cheap air to South Africa
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South African (SAA) are the only direct flights and tend to be expensive. Your best bets are with Air Portugal ( via Lisbon )and Iberia ( via Madrid ). Call them and ask if they can direct you to one of their 'consolidators', agents that sell cheap for them.
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There are a number of consolidators who offer much better fares than SAA or the coshare Delta. I don't know if it is advertising but hope not - Frosch in Houston and Florida, Corral(?sp) in Florida, Premier in Philadelphia are a few that I know of. The gateways for SAA/Delta are New York and Atlanta - maybe others but I do not know.
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Try www.2afrika.com. They do offer tours and/or airfares only. I believe they use Northwest/KLM, so you could fly from just about any city in USA.<BR>Good Luck!
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Not to be argumentative, but isn't August the absolute worst time to go to South Africa??? Plus, because it is the peak season for traveling for Americans, I still don't think you will see any discounts on your flights. Unless you have to go in August, you may be better off waiting until at least September, if possible. <BR><BR>But, to do more than just question your choice and actually contribute to your post, I found some great fares on www.orbitz.com using Northwest Air and KLM (connecting in Amsterdam). From LAX-CPT-JNB-LAX it was under $1300 for early May. It was as if I was getting my Cape Town to Johannesburg flight for free. <BR><BR>Let me know if you need any assistance with nice discounted accomodations, as I have researched lodging in Cape Town and safaris extensively. Good luck.
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