Originally Posted by
downinit
Booked LAX-JNB over Thanksgiving weekend for $1414. Now I have 23 hours to determine whether or not it is worth the cost to spend 3 days in JNB. SA has never been very high on my to-do list, but I it is definitely there. And 20 hours in PE sounds a lot better than 20 hours in Y, which is how I normally travel.
If you've never been to SA, cross it off your bucket list....people are charming; it is scenic; there's a lot of petty crime but not in the hotels. With three days, you could book a cheap sightseeing safari for a day or two. I've done several of these over the years to get miles when I'm short. Coach is miserable; PE is doable and not THAT bad!