Cape Town to George 2010
The Scenic Beauty of The Garden Route
Cape Town • Worcester • Ashton • George


This spectacular 550-kilometre 24-hour trip runs between Cape Town and George during the summer months and is rated one of the most beautiful in the world.
From the Mother City the train, with the Hex River Mountains as a backdrop, travels through the Tulbagh Valley towards Worcester. Grapes are grown in vast quantities in this area, and apart from several co-operative wine cellars, there are a number of brandy distilleries. The KWV Brandy Distillery is visited on the George to Cape Town leg.
The train continues along the Breë River Valley towards Robertson, home of the largest brandy distillery in southern Africa, and then onto Ashton, largest producer in the southern hemisphere of canned fruit, jams and vegetables. On the Cape Town to George leg a stop is made to sample the wines of a local wine estate. Then it is on towards the coast passing through stations such as Merwepoort, and South Africa’s third oldest town, Swellendam.
Leaving the coast behind the train passes near Mossel Bay, a commercial seaport that enjoyed a boom in the 1990’s due to the discovery of offshore oil. George is a quiet inland town, founded in 1811 and named after King George 111.


Cape Town to George

• Friday
  09h20 Depart from Cape Town Station,
  Platform 23.
  13h00 Lunch is served in the dining car/s as we
  head towards Worcester.
  15h30 Arrive in Ashton for a wine tasting excursion
  19h30 Dinner is served in the dining car/s as we
  travel towards Voorbaai.
• Saturday
  07h00 Breakfast is served as we pass through the
  quaintly named towns of Kleinbrakrivier and
  Grootbrakrivier
  09h00 The Pride of Africa arrives in George

George to Cape Town

• Saturday
  13h30 Depart George on Rovos Rail. Lunch is
  served in the dining car/s as we pass
  through the quaintly named towns of
  Grootbrakrivier and Kleinbrakrivier.
  19h30 Dinner is served in the dining car/s.
• Sunday
  11h00 Arrive Worcester where guests enjoy a guided tour of KWV Brandy Distillers.
  13h00 Lunch is served in the dining car/s as we
  depart from Worcester.
  17h00 The Pride of Africa arrives on Platform 24
  Cape Town Station
  

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