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Kruger In Style (10 Days)
(Jan - May & Aug - Oct, 2010 )
From USD 3399 + $325 fuel surcharges + $145 TAXES

Day 1 - Depart from New York or Washington, DC for your flight to Cape Town, South Africa via Johannesburg on South African Airways.

Day 2 - Upon arrival at Johannesburg's Oliver Tambo International Airport's Central Terminal/Building B, collect your luggage and then clear Customs & Immigration. Connect with your domestic flight to Cape Town. Upon arrival at Cape Town Airport, you will be met by a representative (please look out for your names on a signboard in the Arrivals Hall) and transferred to your hotel.

On the fringe of the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, the Protea Hotel Victoria Junction is designed for the cosmopolitan traveler with a taste for the cutting edge. This uniquely styled hotel offers a combination of standard rooms and double-story loft apartments. As exciting and different as the Mother City herself, Protea Hotel Victoria Junction offers a creative addition to the high standards of quality demanded by its premier status. It is located among the bustling shops, bars and restaurants of Green Point, Sea Point beaches are two kilometers away, and the hotel is six kilometers from Table Mountain. Converted from a former warehouse, the Protea Hotel Victoria Junction is now ultra-modern inside. The lobby provides a 24-hour front desk offering currency exchange and tourist information on Cape Town and its attractions. Designed to look like a working film set with lights and cameras, The Set restaurant serves international cuisine. Californian beaches are the theme of The Beach House which serves snacks and cocktails around the clock. Also open 24 hours, the Out of Africa Lounge is decorated with African artworks and serves specialty coffees and light meals. The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool, and offers complimentary access to a nearby fitness centre.
Accommodation: Protea Hotel Victoria Junction

Day 3 - A day of leisure to explore the fascinating city of Cape Town.

Cape Town is a city with a diverse range of attractions, sights and activities to offer and it has something for everyone. From the landmark beaches of Clifton and Camps Bay to the vibrant V&A Waterfront and Cape Town city centre, the award-winning wine farms of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek - time spent in Cape Town will not be forgotten. Cape Town is a sophisticated city at the gateway to a majestic continent. The Mother City is a place where old and new harmoniously converge – in history, architecture, cultural pursuits and the essence of its people. The city is dominated by a towering, table-shaped mountain, set on a peninsula of soaring, rocky heights and lush valleys, where two oceans converge- Indian and Atlantic. Natural beauty and the fast pace and bright lights of a great urban centre meld effortlessly here. Firmly positioned on the international map, Cape Town offers a myriad things to do and places to see, whatever your tastes, inclinations or budget.
Accommodation: Protea Hotel Victoria Junction (B)

Day 4 - Today you will be taken on a scheduled seat-in-coach half day Winelands tour. While South Africa's fertile valleys are world famous for their crisp white and classic French-style red wines, the Winelands area is also a treasury of rustic beauty and sprawling estates shaded by giant oak trees. The backdrop of the Hottentots Holland Mountains, the white gabled Cape Dutch homesteads and the oak-lined streets and lanes all blend in to give this place a charm that will not be quickly forgotten. See some of the wine estates that were developed by early settlers who produced the wines sought after by Napoleon, Bismarck and royalty such as Edward VII. Stop for a wine-tasting on an estate, where you will have the opportunity to purchase some of the wines. Accommodation: Protea Hotel Victoria Junction (B)

Day 5 - Spend your last day in Cape Town perhaps doing some last minute shopping or visiting one of the many places of interest.

Cape Town is a fabulously diverse and vibrant city; from its beautiful natural attributes to its colorful culture, stunning wine farms and captivating history - it's a tourist heaven. Cape Town offers historic and cultural sites, world-class museums and bustling markets, inviting beaches and lush gardens, as well as great restaurants and wonderful shopping. While South Africa is perhaps best known for its game parks and natural splendors, it is also a land whose cities exude urban sophistication, rich in history, the arts, entertainment and other cosmopolitan delights. Accommodation: Protea Hotel Victoria Junction (B)

Day 6 - Today you will be transferred from your hotel to Cape Town Airport in time for your flight to Johannesburg. On arrival at Johannesburg Airport’s Central Terminal Building/Terminal B you will be met and transferred to Lanseria Airport for your light aircraft transfer to Pafuri Camp where you will spend 3-nights including all meals and twice daily game viewing activities.

Pafuri Camp is a Kruger Park private safari lodge situated in the extreme northern sector of Kruger National Park. The camp offers lodging in 17 meru style tents, each with a fan, en-suite bathroom and raised a metre off the ground on a wooden platform. The tented rooms all look out over the Luvuvhu River. The dining and bar area are under a canopy of majestic Ebony trees. There is a large swimming pool for guests to relax after foot safaris or mountain biking. Dinners are served in a traditional style boma under the stars, on wooden decks overlooking the river or indoors under thatch. Pafuri Camp has a fully stocked bar with a good selection of South African wines.
Accommodation: Pafuri Camp (B, L, D)

Day 7 - Enjoy early morning and late afternoon open vehicle game drives in one of the few true wilderness areas left in South Africa.

Pafuri Camp is a Kruger Park private safari lodge situated between Limpopo and the Luvuvhu Rivers in a 60 acre area called the Pafuri or the Makuleke. The Makuleke "Concession" is also know as the "Pafuri Region". To the north and east lies Mozambique and Zimbabwe. This area is destined to become the core of the new Transfrontier of 'Peace' Park that will straddle South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Accommodation: Pafuri Camp (B, L, D)

Day 8 - Large herds of Elephant and Buffalo are resident most of the year round. There are resident prides of Lion and the Luvuvhu Riparian System supports a healthy population of Leopard. Wild Dog and Cheetah have been sighted hunting the strong population of Nyala and Impala that live alongside the Luvuvhu system on the southern boundary. The Luvuvhu also supports a large population of Hippo and Crocodile. The Makuleke Concession is probably one of the few places in Kruger National Park where you have a good chance of spotting Eland and Sharpe's Grysbok, and is regarded as probably the birding hotspot of South Africa.

One of the most important options available to guests at Pafuri is the paleo-anthropological activities and lectures. This area could become one of the most important areas in all of Africa for paleo work. There is plenty of evidence of early man stretching back some 2 million years ago right up to about 400 years ago when the Tulamela dynasty ruled in this area. Accommodation: Pafuri Camp (B, L, D)

Day 9 - After an early morning game drive to track the animals that may have eluded you so far, followed by breakfast, you will take a light aircraft transfer from Pafuri Camp back to Johannesburg’s Lanseria Airport. (B) On arrival at Lanseria Airport you will be met and transferred to Johannesburg’s Oliver Tambo International Airport’s Central Terminal Building/Terminal B. Connect with your scheduled international South African Airways flight back to the USA.

Day 10 - Arrive in New York or Washington, DC with a lifetime of memories!

Please note:
Fuel Surcharges of $325 and Taxes of $145 are not included in package pricing. The rate of USD $3,399 is valid for the months of January, February, March, April and May 2010. This itinerary is available throughout 2010 at the following prices:

January = $3,399, Single Supplement Fee = $630
February= $3,399, Single Supplement Fee = $630
March= $3,399, Single Supplement Fee = $630
April = $3,399, Single Supplement Fee = $630
May = $3,399, Single Supplement Fee = $630
Aug 1-15 = $3,899, Single Supplement Fee = $680
Aug 16-31= $3,499, Single Supplement Fee = $680
Sept= $3,499, Single Supplement Fee = $680
Oct = $3,499,Single Supplement Fee = $680

Rates are per person based on double occupancy.

INCLUDES:
Round trip international economy airfare from New York or Washington, DC to Cape Town and back via Johannesburg
Domestic flights as indicated in itinerary
Light aircraft transfers JNB/Pafuri/JNB
All services as specified
All transfers as specified
7 Breakfasts
3 Lunches
3 Dinners
Game drives as specified in itinerary
Accommodation in standard rooms
Transportation in luxury air-conditioned vehicles including qualified drivers
Entrance fees for sight-seeing as per itinerary led by qualified English speaking guide
Meet and Greet upon arrival

EXCLUDES:
Items of a personal nature such as laundry, telephone calls, etc.
All other services not mentioned
Gratuities/tips for tour guides, and drivers
Costs of obtaining passports and/or visas
Applicable Taxes
Trip cancellation insurance