Things have been quiet on the blog for the last week since we have been on excursion and had little time or internet access to keep up with posting. Our wonderful co-educators will certainly have much to write about their experiences but until then I am including our itinerary so those following our adventures can have an idea of how some of our time has been spent between leaving Cape Town on the morning of 17 March (St. Patrick's Day) and returning in the evening of 24 March. Quite a whirlwind trip filled with visiting many of the historic sites previously studied, enjoying the sites of Jo'burg, and finally taking that long awaited trip to Kruger National Park to see lots of animals!
Below is the schedule with links to many of the places we visited, for those interested in checking them. The intent is that we will all sort through some of out many pictures and post some in the coming weeks.
Sat. March 17
8:00am Depart Rondebosch
10:00am Depart CPT Airport (1 Time Air)
12:00noon Arrive at Oliver Tambo Airport, Johannesburg
12;45pm Depart for Sandton
1:30pm Check in at Westford Suites Hotel
2:00pm Lunch –Pizza at the hotel
Afternoon FREE
6:45pm Leave for Nelson Mandela Square
7:00pm Group Dinner at Trumps Grill House
10:00pm Return to Westford Suites
Sun. March 18
9:00am Depart Westford Suites for Soweto
10:00am Tour of Hector Pietersen Museum
11:30pm Leave HPM
11:45pm Tour of the Mandela Family Home
12:30pm Leave MFH
1:00pm Group Lunch at Wandies
2:15pm Leave for Kliptown
2:45pm Tour of Freedom Square: Walter Sisulu Square
3:45pm Leave for Rosebank
4:15pm Visit Rosebank FleaMarket
Evening Individual Dinner in Rosebank Mall
7:30pm Return to Westford Suites
Mon March 19
9:00am Depart for Sharpeville
10:00am Tour of Sharpeville Memorial
1:00pm Group Lunch at Nom’s Kitchen
3:00pm Return to Westford Suites
6:30pm Leave for Monte Casino
7:00pm Group Dinner at Billy G’s
10:00pm Return to Westford Suites
Tues March 20
8:15am Depart for down town Jo’burg
9:00am Tour by Jo’burg Development Agency
12:15noon Leave for Soweto
1:00pm Lunch at MaponyaMall
2:30pm Volunteering with Boy/Girl Club ZA in Soweto
Boys and Girls Club of South Africa
Boys and Girls Club of South Africa
6:00pm Return to Westford Suites
6:30pm Dinner at Wangthai in Mandela Square
8:15pm Attend play: Scenes from Soweto
Wed March 21
8:00am Depart for Booysens
9:00am Tour of the ApartheidMuseum (AM)
11:30am Leave for Gold Reef City Casino
12:00noon Individual lunch
1:15pm Depart for Braamfontein
2:00pm Tour of Constitution Hill: Old Johannesburg Prison;
Constitutional Court
Constitutional Court
3:30pm Return to Westford Suites
6:45pm Leave for Village Walk
7:00pm Dinner at Home Base African Restaur
Thurs March 22
6:45am Check Out
7:00am Leave for Mpumalanga
LUNCH Individual Lunch on the road
4:00pm Check into Skukuza Lodge Kruger National Park
5:00pm Game Drive
8:30pm Group dinner at Skukuza restaurant
Friday March 23
5:00am Leave for Early morning game drive
8:30am Group Breakfast
1:00 Individual lunch
Afternoon FREE – Options:
Walking Tour/ Game Drive
Evening Group Dinner at Skukuza restaurant
Sat. March 24
6:00am Depart Kruger NationalPark
(Picnic breakfast to go)
12:00 Individual lunch on the road
3:00pm Check in at Oliver Tambo Airport
4:40pm Depart for Cape Town
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