The OneWorld partners have an air travel pass within Africa available to those who fly in on a OneWorld carrier. You have to buy a minimum of two segments; since you are flying RT JNB-CPT, you qualify. Get a quote on this. We saved considerable money on our two flights within South Africa in December.

Be sure to book your car rental from outside South Africa. We rented from Avis; when we picked up our car in Capetown, we were told they only see such good rates when booked outside South Africa. The 5 day, 6 day, and 7 day rates were within a dollar or two of each other. Rent from the city office, as this saves about 10% in tax. Do rent a car for at least part of your time in Capetown. I highly recommend a drive around the Cape. This is a great excursion, and will take the best part of a day with stops.

We have stayed at both the Intercontinental in JNB and the Sheraton in Pretoria. We were very happy with the Sheraton; however, it is cheaper to book a tour to Soweto and the Apartheid Museum from a JNB hotel. The Intercontinental is attached to a shopping mall, a safer alternative to being out and about in JNB at night.

An alternative to your expensive game park is to stay at the Intercontinental at Melelane Gate, Kruger Park, and take game rides given by the National Park. (There are also accomodations within the park owned by the government.) You are also able to drive your own car into the park. We drove our car, as well as booking early morning and evening game rides. We were well content with the amount of game we saw.


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