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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3780 on: December 20, 2016, 01:05:12 PM »
Sample?

But then again in jnb and Capetown you can use points and flights from jnb to vfa and to cpt you can use points.
However if you  stay at a premium game Reserve there's usually a charter flight, unless you drive...

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3781 on: December 20, 2016, 02:01:53 PM »
SA is great. To do it right will cost you a pretty penny by the safaris and or Victoria Falls
-1 doesnt have to be
like you said it can be done on points and cheaply for the most part
You can stay in points hotels even near the game reserves
There are cheap options that include good game drives as well

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Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3782 on: December 20, 2016, 02:04:34 PM »
-1 doesnt have to be
like you said it can be done on points and cheaply for the most part
You can stay in points hotels even near the game reserves
There are cheap options that include good game drives as well

Have yet to find any good  cheap  options for accommodations in kruger or game Reserves.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3783 on: December 20, 2016, 02:07:48 PM »
Have yet to find any good  cheap  options for accommodations in kruger or game Reserves.
Protea at the gate for one https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g312638-d306374-Reviews-Protea_Hotel_by_Marriott_Kruger_Gate-Skukuza_Mpumalanga.html

granted it's not in the park but for a self drive or even a local tour it's just fine

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3784 on: December 20, 2016, 02:20:43 PM »
Panama. Tons of activities, restaurants and in an easy drive can be at the beach, in the rainforest or coffee plantations in the highlands.
For how many days would you recommend?

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3785 on: December 20, 2016, 07:53:00 PM »
But then again in jnb and Capetown you can use points and flights from jnb to vfa and to cpt you can use points.
However if you  stay at a premium game Reserve there's usually a charter flight, unless you drive...
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3786 on: December 21, 2016, 01:46:10 AM »
Protea at the gate for one https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g312638-d306374-Reviews-Protea_Hotel_by_Marriott_Kruger_Gate-Skukuza_Mpumalanga.html

granted it's not in the park but for a self drive or even a local tour it's just fine

Seems like an ok option at best.
Would look for one 1) in the park 2) with game drives and trackers.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3787 on: December 21, 2016, 10:04:43 AM »
So after reading thru last few.months of posts in this thread- bottom line there are no zika free warm weather placed within a few hour flight of NYC?

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3788 on: December 21, 2016, 10:13:09 AM »
It's 75 in bermuda right now.
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3789 on: December 21, 2016, 10:17:48 AM »
It's 75 in bermuda right now.
Ok. Time to read up on bermuda.
Is it typically that warm thru the winter?

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3790 on: December 21, 2016, 10:17:59 AM »
GIYF
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3791 on: December 21, 2016, 10:42:30 AM »
Ok. Time to read up on bermuda.
Is it typically that warm thru the winter?
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=70460.0
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3792 on: December 21, 2016, 11:33:58 AM »
GIYF
DDFIYF it's not beach weather in the winter there and that sounds like all there is to do there

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3793 on: December 21, 2016, 12:22:31 PM »
DDFIYF it's not beach weather in the winter there and that sounds like all there is to do there

There are some other things to do there, but probably not this time of year

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3794 on: December 21, 2016, 12:26:37 PM »
There are some other things to do there, but probably not this time of year
the caves are fine to do now
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3795 on: December 21, 2016, 02:00:50 PM »
There are some other things to do there, but probably not this time of year

the caves are fine to do now
I really prefer a warm weather place.  Is there anything with out zika?

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3796 on: December 21, 2016, 03:09:37 PM »
Let's back up a step any concern going to zika place if wife not pregnant or planning on for next 6 months

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3798 on: December 21, 2016, 03:30:08 PM »
Thinking about doing one of these. If I had to choose one of these places to base myself out of for 5 days which should I go with?

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