Starting
at Just $2,599* (rest. apply), 10-Day “Mandela’s Journey to Freedom”
Takes Travellers through South Africa’s Path to Freedom
Fort
Lauderdale, FL (Dec. 5, 2013) - South African Airways Vacations® (SAAV)
has introduced a new package to celebrate the release of the film
“Mandela:
Long Walk to Freedom.” The 10-day “Mandela’s Journey to Freedom,”
packaged starting at $2,599* (restr. apply), will take travellers in the
footsteps of the new South Africa’s founding father, visiting places
where key moments of the struggle for freedom took
place. The package highlights include a cultural tour of various
townships in Cape Town, as well as Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela
was imprisoned for 27 years. Other features include a tour of
Liliesleaf, the ANC’s military headquarters which was featured
in the film. The package concludes with the moving and inspiring
Journey to Freedom tour, which includes visits to the Hector Pieterson
Museum and the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, among other significant
points of interest. This poignant and meaningful
package includes deluxe accommodations at the Protea Hotel Victoria
Junction in Cape Town, and the Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! in
Johannesburg’s Melrose Arch. To book the “Mandela’s Journey to
Freedom” tour, call 855-FLY-SAAV, or visit
http://flysaavacations.com/south-africa-travel/mandelas-journey-to-freedom/.
“As
a South African, I’m incredibly proud to introduce the ‘Mandela’s
Journey to Freedom’ vacation package in conjunction with the release of
this important
movie. We’ve taken great care to include those places where key moments
of Nelson Mandela’s anti-apartheid struggle took place, including
Liliesleaf, where the infamous raid was carried out, as well as Robben
Island, where you visit his prison cell and can
imagine the isolation that prisoners felt,” said Terry von Guilleaume,
president of SAA Vacations. “We’re also very excited about the release
of the film ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,’ and are proud to have also
partnered with the film’s distributors, The
Weinstein Company, to raise funds to benefit the Nelson Mandela
Foundation.”
The
film “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” is based on Nelson Mandela’s
best-selling autobiography and is now is select theatres, with the film
being in
full release on Dec. 25th. SAA Vacations, South African
Airways and The Weinstein Company have partnered to raise funds to
benefit the Nelson Mandela Foundation by auctioning off “Mandela’s
Journey to Freedom” packages for two, plus two Premium
Business Class tickets on South African Airways. The packages will be
available for bidding from Dec. 7th-17th. For more information, visit
http://givingworks.ebay.com/mandela-long-walk-to-freedom/.
About SAA Vacations®
A division of South African Airways (SAA), the national airline of South Africa and Africa’s most awarded airline, SAA Vacations®
is highly regarded for its wide array of affordable luxury packages
to Africa, and uses SAA’s extensive route network to create packages
for travel throughout South Africa, Botswana, Victoria Falls, Namibia,
Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and East Africa. The program is managed
and fulfilled by Destination Southern Africa (DSA),
which was founded in 2001 and offers an extensive portfolio of tour
programs with a variety of hotels, game lodges and safari companies
throughout Southern Africa. DSA was one of three tour operators in the
U.S. that was officially appointed by MATCH to develop
and sell travel packages for soccer fans visiting South Africa for the
FIFA 2010 World Cup, making it a partner with extensive knowledge and
know-how in planning the perfect African vacation.
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Terms & Conditions
Mandela’s Journey to Freedom
Price
is per person based on required double occupancy. Valid as of October
23, 2013 for departures on a Sunday from New York or Washington, D.C.
between January
10 - May 31, 2014 and August 11 - December 09, 2014 with the same
itinerary available at higher prices during other travel periods. Price
for other departure cities and/or travel dates may vary. Subject to
availability and currency exchange rate fluctuations.
Prices are valid for new bookings only, are not retroactive and may
change without notice. Baggage and optional service fees, cancellation
charges and other restrictions may apply. Package includes all
government and airline imposed taxes and fees.
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