Program Dates - January Term 2021
AIFS Flight Dates
Outbound: January 3, 2021 to Cape Town | Inbound: January 20, 2021 from Cape Town
Sunday, January 3 |  | Optional overnight flight from U.S. to Cape Town * |
Monday, January 4 | | Arrive in Cape Town. Transfer to accommodation in Stellenbosch* |
Tuesday, January 5 | | Full day orientation program including academic meeting, campus tour and welcome meal |
Wednesday, January 6 | | Classes on campus begin with academic field trips in the Stellenbosch area |
Saturday, January 9 | | Full-day excursion to Cape Town to include a sightseeing tour, a visit to Robben island for a tour of the prison museum and Table Mountain by cable car |
Sunday, January 10 | | Full-day guided excursion to Cape Point followed by a visit to a winery |
Wednesday, January 13 | | Depart Stellenbosch to travel along the Garden Route |
Thursday, January 14 | | Visit an ostrich farm then travel onwards to the famed limestone Cango Caves |
Friday, January 15 | | Visit Addo Elephant National Park. End the day at Jeffrey’s Bay |
Saturday, January 16 | | Travel to Tsitsikamma National Park and to Knysna, a popular vacation town |
Sunday, January 17 | | Travel to Wilderness National Park and end the day in Cape Agulhas |
Monday, January 18 | | Return to Stellenbosch and visit the Kogelberg Biosphere |
Tuesday, January 19 | | Exhibition of student work takes place |
Wednesday, January 20 | | Program Ends. Optional return flight from Cape Town to the U.S.* |
Dates and routings are tentative and subject to change. Please note that the flight route may require connections in the U.S. or Europe.
* Included for students on the AIFS Flight Package only.
** Optional Garden Route Tour
Students taking the Wine Making or Business programs may sign up for an optional 4-day Garden Route tour at the end of the program. (Photography students will travel along the Garden Route as part of their program). This tour is offered by Stellenbosch University in conjunction with a local travel company and is not offered by AIFS. Students sign up and pay directly for this tour (Fee is R5900). Information on how to do this will be provided.
The Garden Route Tour will include a 4x4 Game Drive, Plattenburg Bay and Knysna, canoeing and an elephant encounter, a visit to Cango Caves and 2 nights stay at Myoli Beach and 1 night in Outshoorn. Breakfast and dinner are included daily.
