Plane
If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.
Arrival day is on October 31, 2026
Meet the group at Vineyard Hotel in Cape Town
Start of Trip: 2:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 7:00 p.m. Welcome Dinner followed by Orientation.
Getting to the site: The arrival transfer from the Cape Town Airport to the first hotel in Cape Town is provided for all participants, including "Program Only Participants"; transfer time is approximately 30 minutes. Transfers are also provided even if arriving early to the program.
If you have booked your own international flights, please send full flight details to EXPLORE, Inc for coordination purposes. Flight details can be emailed to roadscholar.programs@exploreinc.com. Taking a taxi is not recommended for safety reasons.
Your trip ends on: Friday, November 13, 2026 in Chobe National Park at Chobe Game Lodge
End of Trip: 4:00 p.m. after arrival of flight from Kasane, Botswana, at O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.
Getting to the airport: A group transfer from the final lodge to the Kasane airport is included for everyone. The flight from Kasane, Botswana to Johannesburg is also included in the program price for all participants. Upon arrival in Johannesburg you connect to international departures; no further ground transfers are needed unless ongoing travel is planned. EXPLORE, Inc can help with ongoing travel arrangements if needed.
Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Arrival airport transfers are provided for all participants in Cape Town, regardless of booking status and even if arriving early to the program. If you have chosen the Program Only Option (POP option), please be sure to send flight details to the Program Provider (EXPLORE, Inc) so that appropriate airport transfers can be arranged; email flight information to roadscholar.programs@exploreinc.com. Please note the correct start and end dates in Cape Town/Johannesburg when booking your international flights. Contact EXPLORE with any questions.
For departure, independent travelers do not need to arrange any separate transfers from the group. The group is transferred from your final lodge to the Kasane airport. The flight from Kasane to Johannesburg is also included for everyone in the program price. Once in Johannesburg, you will connect to international flights home; no further ground transfers are needed unless ongoing travel is planned. EXPLORE can help with extra travel arrangements if interested.