July 26, 2010
Luxury Train Travel - The Art Of Traveling In True Style.
If you were under the impression that the time of luxury train travel belongs to the past, you are quite wrong. It's not just in the pages of books written by famous authors of the past that you will find this nearly forgotten world of traveling in style and luxury - you can experience it right now while at the same time experiencing all the excitement that a journey through Africa can offer you.
Imagine boarding the world's most luxurious train at the foot of the majestic Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. Before your trip commences, spend a few days in this cosmopolitan city with its vibrant mix of African and Western cultures. Visit the V&A Waterfront - a living harbor surrounded by a plethora of shopping malls, restaurants and live music venues. Hike up Table Mountain. Visit the wine cellars of the Western Cape. And then board your train for the experience of a lifetime.
The suites are furnished tastefully in a classical style. The wood paneling and Edwardian features will make you feel that you are stepping back in time, experiencing once again a nearly forgotten world of elegance and luxury train fit for a king or queen.
Don't for one moment think that all this olde-worlde style means that you now have to cope without the comforts you are used to in the 21st century: to the contrary, you will have everything at your disposal that you would normally expect to find in an upper class hotel room. From the private bathroom to the safe to lock away your valuables; from the personal writing surface to the shaver plugs and hair dryers - everything you may need to be comfortable and to enjoy your trip to the fullest will be there.
When it comes to service, you will soon realize that on this train you will never be able to complain about service. Room service is available 24 hours a day and there will always be a staff member available to take care of whatever need you may have.
Once the train leaves the Eastern suburbs of Cape Town it's time to sit back with a drink and enjoy the magnificent African scenery gliding silently past your compartment window. First the winelands of the Boland area, then the towering mountains of the Western Cape. And after that the never-ending plains of the Karoo leading into a world of exploration that awaits the eager traveler.
Where your encounter with luxury train travel takes you from there is up to you. There are many options: it could be the Victoria Falls, it could be exotic Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania and from 2010 it could even be the pyramids and sphinxes of Cairo.
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