Limpopo and Mpumalanga Tourism Welcomes Premier Classe’s New Route
ByLimpopo and Mpumalanga leading Tourism Stakeholders will this evening experience the “Premier Classe” train from Pretoria all the way to Hoedspruit in Limpopo via Mpumalanga. Premier Classe is a luxury long distance rail service of PRASA (Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa). The moment you board the Premier Classe train, you step into a World that recaptures the elegance of a bygone era of the luxury train travel, enhanced by the convenience that modern technology can offer.
The Premier Classe departs from Johannesburg to Hoedspruit every Thursday evening, returning from Hoedspruit to Johannesburg every Sunday. The overnight trip between Johannesburg and Hoedspruit takes approximately 16 hours, departing from both venues in the afternoon thus arriving at the respective destinations the following morning very refreshed indeed.
The Premier Classe is a very luxurious train equipped with features such air-conditioning, technological sophistication in its dining lounge cars, conference coach and a smoking lounge that is equipped with a plasma screen and DVD player, spacious compartments and well appointed bathrooms to name but a few new features.
The CEO of Limpopo Tourism and Parks, Mr. Robert Tooley will lead the Limpopo delegation that will experience this train. Tooley said, “The reintroduction of this train is indeed something very exciting and we feel it will enhance the tourism and thus add to the visits by various corporate organizations to the two provinces “. He further said , “It is thus our firm belief that the train will increase a number of tourists in our province, particularly if PRASA can see the need for the introduction of such a train on the existing route to various towns of Limpopo. We believe these things are possible as this will only happen once in a week”.
Source: TravelWires (http://www.travelwires.com/wp/2010/07/limpopo-and-mpumalanga-tourism-welcomes-premier-classe’s-new-route/)
