How to Book Travel on Rovos Air

Rovos Air offers two distinct options for travel within South Africa. Though Rovos Air primarily functions as a rail line, it also offers chartered flights. Rovos Air features a fleet of 4 classic aircraft that have all been restored and outfitted with business-class seats. In most cases, Rovos Air serves to offer passengers who book travel on Rovos Rail a luxurious way to travel between Rolokwane and Victoria Falls, Zambia on their scheduled trips. Follow these steps to book your seat.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Internet access or telephone

Book Charter Travel on Rovos Air

1. Call the Rovos Air's reservations representative directly at 011 ([phone], or send an email to [e-mail] to book your tickets.
2. Log on to Rovos Air's Web site to learn more about chartering your flight and about the company's rail service (see Resources below). Select the option "Click here to skip intro" beneath the graphic to find the homepage.
3. View the detailed information regarding different types of rail and air charter services as well as package deals. Pricing information is also available on this page.
4. Read up on your aircraft options. They include a 1944 Douglas DC3, 2 Convair 440's and a Douglas DC-4 50-seat prop liner.
5. Find a list of options along the left-hand side of the homepage. These describe the different kinds of services available on Rovos Rail and Rovos Air. From this menu bar, select the option labeled "Charters" for more information about booking a charter.
6. Think about reserving a spot on Rovos Air's 12-night South African Air Safari. For those passengers who wish to book an exclusive trip, Rovos Air offers private charters anywhere in South Africa from their Lanseria Airport base.
7. From the left-hand menu, select the "Contact us" if you wish to contact Rovos Air for a direct quote via a web form. Fill in all the required fields and click submit to send your request for a quote. More contact information for Rovos Air is available on this page as well.

Tips & Warnings

• All phone numbers include the U.S. international prefix "011." When calling internationally outside the United States, substitute that "011" with "00."
• All country codes are within parentheses and begin with a "+" sign.
• Rovos Air does not offer online booking through its Web site.
• Rovos Air offers extensive rail and air packages which can be viewed from the links on the left-hand side of the home page. The link labeled "Rates & Dates" provides more detailed information about pricing while the link "The Train" gives information for passengers wishing to book train travel.
• Try to book the rest of your South African vacation online--you might luck into special Web-only rates.
• Expect flights on Rovos Air to be fairly pricey.

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