SOUTH AFRICA EXPEDITION!
Including Kruger National Park & Victoria Falls!
April 10-23, 2010

Join us! . . .as we explore South Africa, from Johannesburg, to Kruger National Park, Cape Town, and more! Our Itinerary will include the following:

• Sterkfontein Cave, a short distance northwest of Johannesburg, the site of some of the most important discoveries concerning human evolution. The Palaeo-Anthropological Research Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand has been excavating at Sterkfontein continuously since 1968, and more than 550 hominid fossil specimens have been found. Towards the end of 1998, Dr. Ron Clarke made the most important fossil find since the Taung skull.
• Lesedi Cultural Village - set amongst the pristine bushveld and rocky hills less than an hour’s drive north of Johannesburg. Here we will experience the vibrant and colorful traditions of the Basotho, Ndebele, Pedi, Xhosa and Zulu peoples in a festive setting.
• Kruger National Park where we will discover the wildlife of South Africa for several days. Kruger was founded by the government in 1926. Today, it encompasses nearly 12,000 square miles of wildlife safari country and supports more than 800 species of animals living in their natural habitats. The park is rich in biodiversity and stretches for 350 km from south to north along the Mozambique border and is a paradise for the wildlife enthusiast. Among the species we will look for are elephants, lions, buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, kudu, impala, and colorful birdlife.
• Cape Town, on South Africa’s southwest coast - tucked into the arms of a broad bay, with white sand beaches, and one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Cape Town was the first place of settlement for many Europeans, entrepreneurs and religious refugees as well as for Indian, Madagascar, and Southeast Asian slaves. It reflects the wealth of South Africa’s history and heritage of cultures, religions, styles and flavors.
• Table Mountain -- the international symbol of Cape Town. We will take the revolving aerial cable car to the summit where you can see the entire Cape Peninsula, Atlantic and Indian Oceans, beaches, harbor, city and suburbs from various stunning vantage points.
• Cape Peninsula in Table Mountain National Park, which features Cape Point, the place where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans merge. You will also visit Simons Town, the South African navy's main port, and Boulders Beach that is home to a land-based breeding colony of the rare African penguins. This scenic route also takes you through the Atlantic seaboard, Kalk Bay and Groot Constantia - one of the oldest wine estates in the country.
• Also visit Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden which is world-renowned for the beauty and diversity of the Cape flora it displays and for the magnificence of its setting against the eastern slopes of Table Mountain. Here we will visit the South African National Biodiversity Institute, and see the unique Fynbos flora and natural forest.
• Victoria Falls are considered by some to be among the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. David Livingstone, the Scottish missionary and explorer, is believed to have been the first European recorded to view the Victoria Falls. You will be staying at the Zambezi Sun Hotel which is just a short walk away from the Victoria Falls, giving you the opportunity to engage in the many activities offered there. For an adventurous experience, you could go bungee jumping or whitewater rafting, or for a more relaxing time, go for a boat cruise down the river.
  

We will also explore the Cape Winelands with quaint Dutch homesteads and award-winning vineyards.

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