Rovos Rail is a private railway company operating out of Capital Park Station in Pretoria, South Africa.
Rovos Rail runs its train-hotel to a regular schedule on various routes throughout Southern Africa, from South Africa to Namibia and Tanzania. 
We took a four-day, 1000-mile trip from Pretoria to Cape Town.

The Rovos Rail station in Pretoria

Compass Rose in the floor

Waiting room

Champagne departure

On parts of the trip, the company is required to use South African Railway engines

Our stateroom

One of two dining cars

A second dining car

This car, from a museum, is the inspiration for the dining car above

Kimberley

Kimberley station

Home of DeBeers Diamonds

Headquarters of DeBeers

Chamagne departure

Matjiesfontein

A quaint village that has retained its Victorian atmosphere