Win a train trip in a Rovos Rail Pullman Suite | Must enter by midnight today!

Feeling Steamy? Try your luck and stand a chance to win a 2-night steam train adventure for two in a Rovos Rail Pullman Suite! One fortunate winner and a guest of their choice will embark on a steam train trip to The Great Train Race (Heidelberg) on Saturday, September 28, 2024. The second prize is a helicopter ride for two at the event, while the third prize is a pair of festival tickets. Enjoy a showcase of restored cars and motorcycles, Rovos Rail’s powerful steam locomotives, and thrilling aircraft soaring above. The steam train trip is from Pretoria-Heidelberg-Pretoria, from Friday, September 27 to Sunday, September 29, 2024.

To enter:

1. Like this post.
2. Follow The Great Train Race on Facebook and @thegreattrainracesa on Instagram.
3. Tag the friends you’d like to bring (1 tag = 1 entry).
4. Share the Facebook post for an extra entry.

Paraskevidekatriaphobia caution! This competition ends on September 13, 2024, at 23:59. The winner will be announced on September 16, 2024. Terms and conditions apply. Note that SA Travel Online is not directly involved in this competition - we saw it, we're steamies, and we like Rovos Rail, so we decided to share it with you - details on the FB post.

Rovos Rail prices 2025

Click here if you'd like to check prices and make a booking on a Rovos Rail train trip.

Cape Town Rovos Rail Adventure Package

From R39,999* per person sharing; ie R79,998 for 2 people who like each other enough to share a cabin! The package includes: :

• Rovos Rail luxury train trip from Pretoria to Cape Town
• Stay 2 nights in St James/Kalk Bay
• Choose between these adventure experiences:
  • "King of the Cave" : crawl through the mountain-top in the batty Boomslang Cave above St James, with soaring views of Fish Hoek as you come out of the opposite end of the mountain to that which you entered. Not for the claustrophobic (at own risk; SA Travel Online will not be held liable for mishaps)
  • "King of the Beach" : three tidal pool beach walk/swim including St James tidal pool, Danger Beach, Dalebrook tidal pool and the Brass Bell tidal pool (at own risk).

:Limited availability, contact us to check whether there is availability on your dates. To enquire email rob@southafrica.to; or WhatsApp, with:

• The full name and contact details of the lead passenger.
• .Let us know which of these departure dates from Pretoria you prefer:
  • 17 Jan 2025,
  • 18 Feb 2025,
  • 28 Feb 2025,
  • 30 Jun 2025,
  • 25 Jul 2025,
  • 22 Aug 2025,
  • 19 Sep 2025,

Property Buyers - avoid scams! And earn travel vouchers!

We are tired of seeing property buyers getting ripped off and becoming victims of the "man in the middle" scam. Here's our offer for property buyers in September 2024:

• Email your offer to purchase to our friends at lawyer@capetownlawyer.co.za. For R1000 (maximum 20 pages), they will review it and provide suggestions to safeguard your interests and minimse risks.
• As a bonus, we’ll reward you with 10% back in travel vouchers for your next car rental, hot air balloon ride, or bus trip booked with us.
• For a modest investment, you’ll significantly reduce the risks associated with a major purchase.

Pay for Intercape bus tickets in 4 instalments

Click here to make an Intercape bus ticket booking using Payflex.

Payflex offers a simple way to pay for Intercape bus tickets (Only available on Full FLexi and Flexi Pay Classes) with 4 interest-free payments. You make an initial payment of 25%, followed by three additional payments of 25% every 2 weeks. To use this option, you'll need a debit or credit card and your ID number.

Start off at the usual Intercape online booking page ; fill in where you are travelling from and to, and the date you wish to travel on. Then select the Intercape bus or Big Sky Intercity bus (Intercape's sister company) that best meets your needs; ensuring that you select "Flexi" or "Full Flexi tickets" (PAYFLEX payments do not work on the "Saver" option). Click "Buy" and then select the PAYFLEX payment option:

Why 30 days car rental is sometimes cheaper than 29 days

We'll illustrate this using Gqeberha PE car rental rates, but the same applied at other spots we checked (OR Tambo and Cape Town); that it costs less to hire a vehicle with Sani Car Rental in Gqeberha for 30 days than for 29 days:

• 29 days from 1 Nov 2024 to 30 Nov 2024 : R9 531
• 30 days from 1 Nov 2024 to 1 Dec 2024 : R5 899

*Prices do change, the longer you take to book the greater the chance of prices changing.

Is Durban doable @ under R200 per person per night?

*Click here to check current prices.

*We sourced these prices on the morning of the 6th September 2024 for a couple wanting to spend a night in Durban on the 5th November 2024. The longer it is since the when we sourced the prices, the higher the likelihood that prices will have changed by the time you read this.

• Bayside Hotel Pine Street from R144* per person per night sharing
• North Lodge Cottages : from R149* per person sharing (R298* together).
• KwaMgozimba guest house 1 : from R180* pppns (R360* together)
• Bayside Hotel Pine Street from R202*pppns (R403* together)

Pretty cool that you can stay a night in Durban for less than R200 per person.

Car Hire from R188* per day if you rent for a full month (JNB)

*Click here to see whether this price is still available. Prices do change, the longer you take to book the greater the chance of prices changing. Of course if you rent for shorter periods than a month you can expect to pay a higher daily rate. This price was for car hire from JNB OR Tambo when renting for the full month from 1 Oct 2024 to 31 Oct 2024; for a Suzuki Swift/similar (price for full month R5,629*).

Ballooning Spring Deals

Nothing says "I love you" like a romantic hot air balloon flight in Gauteng Email us for prices.

Once-off train Johannesburg to Durban | 26 to 29 Sep | Shosholoza Meyl

Shosholoza Meyl is offering a once-off return train trip from Johannesburg to Durban:

• leaving Johannesburg on 26 Sep 2024
• return from Durban on 29 Sep 2024

The cost is R2500 per person for return tickets; included in the package are:

• breakfast
• lunch
• bedding
• accommodation

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Until next time!
Team SA Travel Online!

E&OE we do make mistakes sometimes. We reserve the right to make any adjustments needed to rectify any mistakes. Prices subject to change - the longer you take to read this the more likely they are to have changed.

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