Blue Train Journey (Blue Train Lunch/Blue Train Dinner)

Ride the ‘Blue Jewel’ – Take a Blue Train Journey

The famed Blue Train is locally and internationally renowned as the pièce de résistance of luxury rail travel. Having celebrated its 62nd anniversary in 2008, the Blue Train has hosted royalty and statesmen, and has certainly earned its iconic nickname of the ‘Blue Jewel of Africa’. A Blue Train journey is a journey of sensual indulgence that will live forever as a treasured memory to share with future generations.

Many of the fine establishment in the Cardinal Leisure Group’s portfolio of luxury game lodges, hotels and spas throughout South Africa offer business and leisure packages incorporating an unforgettable Blue Train journey. It is also possible to charter the Blue Train for meetings, product launches, VIP events, lunches, dinners, weddings and many other functions. With a range of routes, all magnificently showcasing the natural splendour of South Africa, a Blue Train journey is your passport to a world of elegance, beauty and sophistication. The Blue Train suites are designed and appointed with the discerning traveller in mind, and here you will find only the finest – luxurious bed linen, elegant marble tiles and gold fittings in the opulent en-suite bathrooms.

A Blue Train lunch or Blue Train dinner is not just a meal, but an event: with the dress being elegant formal attire, each course is served on Sheffield cutlery, with crystal glassware and white linen adorning the tables. Meals are accompanied by an assortment of smooth sounds, ranging from jazz and light classical to the soulful strains of the Soweto String Quartet. With delectably delicious culinary fare prepared by master chefs and served with a selection of South Africa’s finest wines, the dining experience on any Blue Train journey is sure to titillate the most refined taste buds and satisfy gourmet gastronomic desires with tasty aplomb.

For more information and to partake of one of South Africa’s most elegant and romantic adventures, contact us now to plan your world-class Blue Train journey.

Please contact Cardinal Leisure and Lodges for more information at viviene@cardinalleisure.com or give us a call at 011-478-2420 (SA)