Good on you and your mother, Gopolang!

@@anonymoushippo898😂😂😢

I suggest that you read the reviews on Trip Advisor about travelers experiences on the Blue Train before you go and spend all that money to be highly disappointed.

How much is it??how are the traveling covid issues??

W tape

So proud as it rolls majestically through an impoverished shanty town

From what I have read the Blue Train is a mess and is not maintained with many passenger complaints.

South Africans don’t ride trains

Why can every South African be proud of it? It was created by white South Africans. White South Africans can be proud of it. Frankly, I'm amazed it's still running considering the state of the rest of the country's state-owned infrastructure. But then again, it's been two years since this video was posted. EDIT: LMWAO - Thanks to the other comments, I see that it did, in fact, derail last year. Makes total sense.

That's so sweet!😘

@@DWTravel hi from cape Town 🇿🇦 👋👋👋

This is awesome! I am just discovering it and will definitely add it to mu bucket list

@cameronpaul Thanks for the ride - even if it was only a "Short Trip"...

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed ❤️

They have such train look it up I’ve seen it think was boarding from some Whr down south

No you don’t

Absolutely!! Same here

@André Marques Good luck and enjoy your trip!

@@DWTravel thank you! 👍👍

Crashed? How? And in to what??

Yes, we saw this in the news! It derailed, but it seems that there were no passengers on board.

@nabili in the south africa i live in, blue train is still out of action. the transport ministry has said it's also caught fire since.

Lol ey bruv you'd swear that's all South Africa has to offer Poverty and inequality 😑🤦🏽‍♂️

Yeah neh when you supposed to be watching business ideas with your data so maybe you can start something around where you are and change your situation

I became 57 before I could take this trip. I had to save money for many years. It was so worth it.

Don’t feel bad, but South Africans don’t ride this train

@@The_king567 oh i guess it is not in South Africa then

Aight I tend to travel a lot around SA so hopefully this helps: 1. Yes, you can travel alone. Practically all of the modes of long-distance transport applicable to your situation are safe for you to travel by yourself, it’s the urban commuter trains (Metrorail, not the Gautrain) that you don’t want to travel alone on. 2. At this current moment, and most likely for at least the next 6 months (until at least December) stay away from rail if you’re going to Kimberly from JHB. The Blue Train and Rovos Rail are exceptions to this, but these are hotels - not modes of transport haha.. 3. Your best bet is to take a long distance bus service, operated by one of SA’s private bus companies. I recommend checking out Intercape’s schedule (or Intercity Xpress / Eldo Coaches) online, everything you need to know will be there. A couple (maybe 3) years ago I would’ve totally recommended taking either the PRASA Tourist Class or Premier Classe trains to Kimberly (costs a bit more than the bus, but absolutely beautiful) - but with said PRASA’s pre-existing mismanagement woes now being exponentially worsened by COVID-19, you would be ill-advised to make use of either rail services anytime soon (provided they’re even scheduled). Anyways, good luck mate.

I agree with Scott’s comment. Long distance bus is the safest at this point.

@@scottwarwick7514 Thank's for your information, I will go by bus then.

Go by train. Unless there is a guard, do not use the bus. No it is not safe to travel alone, except on the Blue Train

I have traveled on both and they are both awesome. It's two different trains and two different, awesome experiences.

;)

Might be that it was popular with the previous generations? I know my mother would always mention wanting to go on this train however I've never personally seen it being advertised and would not have known of its existence otherwise.

Poverty doesn't have a skin color in SA you guys are embarrassing us really. You should travel around the country and see how both white and black are struggling

It's the reality of South Africa.... No said they aren't poor whites in SA but when you look at the demographics vs wealth distribution.... Go to any airport in SA , then go to any taxi rank and see who you'll find there

I'm considering a nice trip to SA, from the US. In videos, I'm not seeing many black people at these upscale places, but only serving. Is that accurate?

@@lize2957 to some extent yes but not really everywhere... We are still somewhat segregated... Like they are rich black spaces, rich white spaces and mixed rich spaces... but super rich spaces are mostly made up by tourist and white people... For example...high class places in Capetown are mostly Whites while in Durban they are a mix of Indians and blacks...Jozi and Pretoria are very mixed I think it also has to do with culture and backgrounds... For example blacks tend to not like seafood as much therefore don't generally go to expensive sea food restaurants...but we like parting and dancing so most fun dance clubs are black dorminated

@@mdumakhosini6128 That's very interesting and helpful. Would you feel comfortable in upscale places in Capetown?

Ticket Prices start from around 1800 € per person on a 2-night Trip to Cape Town.

Your THEN...girlfriend...?

@@graciafani8213 I’m referring to the person who was my girlfriend at that time.

In his home😁

(And mispronounce 'meringue') 😁

The people in those shanty towns vote ANC. So that won't happen.

South Africa is still a very unequal country and those who stole the wealth will rather go to war than share with their fellow citizens.

@@Ozymandias1 Cape Flats.

You hate the truth.. He's right. Beautiful video.

So you don't want the world to know about inequality and how whites still own land and economy

@@comrade9374 he wants us to suffer in silence..

@@africanandproud6792 they get pains if you talk or disturb their privileges

making comments like that is fashionable that's why he's doing it, the science on why things are the way they are has been out for decades, but why bring up the truth when one can just make uneducated comments instead, it's journalism in the 21st century

You should check out the Orient Express

You are Asian. Asian Americans earn the highest average income than any other race in the USA. If your going to judge by skin colour, check your own. I am sure that there are many old rich Asians riding on trains in the USA and other parts of the world?

They're mostly not South Africans but boomers from Europe and the USA.

Unfortunately that is the result of apartheid and colonialism in Africa

@@Koki-hc3mw It's the result of racial and cultural superiority.