After a few days on safari, we arrived on honeymoon at the Blue Train in Pretoria. We had high expectations given the very high price for a 1 night / 1.5 day trip and the marketing hype we saw before...

We had heard lots of mixed reviews about this, and we weren't sure what to expect really. From the outset, the service of this experience was second to none. We were picked up from our Pretoria hotel...

This was a surprise for my husband 's birthday as he loves trains and he enjoyed every minute of the beautiful, stately Blue Train. The service was superior, from when we arrived and our luggage was...

Our recent trip from Pretoria to Cape Town on the Blue Train was everything that I thought it would be. The train, although old, is maintained very well and was very comfortable. The staff were so...

We booked the Blue Train having heard of it's amazing claims. We found out that the train is older and subject to breakdowns. The air conditioning in our room broke twice in the 27 hour trip. We...

Our experience on old Blue was flawless - from beginning to end. They did not stop at Kimberley as scheduled but this is beyond their control re: working on lines, signals etc. and on their prior...

OK so how do you put a value on such an experience? It is more than a day and a half in a luxury hotel but is the train journey and what they are offering worth £1400 per person? The train is lovely...

A butler, wifi, delicious food and wine, friendly, competent chefs and waiters - what's not to like? The rocking movement of the train helped to provide for a very good nights sleep. Overall, a...

Our personal butler welcomed us aboard, wifi, food and wine all included and absolutely first class. Our waiters were exceptional, chefs friendly and competent and the best nights sleep with the...

My wife and I both found the first day to have considerable wow factor. Maybe the opportunity to be quaffing good wines from 10 in the morning helped but we did relish the courteous and most...