Shallaway Youth Choir 2018
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Trip Highlights
AUGUST 15 DEPART CANADA
AUGUST 16 ARRIVE IN JOHANNESBURG (LD)
Arrive OR Tambo International Airport where you are met and transferred to your hotel. Lunch and dinner at the hotel and overnight.
Accommodation: Misty Hills Hotel, deluxe rooms – 4 nights
AUGUST 17 JOHANNESBURG (BLD)
Morning visit to the Apartheid Museum
The Apartheid Museum, the first of its kind, illustrates the rise and fall of apartheid. The museum is a superb example of design, space and landscape offering the international community a unique South African experience. The exhibits have been assembled and organised by a multi-disciplinary team of curators, film-makers, historians and designers. They include provocative film footage, photographs, text panels and artefacts illustrating the events and human stories that are part of the epic saga, known as apartheid. A series of 22 individual exhibition areas takes the visitor through a dramatic emotional journey that tells a story of a state-sanctioned system based on racial discrimination and the struggle of the majority to overthrow this tyranny. For anyone wanting to understand and experience what apartheid
Return to the hotel for lunch and this afternoon you will have a workshop with Sidumo Nyamazele. This will take place at the conference venue at Misty Hills.
While the students are in conference the parents have the option of doing an optional afternoon tour to Lesedi.
Description of Lesedi Cultural Show:
Browse the Ndebele village and craft market where Ndebele murals decorate the walls and courtyard. Thereafter attend a multi-visual theatre presentation on the history and origin of our people. Guests are then divided into smaller groups and taken on a guided tour of the five homesteads – Zulu, Xhosa, Bashotho, Ndebele and Pedi.
Tour includes the following:
• Return transfers luxury coach with English Speaking Guide
• 4:30pm Lesedi Cultural Show (2 hour show)
Dinner at Misty Hills Hotel and overnight at your hotel.
Pilanesberg Game Drive, Aug.20
AUGUST 18 JOHANNESBURG (BL)
Today you will have a full day. Enjoy a tour of Hector Pieterson Museum and packed lunched provided by Misty Hills Hotel. Afternoon rehearsal at the University of Pretoria (own arrangement), and evening performance at the University of Pretoria (own arrangement). Dinner under own arrangement and overnight at your hotel.
While the students are in rehearsal the parents can do an optional Pretoria City tour.
Description of Pretoria City Tour;
Come on a cultural journey of exploration through our capital, the Jacaranda City, so called for its breath taking purple lined streets when the jacaranda trees are in full bloom. Get ready and set to trace South Africa's extraordinary history via a range of imposing, intriguing museums and monuments, beginning with the legendary Voortrekker Monument, a memorial to the early settlers, followed by a visit to the Kruger Museum, the private residence of President Paul Kruger of the old Transvaal Republic. This City Tour ends with the Union Buildings, not only an architectural icon, but site of the emotionally charged scene which played out at Nelson Mandela's joyful inauguration as president in 1994. You'll be standing precisely where South African history turned the corner.
AUGUST 19 JOHANNESBURG (BD)
Lunch with Township Youth Choir - under arrangement with Sidumo. Afternoon Regina Mundi Performance. Return to your hotel for dinner.
AUGUST 20 PILANESBERG (BD)
Today you will travel overland to Pilanesberg Game Reserve with a stop enroute at Chameleon Market. Enjoy a snake demonstration. Lunch at leisure (not included)at Bakubung. Enjoy a 4x4 game drive in Pilanesberg. Pilanesberg Game Reserve hosts the Big 5 among many other mammals and bird species. It is situated in the North West Province and is in a malaria free area close to Sun City and approximately 2 hours drive from Johannesburg.
Tonight enjoy a Boma dinner.
Accommodation: Bakubung Bush Lodge - 1 night
AUGUST 21 ARRIVE IN CAPE TOWN (BD)
Morning 4x4 game drive followed by a transfer to OR Tambo International Airport. Lunch for own account at the airport and fly to Cape Town. Arrive Cape Town International Airport where you will be met and transferred directly to Rockwell Dinner Theatre for dinner.
Transfer to your hotel for overnight.
With its majestic Table Mountain backdrop, Cape Town is one of the most beautiful and exciting cities in the world; an eclectic mix of architectural styles reflects the tastes and dictates of the past and the more functional demands of the 20th Century. Cobblestone streets, mosques and the flat roofed pastel homes of the Malay quarter enhance a cosmopolitan ambience and in a recent development, the restoration of the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront evokes images of the seafaring activities of the 19th century. At the end of the day, gourmets and lovers of sophisticated entertainment have a treat in store as the choice for your evening's repast is vast.
Accommodation: Sunsquare Cape Town City Bowl, standard room – 4 nights
AUGUST 22 CAPE TOWN (BD)
Full day coach and guide service today. Morning Robben Island excursion (weather permitting) with lunch for own account at the V & A Waterfront. The standard tour to Robben Island is 3.5 hours long, including the two half-hour ferry rides.
From the 17th to the 20th centuries, Robben Island served as a place of banishment, isolation and imprisonment. Today it is a World Heritage Site and museum, a poignant reminder to the newly democratic South Africa of the price paid for freedom. It is important for all visitors to experience all phases of the Island, to realize that the Island is a place of pain and a place of triumph and victory. The island tour discusses these themes as well as the detention and isolation of insane females, people with leprosy and prisoners, including African chiefs in the 1800’s. The Prison tour depicts the lives of political prisoners detained from the 1960’s to 1991. Former Robben Island prisoners conduct the tour.
The Robben Island Tour includes: A return boat trip across Table Bay, a visit to the infamous Maximum Security Prison, interaction with an ex-political prisoner, a 45-minute bus ride with a guide providing commentary, the opportunity to explore the Murray's Bay Harbour precinct attractions, such as the Muslim shrine, or kramat, and the Museum Shop.
After lunch visit Table Mountain with cable way ticket included. (weather permitting). Dinner tonight on own.
AUGUST 23 CAPE TOWN (B)
Rehearsal & performance with lunch at Bloemhof Girls High School. Under own arrangement for lunch and dinner today.
While the students are rehearsing, parents can enjoy an optional Winelands Tour of the Stellenbosch area this afternoon.
Boma Dinner, Aug.20
AUGUST 24 CAPE TOWN (BLD)
Full day coach and guide. Enjoy a peninsula Tour including Hout Bay and Seal Island cruise (weather permitting), Chapman's Peak Drive, Cape Point, and return Funicular ticket. Lunch included at Seaforth Restaurant and visit Simon's Town, and the African Penguins at Boulders Beach.
Return to Cape Town for a farewell dinner at Gold Restaurant with interactive drumming. The drums of Angola and the Congo beat an invitation. The feet of the Xhosa and Congolese dancers tell the story of
AUGUST 25 DEPART CAPETOWN (B)
Transfer to Cape Town International Airport in time for your onward flight.
AUGUST 26 ARRIVE CANADA
PARENTS & ACCOMPANYING GUESTS: $5500.00 CAD per person (based on double occupancy)
Optional Add-on Tours
Option 1 — Garden Route Extension
Day 1 — Oudtshoorn — Depart from Sunsquare Cape Town City Bowl and travel overland to Oudtshoorn. Afternoon visit to Cango Caves for a one hour standard tour. Located just 29km from Oudtshoorn, at the head of the picturesque Cango Valley, lies the spectacular underground wonder of the Klein Karoo - the Cango Caves. Situated in a limestone ridge parallel to the well known Swartberg Mountain, you will find the finest dripstone caverns, with their vast halls and towering formations. Enjoy breathtaking glimpses of what mother earth can create.
Accommodation: Protea Hotel Riempie, chalet - 1 night.
Day 2 — Knysna — Oudtshoorn, the capital of the Klein Karoo region and one of the sunniest towns in South Africa. Toward the end of the 19th century, Oudtshoorn was profited unlike any other town in the world from a fashion trend which went back to the Art Nouveau movement: the use of ostrich feathers! Art Nouveau was both a challenge and an enrichment for the Klein Karoo with its bizarre sandstone formations. Consequently no less than 12 architects settled in Oudtshoorn. They designed and built the famous feather palaces of the ostrich farmers, who were extremely wealthy at that time. Even today the architecture of the town in it's historical parts is clearly affected by this style. Ostrich feathers may no longer be in high demand, but the ostrich farming is still an important industry in the town today.
Morning Visit to the Safari Ostrich Farm - Tractor Tour. Travel to Knysna with the afternoon at leisure.
Accommodation: Overnight: Knysna Hollow, standard room - 2 nights.
Day 3 — Oudtshoorn — Today you will cruise on the vast Knysna Lagoon and visit the Featherbed Nature Reserve. Enjoy an amazing view of the imposing sandstone “Heads” that guard the sea entrance to Knysna’s huge tidal lagoon, forests, marshes and pristine beaches surrounding it. Featherbed Nature Reserve, a unique 150 hectares private Nature Reserve, encompasses the whole of the Western Head of Knysna and is one of South Africa’s Natural Heritage Sites. It is home to two of the Garden Route's icons, namely the Knysna Loerie and the Blue Duiker, one of Africa's smallest antelope species. Other wildlife found on the Reserve include the Cape Mountain Tortoises, Blue Cranes (South Africa’s national bird), rare Black African Oystercatchers (listed in the endangered Red Data List), White Breasted cormorant, Bushbuck and more!
Morning Featherbed Eco excursion including lunch (11:30 departure, 4 hours).
Afternoon visit to the Plettenberg Bay and return to your hotel for overnight.
Day 4 — Transfer overland to the Cape Town Intl’ Airport in time for your flight home.
Cango Caves
Ostrich Farm
Option 2 — Kapama River Lodge Extension
Day 1 — Karongwe Private Game Reserve — Early private transfer to Cape Town Intl’ Airport in time for your flight to Hoedspruit. Arrive Hoedspruit Airport and transfer to Kapama River Lodge arriving in time for an afternoon game drive.
Against the backdrop of the grandiose Drakensberg Mountain Range lies Shiduli Private Game Lodge. This “home away from home” experience lends itself to a perfect family getaway, with children of all ages welcome. Shiduli embodies grace and elegance, yet oozes unsurpassed warmth and hospitality. Guests can step into the relaxed ambiance of the lodge with it's lush indigenous garden dapple in shade, lounges with internet facilities, bar, enormous sparkling pool and thatched dining areas punctuated with original South African art.
Kapama Private Game Reserve, with its portfolio of luxury game lodges, occupies a vast area between South Africa’s northern Drakensberg mountains and the Greater Kruger National Park. Adjacent to Kapama, Hoedspruit’s Eastgate Airport is ideally located to receive guests flying to Kapama on scheduled flights from both Johannesburg and Cape Town, and on private charters. Kapama offers courtesy transfers in open game viewing vehicles from Eastgate Airport to our four luxurious safari lodges: River Lodge, Buffalo Camp, Kapama Karula and Southern Camp.
Situated in South Africa’s northernmost province of Limpopo, renowned for its prolific and diverse wildlife, Kapama Private Game Reserve is home to over 40 different mammal species, including the most dangerous Big Five of elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo and rhinoceros. Approximately 350 bird species and a myriad smaller species can also be seen here in their natural environment. Twice-daily game drives through the reserve, accompanied by expert guides and trackers, ensure unforgettable wildlife encounters in the African bush.
Within the expansive Kapama Private Game Reserve, River Lodge epitomises five-star safari accommodation. The majestic northern Drakensberg mountains form the backdrop to the 64-suite River Lodge, which is positioned along a bend of the seasonal Kapama River. It’s the largest luxury game lodge in the Greater Kruger National Park area, and is stylishly furnished to ensure an unforgettable African safari experience.
River Lodge’s 40 spacious air-conditioned suites have uninterrupted views over the Big Five game reserve from private patios, and all feature full, en-suite bathrooms with lavish amenities replenished daily. The suites are decorated to reflect old Africa in a luxury game lodge setting. Beverage stations for early morning coffee in suite and minibars for sundowners on your private patio are standard in all rooms.
Accommodation:Kapama River Lodge, luxury suite – 2 nights
AUGUST 26 KAPAMA RIVER LODGE (BLD)
Full day lodge activities with morning and afternoon game drives.All meals and overnight.
Day 3 — Depart — Early
morning game drive and transfer to Hoedspruit Airport in time for your
flight to Johannesburg (flight not included). Arrival Meet and Greet -
assistance to International check-in.
Option 3 — Victoria Falls Extension
Day 1 — Victoria Falls — Early private transfer to Cape Town Intl’ Airport and check-in for your flight to Victoria Falls via Johannesburg. (Flight not included). Arrive Victoria Falls Airport and transfer to your hotel. Later this afternoon you will be met for a Sunset Cruise. Return to your hotel for overnight.
With a visit to the iconic Victoria Falls you can fill your days with big game safaris, adventure activities and thrilling wildlife interactions, all of which center around the main attraction: the Zambezi River and it's dramatic waterfall. In full flood, Victoria Falls throws up billowing clouds of soaking mist that give this world wonder it's local name — Mosi-oa-Tunya, “The Smoke That Thunders”. The largest uninterrupted sheet of falling water in the world, unspoilt Victoria Falls sits on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia. On the Zimbabwe side, paths wind in and out of dripping rainforest to reveal extensive views of the Main Falls, while across in Zambia the Knife-Edge Bridge takes you exceptionally close to the cascading water and a steep footpath leads to the Boiling Pot - a huge whirlpool at the base of the falls. There is always plenty to do in Victoria Falls. Take to the skies of a scenic helicopter flight you’ll never forget; explore the African bush on an elephant-back safari; experience the thrill of walking with lion cubs or take things easy with a sunset boat cruise on the Zambezi River complete with snorting hippos and gin and tonics. For the thrill seekers there is bungee jumping, gorge swing, white water rafting, and even canoeing with hippos and crocodiles looking on.
Accommodation: Cresta Sprayview, standard room - 2 nights.
Day 2 — Victoria Falls — Morning guided tour of Victoria Falls with the afternoon at leisure. You may enjoy a helicopter flight, elephant back, bungee jump, this list of activities is endless. Tonight you will have a Boma Dinner Including transfers. Return to your hotel for overnight.
Day 3 — Depart — Transfer to Victoria Falls Airport and check-in for your flight home.
Cresta Sprayview