Program Dates - January Term 2023
AIFS Flight Dates
Outbound: January 2, 2023 to Cape Town | Inbound: January 19, 2023 from Cape Town
Monday, January 2 |  | Optional overnight flight from the U.S. to Cape Town* |
Tuesday, January 3 | | Arrive in Cape Town. Transfer to accommodation in Stellenbosch.* Students making their own travel arrangements should also arrive on this day |
Wednesday, January 4 | | Full-day orientation program including academic meeting, campus tour and welcome meal |
Thursday, January 5 | | Classes on campus begin with academic field trips in the Stellenbosch area |
Saturday, January 7 | | 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 8 | | Full-day guided excursion to Cape Point followed by a visit to a winery |
Thursday, January 12 | | Depart Stellenbosch to travel along the Garden Route |
Friday, January 13 | | Visit an ostrich farm then travel onwards to the famed limestone Cango Caves |
Saturday, January 14 | | Visit Addo Elephant National Park. End the day at Jeffrey’s Bay |
Sunday, January 15 | | Travel to Tsitsikamma National Park and to Knysna, a popular vacation town |
Monday, January 16 | | Travel to Wilderness National Park and end the day in Cape Agulhas |
Tuesday, January 17 | | Return to Stellenbosch and visit the Kogelberg Biosphere |
Wednesday, January 18 | | Exhibition of student work takes place |
Thursday, January 19 | | Program ends. Optional return flight from Cape Town to the U.S.* |
Dates and itineraries are tentative and subject to change.
*Included for students on the AIFS Flight Package only
