Immerse yourself in the spirit of Africa on this incredible adventure where you’ll experience its glorious landscapes, colourful culture, welcoming locals, and curious contrasts.
A land of unending contrasts, peppered with incredible natural wonders, deep rooted cultures, and some of the most impressive wildlife experiences on the planet, there really is nowhere quite like Africa. Immerse yourself in its spirit during a journey on board the most luxurious train in the world, experiencing the magic of safari, and losing yourself in stunning Stellenbosch.
Complimenting this incredible adventure is an all-inclusive luxury voyage on board Silver Spirit. With an enviable staff-to-guest ratio, your every whim will be catered to as you sail to fascinating and enriching ports, highlights of which include Lüderitz, and overnights in ports in Walvis Bay and Gqeberha.
Your Imagine Holiday Includes
15 night all-inclusive luxury cruise on board Silver Spirit
3 night all-inclusive luxury Rovos Rail journey from Cape Town to Pretoria with off-train excursions in Matjiesfontein & Kimberley
3 night four-star stay in Stellenbosch at The Devon Valley Hotel with breakfast
Matjiesfontein historic village
London departure – regional flights available
Your Voyage
Your Itinerary
Your holiday begins as you fly from the UK to your destination.
Explore Stellenbosch’s wine routes, indulge in cellar tours and tastings, wander its historic streets adorned with Cape Dutch architecture, and immerse yourself in the vibrant cultural scene.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Overnight: The Devon Valley Hotel
From Cape Town, you’ll embark the luxury Silver Spirit to begin your all-inclusive, magical adventure. First-class facilities, eight desirable dining venues and a lineup of polished entertainment provide a truly superior way to cruise.
Meals Included: All-Inclusive Board Basis
Overnight: Silver Spirit
Journey to Lüderitz, Namibia’s coastal gem. Immerse in its rich history, German influence, and stunning landscapes. Let the vibrant allure of the South Atlantic captivate you in this spellbinding destination of wanderlust.
Meals Included: All-Inclusive Board Basis
Overnight: Silver Spirit
Escape to the coastal paradise of Walvis Bay. Embrace stunning landscapes, from serene lagoons to towering dunes. Explore diverse marine life and relish the tranquility of this Namibian gem.
Meals Included: All-Inclusive Board Basis
Overnight: Silver Spirit
Discover Gqeberha’s golden beaches, azure waters, and vibrant culture. Immerse yourself in thrilling wildlife encounters and create lifelong memories in this captivating South African city.
Meals Included: All-Inclusive Board Basis
Overnight: Silver Spirit
Embrace the vibrant energy of East London, a melting pot of culture and creativity. From trendy markets to cutting-edge art scenes, this dynamic district invites you to explore its eclectic streets and immerse yourself in its pulsating rhythm.
Meals Included: All-Inclusive Board Basis
Overnight: Silver Spirit
Explore Richards Bay, South Africa’s coastal gem. Discover golden beaches, mesmerizing wetlands, and breathtaking wildlife encounters. Let its natural wonders and vibrant culture rejuvenate your soul and ignite your sense of adventure.
Meals Included: All-Inclusive Board Basis
Overnight: Silver Spirit
Durban, South Africa’s coastal gem, boasts golden beaches and a melting pot of cultures. From vibrant markets to historical sites, it offers a lively fusion of urban energy and Indian Ocean beauty.
Meals Included: All-Inclusive Board Basis
Overnight: Silver Spirit
Your luxurious cruise ends back in Cape Town where you’ll bid farewell to your ship and transfer to the five-star Pullman Cape Town City Centre for your two-night hotel stay.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Overnight: Pullman Cape Town City Centre
This cosmopolitan city offers a unique blend of natural wonders, cultural richness, and historical significance. With its iconic landmarks such as Table Mountain and the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town is a paradise for outdoor enthusiasts.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Overnight: Pullman Cape Town City Centre
Board the Rovos Rail for your journey to Pretoria, travelling across the goldfields of the Witwatersrand, the vast wilderness of the Karoo and the scenic winelands of the Cape.
Meals Included: All-Inclusive Board Basis
Overnight: Rovos Rail
Wind your way through the Karoo, a vast semi-desert, before disembarking at Whitehill Siding and walking to Matjiesfontein. Enjoy an off-train excursion in the historic village, with its collection of vintage cars and railway carriages.
Meals Included: All-Inclusive Board Basis
Overnight: Rovos Rail
Stop for a tour of the Kimberley Mine Museum and the Big Hole. It’s a place where up to 50,000 miners once toiled with little more than picks and shovels in their arduous search for the precious gemstone.
Meals Included: All-Inclusive Board Basis
Overnight: Rovos Rail
Today you’ll alight Rovos Rail in Pretoria and transfer to the Ivory Tree Game Lodge to begin your three-night luxury stay within the Pilanesberg Game Reserve.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Ivory Tree Game Lodge
During your stay, you’ll enjoy two daily game drives^. Setting out in the early morning light, you’ll drive through the extensive park with your eyes peeled for the “Big Five^”: lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants, and Cape buffalo.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Ivory Tree Game Lodge
Bring your fantastic trip to a close with an overnight stay in Johannesburg at the Peermont D’oreale Grande Hotel. Enveloped in luxury and coupled with state-of-the-art facilities, it’s a perfect choice for guests looking for comfort and indulgence.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Overnight: Peermont D'oreale Grande Hotel
Your unforgettable African adventure complete, today you’ll transfer to the airport for your flight home.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Your Tour Highlights
Silver Spirit
Silver Spirit has been completely refurbished to create extra space and exciting new features that offer an even more luxurious experience at sea. Now with eight superb dining options, an improved fitness centre, a larger pool deck, together with Silversea’s world-famous standards of service, you’re guaranteed the cruise of a lifetime on Silver Spirit.
With one of the highest space-per-guest ratios in the business, the grand Silver Spirit, offers its guests one of the most complete cruise experiences available.
While on board you could discover exquisite dishes bursting with Asian essence at Indochine, meet new friends at Dolce Vita, or unwind in the Zagara Spa. Stretch out with the largest suites in the Silversea fleet and enjoy a lively, convivial atmosphere that caters to cosmopolitan travellers.
- Tonnage 39,519 tons
- Length 692 ft (211.00 m)
Life on board Silver Spirit
Delicious dining, fascinating enrichment activities and an award-winning spa, Silversea ensures that your happiness is guaranteed from the very first moment you step on board.
dining
Featuring eight dining options, including the line’s signature restaurants Spaccanapoli – reflecting Silversea’s Italian heritage, and La Dame – the epitome of French fine dining, there’s plenty to delight all palates.
- The Grill
- Seishin
- Silver Note
- La Terrazza
- La Dame
- Indochine
- Atlantide
- Spaccanapoli
Bars & Lounges
- Connoisseur’s Corner
- Dolce Vita
- Panorama Lounge
Facilities
Marvel at the superb exhibitions in the Arts Café or browse the luxury boutique, enjoy a dip in the pool, relax in one of the whirlpools or take part in fitness classes.
- Zagara Beauty Salon
- Card Room
- Boutique
- Pool Deck & Jacuzzi Area
- Arts Café
- Observation Library
- Zagara Beauty Spa
- Fitness Centre
entertainment
From full-scale theatre productions to feature films and dazzling cabaret performances, entertainment is traditional and elegant.
- Venetian Lounge
- Casino
Rovos Rail
Crossing Africa’s most iconic landscapes in elegant style, this wonderful train and its beautifully restored carriages travel between Pretoria and Cape Town, the wide deserts of Namibia and the powerful tumbling morass of Victoria Falls, the vast plains of the Great Karoo and the battlefields of KwaZulu-Natal.
During the journey you’ll enjoy excursions, game drives and guided tours by historians to further illuminate your journey, as well as bush lunches and suppers under a million-tog duvet of African stars. The fleet of locomotives is rich in history, with even the oldest and smallest steam locomotive, called Tiffany, still seeing occasional use at Rovos Rail’s private station, Capital Park. Each carriage, suite, kitchen car and locomotive has been painstakingly restored, and Rovos Rail now operate six trains across its fabulous choice of journeys.
Life on board Rovos Rail
Travelling on board a Rovos Rail service is like stepping back in time, while keeping the most comfortable technological additions of the 21st century with you.
Carriages
Each train is generally made up of a club lounge, an observation car with vast windows and an open-air platform for enjoying the views, two dining cars and 36 spacious cabin suites, with further upgraded accommodation available. The stunning Edwardian-era carriages have been painstakingly restored to showcase their elegant period details, while adding all the modern comforts that today’s travellers desire on cross-continental journeys. Put simply, it feels like stepping back into a bygone era, but with discreet luxury touches.
Even more beautiful are the pre-1940s dining cars, which were also restored into service with the addition of button-trimmed leather seats, wooden marquetry and other added embellishments. When the train was expanded from 42 to 72 guests, the addition of a lounge car provided a convivial space to come together and share stories of the day’s adventures over fine beverages. Today, the lounge cars still have comfortable wingback chairs and deep sofas for prime afternoon snoozing, and a small gift shop. Some of the train windows can be opened to let in the sights, sounds and smells of Africa in.
Dining
All meals on board are served over one sitting in the dining cars; it’s a sociable time of the day when all the guests come together to celebrate the diversity of dining across the continent, sampling delicious cuisine complemented by fine South African wines. A fleet of experienced chefs is tasked with creating innovative and beautifully presented meals for the maximum of 72 guests on board, with a focus on fresh, local ingredients including speciality game.
Breakfast is a leisurely affair and served until 10am, with lunch at 1pm, afternoon tea served in the late afternoon and your formal dinner service at 7.30pm. The bar service runs until 1am, but you might want to get an early night if you’re taking a game drive the following day. What’s certain on board Rovos Rail journeys is that you’ll never go hungry. That, and that every lunch and dinner service is announced with the sounding of a gong.
Off-Train Experiences
Pretoria to Cape Town (and reverse)
- Kimberley’s Diamond Mine Museum and Big Hole
- Matjiesfontein historic village
Pretoria to Victoria Falls (and reverse)
- Game Drive at The Hide in Hwange National Park
Suites
The suites on board offer one of the highest space-per-guest rations of any luxury cruise accommodation, plus cruising on an all-inclusive basis means that everything is taken care of.
Vista Suite Prices from £9,799pp
The Vista Suite boasts a generous expanse of interior comforts – elegant décor, a stunning marble en-suite bathroom and ample seating. Accompanied by a large picture window, it’s the perfect backdrop for breakfast in bed.
- Dedicated butler
- Twin beds or queen-sized bed
- Down duvets
- Pillow Menu
- Luxury bath amenities
- Plush bathrobes & slippers
- Marbled bathroom with vanity, separate wet room with shower seat
- Unlimited Standard Wifi
- One 40” / 102 cm flat-screen HD TV
- Refrigerator and bar setup stocked with your preferences
- Large picture window
- Sitting area
- Champagne on arrival
- Walk-in wardrobe with personal safe
Classic Veranda Suite Prices from £10,799pp
The suite’s finest asset lies just outside, as floor-to-ceiling glass doors open onto a private veranda. Enjoy sumptuous comfort and attention to detail – both inside and out.
- Dedicated butler
- Veranda with patio furniture and floor-to-ceiling glass doors
- Twin beds or queen-sized bed
- Down duvets
- Pillow Menu
- Marbled bathroom with vanity, separate shower and full-sized bath
- Luxury bath amenities
- Plush bathrobes & slippers
- One 40” / 102 cm flat-screen HD TV
- Unlimited Standard Wifi
- Refrigerator and bar setup stocked with your preferences
- Champagne on arrival
Superior Veranda Suite Prices from £11,099pp
Holding an incredible location on the upper deck, you can enjoy majestic sunset views. This spectacular space covers all the features and comforts synonymous with Silversea, making it a cosy home from home.
- Dedicated butler
- Queen size bed
- Pillow menu
- Marbled bathroom with double vanity, separate shower and full-sized bath
- Plush bathrobes, luxury bath amenities & slippers
- Vanity table with hair dryer
- Walk-in wardrobe with personal safe
- Sitting area
- Refrigerator and bar setup stocked with your preferences
- Veranda with floor-to-ceiling glass door
- Unlimited Standard Wifi
- One large flat screen TV
- Champagne on arrival
Deluxe Veranda Suite Prices from £11,499pp
This charming and opulent suite offers a comfortable living space, close to the heart of the ship. Unwind in the sitting area or enjoy the romantic views of the setting sun from your private veranda.
- Dedicated butler
- Queen size bed
- Pillow menu
- Marbled bathroom with double vanity, separate shower and full-sized bath
- Plush bathrobes, luxury bath amenities & slippers
- Vanity table with hair dryer
- Walk-in wardrobe with personal safe
- Sitting area
- Refrigerator and bar setup stocked with your preferences
- Veranda with floor-to-ceiling glass door
- Unlimited Standard Wifi
- One large flat screen TV
- Champagne on arrival
Your Hotel Stays
Stellenbosch
The Devon Valley Hotel (Or Similar)
Nestled among the picturesque vineyards of Stellenbosch, The Devon Valley Hotel exudes timeless charm and tranquillity. Surrounded by rolling hills and lush landscapes, this historic hotel offers a serene escape in South Africa’s renowned wine country. Each guest room and suite are elegantly appointed, blending modern amenities with classic Cape Dutch architecture. Indulge in gourmet cuisine at the acclaimed on-site restaurant, sip award-winning wines by the fireplace, or rejuvenate your senses with a spa treatment overlooking the vineyards. With its idyllic setting and warm hospitality, The Devon Valley Hotel invites guests to unwind and experience the essence of Stellenbosch’s wine country.
Cape Town
Pullman Cape Town City Centre (Or Similar)
This architecturally acclaimed Pullman Cape Town places you within walking distance of Long and Bree Streets, where a vibrant scene of art galleries, local boutiques, and trendy restaurants unfolds. Discover spacious rooms adorned with luxurious linens and plush beds. Unwind in the oversized bathrooms with walk-in showers, many of which look out over Table Mountain. Take a refreshing dip in the sparkling pool or unwind on the sun terrace, all while enjoying the cosmopolitan energy of Cape Town.
Pilanesberg National Park
Ivory Tree Game Lodge (Or Similar)
The five-star Ivory Tree Game Lodge offers a safari experience all with modern amenities for a home away from home. Situated in the crater of a long-extinct volcano, the Ivory Tree Lodge is the perfect location for a monumental safari experience. Rooms are tastefully decorated with African décor and offer spectacular views of the three concentric rings of hills across the Pilanesberg reserve.
Ivory Tree Lodge’s Amani Spa has been the Winner of 4 prestigious awards since its inception in 2006.
Johannesburg
Peermont D’oreale Grande Hotel (Or Similar)
Unsurpassed luxury paired with state-of-the-art facilities make the five-star Peermont D’oreale Grande the perfect choice for those seeking supreme comfort and lavish indulgence. All guest rooms have been superbly decorated with warm tones and stunning golden touches, and have been finely furnished, as well as featuring modern conveniences including complimentary Wi-Fi. Dine on sumptuous Afroperial (a classical fusion of imperial Roman tradition blended with modern African cuisine) in Aurelia’s, awaken your senses in the opulent Octavia’s Day Spa and sip a delicious cocktail to the views of the setting African sun at Neptune’s Pool Bar.
