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South Africa by Sea Aboard Corinthian II Last Year and Has Also Spent Several Seasons Lecturing on the Bird Life of the Southern Ocean and West Africa SIGMAXTHE SCIENTIFICI EXPEDITIONS RESEARCH SOCIETY BETCHART EXPEDITIONS Inc. 17050 Montebello Road, Cupertino, CA 95014-5435 SOUTH AFRIC A BY SE A Aboard the All-Suite, 114-Guest Corinthian II March 19 - April 3, 2009 Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa Guest Lecturer With degrees from Wellesley, Yale, and the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London), Professor Marcia Wright is a member of the Columbia University Department of History. Her recent course offerings include a lecture course for upper level undergraduates on South Africa since 1795 and graduate seminars on Disease, Health and Healing in Modern African History and Ecology and Society in Africa since 1870. A veteran contributor to the College Core, she taught (and for several years directed) the Contemporary Civilization course and was instrumental in developing a course on African Civiliza- tions for the elaborated core as it stands today. Professor Wright’s current projects concentrate on the history of health in South Africa. She is the co-author of the soon-to-be-released Elusive Equity: Social Medicine in the History of South Africa about the curious career of ideas and practices of progressive primary health care in a racially and culturally divided state. Naturalist Lyn Mair, born and raised in Zimbabwe, is an ornithologist and natural history lecturer who currently resides in Cape Town. She regularly leads bird-watching and natural history tours in several African countries, Madagascar, and other Indian Ocean islands and is very familiar with the natural history of South Africa. She was the naturalist aboard South Africa by Sea aboard Corinthian II last year and has also spent several seasons lecturing on the bird life of the Southern Ocean and West Africa. She is senior author and photographer of Seychelles, the Bradt Travel Guide, and contributes to various wildlife and travel magazines. Lyn Mair has been the popular leader of Betchart, AAAS, and Sigma Xi Madagascar Expeditions. Addo Elephant National Park SIGMAXI EXPEDITIONS THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SOCIETY Unique BETCHART EXPEDITIONS Inc. 17050 Montebello Road, Cupertino, CA 95014-5435 Highlights Dear Traveler, • Attend a welcome reception South Africa is as wildly beautiful as anywhere in the world. It is a country at and dinner at Cape Town’s once inconceivably old and extremely young; not even 20 years have passed Gold Museum featuring a since the fall of apartheid and the beginning of the country’s exciting renaissance. fusion of Cape Malay and Next March, it is our pleasure to invite you on a cruise along the dramatic coast of African cuisine this dynamic country. • Delight in a bountiful picnic lunch at Blaauwklippen Everything about this part of South Africa is diverse and vibrant. The ever-changing Winery in Stellenbosch coastal landscape is magnificent, consisting of desolate karoo grass flats, towering • Taste the stellar wines grown cliffs, lush forests, bright wildflowers, mountains and river valleys. The inhabitants in South Africa’s wine country are diverse, as well. In the course of the spice trade, the coastal migration routes were settled by various peoples: Xhosa, Zulu and Sotho tribes; European settlers; • Be part of a special welcome Indians; and others. Today’s architecture, ranging from thatched roof huts to Durban by the curator of the East skyscrapers, reflects this mix. London Museum • Meet and interact with students Our voyage begins in South Africa’s oldest city, Cape Town, one of the most and faculty of the University beautiful cities in the world, with its stunning combination of mountains and coast. After of Zululand Science Centre exploring Stellenbosch’s wine country, with its exquisite vineyards and whitewashed and participate in a lively Dutch farmhouses, and the Cape Peninsula, whose striking cliffs form the most presentation southwestern tip of Africa, we cruise east along the scenic Garden Route. • Participate in several unique Along the way, we’ll visit renowned wilderness parks, including the Addo opportunities to meet South Elephant National Park; the private Kariega Game Reserve, with its abundant Africans where they work wildlife and marvelous setting; the expansive thorn tree woodland of Hluhluwe- and live Umfolozi National Park, home to rare black rhinos and other animals; and the • Experience the contagious renowned Garden Route, one of Africa’s most beautiful coastal landscapes. We’ll rhythms of a Zulu dance also explore the urban dimension of the country, including, in addition to Cape performance Town, Port Elizabeth, East London and the colorful, cosmopolitan city of Durban. • Watch for whales and We have put together a wonderful team of lecturers who will explore the country’s other marine life as the ship various themes with you. Accompanying you on your journey will be Walt Pomeroy, sails along South Africa’s an expert in ornithology, natural history and environmental advocacy, and Lyn Mair, scenic coast an experienced naturalist who is a resident of Cape Town. • Come away with an under- You may ask, why visit South Africa by cruise instead of a land tour? The reasons standing of the country’s are as various as the splendor of the landscape. With many of South Africa’s diverse African, Asian and attractions located on or near the long and beautiful coastline, a cruise is the ideal European cultures way to explore the country. Once you settle into your spacious Corinthian II suite, you will travel in comfort. You won’t have to pack your suitcase again until the end of the journey. Don’t miss this chance to discover South Africa by Sea, and explore some of the world’s most spectacular coastlines, impressive wildlife and diverse cultures. Sincerely, Margaret M. Betchart President, Betchart Expeditions Inc. For AAAS Travels and Sigma Xi Expeditions Itinerary South Africa Hluhluwe-Umfolozi National Park Thursday, March 19, 2009 FLY FROM THE USA Richards Durban Bay Friday, March 20 Atlantic East London CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRIC A Addo Elephant National Park Arrive in Cape Town and transfer to the Ocean Indian Mount Nelson Hotel. Stellenbosch Ocean Saturday, March 21 CAPE TOWN Port Elizabeth Mossel Bay CAPE TOWN | CAPE OF GOOD Cape of Good HOPE NATURE RESERVE | Hope Nature Reserve CAPE TOWN The striking combination of coastal and sleepy lagoons and stunning waterfalls the Mosque and Hindu Temple. Continue mountain geography that forms the that tumble into the sea characterize East to the Indian Market, the Mashu Museum Cape Peninsula is truly superlative. Travel London’s spectacular shoreline. Founded of Ethnology/Jo Thorpe Collection and through rolling hills to explore the Cape in the 19th century as a permanent British the delightful Botanical Gardens. In the of Good Hope Nature Reserve, Cape settlement, East London is today the afternoon, experience a unique insight into Point and Kirstenbosch National Botanical second-largest city in the Eastern Cape. urban Zulu life with a visit to the Kwa Muhle Garden. In the evening, enjoy a welcome A tour of the city includes the East London Museum and the township of Claremont. cocktail reception and dinner. (B, L, D) Museum with its outstanding collection of (B, L, D) South Nguni beadwork. (B, L, D) Sunday, March 22 Friday, March 27 CAPE TOWN | STELLENBOSCH | Wednesday, March 25 RICHARDS BAY | HLUHLUWE- CAPE TOWN | EMBARK AT SEA | DURBAN UMFOLOZI NATIONAL PARK | After a morning at leisure, explore South Spend the day at sea, arriving at RICHARDS BAY Africa’s celebrated wine lands. Just a Durban in the evening. With its short drive from Cape Town, the wine From the port city of Richards Bay, drive heterogeneous Zulu, Indian and white to the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi National Park, lands are nestled in three bucolic valleys. population, many look to Durban to The rambling vineyards and whitewashed the oldest national park in South Africa, lead the new South Africa into the and certainly one of the country’s most Cape Dutch farmhouses found here make future. But more than a cosmopolitan this one of the country’s prettiest regions. outstanding game reserves. A pristine city with a sophisticated and polyglot wilderness, Hluhluwe-Umfolozi is known for Most famous among the wine towns is populace, Durban’s busy streets, with Stellenbosch, with its historic buildings its rich wildlife, including black and white their heady combination of colonial and rhinos, lion, cheetah, leopard, giraffe, hippo and oak-lined streets. In the afternoon, native flavors, offer visitors an authentic board Corinthian II and sail. (B, L, D) and others. Choose from two excursions African experience they will not find in the Park: the normally-scheduled game Monday, March 23 anywhere else in South Africa. (B, L, D) drive or an early-morning game drive, which AT SEA (B, L, D) Thursday, March 26 will give you the opportunity to see greater numbers of wildlife. Enjoy an open-air Tuesday, March 24 DURBAN barbecue lunch at the park. (B, L, D) EAST LONDON A full day in Durban begins with a morning city tour including a drive along Bizarre cliffs, meandering beaches, Saturday, March 28 the city’s Golden Mile with views of AT SEA (B, L, D) Sunday, March 29 PORT ELIZABETH | KARIEGA GAME RESERVE | PORT ELIZABETH Arrive in Port Elizabeth. Founded in 1820 by British settlers, it became a prosperous port and trading center. Drive to Kariega Game Reserve, a 6,000-hectare private game reserve set high above the stunning Kariega River Valley. It is a sanctuary to abundant game and wildlife such as lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, hippo, hyena, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, waterbuck and antelope, and a myriad of bird species, including nesting Hluhluwe-Umfolozi National Park Martial, Crowned and Fish Eagles. (B, L, D) Lunch at Stellenbosch Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Monday, March 30 PORT ELIZABETH | ADDO ELEPHANT NATIONAL PARK | PORT ELIZABETH Drive to Addo Elephant National Park, established in 1931 to protect the last surviving Cape elephants.
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