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| Re: Opinions on Trafalgar, please.
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Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 20:05:17 +0200
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"RipVanWinkle" wrote in message
news:xxHPb.18616$i4.17893@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> We are considering a South Africa vacation and would like opinions on
> Trafalgar's tour package or other reasonably priced alternatives. We are
> planning 10 or 11 nights not including travel time from/to the USA. We
hope
> to use frequent flyer miles for airfare and would like to do everything
else
> for $6,000 US$ or less. Thank you.
>
Hi
At the present rate of exchange 1US$ = R.7.12 at todays rate that will
certainly
change before you arrive. That equates to R42,000-00 plus change. 11 nights
a little under R4000-00 per day / night for a couple. I don't know what you
get
charged for tours coming from the USA, but that is quite a large budget for
a South African. I have just come back from staying in a good +/- 2 star
hotel 10
days for 3 (2 adults and 1 child) which worked out at R350-00 per night
including a English breakfast. (actually a South African breakfast far
superier
to an English breakfast. Traveling is reasonably cheap a flight from Jo'burg
to Capetown, then to PE and on to Durban and back to Jo'burg would
work out to around R3,500-00 for a local flying at off peak times I know
if you pay with a foriegn credit card and book a couple of days before
the price can be double. Eating out except for 5 star hotels and Cape Town)
is reasonably cheap 2 starters, a couple of beers and a couple of steaks
should just leave some change out of $30
If I was planning on a holiday for two with $6000-00 I would expect one
heck of a good time.
Who ever you choose to book through I hope you have a holiday of a life time
South Africa is one of the nicest countries in the World.
Good Luck.
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