Big August Savings on "South Africa in Style" Package Exclusively with South African...

Big August Savings on "South Africa in Style" Package Exclusively with South African Airways Vacations(R)

Travel in August and Save Up to $700
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(Business Wire)--
South African Airways Vacations(R) has announced a $700 savings on
its luxury 9-day "South Africa in Style" package for travel the month
of August, which is now available for $2,399(a). It also announced a
special package price of $2,999(a) for its 10-day "Planes, Trains and
Safarimobiles" package that includes luxury rail travel, which takes
place in October. The discounts will be made available for bookings
made by Aug. 15 by calling 1-888-722-4872.

The two air-inclusive packages offer 5-star service and amenities
at value prices, and encompass all of the key areas one should see on
a South African vacation. The discounts could not come at a better
time, considering how favorable exchange rates are for American
travelers. Itineraries that couldn't begin to approach the beauty,
adventure and allure of South Africa could costs hundreds more at
other vacation hot-spots. The respective packages include:

South Africa in Style - $2,399(a):

-- Round-trip international airfare on South African Airways
between New York (JFK) or Washington Dulles and Cape Town

-- All regional air travel in South Africa on South African
Airways

-- 5 Days/4 Nights at the world-famous 12 Apostles Hotel & Spa
(Member Leading Small Hotels of the World(R)) or the 5-star
Table Bay Hotel, or the Commodore Hotel in the Waterfront

-- Half-day wine estate tour and city tour of Cape Town

-- 3 Days/2 Nights at the spectacular 5-star Jackalberry Lodge in
the Thornybush Private Game Reserve

-- Safari game drives in the Thornybush Private Game Reserve

-- Plus 6 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners; meet and greet upon
arrival and ground transfers in South Africa

Planes, Trains & Safarimobiles - $2,999(a) (Oct. 4-13, 2008)

-- Round-trip international airfare on South African Airways
between New York (JFK) or Washington Dulles and Johannesburg
and Cape Town

-- 1 night at the Renaissance-styled, 5-star Michelangelo Hotel
in Johannesburg

-- 1 overnight and 1 day journey on the luxurious Blue Train
between Pretoria and Sun City (meals inclusive)

-- 3 days and 2 nights at the lush Bakubung Bush Lodge in
Pilanesberg National Park at Sun City

-- Safari game drives at Bakubung Bush Lodge

-- 4 days and 3 nights at the beautiful Commodore Hotel on the
Waterfront in Cape Town

-- Plus 7 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 3 dinners; meet and greet upon
arrival and ground transfers in South Africa

South African Airways Vacations offers vacation options for all
budgets, with experts on hand to ensure its clients experience the
vacation of their dreams. For more vacation packages to Southern
Africa, please call 1-888-722-4872 or visit www.flysaavacations.com.

SAA Vacations, highly regarded for its wide array of affordable
luxury packages to Africa, is a division of South African Airways and
utilizes the airline's extensive route network to create packages
throughout South Africa, Botswana, Victoria Falls, Namibia,
Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. South African Airways, the most
awarded airline to Africa, features the only nonstop service from the
U.S. to South Africa with daily departures from Washington as well as
daily direct service from New York that offer travel convenience and
award-winning service. For more information on South African Airways,
please call (800) 722-9675 or visit www.flysaa.com.

(a) Savings and prices are based on double occupancy and travel
must originate from New York's JFK airport or Washington Dulles
Airport.

South African Airways, Fort Lauderdale
Elizabeth Ninomiya, 954-769-5120
elizabethninomiya@flysaa.com
or
South African Airways Vacations
Stacey Kartagener, 760-632-0613
Stacey@lionworldtravel.com

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