Ride the rails for less in South Africa
Mark Smith | Issue 100 | 100 dec 08-jan 09
Shosholoza Meyl’s long-distance trains are a great, and safe, way to travel between Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban and Port Elizabeth. Cape Town to Jo’burg is a bargain R280-50 (£19-37) with sleeper.
Or take the weekly Cape Town to Durban train across the arid desert of the Karoo, past the De Beers diamond mine in Kimberley, and through the Orange Free State and into Natal. You’ll also see the spot where Churchill’s train was derailed by the Boers and where Mahatma Ghandi was thrown off a train – all for just R415 (£31). Mark Smith, ‘The Man in Seat 61’ (www.seat61.com)