The blue freight special For a fast. Passengers have a choice of four voyages, each of which lasts one or two nights. For the more ambitious, there is a two-day voyage that whisks visitors north from Pretoria through Botswana and Zimbabwe to Victoria Falls, passing gold mines, teak forests and citrus groves along the way.
Coffee is served in white china cups.
Orange juice comes in crystal flutes. While decadent to a fault, however, the Blue Train has been effortlessly transformed into a model attraction of the new South Africa. Both former president Nelson Mandela and his successor, Thabo Mbeki, have taken the trip, along with international guests such as supermodel Naomi Campbell and composer Quincy Jones, to showcase the train as a draw for foreign tourist dollars. The complimentary kimono and slippers are in the closet. Free laundry service or champagne delivery are just a quick phone call away.