PBS AFRICA AIR SAFARI South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana ...
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<strong>PBS</strong> <strong>AFRICA</strong> <strong>AIR</strong> <strong>SAFARI</strong><br />
<strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong>, <strong>Zimbabwe</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Botswana</strong><br />
April 1 – 21, 2013<br />
Hosted by Mike Venturino <strong>and</strong> Micki Carter, under<br />
the direction of Dave V<strong>and</strong>erspuy of <strong>Africa</strong>n Aero<br />
Safaris, Johannesburg, <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong><br />
(www.areosafari.com) a fabulous air safari has<br />
been planned through parts of <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong>,<br />
<strong>Zimbabwe</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Botswana</strong>!<br />
Dave, who has led several <strong>PBS</strong> air safaris<br />
over the past years, suggests a 15-18 day<br />
itinerary that would take four couples in four<br />
planes (C172s or PA28s) from<br />
Johannesburg, to Pilanesberg National Park<br />
(http://www.pilanesberg-gamereserve.co.za),<br />
to Tuli Private Game<br />
Reserve on the Limpopo River<br />
(http://www.kwatuli.co.za), to Matopos National Park, the Lower Zambezi<br />
National Park (www.zambezi.com/location/lower_zambezi_national_park)<br />
<strong>and</strong> then Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River between <strong>Zimbabwe</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
Zambia, to the Okavango Delta <strong>and</strong> Kalahari Desert in <strong>Botswana</strong>, returning<br />
via <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong>’s Waterberg Biosphere (www.waterbergbiosphere.org) <strong>and</strong><br />
back to Johannesburg.<br />
According to Dave, this itinerary covers most of everything<br />
anyone can see <strong>and</strong> experience —intense wildlife,<br />
cultures, scenery, <strong>Africa</strong>n vibe <strong>and</strong> style — interwoven<br />
among Victoria Falls, the deserts <strong>and</strong> deltas, the<br />
mysterious Matopos Hills, Lake Kariba, Zambezi River<br />
canyon <strong>and</strong> valley <strong>and</strong> just awesome flying.<br />
April will put us in the late summer in the <strong>South</strong>ern<br />
Hemisphere when, Dave suggests, the weather should be<br />
spectacular.<br />
We will need to arrive in <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong> three days before the safari begins to<br />
deal with pilots' license validations, which Dave's team will initiate for each<br />
pilot in the months before we arrive.<br />
Total cost for the trip will be in the range of $21,000-$26,000 per couple,<br />
depending on number of days <strong>and</strong> the current exchange rate for the local<br />
currency.
Some of us, who missed out on Cape Town in 2010, are considering an<br />
add-on to see this part of <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong> before or after the safari. We don’t<br />
have any information on those costs yet.<br />
We will be asking for $3,500 per couple as a deposit six months out<br />
(September 2012). We will maintain a wait list <strong>and</strong> keep everyone updated<br />
on details as they emerge.
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