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Dec 31st, 1969, 04:00 PM
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here is our itinerary for july
Capetown at Cape Grace for four nights
Singita for four nights
Phinda for two nights
Saxon in J-burg for one night
Xigera - two nights
Mombo - three nights
Three couples are traveling togeother and we will be in Little Mombo together. We put this trip together last January and it seemed that July 2002 was so far off. Now it is just around the corner and we are all very excited.
Capetown at Cape Grace for four nights
Singita for four nights
Phinda for two nights
Saxon in J-burg for one night
Xigera - two nights
Mombo - three nights
Three couples are traveling togeother and we will be in Little Mombo together. We put this trip together last January and it seemed that July 2002 was so far off. Now it is just around the corner and we are all very excited.
Dec 31st, 1969, 04:00 PM
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Hello All!
I have been following all your posts for six months and are leaving Feb. 4th - March 6th for the following: I know that the season is wrong, but we here in the US need to escape the cold.
Jo'Burg - Westcliff Hotel - 2 nights
Botswana - 6 nights, The Orient Express Group, divided betweeen the two camps.
The River Club in Zambia for 3 nights.
Singita - 3 nights
And down to Capetown - 3 nights at The Nellie, then rental car and off on our own for the rest of the time. Winelands and Garden Route without reservations! We have been told we are mad because of the cricket matches. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Has anyone stayed with Orient Express in Botswana?
Happy Holidays to All!
Sara
I have been following all your posts for six months and are leaving Feb. 4th - March 6th for the following: I know that the season is wrong, but we here in the US need to escape the cold.
Jo'Burg - Westcliff Hotel - 2 nights
Botswana - 6 nights, The Orient Express Group, divided betweeen the two camps.
The River Club in Zambia for 3 nights.
Singita - 3 nights
And down to Capetown - 3 nights at The Nellie, then rental car and off on our own for the rest of the time. Winelands and Garden Route without reservations! We have been told we are mad because of the cricket matches. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Has anyone stayed with Orient Express in Botswana?
Happy Holidays to All!
Sara
Dec 31st, 1969, 04:00 PM
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Kavey,
Thanks for topping. I just played this game in my head last night and I came up with something that would take me all the way from just after Memorial Day in the USA (the last Monday of each May) to right before the 4th of July. That way, my wife and I could be hams at our family get togethers and tell the world we are going to Africa, go for about 3.5 weeks and then return in all of our imagined glory in time for the next gathering on the 4th of July!
If this trip were to somehow take place next year for example,--what were those winning lottery numbers???--I believe the dates would be as follows:
Monday, May 31st (2004) - Memorial Day. "You guys are going WHERE and for HOW long???"
Sunday, June 06th - Rock N Roll Marathon, San Diego. Ran this race last year and was supposed to do it again this year but spent WAY too much time planning my trip and didn't put in the necessary training.
Monday, June 07th. Depart LAX - CPT
Tuesday, June 08th. Cape Town. 4 nights at the Cape Grace. Last year I did Mount Nelson and Table Bay and this year it will be The Twelve Apostles. Next time it will be the Cape Grace.
Saturday, June 12th. Cape Winelands. 2 nights at The Grande Roche or similar.
Monday, June 14th. CPT - Windhoek? Transfer to Etosha. 3 Nights at Ongava's new 6 paw accomodations.
Thursday, June 17th. Transfer to Skeleton Coast Camp. Two nights.
Saturday, June 19th. Transfer to Sossuvlei Wilderness Camp (Namibian Desert). Two nights.
Monday, June 21st. Transfer to Johannesburg. Three nights of city life at The Michelangelo Hotel.
Thursday, June 24th. JNB-Maun. Transfer. 3 nights at Kings Pool Camp.
Sunday, June 27th. Transfer to Jao Camp. 2 nights at Jao.
Tuesday, June 29th. Transfer to Mombo/Little Mombo. 3 night grand finale at Mombo!!!
Friday, July 02rd. Depart Maun-JNB-LAX.
Saturday, July 03rd. Arrive LAX!!!
I estimate that this trip would cost between $25,000 - $27,500 but would be worth every penny! I do think that I could do such a long trip as long as I took three nights to collect myself in Johannesburg prior to going to Botswana.
A trip like this, now that I have put it together, does not seem entirely far-fetched. If I could just get one more week off, this may be a strong possibility for 2005???
2004 belongs to my wife and we will likely go on a Trafalgar tour of Italy/Sicily with other members of my wife's family or something similar. We would leave a few days early so that I could have a few nights of luxury in Florence and Venice before we started the tour in Rome, making the Trafalgar type tour more tolerable.
A review of my itenerary:
Cape Town - Cape Grace (4)
Cape Winelands - Grande Roche (2)
Etosha, Namibia - Ongava (3)
Skeleton Coast, Namibia - SC Camp (2)
Sossuvlei, Namibia - Sossuvlei Camp (2)
Johannesburg - Michelangelo Hotel (3)
Linyati, Botswana - Kings Pool Camp (3)
Jao Reserve, Botswana - Jao Camp (2)
Moremi Reserve, Botswana - Mombo (3)
So...how did I do with my dream trip???
Thanks for topping. I just played this game in my head last night and I came up with something that would take me all the way from just after Memorial Day in the USA (the last Monday of each May) to right before the 4th of July. That way, my wife and I could be hams at our family get togethers and tell the world we are going to Africa, go for about 3.5 weeks and then return in all of our imagined glory in time for the next gathering on the 4th of July!
If this trip were to somehow take place next year for example,--what were those winning lottery numbers???--I believe the dates would be as follows:
Monday, May 31st (2004) - Memorial Day. "You guys are going WHERE and for HOW long???"
Sunday, June 06th - Rock N Roll Marathon, San Diego. Ran this race last year and was supposed to do it again this year but spent WAY too much time planning my trip and didn't put in the necessary training.
Monday, June 07th. Depart LAX - CPT
Tuesday, June 08th. Cape Town. 4 nights at the Cape Grace. Last year I did Mount Nelson and Table Bay and this year it will be The Twelve Apostles. Next time it will be the Cape Grace.
Saturday, June 12th. Cape Winelands. 2 nights at The Grande Roche or similar.
Monday, June 14th. CPT - Windhoek? Transfer to Etosha. 3 Nights at Ongava's new 6 paw accomodations.
Thursday, June 17th. Transfer to Skeleton Coast Camp. Two nights.
Saturday, June 19th. Transfer to Sossuvlei Wilderness Camp (Namibian Desert). Two nights.
Monday, June 21st. Transfer to Johannesburg. Three nights of city life at The Michelangelo Hotel.
Thursday, June 24th. JNB-Maun. Transfer. 3 nights at Kings Pool Camp.
Sunday, June 27th. Transfer to Jao Camp. 2 nights at Jao.
Tuesday, June 29th. Transfer to Mombo/Little Mombo. 3 night grand finale at Mombo!!!
Friday, July 02rd. Depart Maun-JNB-LAX.
Saturday, July 03rd. Arrive LAX!!!
I estimate that this trip would cost between $25,000 - $27,500 but would be worth every penny! I do think that I could do such a long trip as long as I took three nights to collect myself in Johannesburg prior to going to Botswana.
A trip like this, now that I have put it together, does not seem entirely far-fetched. If I could just get one more week off, this may be a strong possibility for 2005???
2004 belongs to my wife and we will likely go on a Trafalgar tour of Italy/Sicily with other members of my wife's family or something similar. We would leave a few days early so that I could have a few nights of luxury in Florence and Venice before we started the tour in Rome, making the Trafalgar type tour more tolerable.
A review of my itenerary:
Cape Town - Cape Grace (4)
Cape Winelands - Grande Roche (2)
Etosha, Namibia - Ongava (3)
Skeleton Coast, Namibia - SC Camp (2)
Sossuvlei, Namibia - Sossuvlei Camp (2)
Johannesburg - Michelangelo Hotel (3)
Linyati, Botswana - Kings Pool Camp (3)
Jao Reserve, Botswana - Jao Camp (2)
Moremi Reserve, Botswana - Mombo (3)
So...how did I do with my dream trip???
Dec 31st, 1969, 04:00 PM
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I can speak only of Sub-Saharan Africa, but, after thirty-five years of fulfilling my dreams, even when I couldn't afford it, I'll mention some of my favorite places. Number One, by far, is the Ruckomechi Camp on the Zambesi River in Zimbabwe. You can go on game drives or walks, canoe, ride the pontoon boat, or fish for tiger fish in the Zambesi. September is a good month. Another great place is the country of Ethiopia, with history, scenery, and diverse people. You can make many plans on your own (as you can in Zimbabwe), but a company that I can recommend is Ethiopian Rift Valley Safaris, owned and run by Susan and Nassos Roussos. Tanzania is a great country and, because I haven't been there in thirty years, I cannot personally recommend Zanzibar, which I have visited twice, but I remember it fondly and want to go again. Elsewhere, Tarangire is superb park, with varied terrain. Its only disadvantage is the plentiful tsetse fly. Last, I believe that South Africa is one of the great travel destinations on this planet and, if I couldn't live in the United States, I would live there. Its got everything in the way of recreation and it is a beautiful country, with a good infrastructure and a great future. There are many other appealing places in Africa, particularly in Botswana, but those I have named are at the top of my list. I have not addressed other questions that you have about length and such, but at least you can start your planning. P
Dec 31st, 1969, 04:00 PM
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Luggage Storage at O'Hare?
I am sorry to hear about your brother. We recently had similarly bad news about the health of someone very important to us and you're quite right about living the dreams now as much as possible. We still save for the future but we do live in the now.
Kavey
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