APPLICABLE FOR 2011 / 2012
Day 1:
07:50 - 08:30:
Register and check-in at The Blue Train Lounge, Cape Town Station.
Guests enjoy pre-departure snacks and drinks.
08:30:
Boarding starts. Butlers usher guests to their suites. Suite orientation done by butlers.
08:50:
The Blue Train departs from Cape Town Station
10:30 – 12:30:
First sitting for Brunch
12:30 – 14:30:
Second sitting for Brunch
14:35 – 15:15:
The Blue Train arrives at Matjiesfontein for a 45 minute off-the-train excursion.
On arrival at Matjiesfontein guests are invited for a glass of sherry at the bar. The sherry glass engraved with The Blue Train logo is a memento for guests to keep. The Victoria buildings and original nineteenth century London lampposts impart to the traveller, the uncanny sense of entering a colonial time warp – an oasis suspended in a different age.
15:20:
The Blue Train departs for its northbound journey to Pretoria.
15:30:
High tea is served in the Lounge Car.
17:00:
After an exciting interlude guests are free to refresh themselves and enjoy pre-dinner drinks at any one of our lounges.
18:30:
First sitting dinner
Remember, dinner is an elegant affair and men are requested to wear a jacket and tie and ladies elegant evening wear.
20:30:
Second sitting dinner
Day 2: (Next morning)
07:30 - 10:00:
Breakfast is served on a first come first serve basis.
Breakfast can also be served in-suite at the guests request.
12:50:
The Blue Train arrives at Pretoria Station.
Butlers usher guests to The Blue Train Lounge
END OF SERVICES
