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Blue Train Southbound - Detailed Information

DAY 1

07h50 - 08h30: Register and check-in at The Blue Train Lounge, Pretoria Station. Enjoy pre-departure snacks and drinks.
08h30: Boarding starts. Butlers usher guests to their suites. Suite orientation done by butlers.
08h50: The Blue Train departs from Pretoria Station.
11h00 - 12h15: First sitting for Brunch
12h15 - 13h25: Second sitting for Brunch.
15h30: High tea is served in the Lounge Car.
17h10: The Blue Train arrives at Kimberley Station. Guests disembark and assemble at the railway museum, from where they will be ushered to a bus, which transfers them to the centre of Kimberley to join an old tram for a ride down to the mine.
17h45: Guests arrive at the Open Mine Museum for a tour of the mine. Guests are first taken to the Diamond Die to try their luck to win a diamond, after which they will view, interesting and historical sites. Guests are also taken onto an enclosed ramp on the edge of the Kimberly hole.
18h35: Guests depart from the Open Mine Museum for Kimberley Station. At Kimberley Station guests are greeted with a glass of sherry. The sherry glass engraved with The Blue Train logo is a memento for guests to keep.
19h05: The Blue Train departs Kimberley Station for the journey Southbound to Cape Town.
After the exciting tour, guests are free to refresh themselves and enjoy pre-dinner drinks served at any one of our lounges. Remember, dinner is an elegant affair and men are requested to wear a jacket and tie or dress in traditional attire and ladies in elegant evening or traditional wear.
19h30: First sitting dinner.
21h15: Second sitting dinner.

DAY 2

07h00 - 10h00: Breakfast is served on a first come first serve basis. Breakfast can also be served in-suite at the guests' request.
12h30: The Blue Train arrives at Cape Town Station. Butlers usher guests to The Blue Train Lounge.