South Africa travel itinerary: Durban – Drakensberg – Addo Elephant National Park – Port Elizabeth South Africa Known as the "Rainbow Nation" for its post-apartheid multiculturalism, South Africa boasts the full spectrum of tourism. Its diverse people, scenery, and wildlife make this country a real gem, so to speak. In one trip, you can hang glide in Cape Town, test your luck at a Johannesburg casino, do some Durban deep sea diving, ride an ostrich at a farm in Oudtshoorn, visit a black township in an apartheid tour, or see some leopards, buffaloes, and rhinos (oh my!) at Kruger National Park. If you haven't had enough, come back in 2010 for the Football World Cup in Port Elizabeth. Highlights: The view from Table Mountain, if you can stomach the gondola ride … Okavango Delta … Surfing in Jeffrey’s Bay … BBQ with the locals … work as a field guide in the Klaserie Game Reserve … Rent a car and experience how the landscape changes dramatically every 60 miles … A bird watching mecca …Visit the Xhosa people and their primitive living in the Coffee Bay … Best time to visit: February and March What it costs: Student Airfare: $999 New York to Johannesburg 7 nights in a hostel: $98 in Cape Town Can of Coke: 54 cents Exchange rate: $1 US = 7.27 Rand Study Abroad: Jacksonville University, Connect 123, Center International Educational Exchange (CIEE), American Institute Foreign Study (AIFS), Interstudy, Bard College, Duke University,Florida State University, State University of New Jersey Rutgers, American Universities International Program (AUIP), American Intercontinental University, Lexia International, School International Training (SIT), Experiment International Living (ELI), Intrax Study Abroad, Language Schools: Eurolingua Institute, Edu Quality Language Schools, Garden Route Language Centre, Bay Language Institute Teach Abroad: Projects Abroad, Willing Workers in South Africa, TEFL International Work Abroad: Global Vision International, Adventure Travel: Baz Bus

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