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Who can forget the opening scenes of the movie Out of Africa as Karen Blixen travels through the African Savanna aboard a steam train? You too can relive the romance of travelling through Africa by choosing to travel aboard one of our Luxury Trains. In South Africa there are essentially two luxury train operators, Rovos Rail and the Blue Train.
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ROVOS RAIL

Getting to Chobe National Park is easy. There are essentially two routes to Chobe National Park the first is through Victoria Falls, and the second is through Maun and Botswana. Speak to your Ghecko Safaris about the most appropriate route for you and how best they recommend putting together an itinerary for you.

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THE BLUE TRAIN

Many of you will remember the scenes from Out of Africa when Karen Blixen went on Safari with everything including the kitchen sink and the gramophone ! Luckily for us the lodges are so well equipped you can leave your hairdryer at home, rest assured that they will have one therefore you. The small charter flights into the lodges do have a luggage limit of 20 kg per person and this includes hand luggage. 

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Ulusaba Safari Lodge
More Info on Rail Safaris
Read more about Rovos Rail and the Blue Train. In this section you can find out about the history of these fascinating luxury rail safaris, what you can expect from the journeys, and background to the trains.
Discover the different types of accommodation available, what to expect when you are on board. How big is your suite, what is your bathroom like ? We can tell you this - you won't be roughing it.
Browse our selection of Luxury Rail Safaris. These scheduled train safaris depart on a regular basis and can be easily incorporated into your African safari.