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Mandela Legacy Tour

iZania Travel

 

 

presents... 

  

 

2017 Mandela Legacy Tour

by iZania Travel Services and Bono Tours & Safaris

July 16, 2017 – July 24, 2017

Make your reservation before February 28, 2017

Save $300.00

$3,699.00 $3,399.00 per person* 
(Double Occupancy)

$200.00 Deposit ($100.00 Nonrefundable)
NOTE: All payments refundable if trip is cancelled


*SPECIAL PRICING NOTE: Our trip is priced from your home location and return.  

Please call for pricing from your home location. 

Travel to South Africa for 9 Days in July

 

July 18th is Nelson Mandela Day  -- This day not only celebrates Nelson Mandela's life, but it is also a global call to action for people to recognize their ability to have a positive effect on others around them. The day hopes to inspire people to embrace the values that Mandela shared. These values include democracy, freedom, equality, diversity, reconciliation, and respect.
 
 
 
 
 

 

  • mandela at union buildingsExperience the rich multicultural heritage, warmth and welcoming spirit of the people from South Africa - “The Rainbow Nation.”
  • Walk in the footsteps of Nelson Mandela’s “Long Walk to Freedom” during visits to his former home in Soweto. 
  • Meet South African teachers and students - Make a lifetime connection.
  • Visit the Soweto Home of Nelson Mandela and the Apartheid Museum.
  • Journey to Cape Town, one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
  • See Robben Island Prison Where Mandela spent 27 years.
  • You’ll return home with a new perspective to share with your students.

This tour is sponsored by iZania LLC, and provided through a partnership with Bono Tours & Safaris of South Africa.  We have made special early airline reservations for this exceptional tour.  These priority bookings allow us to lock in the best airline pricing. Our goal is to provide the premier travel values for travel from the USA to Southern Africa.

Our 9 Day Escorted Package Includes: 

  • students in soweto.jpgDeparture & Return Flights: Columbus-Atlanta-Johannesburg (other departure cities available)
  • Airline taxes & fuel surcharges
  • Intra-flights Johannesburg-Botswana-Cape Town
  • 4 nights - Johannesburg
  • 1 Day Wild Game Safari 
  • 3 nights - Cape Town
  • Hotel porterage
  • All transfers
  • Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air-conditioned vehicles
  • Services of English-speaking tour manager throughout
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Join us for a wonderful experience! 

 

 Tour Payment:

  • $3,699.00 per person, Double Occupancy
  • Single Supplement -- additional $214.00
  • $200 Deposit ($100 nonrefundable)
 PAYMENT SCHEDULE  Standard Early Bird
(Save $300) 
February 28, 2017  --- $200
 March 15, 2017 $1750 $1600
April 30, 2017 $1949 $1599
 
 
 
Pay your Early Bird Deposit securely online by Credit Card
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$200.00

 

Pay in Full by February 28, 2017, and save $300

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$3,399.00
 
 
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