Discover South Africa

Optional CME Sessions includes visit to the largest hospital in Africa!

April 5-14, 2013, Only $1985 + air!

Optional Victoria Falls Extension, April 14-16

Come with us to the southern tip of Africa and enjoy a Cape Peninsula Tour. A cable car takes you up and up for a panoramic vi f Cape Town. A cruise to the Seal Island, visit to the penguins on Boulders Beach. A visit to the Robben Island, a World Herita Site exposes you to a number of historic places, including the prison of Mandela. Then enjoy a three day visit to the malaria-free Pilanesberg National Park, home for the Big Five – lion, leopard, black and white rhino, elephant and buffalo.

Early morning and ate afternoon safari by open vehicle game drive under the guidance of well-experienced ranger and tracker team exposes you the wildlife of Africa. You'll also get a first-hand experience of the Soweto Uprising, the racial segregation, apartheid! This is one of the two CME trips we will organize in the next 12 months!

itinerary

Discovery Journey to South Africa, April 6-14, $1985 + Air,
This year AKMG is organizing this journey as our main cultural and educational trip. The main tour includes a full-day Cape Peninsula tour that will take you to the Atlantic Seaboard past Clifton to Hout Bay, a cruise past the seals on Seal Island, continuing over Chapman's Peak to the Cape Point Nature Reserve. You'll enjoy a lunch at a local fish restaurant before paying a visit to the penguins on Boulders Beach and Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. One of the highlights of this journey is two days of game safari in the Pilanesberg National Park. Situated in a long extinct volcano, the reserve accommodates virtually every mammal of southern Africa. The park is home to healthy populations of lion, leopard, black and white rhino, elephant and buffalo - Africa's "Big Five". You will enjoy open vehicle game drive under the guidance orf experienced ranger and tracker team in search of Africa's famous wildlife. At sunset, stop for sundowners to toast the end of another day in Africa, before continuing the safari after dark with the aid of powerful spotlights to, hopefully, glimpse some of the elusive nocturnal game.

This journey has two optional tours:

April 6 [Departure from U.S needed on Apr 5] Soweto, in Johannesburg; Tour includes the Apartheid Museum,th and Hector Pieterson Memorial. You'll discover racial segregation, the Soweto Uprising, ANC history, solitary confinement, and learn about the birth of a new democratic country [Breakfast and Lunch included, not dinner.] Also visit Christ Hani Baragwanath Hospital (the largest in Africa). Cost $135

April 10, Robben Island, the Island became infamous during South Africa's years under Apartheid rule. The government banished dissidents and political prisoners to the island, the most famous one being former president, Nelson Mandela. The ferry departs at 09h00 and returns at 12h00 (weather permitting). Your guide will meet you and then take you on a Township Tour including Langa, Guguletu and Khayalitsha. Late afternoon enjoy a trip to the Table Mountain. Cost $107.ar

We are working on CME for this journey. Reserve your seat early and get the low airfare.


For details or detailed itinerary contact :
Dr. Freemu Varghese, MD,
AKMG President,
Email : freemuv@gmail.com

Dr. George Palamattam, 6303393,
Email : gp@discoveryjourney.org