2011 EASTER WEEKEND TRAIN TOUR

Jo’burg to Cape Town

Name & Number 2011 Cape Town Easter weekend Train Tour   EW

Tour dates Wednesday 20th to Monday 25th April 2011 (6 days)

Departure times

Johannesburg	12:30	Platform 16	Day 1 (Wed’day)
Cape Town	10:00	Platform 24	Day 5 (Sunday)

Arrival times

Cape Town	15:30	Platform 24	Day 2 (Thursday)
Johannesburg	12:16	Platform 16	Day 6 (Monday)

The arrival and departure times at the other stations are as per the official running times of the Trans Karoo Tourist Class train. (See Page 5 of this memo).

You may board the train at any of these stations. Please indicate accordingly on your Reservation Form.

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

Price Per Person R3350	4 Passengers/Compartment (On the train) 2 Passengers/Room (In the Hotel)
Price Per Person R3940	3 Passengers/Compartment (On the train) 2 & 1 Passengers/Room (In the Hotel)
Price Per Person R4750	3 Passengers/Compartment (On the train) 2 & 1 Passengers/Room (In the Hotel)
Price Per Person Sold Out	2 Passengers/Coupe(On the train) 2 Passengers/Room (In the Hotel)
Price Per Person Sold Out	1 Passengers/Coupe(On the train) 1 Passengers/Room (In the Hotel)

Children

Children 2 - 9 years of age qualify for a R500pp discount. Children younger than 2 years of age can travel free of charge if sharing a bed with parent.

Note

Compartment = 4-Bed & Coupe = 2-Bed

Included in price

Transport on the Trans Karoo Tourist Class train from Jo’burg to to Cape Town and back; Two nights accommodation on the train (bedding included), certain meals, three nights B&B accommodation in The Fountains Hotel in CBD of Cape Town; bus transport shuttle between the hotel and V&A Waterfront (for leisure).

Deposit

A R500 per person non-refundable deposit is needed when booking is done. The balance is to be paid by latest six weeks before departure date. If this is not done, you'll forfeit your reservation and deposit. No cancellation after the above date.

Meals

Five breakfasts and two suppers (on the train) are included in the tour price.

Excluded from the tour price

Entry fees at tourist destinations. I.e.: Table Mountain, Robben Island, etc. personal expenses, meals not mentioned, gratuities and Comprehensive Travel Insurance.

Route

You will travel from Johannesburg to Cape Town, via Potchefstroom, Klerksdorp, Kimberley, Beaufort West & Worcester.

Passengers may join at any of the official stopping places for the train en route. (see below)

Accommodation

It is provided on the train (two nights) and in “The Fountains Hotel” (in CBD, Cape Town) – 3 nights. The rooms are spacious, the facilities are great and the breakfast tasty and BIG. It is in the same hotel as where we stayed the previous years. http://www.leisurehotels.co.za
                       
Please note that accommodation is very limited during ‘Easter weekend’ in the Western Cape. We have again contacted numerous hotels in Cape Town to be able to secure proper and affordable accommodation.

Bedding

It is provided - on the train and at the hotel.

Transport in Cape Town

Bus transport is provided (included in the tour package) between the Hotel and the V&A Waterfront.

BOOK NOW!

Booking

Please complete the attached Reservation Form and return it (fax or e-mail), with the Bank Deposit slip, to the tour organiser (JB Train Tours). Closing date is when all the beds are taken. (Like all the previous years). We suggest you book now. Group/club bookings welcome.

NB

Deposits will not be paid back, but can be transferred/resold to someone else, with the consent of the organisers.

Travel greetings

Johan Badenhorst & The JB Train Tours Team

Last Note

This would be our 11th consecutive train running to Cape Town over the Easter weekend and every year the passengers are getting just better and better and better….! Our first bus tour to Cape Town ran in 1976!!

Provisional PROGRAMME

2011 EASTER WEEKEND TRAINS TOUR - Jo’burg to Cape Town
20 – 25 April 2011

Running times of the train

Running times are NOT guaranteed

Updated : 21-02-12 | Visitor :
Contact Us | General Info

Copyright © 2010 JB Train Tours. All Rights Reserved.