Travellers booking with Goway’s AFRICAExperts on one of the unique 17-day Shongololo Southern Africa itineraries will save up to $410 if they book by 31st January 2010.

“The Shongololo Express already offers excellent value for money considering it includes accommodation, sightseeing and two meals a day,” said Moira Smith, General Manager AFRICAExperts. ‘It’s like cruising Africa….by Rail!”

The Shongololo Express travels by night, maximizing sightseeing opportunities during the day. It is an unique South African cruise-train that carries its own fleet of mini vans which are used to take passengers on daily guided sightseeing drives.

The train operates two 17-day trips. The Good Hope starts in Johannesburg and ends in Cape Town, or vice versa, and is a comprehensive tour of South Africa that includes all of the great sights including Kruger National Park, Zululand, the Drakensberg Mountains, Klein Karoo, the winelands and the spectacular Garden Route.

Six countries are visited on The Southern Cross route that starts in Johannesburg and ends at Victoria Falls, or vice versa. The route passes through Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana and includes visits to Kruger National Park, Bulawayo, Matobo National Park and Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, and Chobe National Park in Botswana.

The Shongololo Express uses classic 1950’s carriages with accommodation in four two-person categories: Emerald, Commodore and Gold cabins have ensuite facilities, Ivory cabins have shared facilities. The train has a dining car, lounge and bar cars and breakfast and dinner, prepared on board, are served daily.