Detail - Southwestern South Africa (Early Spring 2001)

Places are available on the wait list for the 2 tours, run back to back (6 August to 29 August / 31 August to 24 September).

The tour covers the drier western side of South Africa including the desert Kalahari/Gemsbok National Park, and birds and plants of the rich Cape floral kingdom and Namaqualand, with its massed displays of annual wildflowers and succulents. Cost of land content $3100 on 2 share room basis, plus airfare extra (around $2,200). Kruger extension on 2 share basis $800, plus one way airfare around $170 back to Joburg at the end of the tour. Participants on both tours have been sent details of final payment due. Contact Jenny Bounds (6288 7802).

Detail (first tour):

The main details of the tour are shown below. The dates are provisional and may change slightly depending on airline schedules (which are not yet available for 2001).

• 12-29 August (leave Australia on 11 August)
• estimated cost around $A3100 fully accommodated (airfare is additional)
• the tour commences with pick up in J'burg and ends in Cape Town (istay a few extra days in lovely Cape Town at your own expense to see the sights, or you can fly directly back to J'burg and home)
• an optional pre-tour extension of 5 nights in Kruger National Park, one of the great places for birds and game (7-12 August, leaving Australia on the 6th), which will probably include a private game reserve adjacent to Kruger to give a good opportunity to see leopard. The cost of the extension will be about $600-$700, plus an additional one-way airfare from J'burg to Kruger NP (estimated extra cost $140). Pelican Safaris will pick up in Kruger to save a full day's travel and overnight accommodation, which would cost around the same as the airfare.