Adventures Abroad Lions & Falls & Wine Oh My! Various Dates TOUR CODE: OASA 14 Days

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WELCOME TO SOUTH AFRICA

For the first time traveller to the African continent, the Republic of South Africa is a good place to start. With an amazing diversity of landscapes, a compelling history, plentiful wildlife, friendly peoples, and a modern infrastructure, one can see a great deal with ease and comfort. Diversity, in the broadest sense, is the primary theme around which we build our 14-day itinerary of this fascinating region. You’ll get a taste of Colonial Africa with our excursion to Victoria Falls, and a wonderfully wild sense of safari life in Botswana and Kruger Park, and you’ll soak in the good, the bad and the ugly of South Africa’s storied past, and marvel at the promise of the ‘Rainbow Nation.’

ITINERARY IN BRIEF

Day 1 • Arrive in Johannesburg, South Africa, the "Place of Gold”.

Day 2 • Tour Soweto and the excellent new museum dedicated to the victims of the 1976 Soweto Uprising. Visit the extraordinarily powerful Apartheid Museum en route to Tshwane (previously Pretoria). Return to Joburg.

Days 3-5 • We spend three nights next to one of the world's most spectacular natural sights, Victoria Falls. Exciting day trip to Botswana’s Chobe National Park and visit an authentic African village.

Day 6 • Fly back to Johannesburg.

Day 7 • Fly to Lowveld Region and transfer to our luxury lodge in the African bush. Afternoon game viewing drive.

Days 8-9 • Full days of game viewing in the vicinity of Kruger National Park.

Day 10 • Fly to Cape Town, one of the world’s most isolated and beautiful cities.

Day 11 • We tour Cape Town: the Houses of Parliament, the Malay Quarter with its narrow streets and minarets; and visit the South African Museum. We continue around the Cape Peninsula and the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve and Cape Point.

Day 12 • Gondola trip to the top of Table Mountain, one of South Africa's most famous landmarks. Continue to Stellenbosch, South Africa's second oldest settlement, and one of the area's many wineries for a cellar tour and tasting.

Day 13 • At leisure in Cape Town.

Day 14 • Departure from Cape Town.

INCLUSIONS

Accommodation
Internal transportation
Breakfasts and most dinners
Sightseeing and entrance fees
Tips for hotel, porters, drivers
Transfers (Land/Air)
Services of a Tour Leader

EXCLUSIONS

Lunches and some dinners
Drinks
Items of a personal nature
Air departure taxes/fuel surcharges
Visa fees (if applicable)
Transfers (if early/late)
Transfers (if Land Only)
Tour Leader gratuities

OUT FACTOR

We’re not sure if Desmond Tutu had pride colours in mind when he dubbed South Africa the “Rainbow Nation,” but the description is probably even more apt today than he anticipated at the time. South Africa, and by extension several locales bordering, have become major gay destinations since the abolition of Apartheid and advent of one of the world’s most progressive and inclusive constitutions in 1994. Johannesburg has a lively local scene, while Cape Town’s rapidly-expanding gay amenities, encouraged by tourism, belie it’s relatively small size.

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TOUR CODE: OASA

NUMBER OF DAYS: 14

TOUR BEGINS/ENDS
Johannesburg / Cape Town

TOUR DATES
09 Nov 2009 - 22 Nov 2009
07 Feb 2010 - 20 Feb 2010
08 Nov 2010 - 21 Nov 2010

LAND PRICING
5926 CAD Per Person, Twin Share
827 CAD Optional Single Supplement

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GROUP SIZE
Maximum 18 plus Tour Leader.

STAFF & SUPPORT
Tour Leader, driver(s), and local step-on guides at various locations.

ACCOMMODATION
Well-located, air-conditioned, 3 & 4-star hotels with en suite toilet and bath throughout. 5-star lodge at Kruger Park. Porter service is available throughout. Single rooms are limited in number and possibly smaller than twins.

TRANSPORT & TRAVEL CONDITIONS
Air-conditioned motor coach in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Open safari vehicles in Chobe and Kruger parks. Internal flights via scheduled carriers.

WEATHER/SEASONALITY
This tour is offered throughout the year and no time is a bad time to visit. Oct/Nov: Short-lived thunderstorms are a frequent occurrence, especially in the north; Victoria Falls are low. Dec/Jan: Mid-summer and heat is a factor, especially in the north. Northern areas and game reserves are green; Victoria Falls moderate. Feb-April is late summer when days are usually hot with thunderstorms in the north and dry, cooler weather in the south; High water season at Victoria Falls.

PLEASE NOTE

This itinerary is correct at time of publishing. For a more detailed itinerary, download a PDF here. We reserve the right to make changes as necessary due to reasons beyond our control. For booking terms and conditions, please refer to our Booking Terms.

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