Rovos Rail has a fleet of six full trains traveling 11 different itineraries throughout Africa. That first morning aboard the Rovos Rail, opening the blinds of my cabin to see nothing but bush as far ...

How is it possible to go from selling scrapped motorcycle parts to establishing one of the grandest travel trains in the world? Courtesy Gatehouse Media In 1986, despite having no experience in the ...

The best seats aboard Rovos Rail's Pride of Africa are undeniably on the back deck of the observation car. They're just wooden benches, really, average in design, but this open-air balcony is where ...

This story is part of Iconic Train Journeys, a spotlight on the world's most legendary railway adventures, from luxury trains that evoke old-world glamor to historic routes that have rebuilt nations ...

Rovos Rail tourist train is on its way from Cape Town to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania on its annual vintage trip from the tip of the African continent to its heart, rolling through famous tourist ...

Reporting from Cape Town, South Africa — There I was, paddling down the Zambezi River in Zambia, surrounded by hungry hippos and crocodiles with a predatory gleam in their yellow-green eyes. This was ...

PRETORIA, South AfricaPRETORIA, South Africa — A luxury train carrying foreign tourists, most of them Americans, derailed Wednesday in South Africa’s capital, killing two crew members and injuring ...

A vintage train popular with UK holidaymakers visiting South Africa has derailed killing at least two people and injuring dozens more. Seventeen carriages of the Rovos Rail train, which was travelling ...