The trains and the houseboats offer relaxing and evocative ways of experiencing the vast landscape of Southern Africa.

Southern Africa is a region fortunate enough to be able to offer the best in luxury train and boat travel. Sit back with a glass of your favourite to relish in some breath-taking scenery in the lap of luxury: you will find some of the most beautifully diverse landscapes in the world – from charming coastal oases, small but bustling towns, wonderful and spectacular waterfalls, wild and unpredictable African bushveld, calm and serene river cruising, to vibrant cities buzzing with artistry and life.

Rail journeys move throughout the Cape Winelands, the beloved Karoo, game reserves and historical regions, cross the Tropic of Capricorn towards Bulawayo, second city of Zimbabwe, the Hwange National Park, Victoria Falls, all this making for an unprecedented travel experience like no other. By adding a luxury train journey into your travel itinerary, you will be able to view the depths of Southern Africa from a new, relaxed perspective that air travel fails to captivate.

Cruise in decadent style on a luxury boat which sails along the Chobe River flowing between the lush Caprivi Trip of Namibia and game-rich Chobe National Park in Botswana.

For the ultimate in luxury, Rovos Rail and the luxury boat options of the Zambezi Queen Collection, vary in routing and price so that a wide variety of tastes are catered for and easily be incorporated into you travel itinerary. The trains and the houseboats offer relaxing and evocative ways of experiencing the vast landscape of Southern Africa, by Rail or by Boat, by combining the elegance of the bygone days of luxury trains and boats with modern comforts, superb cuisine and fine wines.