2011 KRUGER NATIONAL PARK
& PANORAMA ROUTE TRAIN & BUS TOUR

From Cape Town & Western Cape

JB Train Tours invite you to join us on our train tour to the world famous Kruger National Park in the Mpumalanga Lowveld. The KNP is a living monument for those who envisaged the challenges the globe would experience in future. There is nothing else like this “natural phenomenon in abundance”.

When visiting the KNP it is not only about the Big 5, but about various other animals, birds, the fauna and flora, as well as the tranquillity of the Bushveld. Sleep 3 nights in the KNP and experience it to the full.

On this tour we’ll share with you the beauty of the Panorama Route, including places like God’s Window, Bourke’s potholes, Pilgrim’s Rest, the Mac Mac falls, Graskop and Sabie, Blydepoort Canyon, the Long Tom Pass, as well as the Sudwala Caves.

We are going to take you to places where tour groups normally don’t go.

Enjoy the Carnival City Casino and other entertainment offered on site.

We’ll travel on the Trans Karoo Tourist Class train*, sleep in top notch hotels, resorts and the KNP and travel by charter bus before joining the train again.

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, tollgate fees, heavy traffic, driving back or sitting with stiff legs in your car. It is so much easier, very safe and VERY price competitive.

All 3 our 2009 & all 4 our 2010 train tours to the KNP were fully booked. (In 2011 we’ll be hosting 5 train tours from CPT PLUS 2 from PE to the KNP)

*Spoornet has ceased ALL charter holiday trains as from 1 January 2007.

Die ‘Kruger Wildtuin’ is vir baie mense dié plek om wild te kyk in Suid Afrika. Van kindsbeen af leer en hoor ons van die grootse werk wat daar gedoen word. Ten spyte van veranderinge, het die atmosfeer behoue gebly. Om in die aand op een van die rivierwalle te sit en die wild te sien wei en suip, terwyl die son sak, bly enigmaties.

Ons wys ook graag vir u die skoonheid van die Laeveld wanneer ons baie van die bekende toerisme-bakens besoek.

Name of tour Kruger National Park Train & Bus Tour from Cape Town

Tour dates & Number

Friday to Saturday 6 - 14 May 2011 KNP 1
Friday to Saturday 1 - 9 July 2011* KNP 2
Friday to Saturday 5 - 13 August 2011 KNP 3
Thursday to Friday 1 - 9 Sept 2011 KNP 4
Friday to Saturday 30 Sept - 8 Oct 2011 KNP 5

All tours are nine (9) days long.

Departure times

Cape Town 10:00 Platform 24 Day 1
Worcester 13:10 Platform 1 Day 1

Arrival times

Johannesburg 12:16 Platform 16 Day 2
Worcester 11:50 Platform 1 Day 9
Cape Town 15:30 Platform 24 Day 9

Other stations’ departure times: See below. Passengers may join en route.

Tour price

Compartment (4-Bed) Price per Person
   
4 Persons per Compartment
But only 2 Persons per Hotel Room		 R6800
   
3 Persons per Compartment
& 2/1 Persons per Hotel Room 		R7800
   
2 Persons per Compartment
& same 2 Persons per Hotel Room		 R7700
   
Coupe (2-Bed) Price per Person
   
2 Persons per Coupe
& same 2 Persons per Hotel Room		 R7000
   
1 Person per Coupe
& 1 Person per Hotel Room		 R9800

Children 3 - 9 years will pay R700 per child less than the above tour price. Children 0 – 2 years will travel free of charge if sharing a bed and seat on bus with parent.

* KNP #2 is R550 pp more than the above prices due to peak season during the July school holidays.

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 the price

Return train trip, bedding on the train, accommodation in reputable hotels, resorts or lodges, entry to the KNP, certain meals, bus transport, tour guide and excursions as mentioned in the itinerary.

Meals

Two good meals per day (breakfast and dinner) are served and are included in the price, unless otherwise indicated. I.e.: Excluded at Zulu Nyala Lodge.

Excluded from the tour price

Personal expenses, meals not mentioned and Comprehensive Travel Insurance.

Route

The train route goes from Cape Town via Bellville, Wellington, Worcester, Beaufort West, De Aar, Kimberley and Potchefstroom to Johannesburg.

The bus route goes from Johannesburg via Middelburg, Nelspruit to the KNP. From the KNP to Graskop, Blydepoort, Pilgrims Rest, Lydenburg & Middelburg back to Johannesburg. (The route may change without prior notice).

Buses

We only make use of reputable bus companies with good safety records and back-up services in place when needed. Comfortable luxury buses are used.

Accommodation

We’ll be staying for two nights on the train, two nights at the Zulu Nyala Lodge, three nights in chalets in the KNP (Skukuza or ‘Berg en Dal’ or Lower Sabie or Letaba) and one night in chalets at the Blydepoort Forever Resort or Graskop Hotel.

We host two persons (or one) per room.

Due to accommodation constraints in the KNP, each tour is limited to a maximum of 50 people.

Tour guide

A qualified tour guide will travel with you.

We are looking forward in hosting you on tour.

Note #1

People living in ‘other’ parts of the country, who can’t make use of the train trip, can join the bus tour at Zulu Nyala Lodge in Fourways, Sandton, on Day 2 at a reduced tour price. Contact us for the relevant Information Document.

Note #2

The KNP falls within a malaria area. Please visit your doctor or pharmacist for the correct vaccines.

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Travel greetings

Johan Badenhorst &
The JB Train Tours Team

Running times of the train

Johannesburg - Cape Town - Johannesburg
Train Station Arrival Departure Train Station Arrival Departure
Cape Town   10:00 day 6 Johannesburg   12:30 day 1
Bellville 10:25 day 6 10:35 day 6 Krugersdorp 13:09 day 1 13:14 day 1
Hugenot 11:15 day 6 11:19 day 6 Potchefstroom 15:16 day 1 15:29 day 1
Wellington 11:30 day 6 11:36 day 6 Klerksdorp 16:09 day 1 16:25 day 1
Worcester 13:10 day 6 13:30 day 6 Christiana 19:11 day 1 19:16 day 1
Matjiesfontein 15:31 day 6 15:36 day 6 Warrenton 19:49 day 1 19:55 day 1
Laingsburg 16:00 day 6 16:10 day 6 Kimberley 20:54 day 1 21:10 day 1
Beaufort west 19:25 day 6 19:50 day 6 De Aar 01:18 day 2 01:35 day 2
Hutchinson 21:34 day 6 21:39 day 6 Hutchinson 03:30 day 2 03:35 day 2
De Aar 23:25 day 6 23:45 day 6 Beaufort West 09:05 day 2 09:15 day 2
Kimberley 03:32 day 7 03:46 day 7 Laingsburg 06:27 day 2 06:47 day 2
Warrenton 04:43 day 7 04:48 day 7 Matjiesfontein 09:38 day 2 09:43 day 2
Christiana 05:16 day 7 05:21 day 7 Worcester 11:50 day 2 12:05 day 2
Klerksdorp 08:14 day 7 08:26 day 7 Wellington 13:50 day 2 13:54 day 2
Potchefstroom 09:08 day 7 09:13 day 7 Hugenot 14:05 day 2 14:09 day 2
Krugersdorp 11:20 day 7 11:25 day 7 Bellville 14:50 day 2 15:00 day 2
Johannesburg 12:16 day 7   Cape Town 15:30 day 2  

Running times are NOT guaranteed

 

Provisional PROGRAMME

2011 Kruger National Park Train & Bus Tour - from Cape Town

Day 1 On arrival at the station you’ll be welcomed by the tour guide. Board the train, unpack, make yourself comfortable and start enjoying the trip. The tour guide will visit you in your compartment and you can start preparing for your welcome dinner (included in tour price). Other passengers will join us en route. The train travels overnight.
   
Day 2 We travel across the Great Karoo (never underestimate or ignore the beauty of this vast space) and after lunch we reach Egoli (Jo’burg). We disembark, board the bus and book in at the Zulu Nyala Lodge near Monte Casino. The evening is at leisure and dinner is for your own pocket. Overnight in the Lodge.
   
Day 3

After breakfast we depart by bus for the KNP. En route we’ll travel via Middelburg, Waterval Boven, Nelspruit and Malelane to reach our overnight camp before dark. Dinner is served (included in tour price). We overnight in the KNP.
   
Day 4 & 5 For the following two days we depart before breakfast to view game, return to the camp, be at leisure until late afternoon before we go on another game viewing trip by bus. Dinner is served (included in tour price). We normally overnight both nights in the KNP in the same camp as Day 3.
   
Day 6 We depart by bus after breakfast. En route we’ll travel via Hazyview & Graskop to the Blydepoort Canyon, visiting God’s Window, Bourke’s Luck Potholes and the Three Rondavels. Dinner is served (included in tour price) at Forever Resorts Blydepoort or Graskop Hotel where we’ll overnight.
   
Day 7 After breakfast we’ll depart for the historical miners’ town, Pilgrim’s Rest. You can eat a pancake, walk the streets, buy a souvenir and take a ‘photo in old Victorian clothes’. We continue the journey via the Mac Mac Falls to Sabie and then over the Long Tom Pass to Lydenburg. Late afternoon we’ll arrive again back on the highveld at the Zulu Nyala Lodge. The evening is at leisure and dinner is for your own pocket. Overnight in the Lodge.
   
Day 8 We are transferred by bus to the Jo’burg station after breakfast. The train departs for Cape Town at 12:30. Dinner is served (included in tour price) on the train and we sleep again on the train.
   
Day 9 The last breakfast of the tour is enjoyed on the train and passengers disembark at various stations before we arrive in Cape Town at 15:30.

RESERVATION FORM

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRAIN