Press Release

THE BLUE TRAIN’S 2010 WINTER WARMER WEEK

- January 2010

A trip onboard The Blue Train is the ultimate way in which to experience South Africa’s beautiful landscapes from the comfort and luxury of one of South Africa’s best-known tourism icons. This compelling combination of luxury train travel, world-class service and fine dining against a magnificent ever-changing backdrop, makes The Blue Train the experience of a lifetime.

Now it gets even better! The Blue Train is offering an enticing 7-NIGHT MANTIS MADNESS WINTER WARMER PACKAGE between mid April and end September 2010. All guests need to do is book a trip on The Blue Train between Cape Town and Pretoria (in either direction) plus 2 nights at a Mantis Safari Lodge (Sanbona, Nkomazi or Jock Safari Lodge) and they will qualify for 3 FREE nights stay at The Constantia in Cape Town and 1 FREE night at the Sheraton Pretoria Hotel – plus a host of complimentary extras thrown in!

At a glance, a Winter Warmer Week’s holiday would include the following

· 3 nights in The Constantia – Cape Town (complimentary B&B in a superior double room)

· 1 night on The Blue Train including all meals and beverages and an off train excursion

· 1 night at the Sheraton Pretoria Hotel pre or post the rail journey (complimentary B&B)

· 2 nights at either Sanbona Wildlife Reserve (Klein Karoo) OR Jock Safari Lodge (Kruger National Park) OR Nkomazi Game Reserve

Rates start from as little as R17 820 per person sharing in a De Luxe suite (R35,640 per couple) if traveling between 15th April and 31st May or between 1st and 31st August 2010. If guests travel between 1st and 30th September it will cost R20,185 per person (R40,370 per couple) for the 7-night package.

Package includes:

· All meals, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, high tea and off the train excursion on The Blue Train (excluding French champagne, caviar and external telephone calls)

· Overnight accommodation as described above

· Breakfast and beverages at The Constantia

· All meals, game drives and selected beverages at Sabona or Jock Safari Lodge or Nkomazi

· One transfer to or from the Sheraton Pretoria hotel and Pretoria Station

· One transfer to or from The Constantia and Cape Town Station

Terms and Conditions

· Validity: 15 April – 30 September 2010 (excluding the World Cup period 01 June – 31 July 2010)

· Mantis & The Blue Train standard terms and conditions apply.

· This excludes flights, any additional road transfers, car hire and anything else not described as inclusive

· All rooms, services and upgrades are subject to availability.

· Not combinable with any other offer / discounted rate.

To book this package email info@bluetrain.co.za. For full details on these packages email info@ethosmarketing.co.uk. Rack rates are commissionable. Images can be downloaded in high res from http://gallery.ethosmarketing.co.uk/gallery/TheBlueTrain.

For more information contact:

Claire Roadley – Marketing & PR Manager

Ethos Marketing®, 15 Station Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 5EZ, UK

Tel: +44 (0)1403 243619 Fax: +44 (0)1403 217558

claire@ethosmarketing.co.uk / http://www.ethosmarketing.co.uk