ORIGINALMAN
January-15th-2004, 12:14 PM
Let’s Jazz it Up in Cape Town
from only US $2,299 • April 6, - April 15, 2004
Come join us in sunny South Africa for the Annual
North Sea Jazz Festival. Celebrate in Cape Town with
some of the world’s great jazz performers and South
Africa’s own exciting jazz musicians. This package also
includes a magnificent sightseeing tour of Table
Mountain with sweeping views of the "fairest Cape", a
scenic drive to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve
where the two oceans "meet". A visit to Robben Island
where Mandela was incarcerated will give you an
insight into the powerful struggle for freedom. Then you
will have an opportunity to discover the soul of Africa
with a two night safari to a private game reserve
where you will encounter spectacular wildlife and
adventures you will savor for a lifetime.
9 DAYS ~ 7 NIGHTS
• Flights from Atlanta/New York to
Cape Town and return
• Accommodation in 4 star hotel and game park
• North Sea Jazz Festival Tickets with return
transfers to and from Jazz Festival
• 7 breakfasts and 3 dinners (including welcome dinner)
• 2 Game Drives
• Sightseeing as indicated including guide and all
entrance fees
• FREE Cell Phone rental for your entire stay!
Day 1 Tuesday
Depart Atlanta/New York on your international flight to
Cape Town.
Day 2 Wednesday
Upon arrival at Cape Town International Airport you will
be met by a FAR&WIDE representative and transferred
to your hotel.
Day 3 Thursday
After Breakfast at the hotel you will take part in a
Full day Cape Peninsula Tour including Table
Mountain. (weather permitting)
The tour starts early with a visit to Table Mountain,
which is well known for its spectacular views. After
making your descent you will start the rest of your tour
with a drive along the Atlantic Ocean en route to Hout
Bay, once a fishing community, now it is one of the most
popular residential areas. The tour continues to the
Indian Ocean to Fishhoek, where you will be taken to
visit the Jackass Penguins at Boulders Beach near
Simonstown then onto the Cape of Good Hope Reserve
& the Cape Point. (B, D)
Day 4 Friday
Breakfast will be served at the hotel. Later today you will be
transferred to the Festival for a great evening of Jazz! (B)
Day 5 Saturday
Breakfast will be served at the hotel. Later today you
will be transferred to the Festival for another great
evening of Jazz! (B)
Day 6 Sunday
After breakfast at your hotel, you will take part in a
tour to Robben Island.
Robben Island Tour
Your tour guide will transfer you from your hotel to
the jetty where the ferry to Robben Island will depart.
During the apartheid years Robben Island became
internationally known for its institutional brutality. The
duty of those who ran the Island and its prison was to
isolate opponents of apartheid and to crush their
morale. Those imprisoned on the Island succeeded on
a psychological and political level in turning a prison
'hell-hole' into a symbol of freedom and personal
liberation. Today, you will be escorted around the
island by an ex-political prisoner, and given insight into
the past and how the human spirit triumphs. (B)
Day 7 Monday
Breakfast at your hotel. Transfer to Cape Town Intl.
Airport for your flight to Johannesburg. Upon arrival
you will be met and transferred overland to Pilanesberg
National Game Reserve. Dinner tonight will be served
at the lodge. (B, D)
Day 8 Tuesday
This morning you will take part in an early morning
open vehicle game drive before breakfast. After
breakfast you will have the entire day to either relax
around the pool or visit Sun City. Sun City was built in
1978 and is a popular tourist destination in Southern
Africa. At Sun City there is a huge range of sporting
and leisure facilities from floodlit tennis courts, horse
riding, nature trails, lawn bowls as well as jet skiing,
parasailing, windsurfing, water-skiing and sunset
cruising at Waterworld. Sun City is also home to one
of the largest casinos in the Southern Hemisphere,
offering the thrill of roulette, blackjack, punto banco
and craps. Gary Player has designed two 18-hole
championship golf courses at Sun City to challenge all
types of golfers from keen novice to skilled professional.
These golf courses offer the opportunity to savor the
sights, sounds and smells of AFRICA. (B, D)
Day 9 Wednesday
Breakfast at lodge. You will then transfer to
Johannesburg International Airport for your overnight
return flight to Atlanta/New York. (B)
All prices per person double occupancy
For more information visit
www.lionworldtravel.com/nsjf
or call us at 1- 877- 837-7340
Included Highlights
Extend your stay inVictoria Falls
Includes: 2 nights hotel - The Kingdom
at Victoria Falls, airport hotel transfers,
breakfast daily and scheduled flights
from Johannesburg. US $539.00 p.p.
"Africa's Grandest Gathering"
The North Sea Jazz Festival - Cape Town.
The North Sea Jazz Festival Cape Town is set to grace the Mother City once again on 10 & 11 April 2004.
Over the past four years the festival has grown from strength to strength offering performances from the world's best in jazz.
The festival has become one of the Cape Town's annual premier events during which the city comes alive!
Unlike the Dutch North Sea version, the South African Festival will have a unique programme. With the acts distributed equally between African and international performers, the South African Festival will give local musicians the chance to perform amid an international entourage.
A sure recipe for a unique and highly dynamic art form.
ESP-Africa and MOJO Concerts BV(Netherlands) are again planning on presenting over 30 acts spread across four stages with the usual democratic balance between the (South) Afican and international perfomers.
Line-up North Sea Jazz Capetown 2004
Miriam Makeba who will be performing with TRIO (Severieno Diaz de Oliveira, Leopoldo Fleming and William Salter),
Grammy Award-winning jazz singer Cassandra Wilson,
Cape Town's renowned jazz vocalist and guitarist Jonathan Butler,
SA jazz singer Gloria Bosman,
saxophonixt Toon Roos and the Toon Roos Group,
trumpeter Basilio Márquez with his own septet, Eclipse,
The Lou Donaldson Group featuring the legendary jazz keyboardist Dr. Lonnie Smith,
Femi Kuti, the eldest son of Fela Anikulapo Kuti and an international star in his own right,
Other big names on the festival bill are SA saxophonist McCoy Mrubata; the Joe Lovano Trio; Feya Faku (on trumpet and flugelhorn) in collaboration with Dutch musicians Gully Gudmunsson and Mete Erker; the Ngcukana Brothers (Ezra Ngcukana, Cyril Ngcukana, Fitzroy Ngcukana, Claude Ngcukana, and Duke Ngcukana); the Jonny Cooper Big Band with vocalist Donald Tshomela; saxophonist Sadao Watanabe; Sakhile with Sipho Gumede, Mabi Thabejane, and Khaya Mahlangu; and the 'Sax African Summit - Let Freedom Ring', which features the talents of saxophonist Jackie McLean and altoist Rene McLean with special guest saxophonists James Moody and Gary Bartz, and also featuring Hotep Idris Galeta, Nat Reeves, Ronnie Burrage, and Okeyrema Asnate.
from only US $2,299 • April 6, - April 15, 2004
Come join us in sunny South Africa for the Annual
North Sea Jazz Festival. Celebrate in Cape Town with
some of the world’s great jazz performers and South
Africa’s own exciting jazz musicians. This package also
includes a magnificent sightseeing tour of Table
Mountain with sweeping views of the "fairest Cape", a
scenic drive to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve
where the two oceans "meet". A visit to Robben Island
where Mandela was incarcerated will give you an
insight into the powerful struggle for freedom. Then you
will have an opportunity to discover the soul of Africa
with a two night safari to a private game reserve
where you will encounter spectacular wildlife and
adventures you will savor for a lifetime.
9 DAYS ~ 7 NIGHTS
• Flights from Atlanta/New York to
Cape Town and return
• Accommodation in 4 star hotel and game park
• North Sea Jazz Festival Tickets with return
transfers to and from Jazz Festival
• 7 breakfasts and 3 dinners (including welcome dinner)
• 2 Game Drives
• Sightseeing as indicated including guide and all
entrance fees
• FREE Cell Phone rental for your entire stay!
Day 1 Tuesday
Depart Atlanta/New York on your international flight to
Cape Town.
Day 2 Wednesday
Upon arrival at Cape Town International Airport you will
be met by a FAR&WIDE representative and transferred
to your hotel.
Day 3 Thursday
After Breakfast at the hotel you will take part in a
Full day Cape Peninsula Tour including Table
Mountain. (weather permitting)
The tour starts early with a visit to Table Mountain,
which is well known for its spectacular views. After
making your descent you will start the rest of your tour
with a drive along the Atlantic Ocean en route to Hout
Bay, once a fishing community, now it is one of the most
popular residential areas. The tour continues to the
Indian Ocean to Fishhoek, where you will be taken to
visit the Jackass Penguins at Boulders Beach near
Simonstown then onto the Cape of Good Hope Reserve
& the Cape Point. (B, D)
Day 4 Friday
Breakfast will be served at the hotel. Later today you will be
transferred to the Festival for a great evening of Jazz! (B)
Day 5 Saturday
Breakfast will be served at the hotel. Later today you
will be transferred to the Festival for another great
evening of Jazz! (B)
Day 6 Sunday
After breakfast at your hotel, you will take part in a
tour to Robben Island.
Robben Island Tour
Your tour guide will transfer you from your hotel to
the jetty where the ferry to Robben Island will depart.
During the apartheid years Robben Island became
internationally known for its institutional brutality. The
duty of those who ran the Island and its prison was to
isolate opponents of apartheid and to crush their
morale. Those imprisoned on the Island succeeded on
a psychological and political level in turning a prison
'hell-hole' into a symbol of freedom and personal
liberation. Today, you will be escorted around the
island by an ex-political prisoner, and given insight into
the past and how the human spirit triumphs. (B)
Day 7 Monday
Breakfast at your hotel. Transfer to Cape Town Intl.
Airport for your flight to Johannesburg. Upon arrival
you will be met and transferred overland to Pilanesberg
National Game Reserve. Dinner tonight will be served
at the lodge. (B, D)
Day 8 Tuesday
This morning you will take part in an early morning
open vehicle game drive before breakfast. After
breakfast you will have the entire day to either relax
around the pool or visit Sun City. Sun City was built in
1978 and is a popular tourist destination in Southern
Africa. At Sun City there is a huge range of sporting
and leisure facilities from floodlit tennis courts, horse
riding, nature trails, lawn bowls as well as jet skiing,
parasailing, windsurfing, water-skiing and sunset
cruising at Waterworld. Sun City is also home to one
of the largest casinos in the Southern Hemisphere,
offering the thrill of roulette, blackjack, punto banco
and craps. Gary Player has designed two 18-hole
championship golf courses at Sun City to challenge all
types of golfers from keen novice to skilled professional.
These golf courses offer the opportunity to savor the
sights, sounds and smells of AFRICA. (B, D)
Day 9 Wednesday
Breakfast at lodge. You will then transfer to
Johannesburg International Airport for your overnight
return flight to Atlanta/New York. (B)
All prices per person double occupancy
For more information visit
www.lionworldtravel.com/nsjf
or call us at 1- 877- 837-7340
Included Highlights
Extend your stay inVictoria Falls
Includes: 2 nights hotel - The Kingdom
at Victoria Falls, airport hotel transfers,
breakfast daily and scheduled flights
from Johannesburg. US $539.00 p.p.
"Africa's Grandest Gathering"
The North Sea Jazz Festival - Cape Town.
The North Sea Jazz Festival Cape Town is set to grace the Mother City once again on 10 & 11 April 2004.
Over the past four years the festival has grown from strength to strength offering performances from the world's best in jazz.
The festival has become one of the Cape Town's annual premier events during which the city comes alive!
Unlike the Dutch North Sea version, the South African Festival will have a unique programme. With the acts distributed equally between African and international performers, the South African Festival will give local musicians the chance to perform amid an international entourage.
A sure recipe for a unique and highly dynamic art form.
ESP-Africa and MOJO Concerts BV(Netherlands) are again planning on presenting over 30 acts spread across four stages with the usual democratic balance between the (South) Afican and international perfomers.
Line-up North Sea Jazz Capetown 2004
Miriam Makeba who will be performing with TRIO (Severieno Diaz de Oliveira, Leopoldo Fleming and William Salter),
Grammy Award-winning jazz singer Cassandra Wilson,
Cape Town's renowned jazz vocalist and guitarist Jonathan Butler,
SA jazz singer Gloria Bosman,
saxophonixt Toon Roos and the Toon Roos Group,
trumpeter Basilio Márquez with his own septet, Eclipse,
The Lou Donaldson Group featuring the legendary jazz keyboardist Dr. Lonnie Smith,
Femi Kuti, the eldest son of Fela Anikulapo Kuti and an international star in his own right,
Other big names on the festival bill are SA saxophonist McCoy Mrubata; the Joe Lovano Trio; Feya Faku (on trumpet and flugelhorn) in collaboration with Dutch musicians Gully Gudmunsson and Mete Erker; the Ngcukana Brothers (Ezra Ngcukana, Cyril Ngcukana, Fitzroy Ngcukana, Claude Ngcukana, and Duke Ngcukana); the Jonny Cooper Big Band with vocalist Donald Tshomela; saxophonist Sadao Watanabe; Sakhile with Sipho Gumede, Mabi Thabejane, and Khaya Mahlangu; and the 'Sax African Summit - Let Freedom Ring', which features the talents of saxophonist Jackie McLean and altoist Rene McLean with special guest saxophonists James Moody and Gary Bartz, and also featuring Hotep Idris Galeta, Nat Reeves, Ronnie Burrage, and Okeyrema Asnate.