What’s better than the privilege of traveling on one of the world’s most lavish trains? Receiving a complimentary hotel night at a stunning hotel to add onto your journey, that’s what. The Blue Train in South Africa, an icon in global luxury rail travel is relaunching it’s successful Luxury Is Better When Shared promotion to provide clients with an unprecedented value for all departures in 2014.

Guests who travel on board the Blue Train on their famous overnight journeys between Pretoria and Cape Town (and reverse) receive one complimentary hotel night, to use either pre or post rail trip. The hotel selections in Pretoria include the classic Sheraton or stunning Castello di Monte, while the choices in Cape Town include the luxurious Taj or Westin, both set in ideal locations in the heart of the city.

The package also includes a hotel breakfast and a one way transfer to or from the train station, making this an unprecedented value for guests who opt to travel on the most lavish train on the planet.

The Blue Train is a fully inclusive luxury rail cruise, showcasing South Africa’s most spectacular scenery, where guests are pampered on board with personal butler service, elegant suites with en-suite bathroom featuring option of bathtub or shower, two stylish lounges with full bar service on board, a lavish boutique, wi-fi, gourmet cuisine and a beautiful selection of unlimited South African wines and cocktails. The Blue Train has regularly been voted “The World’s Leading Luxury Train”.

Blue Train, www.bluetrain.co.za