Itinerary
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Please note that at
night, you will take
part of Black Pride
South Africa.
17
November
Group
Departure from
Washington, DC
(Dulles) or New York JFK
18 November
Arrival Date
Excl. Breakfast,
Lunch, Dinner,
Drinks & Extras
Upon arrival at Tambo International
Airport you will be
met by a CC Africa
representative and
will be transferred
to your hotel. On arrival at
Cape Town
Airport, you will be met and transferred
to your hotel.
Garden Court
De
Waal or Portswood Hotel
Check In:
20 November 2008 Check
Out: 23 November
2008
Spend three
overnights at either
of the above hotels
in a standard room
with in-suite
facilities
19
November
Incl. Entrance
Fees, Lunch, Dinner.
(Excl. Drinks
& Extras)
Today you will be
taken on a full Cape
Malay Cultural tour.
We begin the tour at
The Bo-Kaap, where
you have a look at
the picturesque
"Malay Quarter",
it's dynamic museum
and the oldest
mosque in the
Southern Hemisphere.
We discover the
unique culture,
lifestyle and
personality of the Cape Muslim
community and their
contribution to South Africa's development. The tour
then moves on to
District Six.
District Six is as a
result of the Group
Areas Act, where 60
000 Capetonian
families were
forcibly removed
from this once
vibrant area between
1966 and 1982. The
District Six issue
remains crucial. We
examine the now
desolate area,
Zonnebloem, which
was District Six and
visit the living
museum which
attempts to
represent and
recapture District
Six in various ways
- as a fine-spun
tapestry of communal
life torn apart but
not forgotten.
Thereafter a visit
to the townships
follows. Seeking
Racial segregation,
apartheid policies
disrupted all
non-white population
groups, distorted
both rural and urban
development and
ensured hopeless
overcrowding. Few
houses were built.
Sprawling satellite
camps of seemingly
endless shanties -
makeshift structures
of various materials
- provide little
more than a roof and
some shelter. As we
shall see, squatter
settlements are
seeking their own
solutions as an
economic necessity.
Against all odds,
township life
prevails, in all its
nuances. As hosts of
local community
workers, we take a
walk through vibrant
black community with
all it's different
social strata. Langa
is
Cape Town's
oldest formal black
township. You will
have the opportunity
to talk to people
and try the
traditional African
sorghum beer and
ginger beer at a
small township shop
("spaza") or a
tavern ("shebeen").
Lunch will be
enjoyed in the
Waterfront after
lunch you will board
the ferry that will
take you to
Robben
Island. For nearly 400
years,
Robben Island, 12 kilometres from Cape Town, was a place of
banishment, exile,
isolation and
imprisonment.
It was here that
rulers sent those
they regarded as
political
troublemakers,
social outcasts and
the unwanted of
society. During the
apartheid years Robben Island became internationally known for
its institutional
brutality. The duty
of those who ran the Island and its prison was to isolate opponents of
apartheid and to
crush their morale.
Some freedom
fighters spent more
than a quarter of a
century in prison
for their beliefs.
Those imprisoned on
the
Island succeeded on a psychological and
political level in
turning a prison
'hell-hole' into a
symbol of freedom
and personal
liberation.
Robben
Island came to symbolize, not only for
South Africa
and the African
continent, but also
for the entire
world, the triumph
of the human spirit
over enormous
hardship and
adversity. Imagine a
place, where one
could see the
reflection of
triumph of the human
spirit against evil
forces. As quoted by
Ahmed Kathrada,"
While we will not
forget the brutality
of apartheid, we
will not want Robben
Isaland to be a
monument to our
hardship and
suffering. We would
want Robben Island to be a monument...reflecting the
triumph of the human
spirit against the
forces of evil." Robben Island is a place, where people can learn
from and acknowledge
the history. One
could pay respect,
to people of our
time that fought for
freedom, in this
case for human
rights. Life for a
prisoner on
Robben Island was not easy, but life in the old
South Africa
was not so pleasant
either. People of
colour were treated
inhumanly, not
permitted on the
beaches, in pools,
in movies or to
practice own
traditions by order
of law.
These are only a few
consequences of
petty apartheid. The
beautiful country of Africa was segregated by classifications of skin and
cultural background
and only censored
activities were
permitted. To go to
this
Island is still an experience of immense power.
It is similar to
that of the Nazi
concentration camps
and hideouts, a
cold, damp, barren
and lonely place.
Fresh water and
trees were
completely absent,
and very little
communication could
be achieved between
the outside world
and islanders. The
waters surrounding
the island were
infested with hungry
sharks patrolling.
The stormy weather
conditions
characteristic to
the southern tip of
Africa became known
as the Cape Of Storms. Very few places in the world
exemplify and
symbolize the
struggle for freedom
against oppression
of basic human
rights, as Robben Island does. After the tour, you will be
returned to the
hotel. You will have
dinner at
the Manhattan
Restaurant in
Dewaterkant.
20
November
Incl. Entrance
Fees (Excl. Drinks
& Extras)
Today you will visit
the
Cape Town Castle. Completed in 1679, the castle is
the oldest European
building in
Southern Africa.
The guided visit to
this building offers
visitors an overview
of the early history
of
Cape Town.
From the Castle you
then travel through
the city centre to
the South African
Museum and Houses of
Parliament. Then up
Signal Hill, from
where the entire
harbour, city bowl
and Sea Point areas
are visible (weather
permitting). The
guide will explain
the role that the
hill played in the
city’s early
history. Continue to
the Malay Quarter.
The Malay people
were first brought
to
Cape Town
as slaves, and today
their colourful
culture and cuisine
are an influential
part of city life.
You reach
Cape Town
harbour, one of the
busiest in Africa
and a key reason for
Cape Town’s
existence. Continue
to the Victoria and
Alfred Waterfront.
City
Lodge Katherine Street
or Protea Hotel
Balalaika
Check In:
23 November 2008 Check
Out: 25 November
2008
Spend two overnights
at either of the
above hotels in a
standard room with
en-suite facilities,
on a bed and
breakfast basis
21
November
Incl. Entrance
Fees, Dinner (Excl.
Lunch Drinks &
Extras)
This morning you
will be collected by
your Local English
speaking Guide and
will be transferred
to Table Mountain.
The indigenous flora
of Table Mountain encompasses some 1470 species,
including more than
500 species of erica
and 100 species of
iris.
South Africa’s
national flower, the
protea, is found in
abundance on the
slopes. Experience
the unforgettable
sweeping views of
“the fairest cape in
the whole
circumference of the
world”. On a clear
day, the spectacular
views from the
summit (1086 m above
sea level) stretch
across the
mountainous spine of
the
Cape
Peninsula and beyond Table Bay and
Robben
Island.
You will be
transferred from the
Table
Mountain to Cape Town International Airport, to connect with a scheduled flight to
Johannesburg
(Scheduled flight not included).
On arrival at OR
Tambo Airport, you
will be met and
transferred to you
hotel.
After check in, you
coach will transfer
you to dinner.
After dinner you
will be returned to
your hotel.
22
November
Incl. Entrance
Fees, Lunch (Excl.
Dinner, Drinks &
Extras)
This morning you
will be taken on a
tour of Soweto. Soweto is estimated to be inhabited by over two
million people.
Homes here range
from affluent
mansions to
makeshift shacks.
Soweto residents
belong to 9 ethnic
groups: Zulus and
Xhosas
predominating. You
will visit the homes
of several famous
people as well as
see the largest
hospital in the
southern hemisphere
- Baragwanath
hospital.
Commercial activity
in Soweto is fast expanding. New supermarkets,
retail chains, banks
and shopping
complexes are
constantly being
established.
Cinemas, beer halls,
shebeens
(traditional
gathering places
where drinks, and
often music and food
are provided),
clubs, dance halls,
camping grounds,
parks and
playgrounds cater
for all tastes.
Lunch will be
enjoyed at the well
renowned Wandies
Restaurant.
After the tour, you
will be returned to
the hotel.
Bakubang Game Lodge
Check In:
25 November 2008 Check
Out: 26 November
2008
Spend one overnight
at Bakubang Lodge in
a standard room with
en-suite facilities,
on a dinner, bed and
breakfast basis
23
November
Incl. Dinner (Excl.
Lunch, Drinks &
Extras)
At midday you will
be transferred to
Bakubung Game Lodge
via a short stop at Sun City.
Intercontinental
Airport Sun Hotel
Check In:
20 November 2008 Check
Out: 23 November
2008
Spend three
overnights at either
of the above hotels
in a standard room
with en-suite
facilities, on a bed
and breakfast basis
24
November
Incl. Dinner (Excl.
Lunch, Drinks &
Extras)
Enjoy an early
morning game drive,
followed by
breakfast.
Thereafter you will
be transferred back
to Johannesburg. Before arriving at the hotel, you
will visit
Lesedi
Cultural Village where you will enjoy a tour and
dinner. An excursion
to Lesedi nestled in
the pristine
bushveld where
families from the
Zulu, Xhosa and Pedi
live in their
traditional
homesteads.
Traditional tribes
people summon guests
into the meeting
room. Once seated,
the visitor is
exposed to a multi
lingual, multi
visual orientation
depicting the
history of
South Africa
and the background
of Lesedi. Visit
some of the tribes
before enjoying a
traditional meal and
dance demonstration.
After your tour, you
will be transferred
to the Johannesburg hotel. Spend the rest of the
evening at leisure.
25
November
Incl. Dinner (Excl.
Lunch, Drinks &
Extras)
This morning you
will be collected by
your Local English
speaking Guide and
will be transferred
to OR Tambo
International
Airport.
26
November
Arrival back to USA
