You may roll your eyes when grandpa gears up for one of his many “things were better back when I was your age” stories, even though they feature uphill adventures sans shoes, but when it comes to ...

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 ...

Embark on a 100-hour journey in first class aboard Rovos Rail, the world’s most luxurious sleeper train. Experience the suite, exquisite cuisine, and unparalleled travel amenities that make it feel ...

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 ...

Robert and Adam Cronin are not your average Rovos Rail passengers, but they are the nattiest. Rovos Rail, billed both by the company and many fans as the most luxurious train on Earth, generally ...

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 ...

From Africa’s opulent Rovos Rail to Sri Lanka’s tea country express, train journeys offer unmatched scenery, cultural immersion, and a slower pace to savor the ride. Whether you crave luxury, ...

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 ...

Of all the modes of travel, I suspect that more books have been written and more films have been made about trains—yes, even more than ships, cars, and airplanes. And if you take the remarkable Rovos ...