Bird Hunting South Africa can be approached in many ways, but the Rovos Rail format is unusual because the accommodation, dining and much of the social experience remain aboard the Pride of Africa.
The Highveld format
The Highveld Wingshooting Safari is eight days and seven nights, round trip from Pretoria. Five days are shooting days; Day 4 is the Kimberley excursion and Days 1 and 8 are travel days.
Which birds and methods
Guineafowl, francolin and partridge are driven in the English style. Rock pigeons and waterfowl are decoyed. Doves are pass shot on the flightline. The safari is wingshooting only, with no plains game, big game or rifles.
A luxury base on rails
Rovos Rail’s Pride of Africa has 36 suites and a maximum of 72 guests. It has formal dining, a lounge and an observation car with an open-air balcony. The onboard experience is deliberately styled as golden-age rail travel. Suites have no Wi-Fi, TVs or screens, and an evening dress code applies in the dining car.
A companion-friendly safari
Non-shooting guests travel on a parallel leisure program.
What it is not
The safari is wingshooting only; it does not offer plains game, big game or rifle hunting.
A Practical Next Step
For a more focused reference, travelers can review a driven bird hunting safari by private train when moving from general research to the specific itinerary or planning question.
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