Travelling to South Africa
Aug 24, 2011
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By Jimmy Adriko
SOUTH AFRICA is increasingly becoming a favorite holiday destination for Ugandans following a promotion season that is currently being run by South African Airways and Legend tours. The promotion has been running from June 1 to September 30, 2011.
According to tour operator in Kampala, Uganda females who book to go to Mandela land to deliver their babies are closely following the high numbers of students and tourists.
What it takes to get down South for a holiday:-
1- Yellow Fever Vaccination- a MUST condition for Visa---at KCCA Clinic 48,000/- ----at AAR Clinic 80,000/-
2_ VISA application fees at South African Embassy Nakasero US $ 61
3- Ticket and Holiday package direct flight South African Airways US $ 490 for 3Nights in Johannesburg and 4 nights in Cape Town. This covers Airport tranfers, Accomodation –bed and breakfast
Or
4- For three nights in Johannesburg ticket and accommodation US $ 199
5. For three nights in Cape Town ticket and accommodation US $ 210
What is not covered:
Day tours------to be arranged by Legend Tours at your own cost
Bar bills lunch and dinner--------to be met by you
Places of Interest: at a glance-
Cape Town:
--- Robben Island where Mandela was jailed for 27 yrs
---- The Waterfront beachwith all facilities for tourists
--- Table mountain with cable car ride to the top
----Cape of Good Hope-the most South Western part of continent of
Africa
Johannesburg:
---- Vilikazi Street of South Western Township (SOWETO) the only street
in the World where two Nobel Peace Prize winners Nelson Mandela
and Archbishop Desmond Tutu live.
-----Apartheid / Hector Pieterson museum in Soweto
---- The World Cup stadium etc
Sun City Resort with three high class hotel may be the best one stop tour centre.
You need to arrange with Legend tour or local agent to access the following facility
- The artificial beach- Valley of Waves
- Elephant Sanctuary where you feed elephants and take a ride
- Golf Course
- African drumming
- Crocodile sanctuary etc
SOUTH AFRICA is increasingly becoming a favorite holiday destination for Ugandans following a promotion season that is currently being run by South African Airways and Legend tours. The promotion has been running from June 1 to September 30, 2011.
According to tour operator in Kampala, Uganda females who book to go to Mandela land to deliver their babies are closely following the high numbers of students and tourists.
What it takes to get down South for a holiday:-
1- Yellow Fever Vaccination- a MUST condition for Visa---at KCCA Clinic 48,000/- ----at AAR Clinic 80,000/-
2_ VISA application fees at South African Embassy Nakasero US $ 61
3- Ticket and Holiday package direct flight South African Airways US $ 490 for 3Nights in Johannesburg and 4 nights in Cape Town. This covers Airport tranfers, Accomodation –bed and breakfast
Or
4- For three nights in Johannesburg ticket and accommodation US $ 199
5. For three nights in Cape Town ticket and accommodation US $ 210
What is not covered:
Day tours------to be arranged by Legend Tours at your own cost
Bar bills lunch and dinner--------to be met by you
Places of Interest: at a glance-
Cape Town:
--- Robben Island where Mandela was jailed for 27 yrs
---- The Waterfront beachwith all facilities for tourists
--- Table mountain with cable car ride to the top
----Cape of Good Hope-the most South Western part of continent of
Africa
Johannesburg:
---- Vilikazi Street of South Western Township (SOWETO) the only street
in the World where two Nobel Peace Prize winners Nelson Mandela
and Archbishop Desmond Tutu live.
-----Apartheid / Hector Pieterson museum in Soweto
---- The World Cup stadium etc
Sun City Resort with three high class hotel may be the best one stop tour centre.
You need to arrange with Legend tour or local agent to access the following facility
- The artificial beach- Valley of Waves
- Elephant Sanctuary where you feed elephants and take a ride
- Golf Course
- African drumming
- Crocodile sanctuary etc