Day 1 -- mon sep 6	Depart the USA
Day 2 -- tue sep 7	Meet and Greet in Johannesburg. Transfer to Melrose Arch Hotel.
Day 3 -- wed sep 8	Transfer to the airport & fly to Maun, Botswana. Transfer by small plane to Duba Plains Camp in the Okavango Delta. Game-viewing.
Day 4 -- thu sep 9	Enjoy game-viewing at Duba Plains Camp.
Day 5 -- fri sep 10	Fly by small plane to Selinda Camp straddling the Okavango Delta & Linyanti ecosystems. Game-viewing.
Day 6 -- sat sep 11	Game-viewing at Selinda Camp.
Day 7 -- sun sep 12	Fly by small plane to Kasane. Transfer by road to Toka Leya Camp on the Zambezi River.
Day 8 -- mon sep 13	Half day Elephant Back Safari. Afternoon tour of Victoria Falls.
Day 9 - -tue sep 14	Transfer to the airport & fly to Cape Town. Cape Grace Hotel.
Day 10 -- wed sep 15	Tour of Cape Town and Table Mountain. Evening "sundowner cruise"
Day 11 --thu sep 16	Full day Peninsula Tour. Beachlunch with Chef Bruce Robertson..
Day 12 -- fri sep 17	Full day Cape Winelands tour with lunch. Farewell Dinner at Paranga Bay.
Day 13 -- sat sep 18	Transfer to the airport for return flight to the USA.
day 14 -- Sun Sep 19	Arrive USA

6th September      USA
Depart the USA on any regularly scheduled flight to Johannesburg. South Africa.

7th September     JOHANNESBURG
On arrival at O.R.Tambo International Airport you will be met and welcomed by a Coda Tours representative, who will provide you with all the necessary information/vouchers for your safari.  You will then be transferred to the Melrose Arch Hotel, where you will stay overnight on a bed and breakfast basis.

This modern stylish hotel is located in the heart of an up-market business area.  The rooms are stylishly decorated with contemporary furnishings, guest comfort and well-being is paramount.  You will be accommodated in standard rooms. You will have time to enjoy a meal in one of the fine restaurants, or just relax on the verandah or take a dip in the pool and enjoy the urban pulse of Southern Africa's largest city.
Hotel Melrose Arch
Room Standard
Meals None

8th & 9th September      JOHANNESBURG – MAUN, BOTSWANA – DUBA PLAINS CAMP
Today you will transfer to O.R. Tambo International Airport where you will take a scheduled flight to Maun Airport in Botswana.  On arrival you will take a light aircraft transfer to Duba Plains Camp, where you will stay for 2 nights.
Hotel Duba Plains Camp
Room Tented Camp
Meals Breakfast, Lunch Dinner

Toka Leya Camp is situated on the banks of the Zambezi River in the eastern sector of the Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park, some 12km up from the Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.

Accommodation consists of 12 safari-style tents, each en-suite with a view of the magnificent Zambezi River. The camp's dining and bar area are under a canopy of trees overlooking the River and there is a swimming pool. You will be accommodated in tented rooms

On your first evening here you will enjoy a sunset cruise, which allows you to explore the quieter stretches of the Zambezi and view the abundant game that come down to the water's edge.  Game drives in the National Park can also be arranged.  The Zambezi National Park is located directly across the river from the lodge, and elephants, hippo and a multitude of birdlife can be enjoyed from the comfort of your room.

13th September    TOKA LEYA
In the morning you will enjoy an elephant back safari and champagne breakfast.  This is an unforgettable experience, to ride, interact and learn about these majestic creatures.

In the afternoon you will take a tour of the Victoria Falls.  At 1708 metres wide, Victoria Falls is a vast curtain of water that drops more than 100 metres into the sheer Zambezi Gorge. The Tonga and Makalolo peoples lived here for centuries before the Falls were 'discovered' by David Livingstone in 1855. Its local name – after which the national park is named – is Mosi-Oa-Tunya, "the Smoke that Thunders," describes accurately the huge spirals of spray that can be seen 30km away.

14th September    LIVINGSTONE – JOHANNESBURG – CAPE TOWN
Today you will transfer by road to Livingstone Airport and take scheduled flights to Cape Town International Airport via O.R. Tambo International Airport. You will be met on arrival and transferred by road to the Cape Grace Hotel, where you will stay for 4 nights.
Hotel Cape Grace
Room Luxury
Meals Breakfast,

This hotel's refined elegance, combined with the allure of one of the world's most beautiful cities, provides a unique experience - the Cape Grace Experience. Cape Grace occupies its own quay in Cape Town's renowned Victoria Alfred Waterfront with Table Mountain as the majestic backdrop. All guestrooms exude a sense of calm and space, with French windows opening onto unrivalled views.  You will be accommodated in luxury rooms.  This boutique hotel allows you to relax and be thoroughly pampered.  With its enviable location, Cape Grace is the perfect base from which to explore the Western Cape.  On your first evening at the Grace you will enjoy wine-tasting and a brief introduction to Cape Town.

15th September    CAPE TOWN
Today after a leisurely breakfast you will be collected for a morning tour of Cape Town City and Table Mountain. A tour of the city centre includes trips to some of the many museums and art galleries, as well as a visit to South Africa's oldest building, the Castle of Good Hope.  The cobbled streets of the suburb Bo-Kaap are characterised by charming old houses and the first mosque in South Africa, an area that stands in cultural contrast to our next stop, the majestic homesteads and wine estates of the Constantia Valley. No trip to Cape Town is complete without a cable car trip up Table Mountain.  Table Mountain offers spectacular views in all directions and gives a bird's eye view of the city.

In the evening you will take a sunset cruise aboard the beautiful 'Spirit of the Cape' (56ft Aicon fly-bridge, luxury motor yacht) and enjoy canapés and champagne as the sun sets over the ocean. This boat is moored in the marina of the Cape Grace and is only available to Cape Grace guests. 
Hotel Cape Grace
Room Luxury
Meals Breakfast

16th September    CAPE TOWN – CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
Today you will experience the Peninsula's unarguable beauty with renowned Chef Bruce Robertson on a full day 'Get to the Point' tour.  The morning starts in the magnificent Kirstenbosch Gardens, with tea and Cape herb scones, one of the finest indigenous gardens in Africa, nestling in the lee of Table Mountain.  Bruce will enlighten you about the culinary aspects of cape herbs. Continue to the colourful harbor at Kalk Bay, where together you will select the 'fish of the day'. Onto the naval base of Simonstown, Boulders Beach, where you will stop to visit the resident Jackass Penguin colonies.

From here you continue south until reaching Cape Point in the ruggedly beautiful Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. Follow the dramatic coastal road to Scarborough beach.  Kick off your shoes and enjoy a glass of bubbles, and your choice of award winning wines as Chef Bruce prepares a fabulous fresh seafood 'potjie' on the beach. After a lazy lunch continue on to Hout Bay, Camps Bay and Clifton, before returning to Cape Town via Bantry Bay and Seapoint.
Hotel Cape Grace
Room Luxury
Meals Breakfast, Lunch

17th September    CAPE TOWN - WINELANDS
Today you will enjoy a full day tour of the Cape Winelands.  The South Western Cape Winelands (Stellenbosch, Franschoek and Paarl) is where viticulture was first introduced by the French Huguenots. 

As you meander through history-steeped towns and villages, you will be able to sample numerous fine wines including rieslings, chardonnays, cabernets, chenels, pinotages, and shiraz.  Surrounded by magnificent mountain ranges, you can enjoy lunch at one the gracious Cape Dutch homesteads.

In the evening you will enjoy a farewell dinner at the renowned restaurant - Paranga in Camps Bay. Located along the world renowned sunset strip of Camps Bay beachfront, Paranga is the perfect place to enjoy your last dinner in the Cape with the sun setting over the sea.
Hotel Cape Grace
Room Luxury
Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

18th September    CAPE TOWN - USA
Today you will transfer by road to Cape Town International Airport, where you will connect with your outward-bound flights.

19th September    ARRIVE USA
Arrive the USA.

	Melrose Arch Hotel Johannesburg Africa's first truly HIP 5-Star Hotel! Through innovative architecture and outstanding design, the Melrose Arch Hotel has become an international destination in its own right, attracting those discerning guests who take pleasure in modern elegance and sophistication. The luxurious Melrose Arch Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa is situated within the exclusive urban Melrose Arch lifestyle development, a "city within a city."
	duba plains Camp Duba Plains Camp lies in the most remote reaches of the Okavango Delta, Botswana, in an area renowned for the endless conflict between prides of lions and the herds of buffalo which sustain them. The award-winning National Geographic documentary Relentless Enemies chronicled this battle for survival. Duba Plains Camp is an unobtrusive camp surrounded by expanses of seasonally flooded plains and shaded by tall ebony, sycamore fig and mangosteen trees.
	selinda camp A relaxed, yet luxury tented safari camp, Selinda Camp was completely rebuilt in 2007. It re-opened to much acclaim, due in part to its harmonious blend of classic tented bush camp style and contemporary amenities. The shaded camp is raised a metre off the ground affording extraordinary views over the Selinda Reserve's prolific floodplains and savannas. Dotting the landscape is the ubiquitous borassus palm, where nesting birds roost and baboons spy.
	toka leya camp Overlooking the mighty Zambezi River and some of its islands is Toka Leya Camp, consisting of 12 spacious en-suite safari-style tents. Wooden walkways snake between the units and main area, limiting our footprint on this pristine area. Tent interiors boast cool wooden flooring, tasteful, uncluttered African décor in earthy hues, climate-control for a cool summer sanctuary, expansive wooden deck from which to soak up the views of the Zambezi River, often to the sights and sounds of birds, elephant and grunting pods of hippo.
	CAPE GRACE Conde Nast Gold List - Each of the guestrooms features a carefully chosen selection of fine furniture, luxurious fabrics and attention to detail that create an immediate sense of place. Double-glazed French doors open to scenic views of the international yacht marina, Table Mountain or the buzzing Waterfront harbour. All rooms include a thoughtful variety of delightful details designed to make guests feel at home. From fragrant fresh flower arrangements to the tasty in-room deli snacks and scented bath and body products.

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TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
No visa for South Africa is required for American/Canadian passport holders. Recent new rules at South Africa's airports also require that anyone traveling to South Africa must have two consecutive blank pages in his passport which lie side by side when the passport is open (i.e. a left and a right hand page). U.S. citizens who need to add extra pages to their passport should go to the following website, www.travel.state.gov/extra pages Here you will find instructions on how to add extra pages to your passport. Passengers traveling to South Africa with passports that do not comply with these requirements will either be stopped from boarding the aircraft or risk deportation on arrival in South Africa. A visa for Zambia is required and will be obtained upon entry into Zambia (USD 30 currently). Not visa is required for Botswana.

SHOTS
South Africa is in a malaria belt and anti-malarial prophylaxis is recommended. Please check with your personal physician before traveling. For further information, visit the Center For Disease Control website.

International Airfare
Delta, South African Airways, Iberia Airlines, Air France , KLM and British Airways are among airlines that can be used for this trip. We recommend booking at least 7 months in advance if you want to try to use Frequent Flyer Miles for free tickets or upgrades or the American Express Platinum card 2-4-1 program.

MINIMUMS
All departures are guaranteed on a minimum of 2 participants. A Coda Tour Manager accompanies the tour on a minimum of 12 participants.

AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AVERAGE RAINFALL

		Jo'burg	Zambia	Cape Town
High	Apr	69	85	72
	Nov	74	90	72
Low	Apr	53	58	56
	Nov	56	66	58
Inches	Apr	2.1	0.9	2.6
	Nov	4.7	2.8	0