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.
