Thursday, June 14, 2007

Week 8, Thing 18a

Travel Itinerary

Thursday, Day 1: We begin our journey!
Friday, Day 2: We arrive in Johannesburg.
Saturday, Day 3: We tour Johannesburg and Soweto.
Sunday, Day 4:

We leave Johannesburg traveling by bus. En route, we'll see the Klein

Drakensburg escarpment, and travel the Panorama Route. In the afternoon,

we'll arrive at Kruger National Park.

Monday, Day 5:

We'll enjoy a full-day private safari at Kruger National Park, hopefully seeing the Big Five.

Photo from Flickr by MauritsV Sunrise at Kruger National Park

Tuesday, Day 6: We go on another full-day safari through the Kruger lowveld area.
Wednesday, Day 7:

We leave the park by bus and travel to Mbabane, Swaziland. En route,

we'll visit Swazi Glassworks.

Thursday, Day 8:

We visit a Swazi chief's umphakatsi, witness a candlemaking demonstration, and shop at a local Swazi marketplace.
Photo on Flickr by kruger_doreen Craft market in Mbabane
Friday, Day 9:

We travel by bus to the KwaZulu-Natal region of SA. We'll spend the day in a Zulu

uzumi and learn about traditional Zulu lifestyle and culture. In the evening, we enjoy

a traditional Zulu meal, with singning and dancing afterward.

Saturday, Day 10: We travel by bus to Durban. We spend the day touring the city, including the Indian market.
Sunday, Day 11: We visit uShaka Marine World and other area attractions.
Monday, Day 12: We leave Durban and fly to Port Elizabeth. We then travel by bus to George.

Tuesday, Day 13:

We travel by bus along the Garden Route to Knysna and visit the Featherbed Bay Nature Reserve.

Photo on Flickr by johnson_c_l Featherbed Bay
Wednesday, Day 14: We visit theOudtshoorn/Cango area, where we see an ostrich farm and a wildlife sanctuary.
Thursday, Day 15: We travel by bus to Cape Town, stopping in Mossel Bay and Swellendam along the way
Friday, Day 16: We tour Cape Town, including Table Mountain.
Saturday, Day 17:

We tour the Cape peninsula, including Cape Point Nature Reserve. This evening, we dine with

a local family in their home.

Sunday, Day 18:

We continue touring Cape Town and visit Robben Island.
Photo on Flickr by Paul Waterfront in Cape Town with Table Mountain in the background.
Monday, Day 19:

In the morning, we drive out to the Stellenbosch Winelands for a tour. In the afternoon,

we fly from Cape Town to Johannesburg.

Tuesday, Day 20: We fly from Johannesburg to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Wednesday, Day 21: We spend the day exploring Victoria Falls and the nearby Livingstone Museum in Zambia.
Thursday, Day 22:

We take a half-day drive through Chobe National Park in Botswana. That evening,

we enjoy a traditional Boma dinner.

Friday, Day 23:

We fly from Zimbabwe to Johannesburg to US.
Photo on Flickr by giamplume Victoria Falls
Saturday, Day 24: We continue our return flight to the US.