South Africa Day 0: Tickets Purchased, Itinerary Finalized!

Intensive Planning Over

We are finally all set to go on the trip, it was a far more laborious process than I would have liked. Life should not be this complicated, I'm okay with how little vacation we get in this country, but I am not okay with struggling to take it. The goals are as follows:

5 Countries in 3 Weeks:

• South Africa
  
• Swaziland
  
• Zambia
  
• Zimbabwe
  
• Namibia

Must Sees:

• Kruger NP - Seek the 'Big 5' in Famed Game Park
  
• Victoria alls - One of Seven Natural Wonders
  
• Namib Desert - Oldest in the World
  
• Swakopmund - German Seaside Resort Town
  
• Table Mountain - Imposing Mountain Overlooking Cape Town
  
• Agulhas - True Southern Point of Africa
  
• Stellenbosch - Famed South African Wine Country

Part of the problem with the amount of planning I do is that by the time I am done, I feel like I don't need to go see the place anymore. The itinerary is as follows, yes we are BLAZING through the southern quarter of Africa, but realistically we will not be coming back to this neck of the desert anytime soon:


Day 1 - Johannesburg, South Africa - Hilton Sandton
Day 2 - Kruger NP, SA - Tinga Private Game Lodge
Day 3 - Kruger NP, SA - Tinga Private Game Lodge
Day 4 - Mbabane, Swaziland
Day 5 - Johannesburg, South Africa - Hilton Sandton
Day 6 - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - Ilala Lodge
Day 7 - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - Ilala Lodge
Day 8 - Livingstone, Zambia to Windhoek, Namibia - InterCape Sleepliner
Day 9 - Windhoek, Namibia - Starline Overnight Train
Day 10 - Walvis Bay, Namibia - Villa Margherita
Day 11 - Swakopmund, Namibia - Villa Margherita
Day 12 - Cape Town, South Africa - Westin Grand Cape Town Arabella Quays
Day 13 - Cape Town, South Africa - Westin Grand Cape Town Arabella Quays
Day 14 - Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa - Arabella Western Cape Resort & Spa
Day 15 - Agulhas, Western Cape, South Africa - Arabella Western Cape Resort & Spa
Day 16 - Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa - Arabella Western Cape Resort & Spa
Day 17 - Cape Town, South Africa - Westin Grand Cape Town Arabella Quays
Day 18 - Cape Town, South Africa to Johannesburg, South Africa - Premier Classe Train
Day 19 - Cape Town, South Africa to Johannesburg, South Africa - Premier Classe Train
Day 20 - Pretoria, South Africa - Sheraton, Pretoria
Day 21 - Sun City, South Africa - Sheraton, Pretoria

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