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For over 25 years, the internationally-renowned Orient-Express group has owned and managed hotels, trains, cruises and restaurants across the globe.

All Orient-Express Hotels are situated in areas of interest - sites of historic or cultural interest or remarkable natural beauty. The trains operated by Orient-Express offer a collection of tours through diverse and magnificent scenery and their cruises take you through locations as diverse as France and Mandalay.

In addition, and of particular relevance to visitors to Africa, are the safaris in Botswana that the group offers. Eagle Island Camp was recently voted 'Botswana's Leading Safari' at the World Travel Awards.

An Orient-Express holiday means a memorable stay in or trip through magical locations, superb service and a myriad of travel experiences where the unifying factor is luxury.

Attractions

Orient-Express Hotels specialises in offering travellers opportunities to enjoy varied and memorable experiences throughout the world, in beautiful settings.

With Orient-Express you can listen to jazz at the Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans, admire Table Mountain from the gardens of Cape Town's Mount Nelson Hotel, or sip a caipirinha by the pool at Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Palace.

Wherever you choose to travel with Orient-Express, your stay will be made all the more memorable with the levels of luxury and service that the group prides itself on.

Orient-Express also offers incentive travel for small and large groups, the option to exclusively book out a hotel for a special function, gift certificates for train journeys, gift boutiques on board trains and real estate opportunities.

Activities

Cruises, epic train journeys and memorable safari experiences are what the Orient-Express group offers its guests.

Eagle Island Camp in Botswana was voted 'Botswana's Leading Safari' by Conde Nast Traveller Magazine's readers in 2007. Other safari lodges here are Savute Elephant Camp and Khwai River Lodge, both of which offer guests exceptional game viewing and birdwatching opportunities.

Activities on offer at the group's hotels include cookery schools and botanical and flower painting classes.

The Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town and the Westcliff Hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa, offer a range of activities and easy access to their respective cities' attractions. Spa treatments are also part of the luxurious package.

Services

The Orient-Express name is synonymous with service and luxury and guests can expect the highest standards of personalised attention from staff wherever they stay.

The hotels' in-house spas are staffed by highly trained specialists who provide treatments ranging from the indigenously traditional to the internationally acclaimed.

Orient-Express Hotels also offer wedding facilities and planning, as well as conferencing - whether it's a small, intensive corporate meeting you're holding or a large, high-profile conference.

Orient-Express' involvement can be just as you wish - whether you simply want them to provide the service and facilities, down to organising every detail of your event.

The group also offers the option of travel by private jet for its guests.

Food and Wine

Dining at Orient-Express Hotels is an experience to be savoured. The restaurants, trains or ships' chefs focus on local and traditional dishes that are expertly prepared.

Many of the hotels also offer a cookery school for guests while the Mount Nelson regularly hosts Wine & Dine evenings.

Conservation

In 2006 the Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town established an on-site worm farm to process leftover food and other organic matter. As well as being an environmentally sensitive way to dispose of waste, the end product is to fertilise the hotel's nine acres of magnificent gardens.

Awards

• Orient Express Safaris, Eagle Island Camp voted 'Botswana's Leading Safari' at the World Travel Awards 2007.

• The Orient-Express Hotel Cipriani in Venice, Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge in Peru and Le Manoir aux Quat' Saison in England voted the best hotels in their region by Condé Naste Traveller Magazine readers.

• Hotel Cipriani, Venice, voted best Overseas Leisure Hotel in Europe, Asia Minor and the Russian Federation, Condé Nast Traveller Magazine.

• Best Hotel Group 2005 - The Tatler Travel Awards.

• In 2005 James B Sherwood, founder and chairman of Orient Express Hotels, was presented with the lifetime achievement award at the 8th International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF), Europe's largest and most important conference for hotel investment professionals.

Accommodation

The Orient-Express portfolio in southern Africa is a well-represented mix of urban retreats and remote safari lodges.

The Westcliff in Johannesburg and the Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town are the ultimate in luxurious sanctuaries in the middle of these busy South African cities. Each is designed to make the most of their surroundings.

The Westcliff overlooks the green belt of Johannesburg, with sweeping views of the city, while the Mount Nelson is Cape Town icon. Affectionately known as 'the Pink Lady' or 'the Nellie', the hotel is set in the middle of town in grounds that make you feel as though you're in a quiet retreat.

Eagle Island Camp, Savute Elephant Camp and Khwai River Lodge are all prime game-viewing destinations in Botswana, where Orient-Express maintains its incomparable standards of luxury in remote bush.

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