Program Info
Program Dates - January Term 2020
AIFS Flight Dates
Outbound: January 1 to Cape Town | Inbound: January 18 from Cape Town
Wednesday, January 1 |  | Optional overnight flight from U.S. to Cape Town* |
Thursday, January 2 | | Arrive in Cape Town. Transfer to accommodation in Stellenbosch.* Own travel students must also arrive on this date. |
Friday, January 3 | | Full-day orientation program including academic meeting, campus tour and welcome meal |
Saturday, January 4 | | 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 5 | | Full-day guided excursion to Cape Point followed by a visit to a winery |
Monday, January 6 to Firday, January 10 | | Classes on campus with academic field trips in the Stellenbosch area |
Saturday, January 11 | | Depart Stellenbosch to travel along the Garden Route |
Sunday, January 12 | | Visit an ostrich farm then travel onwards to the famed limestone Cango Caves |
Monday, January 13 | | Visit Addo Elephant National Park. End the day at Jeffrey’s Bay |
Tuesday, January 14 | | Travel to Tsitsikamma National Park and to Knysna a popular vacation town |
Wednesday, January 15 | | Travel to Wilderness National Park and end the day in Cape Agulhas |
Thursday, January 16 | | Return to Stellenbosch and visit the Kogelberg Biosphere |
Friday, January 17 | | Exhibition of student work takes place |
Saturday, January 18 | | 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.
