The Blue Train is resuming its operations with a reopening special for leisure travel that will run from November 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021.
The special rates follow a nation-wide call for more accessible domestic tourism and will be available for all residents of South Africa and tourists whose Covid-19 regulations allow them to enter South Africa from November 2020.
Vincent Monyake, Executive Manager at The Blue Train, said the impact of Covid-19 on the tourism sector has been one of the most visceral, felt across the entire tourism industry value chain.
"We hope these special rates will encourage people in South Africa to experience our beautiful country through the windows of this national treasure.
"The reopening special is exclusive to the Pretoria - Cape Town route. This is a two-night trip from either Pretoria to Cape Town, or Cape Town to Pretoria. The journey features an off-train excursion in Kimberley where guests will visit The Big Hole and the Kimberley Mine Museum.
“The experience includes five-course gourmet silver service dinners and lunches; breakfast and high teas; live entertainment and overnight hospitality with full 24-hour butler service. All alcohol consumption on board The Blue Train is inclusive, including Cuban cigars," he said.
The Blue Train is committed to its new Covid-19 policies. Monyake said the experience will have to evolve for the health and safety of guests and crew.
"A key part of The Blue Train experience is the social interaction between guests. For as long as we are dealing with Covid-19, some elements of The Blue Train experience will have to evolve for the health and safety of our guests and crew," he said.
The discounted rates start from R 12 715 per person sharing.
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