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Tour Number: 2013769XA
Group Leader: Joshua Lopez
Requested Departure Date: 6/24/2019
Requested Return Date: 7/4/2019
Requested Departure Gateway: Detroit (MI)

ABOUT EF

For over 55 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to one global mission: Opening the World Through Education. Our programs help students expand their knowledge of the world around them, discover more about themselves, grow more confident and independent, and understand new people, places, and cultures.

11 days

The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from the cities you’ll stay in to the cultural discoveries you’ll make have been customized by your teacher for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.

  • Day 1: Fly to South Africa

  • Day 2: Fly to South Africa

  • Day 3: Johannesburg

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

    Take a guided tour of Johannesburg

    With your Tour Director you will:  

    • Explore the Soweto neighborhood
    • See the Regina Mundi Catholic Church
    • Visit former homes of Winnie and Nelson Mandela, and Bishop Desmond Tutu

    Visit the Apartheid Museum

  • Day 4: Johannesburg

    Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Cradle of Humankind

    Visit the Maropeng Visitor Centre; learn about human development over millions of years

    Discover ancient fossils during a guided tour of the Sterkfontein Caves

  • Day 5: Johannesburg • Kruger National Park

    Travel along the Panorama Route

    During your transfer you will see:

    • Blyde River Canyon
    • God’s Window
    • Bourke’s Luck Potholes

    Visit the gold rush town of Pilgrims Rest

    Travel to Kruger National Park area

    Take a walk through a traditional Shangaan village

  • Day 6: Kruger National Park

    Jump into an off-road safari vehicle and take a full-day game drive through Kruger National Park

  • Day 7: Kruger National Park • Cape Town

    Take a morning bush walk

    Transfer to Johannesburg

    Fly to Cape Town

  • Day 8: Cape Town

    Visit the summit of Table Mountain

    Take a guided tour of Cape Town

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Devil’s Peak
    • Lion’s Head
    • Company Gardens
    • Castle of Good Hope
    • Greenmarket Square
    • Victoria and Alfred waterfront

    Visit the District 6 Museum

    Take an excursion to Robben Island

    • Nelson Mandela's prison cell
    • Lime quarries
  • Day 9: Cape Town

    Take a guided tour of Cape Town

    With your Tour Director  you will see:  

    • Sea Point
    • Clifton
    • Camps Bay

    Visit Hout Bay

    Discover Cape Point Nature Reserve

    Visit the Boulders Penguin Colony

    Visit the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

  • Day 10: Cape Town • Depart

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Langa Township Tour

    Langa Township Tour

    Head to Langa, a former South African township or dormitory-styled, racially divided suburb. En route, you’ll gain local insight into the socio-political realities of pre and post-apartheid. With your expert guide, you’ll visit the local community center where residents can learn job and life skills. There's an opportunity to purchase some locally produced arts and crafts. On your guided walking tour, you’ll connect with locals before visiting a local preschool and a shebeen (community center). 

    Board an overnight flight

  • Day 11: Arrive home

  • Day 1: Fly to South Africa

  • Day 2: Fly to South Africa

  • Day 3: Johannesburg

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

    Take a guided tour of Johannesburg

    With your Tour Director you will:  

    • Explore the Soweto neighborhood
    • See the Regina Mundi Catholic Church
    • Visit former homes of Winnie and Nelson Mandela, and Bishop Desmond Tutu

    Visit the Apartheid Museum

  • Day 4: Johannesburg

    Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Cradle of Humankind

    Visit the Maropeng Visitor Centre; learn about human development over millions of years

    Discover ancient fossils during a guided tour of the Sterkfontein Caves

  • Day 5: Johannesburg • Kruger National Park

    Travel along the Panorama Route

    During your transfer you will see:

    • Blyde River Canyon
    • God’s Window
    • Bourke’s Luck Potholes

    Visit the gold rush town of Pilgrims Rest

    Travel to Kruger National Park area

    Take a walk through a traditional Shangaan village

  • Day 6: Kruger National Park

    Jump into an off-road safari vehicle and take a full-day game drive through Kruger National Park

  • Day 7: Kruger National Park • Cape Town

    Take a morning bush walk

    Transfer to Johannesburg

    Fly to Cape Town

  • Day 8: Cape Town

    Visit the summit of Table Mountain

    Take a guided tour of Cape Town

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Devil’s Peak
    • Lion’s Head
    • Company Gardens
    • Castle of Good Hope
    • Greenmarket Square
    • Victoria and Alfred waterfront

    Visit the District 6 Museum

    Take an excursion to Robben Island

    • Nelson Mandela's prison cell
    • Lime quarries
  • Day 9: Cape Town

    Take a guided tour of Cape Town

    With your Tour Director  you will see:  

    • Sea Point
    • Clifton
    • Camps Bay

    Visit Hout Bay

    Discover Cape Point Nature Reserve

    Visit the Boulders Penguin Colony

    Visit the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

  • Day 10: Cape Town • Depart

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Langa Township Tour

    Langa Township Tour

    Head to Langa, a former South African township or dormitory-styled, racially divided suburb. En route, you’ll gain local insight into the socio-political realities of pre and post-apartheid. With your expert guide, you’ll visit the local community center where residents can learn job and life skills. There's an opportunity to purchase some locally produced arts and crafts. On your guided walking tour, you’ll connect with locals before visiting a local preschool and a shebeen (community center). 

    Board an overnight flight

  • Day 11: Arrive home


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