{"id":22034,"date":"2019-04-21T15:30:24","date_gmt":"2019-04-21T13:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beautiful-places.de\/?p=22034\/"},"modified":"2023-04-16T21:22:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T19:22:30","slug":"rovos-rail-south-africa-durban-safari-through-kwazulu-natal-with-the-most-luxurious-train-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beautiful-places.de\/en\/rovos-rail-south-africa-durban-safari-through-kwazulu-natal-with-the-most-luxurious-train-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Rovos Rail, South Africa – Durban Safari with the Most Luxurious Train in the World & Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

The colorful history of Rovos Rail –<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Traveling through the heart of Africa for more than 30 years<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

On April 29, 2019, the privately-owned luxury train tour operator, Rovos Rail, celebrates its 30<\/span><\/span>th\u00a0<\/sup>anniversary!<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Train enthusiast, Rohan Vos, originally<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>intended to use the renovated train privately, to travel with his family through South Africa. But his visionary dreams led him to develop it into the most luxurious train in Africa.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The first overnight trip took place in 1987 with a seven-coach train to the former Eastern Transvaal.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Since then, Rovos Rail has grown enormously and despite some serious setbacks and difficulties, now offers eight trips around South Africa with five trains that can accommodate 72 passengers. A sixth train is in production with completion aimed for December 2019. <\/span><\/span>Rovos Rail Milestones >><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n