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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

On this active expedition, discover the incredible wildlife and wonders of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana! This departure is currently waitlisted. For more information or to join the waitlist, ...

Rovos Rail follows the original Cape to Cairo routing through Botswana and Zimbabwe and it is hard not to be touched by the history that unfolds along the route - and it's well worth a trip... What a ...

A luxury train filled with foreign tourists, many of them Americans, sped downhill out of control before derailing Wednesday, killing a pregnant woman and another crew member and trapping passengers ...