| African Explorer 2006 For Gay Men Wednesday 10/18 - Sunday 10/29 (10 nights / 12 days) South Africa & Victoria Falls SOLD OUT! Price: All Inclusive $5116 Single Supplement for Private Room $800 . Package Includes: Round Trip Group Air from New York JFK to Africa on South Africa Air (The only carrier that flies directly from the US to South Africa), All Air Within Country, (All Transfers) Hotel Accommodations, Full International Travel Insurance and Most Meals. (Coach class air ticket for travel New York / Cape Town / Kruger / Livingston / Johannesburg / New York valid on South African airlines.) . Land cost includes: Please Note: At every destination on the itinerary, the group will be led by an English speaking guide. Our welcoming guides are all either gay or gay friendly, and will always be attuned to the group's needs.
Cape Town: Accommodation for 4 nights at Ritz Hotel (First class) or similar on sharing basis.Daily breakfast at hotel Transfers airport / hotel / airport by private vehicle.Full day tour of Cape Point & Peninsula by private vehicle with the services of an English speaking driver /guide.Half day Winelands tour by private vehicle with an English speaking driver / guide.Applicable entrance fees and cable car ride. Kruger National Park: Accommodation for 3 nights at Lower Sabie Rest Camp (First class) or similar on sharing basis. Meals - breakfast, lunch and dinner as specified in the itinerary. Transfers airport / camp / airport by seat in a coach basis. Game drives with park entrance fees as indicated by seat in a coach basis Victoria Falls: Accommodation for 2 nights at Zambezi Sun (First class) or similar on sharing basis. Breakfast and dinners at hotel. Guided tour of Victoria Falls with entrance fees, park fees and transfers by seat in a coach basis. Transfers airport / hotel / airport by seat in a coach basis. Full International Travel Insurance: Land cost excludes: Tips and gratuities. Extra visits and meals not indicated. Items of a personal nature such as telephone calls, laundry, beverages etc.
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Full Itinerary & Trip Details
Situated on the southern tip of the African continent, South Africa has often been described as an entire world in one country. It has a wealth of natural beauty, pristine wilderness, warm and friendly people, cosmopolitan cities, lively and vibrant gay life in Cape Town, and excellent infrastructure - making South Africa a favorite safari destination, and the premier destination for gay travelers visiting Africa. Adopted in 1996, South Africa's constitution was the first in the world to offer protection from discrimination on the grounds of race, gender or sexual orientation. South Africa is bordered to the north by Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, to the northeast by Mozambique and Swaziland. |
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Day 01 New York / Johannesburg SA 204 Dep. 5:55 pm Arr. 5:05 pm (day 02)
Cape Town has traditionally been the gateway between Europe and Southern Africa. This is still evident in its atmosphere, its playful character, its people and even its architecture. Today, Cape Town has emerged as the unofficial gay capital of Africa with more gay men per capita than anywhere else in South Africa. Cape Town's nightlife attests to its nature as a very gay-friendly city. The gay clubs and bars in the De Waterkant area are a prime destination, and the vast majority of Cape Town's other many nightspots offer relaxed spaces in which gay and straight clientele mix freely and easily in a stylish atmosphere. The ‘Mother City’ as Cape Town is known locally has no shortage of attractions. It’s a magnetic, multi-cultural city with an array of diverse offerings within a small, accessible area, surrounded by spectacular topography. Breathtaking beaches (among the prettiest in the world) including gay beaches and others with gay enclaves, mountains (incredibly unique bio-diversity), hiking, recreational water activities, shopping centers, markets, theatres, museums, historical & cultural attractions, a first-rate waterfront, galleries, night-clubs, restaurants and an abundance of activities to suit all, are prolific in this world-class destination.
Overnight stay at Ritz Hotel Sea Point (en-suite room), With the best Atlantic seaboard views in the Peninsula, the Ritz Hotel Sea Point offers well appointed, modern accommodation in 222 En-Suite rooms. The hotel is situated 300m from the beach and neighboring V & A Waterfront, and has the only revolving restaurant in Cape Town. |
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Day 03 Cape Town (B) Breakfast at hotel. This morning proceed on a private full day tour of Cape Peninsula, tour including Table Mountain (weather permitting). After your visit up Table Mountain, depart for the Cape of Good Hope along one of South Africa's most scenic routes. Drive through Sea Point, visit Hout Bay. (Optional boat Trip to Seal Island). Overnight stay at Ritz Hotel, Sea Point. |
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Day 04 Cape Town (B) Breakfast at hotel. Proceed on a private half-day tour to Winelands. Your tour today takes you to the mountain valley east of Cape Town whose vineyards produce some of the world's great vintages. Enjoy a scenic & historic tour of Stellenbosch where you may admire some of the best-preserved examples of the distinctive Cape Dutch architecture. The Boschendal Wine Farm in the Franschhoek Valley offers a wine tasting and cellar tour. Travel through the Franschhoek Valley, with its wine farms & mountain scenery. This afternoon you will be at leisure to explore Cape Town on your own. Overnight stay at Ritz Hotel, Sea Point. |
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05 Cape Town (B) Breakfast at hotel. Full day at leisure - relax and explore. Overnight stay at Ritz Hotel, Sea Point.
Robben Island The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. As one of the most successful developments in the history of Southern Africa, the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront is a comprehensive shopping and recreational destination ranking amongst the best waterfronts in the world. It’s Cape Town’s most popular local attraction and has over a million visitors per year, 70% of which are Capetonian. An array of shops, markets, restaurants, cinemas, a theatre, boat trips, helicopter trips, a brewery, hotels as well as a new residential development can all be found within walking distance and surrounded by a working harbor. Waterfront Craft Market & the Red Shed craft market: Here visitors can watch artists & craftspeople produce as well as buy their wares. The Two Ocean Aquarium offers a constantly updated peak into indigenous Southern African fresh and seawater creatures. Next door to the aquarium the South African Maritime Museum has the largest collection of model ships in the Southern Hemisphere and some fascinating artifacts. Cedarberg: Two hours north of Cape Town, over the Piekenierskloof pass, you descend into a different world – of wild, raw, dramatic beauty. The towering mountains, often a brilliant purple in the late afternoon light, preside over fruit-filled valleys and true rock wilderness. The magnitude of this wilderness is truly awe-inspiring. Deep into the Cedarberg wilderness area one is able to walk in the mountains, explore ancient San rock art, relax in natural rock pools and enjoy the peace of this unspoiled paradise. North of the Cedarberg wilderness, hour’s drive from the highway lays the Biedouw Valley (the world’s first producers of Rooibos tea) where city folk flock in August & September for the spectacular sight of wild spring flowers. Once through this picturesque valley the historic mission village of Wupperthal lies deep in the Cedarberg. Namaqualand: Namaqualand is the famous flower wonderland. This desert landscape has extremely sensitive veldt conditions and fascinating plants unique to this area. Come the brief rainy season the landscape undergoes a drastic transformation and the wild spring flowers provide a spectacular flower show. Flowering starts north and spreads southward, but is hard to predict and depends on weather conditions especially berg winds. The flower season progresses as the weather becomes warmer. Some of the specific areas of interest include the Skilpad Flower Reserve, an ideal place to observe the spring flower spectacular during July and September. The Richtersveld National Park desert reserve is known for its prolific bird life, while Goegap Nature Reserve has 600 types of flower and 45 mammal species, especially the bat eared-fox. |
Maratime Museum
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Day 06 Cape Town (Kruger National Park) (B,L,D) After an early breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight – Cape Town / Kruger SA 8804 Dep. 09:30 am Arr. 11:45 am Be met on arrival and transferred to Kruger National Park. Have lunch at camp. Enjoy a sunset game drive, dinner and overnight stay at Lower Sabie Rest Camp (Bungalow). The rest camp is situated on the bank of a dam in the Sabie River in the southern part of the Kruger National Park, some eleven kilometers from the Mozambican border. With its large lawns and shady trees this camp is a very popular destination. Due to the abundant foliage and waterholes in the area, game abounds here. At another small dam situated only one kilometer from the camp, crocodile, hippo and various species of birds can be sighted. The diversity of game seen in the Lower Sabi area is hard to equal anywhere in the park. The area is rich in lion, cheetah, elephant, hippo, rhino, herds of buffalo up to 800 strong, and a very high density of warthog. Dinner and overnight stay at Lower Sabie Rest Camp (Bungalow) |
Sabie Rest Camp
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Day 07 Kruger National Park (B,L,D) Proceed for an early morning game drive in the park. You will see the graceful impala, and other antelope species, perhaps some giraffe and baboons. See some of the one hundred and fifty five species of mammals and four hundred species of birds in this Massachusetts-sized game park. You might be fortunate to spot some of the “Big 5” which includes: Lion, Elephant, Buffalo, Leopard & Rhino, so keep a good look out as these animals are well camouflaged. Did you know that these animals are not necessarily the “5 big” animals in Africa, but gain their reputation as the five most dangerous animals to hunt, according to the Great Hunters in the 18th century. Today you will be tracking these animals, hunting for good photographic opportunities & extraordinary wildlife memories. Return to the Rest Camp for breakfast. Mid- Day at own leisure. Lunch at camp. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight stay at Lower Sabie Rest Camp (Bungalow) |
Sabie Rest Camp
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Day 08 Kruger National Park (B,L,D) Breakfast at camp. Morning at leisure. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight stay at Lower Sabie Rest Camp (Bungalow) |
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Day 09 Kruger National Park (B,D) Breakfast at camp Transfer to airport for flight – Kruger / Johannesburg SA 8129 Dep. 08:35 am Arr. 09:40 am Johannesburg / Livingston SA 48 Dep. 12:10 pmArr. 2:00 pm Be met on arrival and transferred to your hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at Zambezi Sun.
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Day 10 Victoria Falls (B,D) Breakfast at hotel. This morning enjoy a guided Tour of the Falls from the Zambia side.The Victoria Falls is situated in Southern Africa - on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia - and occurs where the powerful Zambezi River plunges down a series of basalt gorges in a breathtaking display of several waterfalls. Mist from the waterfalls can be seen more than 13 miles away and the thundering roar can be heard long before the falls can be seen.The local Kololo tribe called it "Mosi-oa-Tunya" or the Smoke That Thunders and it is affectionately called "Vic Falls" by those who return again and again to what has become one of the top tourist destinations in the world. Note: Should you wish to see the Falls from Zimbabwe side, there is an entrance fee of USD25 pp + Visa fee into Zimbabwe of USD15 pp (these costs are subject to change without prior notice) the fees MUST be paid direct at the Gate at an exact amount in US$. Please have exact money as they sometimes do not have change for big bank notes. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight stay at Zambezi Sun.
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Day 11 Victoria Falls Zambia Breakfast hotel. Transfer to the airport for your flight: Livingston / Johannesburg SA 49 Dep. 1:05 pm Arr. 2:55 pm Johannesburg / New York SA 203 Dep. 7:25 pm Arr. 07:30 am (Day 12) “End of tour” |
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