Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park, Zambia Nelson Mandela statue, Paarl, South Africa
them in person today during morning and afternoon game-viewing drives. Meals: B, L, D | Buckler’ s Africa Lodge or similar
DAY 9 • Kruger National Park • Morning and afternoon game-viewing drives Our wildlife discoveries continue with morning and afternoon game-viewing drives in Kruger National Park. Meals: B, L, D | Buckler’ s Africa Lodge or similar
DAY 10 • Fly to Cape Town • Overland to Stellenbosch We’ ll fly to Cape Town this morning, and then transfer to our hotel in Stellenbosch. After a brief orientation walk led by your Trip Experience Leader, the remainder of the day is yours. Meals: B, L | Hotel Krige or similar
DAY 11 • Stellenbosch vineyards tour This morning, we’ ll visit one of the historic wine estates located in the renowned“ Golden Triangle” of Stellenbosch, whose winemaking tradition dates back more than 350 years. We’ ll learn about the history of wines produced around Stellenbosch during a tour of the vineyard and wine cellar, followed by a tasting of the wines produced here and lunch. Meals: B, L, D | Hotel Krige or similar
DAY 12 • Visit Paarl Valley and Franschhoek On our way to the Paarl Valley, we’ ll make a brief stop at the Victor Verster Maximum
Security Prison( now called the Groot Drakenstein Correctional Centre) to see the bronze statue of Nelson Mandela with his fist raised in the well-recognized symbol of defiance. Mandela served the last 14 months of his 27 years in prison at Victor Verster and walked through its gates as a free man on February 11, 1990. This afternoon, we’ ll visit Franschhoek and enjoy a traditional South African braai barbecue at a local restaurant. Meals: B, L | Hotel Krige or similar
DAY 13 • Overland to Cape Town • • District 6 Museum and Cape Town tour • Table Mountain We’ ll drive to Cape Town this morning and then set off on a city tour of the bustling South Africa capital. First, we’ ll travel by cable car up to Table Mountain, one of Cape Town’ s most dramatic natural landmarks. Then, we’ ll spend some time at the picturesque Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. This afternoon, we’ ll meet with one of the former wardens at Robben Island who will enlighten us on what life was like for Nelson Mandela during the 18 years he spent at the infamous island prison.
Meals: B, L, D | ANEW Hotel Green Point or similar
DAY 14 • Explore Cape Peninsula Travel along the Garden Route to Knysna, with a stop at Cape Recife Nature Reserve to visit a penguin rehabilitation center. Meals: B, L | ANEW Hotel Green Point or similar
DAY 15 • Cape Town This morning we’ ll learn about the Controversial Topic of District Six and the legacy of the South African apartheid regime. District Six had been a vibrant, mixed-race community until 1966, when it was declared“ white” and some 66,000 non-whites were forcibly removed and their homes were bulldozed. Then, we’ ll visit the National Botanical Gardens of Kirstenbosch, a showcase of nearly 4,000 varieties of indigenous flowers and plants. This evening, we’ ll enjoy a Farewell Dinner at a local restaurant in Cape Town. Meals: B, D | ANEW Hotel Green Point or similar
DAY 16 • Return to U. S. Head to the airport for your return flights to the U. S. or to begin your post-trip extension to Namibia: The Skeleton Coast & Sossusvlei.
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84 Southern Africa Discovery: Victoria Falls, Kruger Safari & the Cape Peninsula