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Deal of the Day: South Africa goes on sale

October 19, 2:53 PMLuxury Travel ExaminerRuthanne Terrero
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South African Airways is offering a city/safari package.
South African Airways is offering a city/safari package.
Photo courtesty SAA

South African Airways Vacations reports that its nine-day, air-inclusive “South Africa on Sale” package will be offered at a starting price of $1,999 for travel Jan. 7-May 15, 2010. (Price is per person, based on double occupancy and excludes taxes and fuel surcharges.)

The package includes international and domestic airfare on South African Airways, Africa’s from either New York or Washington, D.C. As an added bonus, free add-on flights will be offered from 26 selected cities in the U.S.

Once in South Africa, “South Africa on Sale” features four nights at the Commodore Hotel overlooking the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town, which travelers will use as their base of operations from which to explore the city.

A full-day Cape Peninsula tour, dinner at the Portswood Hotel’s Quarterdeck Restaurant and a half-day Winelands tour are all included during the stay. After actively exploring Cape Town, travelers will spend two nights at the Bakubung Bush Lodge in the Pilanesberg National Park near Sun City, where they will go on safari to view the Big 5. Golfing and gambling are additional options available to travelers while at Bakubung.

To book the “South Africa on Sale” package, travelers should call 1-888-722-4872.

The package details are:
"South Africa on Sale" – $1,999* - 9 days in Cape Town and a safari experience with options for golfing or gambling

Round trip international Economy Class airfare from New York Kennedy or Washington, D.C. (Dulles) to Johannesburg, South Africa, on South African Airways. Free Add-On flights from 26 selected U.S. cities.
Domestic flights on South African Airways within Africa in accordance with itinerary
4 nights at the Commodore Hotel overlooking the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront
Full-day Cape Peninsula tour
Half-day Cape Winelands tour
2 nights at the Bakubung Bush Lodge in Pilanesberg National Park near Sun City
Game drives and activities
6 Breakfasts
3 Dinners
Meet and greet by South African Airways Vacations representatives upon arrival in South Africa, as well as transfers

For more vacation packages to Southern Africa, call 1-888-722-4872 or visit www.flysaavacations.com.

SAA Vacations is a division of South African Airways and utilizes the airline's route network to create packages throughout South Africa, Botswana, Victoria Falls, Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. South African Airways has daily service from the U.S. to South Africa with morning non-stop departures from New York JFK and afternoon direct service from Washington, D.C.

For more information on South African Airways, call (800) 722-9675 or visit www.flysaa.com.

For more information on South African hotels and resorts, visit www.luxuryta.com.

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