Winners announced! Congrats to Hannah Drewry, Catherine Olivia Fenner, Jaclyn Goliath and Taryn Robyn Doovey who won this fabulous prize.
Few things are more evocative than a steam-train ride through the countryside… Splendour, nostalgia and old-world glamour… The 3.5-hour train ride to Elgin Railway Market departs from the Foreshore in Cape Town and travels up and over Sir Lowry’s Pass (one of the steepest rail lines in South Africa). Enjoy the breathtaking scenery of mountains, the ocean, fynbos-covered hills, farmlands and orchards along the way.
All aboard
The Family Compartments are the largest private option on the train, with two big windows for panoramic views and a table to enjoy refreshments en route. Snacks and drinks (including wine, beer and spirits) are sold onboard. The compartment seats six people comfortably, so you can enjoy this memorable journey with your favourite people. Whether a multi-generational family trip or a group of friends, or just you and a plus-one on a special day out, everyone will be keen on this outing.
Once the train pulls into the Elgin station (just before lunchtime), you’ll disembark amid locomotive whistles and puffs of steam, and enjoy a couple of hours at the steampunk-themed Elgin Railway Market, right at the station. There’s a dazzling selection of food stalls, drinks, live music and more to keep you entertained. And then it’s back on board for the ride home, perhaps gently rocked into a satisfied snooze, as the sun sinks in the sky.
The train runs on Saturdays and/or Sundays (with a few extra days during the festive season). If this sounds like your kind of weekend adventure, enter our competition below and stand a chance to win one of four trips.
How to win your steam train trip
Enter your email address in the competition widget, and you could be the lucky recipient of this awesome prize. (You’ll also be subscribing to our free weekly newsletter.)
Ts+Cs
The winners’ names will be drawn on 3 October 2023, and the prize is redeemable from 4 October until 31 January 2024 (subject to availability and train schedule). The total prize per winner is valued at R3 350, and includes a return train journey from Cape Town to Elgin in a Family Compartment for up to six people. Food, drinks and the market are for your own account.
This competition and its prizes are being offered by Ceres Rail Company, which is solely responsible for ensuring that the winner receives his/her prize. The Inside Guide shall not be liable to entrants of this competition for any prizes, loss or damage whatsoever and howsoever arising from the running, or otherwise, of this competition. The winners will be notified by email and should reply within 24 hours. Once we have received your email, we will put you in touch with the organisers to arrange your prize. Please note prizes are nontransferrable. Ts + Cs apply.
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283 Responses to “Win a Trip For Six on Ceres Rail’s Steam Train Worth R3 350”
Wilmari Jansen Van Rensburg
Ooh by winning this trip with my 5 friends to join, will add much needed variety and adventure to our final stretch for 2023!
Taryn
This sounds like a awesome experience.Holding fingers and toes crossed.
Therusha de Wit
This would be the ultimate friend trip!
Robyn
An Elgin steam train trip with friends would be a magical treat.
Elize
What an amazing adventure!!
Zonke
What a nice experience this would be
Charise
It’s my daughter’s Birthday next week and would love to celebrate this unique experience with her!
A first time ride on the Ceres Steam Train 🚂
Nicky Whall
Looks like an awesome experience!
Annerie du Plessis
My parents moved all the way from Bloemfontein to help raise their only grandchild. They need to get spoiled and enjoy the beauty of the Cape.
Riekie Brand
Ceres Rail Company please make my dream come true.🙏
Winning this… would be undoubtedly bring me joy and happiness, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to enter.
Dina Venter
We relocated to the Western Cape in July 2023. It will be great to explore the Western Cape.
Erna Neethling
I have a birthday coming up and would love to celebrate it on the train and at the Elgin Market
Jeanette Potgieter
I habe never been to the Elgin market and a train trip there with family would make it so much more exciting.
Obakeng
What a joy ride it would be…yes please 😍
Caroline
Amazing prize! So excited 😊
Joyce Stevens
Nostalgia 🥰 at its best 🚂
Carlin Pnematicatos
Whoop Whoop!! I can’t wait to receive my prize for the adventure to begin 🚂🥂
Marc
Great adventure with a group of close friends!
Brizelle Pretorius
This would be a dream trip for us !!!
Lizette Burger
What a fantastic opportunity!!
Salwa Isaacs
I would love to win this prize for my family and I
Janine Steenhuisen
Wow we would love to experience this trip on the Ceres rail train
Hannelie
Looks glorious.
Candice Okkers
🚂🚂🚂🥳🥳🥳
Colette
What a way to spend the weekend!
Colette
Such a fun thing to do with the fam!
Anita
This will make such a memorable day out
Marinda van Jaarsveldt
ouma is turning 86 and every birthday for us is another year bless with her – so every party is a big party – we are 7 but will pay for the extra if we win.
Keira
This is such an amazing gesture , so much to see and so much more to enjoy. It’s my Crown Birthday , I’m turning 19 and I would love to win this because I’ve never had a memorable birthday , being torn between my dad and mom (they’re divorced). Ever since that, I’ve never been one for birthdays but I want that to change. Please bless me with a good experience that will live with me forever.
Amanda van der MERWE
Please please please make my dream come true!!!!
Christian De Klerk
Choo choo!! 🚂
anthea sassman
Been googling this Trainfor years, to expensive to on my own, to win this trip and share with family would be awesome, it si our Anniversary 01/10/2023
Simon Hanabe
I would really like to win this competiotion
Carine Kruger
A dream come true. A bucket list item.
Gab
Enjoy
Carms
Happy birthday to me, please! 🚂🥳🍾
Graeme Havenga
Enter!!!xxx
Jean
Would like to tick this one off my bucket list!!
Ann
This trip has been in my wish list and by winning can enjoy with good friends so here’s hoping
Sally McGrath
My friend has just done this and I’m visiting the Cape soon and would love this experience!
Gafsah
Hope I win the price…. Can’t wait for the trip🤗
Angela
Thank you for organising this wonderful prize. Keeping fingers crossed.
Michele Arntsen
This is on my bucket list
Linda Cochrane
I had a fantastic trip in Jan 2023. Would love to go again
Gillian Woods
An awesome prize!
Mardene
I am so prepared to take one for the team winning this price !! who would want to travel with Ceres Rail Travel with 6 of my besties to visit Elgin !! Really !! ME!!
Helene Rabinowitz
Have heard such amazing reports on this Elgin Steam train experience. Always intended to go with a couple of friends.
elisabeth
thank you
Jean Allan
A train trip on my wish list! What an awesome way to spend a day.
Susan Norscia
Would love to win this and share with friends
Marilyn Gericke
Dream prize!!!!!!
Helen
I would absolutely love to win this prize!!
Sue ALISON
Fabulous to once again experience train travel !
Sue ALISON
What a great way to build memories with Fri!
Jabulile Khumalo
Please let me win….this sounds super exciting!
Thavan Moodley
A nice belated birthday present
Margot Basson
My son loves trains. This will be a wonderful experience!
Haley
Would be great to be part of the journey..
Lungi
Let me be the winner!
Barry
Nice shareable prize with besties!
Viyassen Govender
Check out this Bucketlist
Astrid Mayer
I would be happy to make a Trip with your famous train
Astrid Mayer
Would be very happy to join this wunderfull trip
Dee
I’m new to Cape Town and would LOVE to experience the Elgin steam train with friends and family
Wilna van Wyk
My little 9 year old girl has never been on a train. This would be an amazing experience for her!
Bronwyn Jacobs
Will be awesome to win and share with family and friends.new memories to be made.
Christopher Carbis
Totally stunning!
Nici
Great prize. My fingers and toes are all crossed!
Mari Wall
What better way to spend with friends.
Crystal Morgan
This would be so nice! have not been to Elgin yet.
Charlot Makan
My 65th birthday coming up in October so this will be an awesome prize🙏
Teri
Hope I’ll be the winner
Marianne Tulleners
We have been in the Elgin Steam Train with our grandsons and what an experience it turned out be.
On the way they were intrigued about everything that was going on. On the way back they entertained themselves by playing hide and seek with the other children they had met on the way.
Great experience for everyone young and old.
A Ehlers
Ek wil so graag my vriende en kinders en kleinkinders verras met so iets wonderlk. Iets wat die kleintjies nog nooit ervaar het nie!!
Brenda
This would be such an amazing experience to share with friends and family..
Estelle Norman
Have always wanted to experience Elgin! Have heard so many wonderful things about the region. This would be the perfect way to experience the region.
Andre de Villiers
Love steam trains!
Loula Nolitta Davis
Would be a dream come true to win this trip
Jennifer Ritchie
A dream and fun filled day’s excursion!
Elizabeth
Awesome experience!
Angela Desmidt
Living a gracious past!
Maretha Basson
This would be an amazing prize!! Holding thumbs!
Bronwyn
What fun!
Bronwyn
What a lovely family day out this would be!
Jan Pettersson
In my thoughts for The last 16 years when we först visste SA.We’ve benen Therese 12 Times since than,so it’s abort time to go.For free!!!
Janet
This sound like a fabulous trip to experience with some close family/friends. Here’s crossing fingers.
Melanie Levine Solomons
This is an amazing opportunity. Good luck to you all!!!!
Gretl Maree
How lekker would this be!
JOLENE CUPIDO
This would be such an adventure! have not been to Elgin yet
Bernabe de la Bat
Can’t wait
Wilmari Jansen Van Rensburg
would be a chuke-puff-perfect prize!!
Pip Ratcliffe
I have not been on this yet but I’m told by friends it’s super cool. Even if we don’t win this comp will definitely be booking soon. We need to spread the word about the cool things to do in the Cape.
Pip Ratcliffe
I have not been on this yet but I’m told by friends it’s super cool. Even if we don’t win this comp will definitely be booking soon. We need to spread the word about the cool things to do in the Cape. Local is Lekker!
Thea Robertson
We would love to go!
Karin
I would love to win this experience for me and my family 🙂
Maretha Basson
This would be an amazing prize!! Holding thumbs!
Richard
What a wonderful experience to share with the family
elize
Girls time for an awesome outing!!!!
Can’t wait….
Cheryl
Stunning
Sasha Struwig
Would love to have this experience
Xx
Susan Ansley Johnson
A once in a life time opportunity… can’t wait to do this…winner or not…..
Lisa
My boys and I would love to win this unfortunately, unique experience!!!
Sarah
How amazing what a prize
David
A dream for my train obsessed grandsons
Elena
Train rides are the best way to see the world. I have loved them all my life – an experience for the soul.
Rosemary O'Carroll
This would be the most wonderful experience to share with my 3 grandchildren and their parents.
Carol Sawkins
Would love to spoil my family to this incredible outing. I cannot afford this as I am a pensioner.
Andy
Great prize, worth the return air tickets from Joburg.
Donny Paradise-Lord
Pick me!
Derrick Page
A spectacular journey with a yesteryear mode of rail transport. The Best!
Michelle Garrett
Just a perfect family treat
Janice Collins
A perfect day out for the family
Paula
This looks like a fantastic experience. Holding thumbs for a win.
Rosaria Grasso
Would love to experience this beautiful train ride with my daughters.
Rosaria Grasso
Looks amazing!
Sandra Joubert
wonderful idea for my 65th birthday outing with family and friends
Fidelia van der Linde
Here’s hoping!
JACQUELINE SWART
excited to win!
JACQUELINE SWART
excited to win!
born and bred in Ceres, would be lovely to see my hometown like this….
Rob Blake
looks like an awesome and fun experience.
Tammy
What a beautiful weekend idea
Denise Hubinger
Can not wait to hop on board!!!!!
sandra Hattingh
stunning outing
Sue van Tonder
I’d love to share this experience with some friends – sounds wonderful.
sandra Hattingh
This looks like a nice outing
Theo
Can’t wait to be a winner!!!
Heidi J Kramer
I would love to take my mother and close family on this wonderful journey.
Enjoy your day,
Heidi
Sharon Smuts
Sounds like a wonderful prize to win.
Precious Mathabela
Crossing fingers and toes!
Les
Will take along all my best friends
Michelle Steyl
What a fabulous day this be shared with friends !!!!
Tracy
Entered, now to decide who to take with me.
Rosalina da Luz
WOW!! This would be an awesome birthday celebration something different would love this experience ♥♥♥
Andrew Bialkowski
It’s my 70th on the 26th November and this would make for a great day out as part of my day
Jenny Lazarus
Been wanting to do this for such a long time
Leigh-Anne Swart
would so love to win this amazing giveaway
Cathy Taylor
This would bring me to Cape Town!!
Claudia Scott
Would love to win this!
Marie Rutter
I would love to win this price it will be a great experience. We never have time for ourselves since we got married. Winning this price will be like a honeymoon we never had.
Louise
I need a ticket to ride!
Danielle
This is such an amazing prize. And would be awesome to experience it with awesome people aswell. Keeping fingers crossed.
Marion Mackinnon
This trip has been on my bucket list since recently moving to Cape Town. My grandfather was the station master of Worcester Station in the 1940’s and I have inherited his love of the railroads.
Ina Marais
We will enjoy this!!!
Samantha
Would love to win this for my 19th wedding anniversary 🙂
shamima
I would Love The Experience with Family and Friends to Soak In the Beauty Of Ceres On The Train.
Vivienne Delaney
I’d Love ❤️ 😍 💖 to win this !!! It’s our 45th wedding anniversary in September, how wonderful it would be to celebrate with some special loved ones.
Vivienne Delaney
I’d Love ❤️ 😍 💖 to win this !!!
Willem Cillie
O We MUST do this at least once
Claire
great way to let off steam!
Eleanor
6 besties on our annual Cape Town holiday
Elgin will never be the same
Eleanor
Elgin valley here we come
6 besties on our annual Cape Town holiday
Elgin will never be the same
Sonja
Would love to win this!
Charmaine Baar
🤸♀️🤸♀️🤸♀️🍾🥂
Charmaine Baar
Happy Happy Birthday it will be
On October 3rd he will 50 be!!
Charmaine Baar
I would love to include my son and his family as he will be celebrating his 50th birthday on October 3rd! What a lovely gift that would be! What more can I say?
Charmaine Baar
I would love to include my son and his family as he will be celebrating his 50th birthday on October 3rd! What a lovely gift that would be!
Soraya
Awesome prize
Leonie Willcock
My birthday was on the 3rd of September! What a memorable day this would be!
Franziska
That would be a wonderful family trip. Let the magic happen 🙂
Helen
What a fabulous prize – would love to be a winner !
Haley
My daughter celebrating her 40th Birthday in September, would be great prize!
Bruce Whillier
Coming from KZN, where there is no beauty like the mountains of the W Cape and never experienced something like this before, I would love to be a winner. It would be like heaven on earth but on a train
Martie
Will be a great birthday and Christmas present 💝🎁
Samantha
LOVE train trips!
Larissa
Holding thumbs, what a cool prize!!!!
Luné Schoeman
Holding thumbs!!!!
Helene Anziska
Wow
I’m lying on hospital at moment and dreaming how awesome this would be 💖🙏🏻
Feroza Grosso Ciponte
Am looking forward to this experience
Lungi
Hope to win this one
Gretl Maree
Fingers crossed!
Gretl Maree
Winning this would be amazing!
elisabeth
just love it
Toni Tresadern
We are elderly safe house parents with 3 children with special needs in our care (3 are fostered and one is adopted). This would be a dream trip for our special little family x
Fayruz
I’ve never been on a train would love to experience
Minnie Prinsloo
Would be a wonderfull experience for Granny and grandchild!
yusuf bock
looks like a lot of fun along with great views and good company
Colleen
What a wonderful prize to experience. I would love to spoils some special friends.
Emile Jacobs
Amazing day trip
Megan Snyman
This would be just the best for December!
Beryl Swano
This trip will be good for our small family group
Maretha Delport
Sounds like an epic trip and I would love to be part of it.
Mogammad
I regularly consult inside guide to take my family to beautiful places.
Dorcas
Fingers crossed for the win
Absolute lovely win
Gaynor Engelbrecht
It’s an item on my bucket list. Choose me and make my wish come true
Linda Ray
Sounds like a really fun day!
TMT
Have enjoyed this in the past and would love to win this!!!
Faranaaz
Hi Team.
Happy spring 💐.
Hope you are all well.
I would love to win this competition for my two daughters, who’s been wanting to go on as they’ve never been on a train before.
It would make them very happy. The live the site of mountains and landscapes. We often take long drives just for the view.
With the current state of out rail ways and the dangers thereof its to scary to even take them on a normal train.
We would love this experience as it’s on in a lifetime.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Faranaaz and minions.
Michelle Carelse
Lovely
Kathi vom Dorp
Top of my bucket list!
Roy Levine
Best way to see the country
Lilanie Viljoen
It looks like such fun
Gayl
Yay, it’s my birthday 🎈
Janice Collins
What a perfect day trip!
Kate lindop
Epic! This would be awesome 🚂
Alex
Wouldn’t that be fabulous
Thea Robertson
I would love to win this!
Barbara
What a nostalgic journey this would be! Reminiscent of my youth – the adventure of travel midst steam and smoke and rhythmic sounds!
Deborah
Holding thumbs for a win !
Deborah
Holdings thumbs for a win
Melanie
💃 💃 💃… I’m gonna win this hip hop hooray 😁 😁 😁
Melanie
This is the absolute best way to travel love it 💃 💃 💃… I’m gonna win this hip hop hooray 😁 😁 😁
Pam Stephenson
What a treat for my son and my grandkids! Clikerty Clack, Clikerty Clack……
Fred Roberts
Rail the best way to view the country!
Linda
That would be special with baskets filled with lovely food
Stephen Brittle
Can’t wait to take the journey
Andrew Bialkowski
Nothing beats the adventures we have in South Africa.
Elna Buys
My children are coming to visit from Gauteng and I would love to take them on this trip.
Paulo Fernandes
We’re ready to go!
Quentin Dixon
Join me on an amazing adventure
Priscilla Grater
The Elgin Steam Train trip looks incredible!
Theresa
Please pick me. Would love to go.
Steven
Have done this in the past and enjoyed the ride! Would love to go again.
Jill
What fun!
Renee
Amazing prize!
Maria Edwards
Love to win this for hubby birthday.
Mary-Ann
What a splendid outing!
Andrew Hills
I’m so excited about this competition! I’ve would love to be able to treat my friends to this journey on this amazing steam train!
Sarah
Looks amazing, hope i win !
Chris
I’ve got an 8 year and 10 year old foster child that will love this outing to bits.
Keith PIGGOTT
This sounds like a fine way to spend the day with family.
Nancy Shuster
What a great way to spend time with friends!
Kyshe Rosslee
Nice prize to win
Helen Montemarano
Elgin market is a lovely experience!
Christine Krige
Keen!
di butler
Would be an amazing time with friends to celebrate a birthday.
Berri Marks
This would be such an amazing trip to end this year. Wow!
Amanda Kottler
Does anyone ever actually win these competitions?
Hope so!!
Sandy Tonkil
Doing this one day irrespective of win or not. Such fun!!
Lurene
Whoop whoop 🥳
DESIREE
DEFINITELY ONE OF THE ITEMS ON MY BUCKET LIST.
A PERFECT GIFT TO CELEBRATE MY HUSBAND’S 60TH BIRTHDAY.
Micha
What an exciting outing!
Bernabe de la Bat
Can’t wait!!!
Annemieke
let us go !!!
David Smi
Yes
Sue
Sounds wonderful!
Ina Marais
This looks like fun!!!
Marilyn
Sounds amaaaazing !
Rose Cullingworth
Neve experienced this, would love to win this amazing prize
Karen Smorenburg
What a lovely prize! I would be very fortunate to win this!
Ren
Fingers crossed 🤞
Ronelia
Lovely!
Ronelia
Lovely!
Tracy Kimberley
What a lovely prize – would love to do this experience!
Jennifer Richardson
I recently moved from Natal to Cape Town and would love to be given the opportunity to explore the Ceres Trail’s by Rail.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PICK ME 🙂
Sidney van Rooyen
This will be a great railway trip for me and my friends because we need a outgoing and this will be a great trip for us
Ceds
Awesome prixe on offer by the Ceres Rail Steam Train to visit the Elgin Market !!1 Holding thums
Doria Cucciolillo
Awesome prize!
Hennie
Wow! What an opportunity to experience the past and present in one day!
Filippo
Doing this trip with my fiance and some friends would be LEKKER MAAAAN ! 🤞🏽🍷😛
David
I’ve been hoping to do this trip for a while now. Doing it with friends will be awesome.
Sonja Koehler
feeling lucky
Alexandra Kempthorne
Would love to take my dad he is a train fundie
Caron
The last time I was on a train journey was when I joined the SAAF in 1979. I would love to experience a train journey again.
Lizl
Really miss SA. Be a good excuse to come visit
celeste
would love this to share with four of my best friends
Petro van Heerden
Will be so exciting for this 72 year old to go with her only grandchild and children on such a once in a lifetime trip
patricia simons
Would love to win – tks
tracy swart
#TRAINSPOTTING #BESTTRAINEXPEREINCE
Mathili Kunene
Love train travel
Richard Thomson
A wonderful way to travel to Elgin
Lizette
Choo Choo
Valerie
Would love to win your competition! We’ve never been on a steam train before
Valerie
Would love to win your competition! We’ve never been on a steam train before🙏💛
Sybil
What a fantastic competition. Wanted to so thia for ages!
Sybil
Will definitely love this!! Always wanted to catch that train!
Chris Godden
Always wanted to a trip
JJ le Roux
What better way to relive a childhood memory
Brendan
Yes please, would love to visit the Railway market without having to drive from Cape Town.
Amanda Ross-McDonald
I’ve been wanting to ride this forever.
Sue Jabbitt
What an experience!
Sue Jabbitt
Looks alike an amazing day out!
Celedtina
This would be the best
Gerhard
Would love to win this!
LeRoux Bothma
Really wants to take my parents on this great adventure when they come visit for December holidays!
Jacky Mangnall
Yes pls! Id love to take my parents
Merle
My parents are visiting from overseas… Would love them to experience this as well as my 6 yr old son.
Dan Lindberg
Best celebration for our 10 time visit at SA.
Nicky
This would be such an amazing family outing for when they visit me from far and wide. I really want to share in this wonderful adventure. I’m not a train spotter as such but I have a deep appreciation for them as they remind me of my childhood when I was enthralled to take the stream train with my nan and watch them come thundering past.
Anton
Thank you for accepting my entry
Daphne Miller
Great prize
Nica Van der Walt
Would be an amazing spoil for my bestie and her bridesmaids-to-be🤩🥳
Kerri-Lee Heyns
Great day out with the family
Carole
Would be great a great day out to share with family