the tour package.

Suggested BUS & taxi services (For private use)

Durban People Movers www.durbanpeoplemover.co.za Tel: 031 309 5942
Mozzie Cabs www.mozziecabs.co.za Tel: 031 303 5787

Route

You will travel on the Trans Natal Tourist Class Train from Johannesburg
to Durban via Newcastle & Pietermaritzburg.

The coach will follow the N3 route on the return trip.

Accommodation

Passengers will be accommodated for one night in the 4 star Tropicana Hotel (http://www.tropicana-hotel.co.za/) on Durban’s Marine Parade, right opposite the beach. The rooms are spacious with good facilities.

Life guards are on duty on the beach 7 days per week.

Notes

This is a casual holiday train tour. It is ideal for families; those who haven’t been on a train holiday or haven’t visited Durban, at a rate not to be repeated.

BOOK NOW! Please complete the Reservation Form at the bottom of this page and fax it to us, along with your Bank Deposit slip. Closing date is when the limited number of places is sold out.

Travel greetings

Johan Badenhorst &
The JB Train Tours Team

Running times of Train

Train Station Arrival Departure
Johannesburg   18:30 day 1
Germiston 18:45 day 1 19:00 day 1
Standerton 21:11 day 1 21:20 day 1
Newcastle 23:24 day 1 23:50 day 1
Ladysmith 01:24 day 2 01:31 day 2
Pietermaritzburg 04:41 day 2 04:58 day 2
Durban 07:21 day 2  


Provisional PROGRAMME

2011 DURBAN BUDGET HOLIDAY TRAIN TOURS - from Jo’burg

Day 1 Thursday - 15 Dec 2011
   
17:30 Meet at JHB station - Platform 14
18:30 Depart from JHB
Dinner available on the train - (included in the tour price)
Sleep on the train (Bedding included in the tour price)
   
Day 2 Friday - 16 Dec 2011
   
07:25 Arrive Durban station
Transport to the hotel (included in the tour price)
Breakfast served (included in the tour price)
Morning at leisure
Lunch - own pocket
14:00 Check in at Hotel
Afternoon at leisure
Dinner - own pocket
Evening at leisure
Sleep over at Hotel
   
Day 3 Saturday - 17 Dec 2011
   
  Breakfast served at Hotel - (included in the tour price)
Morning at leisure
10:00 Book out of hotel but luggage stays in the hotel
Lunch - own pocket
Afternoon at leisure
20:00 Dinner served at the hotel
22:00 Bus departs
Travel overnight
   
Day 4 Sunday - 18 Dec 2011
   
07:00 Arrive JHB
End of tour

RESERVATION FORM

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRAIN