Day 1: APPLICABLE FOR 2009 / 2010
07:50 – 08:30:
Register and check-in at The Blue Train Lounge, Pretoria 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 Pretoria Station @ 08:50 (am)
10:30 – 12:30:
First sitting for Brunch
12:30 – 14:30:
Second sitting for Brunch
15:30:
High tea is served in the Lounge Car.
17:10:
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 Kimberley Open Mine Museum.
17:45:
Guests arrive at the Open Mine Museum for a tour of the mine.
Guests are first taken to view interesting and historical sites. Guests are also taken onto an enclosed ramp on the edge of the Kimberly hole.
18:35:
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.
19:05:
The Blue Train departs Kimberley Station for the journey Southbound to Cape Town.
After this 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 and ladies elegant evening wear.
19:30:
First sitting dinner
21:15:
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.
12:00:
The Blue Train arrives at Cape Town Station.
Butlers usher guests to The Blue Train Lounge.
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