International Quilt Convention Africa July

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1 Day 1: 20 th July 2014 International Quilt Convention Africa July Depart US cities to Johannesburg, South Africa via South Africa Airlines Day 2: 21 st July 2014 Depart for Hotel. Hotel Check-In. Arrive O.R. Tambo International Airport. Clear Immigration and Customs. Overnight at Peermont Mondior, Emperor s Palace Hotel, Johannesburg. Peermont Mondior: Emperor s Palace Enjoy elegance at an attractive price...the 4-star Peermont Mondior hotel at Emperors Palace sets an exciting standard in world-class business, conference and leisure accommodation. The hotel features 150 spacious rooms and suites furnished in contemporary African elegance and fitted with cutting-edge technology.its convenient location next to O.R. Tambo International Airport makes it suitable for business and leisure travellers. Enjoy breakfast and light meals at the chic Oriana restaurant or a sociable cocktail at The Silver Moon bar. Guests have access to the casino, dining, entertainment, convention and relaxation facilities of the Emperors Palace hotel, casino and convention resort.

2 Day 3: 22 nd July 2014 Breakfast at the Hotel. Depart for Lesedi Cultural Village. Arrive in the car park to a vibrant traditional African welcome. Browse the Ndebele village and craft market where Ndebele murals decorate the walls & courtyard. Attend a multi-visual theatre presentation on the history and origin of our people. Guided tour of our five homesteads, Zulu, Xhosa, Basotho, Ndebele and Pedi. A Pan African Feast is served in the Nyama Choma restaurant with delicacies from North, East and South Africa. After lunch, everyone meets back in the Traditional Dance Boma for The Giant Ingoma - song and dance of all five villages. The dance culminates in communal dancing with the guests around the fire. Depart for the hotel to freshen up. Get to Know Your WCQN Travelers Event & Dinner-Mondior Hotel or excursion to Nelson Mandela Square for dinner. (These are optional activities at additional costs.) Overnight in Johannesburg. Day 4: 23 rd July 2014 Breakfast at the hotel. Depart for Full day Soweto tour including: Apartheid Museum. Hector Pieterson Museum. Elias Motsoaledi Informal Setllement Mandela Home. Lunch. Depart for Hotel. Dinner at Moyo Zoo Lake. Overnight in Johannesburg.

3 Apartheid Museum The Apartheid Museum opened in 2001 and is acknowledged as the pre-eminent museum in the world dealing with 20th century South Africa, at the heart of which is the apartheid story. The Apartheid Museum, the first of its kind, illustrates the rise and fall of apartheid. An architectural consortium, comprising several leading architectural firms, conceptualised the design of the building on a seven-hectare stand. The museum is a superb example of design, space and landscape offering the international community a unique South African experience. Soweto Tour Soweto is the most populous black urban residential area in the country. It was home to Nelson Mandela for many years and is now the centre of cultural development and black empowerment. In Soweto we have Freedom Square, which is where The Freedom Charter was discussed and signed in 1956 and the Hector Pieterson Memorial Square, which was named for the young schoolboy who was the first to die from gunshots during the June 1976 uprising. Hector Pieterson Museum Hector Pieterson ( June 1976) became the subject of an iconic image of the 1976 Soweto uprising in South Africa when a news photograph by Sam Nzima of the dying Hector being carried by another student while his sister ran next to them, was published around the world. He was killed at the age of 12 when the police opened fire on protesting students. For years, 16 June stood as a symbol of resistance to the brutality of the apartheid government. Today, it is known as National Youth Day when South Africans honor young people and bring attention to their needs.

4 Elias Motsoaledi Informal Settlement The WCQN participants will share donated goods with persons living in one of Soweto s informal settlements. Mandela s House Mandela House is the house in Orlando West, Soweto, South Africa, that former South African president Nelson Mandela lived in from 1946 to It is located at number 8115, at the corner of Vilakazi and Ngakane streets, a short distance up the road from the home of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. Mandela donated the house to the Soweto Heritage Trust (of which he is the founder) on 1 September 1997, to run as a museum. It was declared a National Heritage Site in Moyo Zoo Lake Amongst green grass, tall pine trees and a tranquil lake, Moyo seduces visitors to be open to love and laughter, seeking life and seeing it in the eye of a child. Mystical Moyo water features sing songs of harmony to all who cross the bridge. In feathered headgear the Mbira players roam the restaurant with lingering tunes. The combination of outdoor and indoor gives the option of dining in the lush green terraced gardens or the colourful textured interior. Both take you on a journey of the senses to explore and experience diverse Africa.

5 Day 5: 24 th July 2014 Breakfast at the Hotel. International Quilt Convention Africa. Pilanesberg Game Safari with Lunch. Mangawani African Day Spa with Lunch. Cradle of Humankind with Dinner. Sights of Johannesburg Tour including Constitutional Hill, Lunch at 44 Stanley, (Choice of either African Cloth Shopping at Makotis or Museum Africa) and Sophiatown Dinner. Sandton & Rosebank Malls B&B Craft Markets. Day Entrance to ICQ Africa Depart for Hotel. Overnight in Johannesburg. Pilanesburg Pilanesburg Game Reserve is located in North West Province in South Africa, west of Pretoria. The park borders with the entertainment complex Sun City. The park was originally owned by three local tribes, and is now administered by the North West Parks and Tourism Board. The area is fringed by three concentric ridges or rings of hills, of which the formation rises from the surrounding plains; this is the parks primary geological feature named the Pilanesburg Alkaline Ring Complex. Lunch will be held in the Bakubung Game Reserve in the heart of Pilanesburg National Park. Mangawani African Day Spa Nestled in the Valley of the Hennops River, in the Schureveberg Mountain range en-route to Hartebeespoort Dam. It is the original African Day Spa where you will experience the appealing combination of True African Nurturing Traditions and a setting of serene ambience, offering you the best of both worlds as nature & culture merge right in the middle of the African bush, leaving you de-stressed through our decadent revitalization Spa Packages. Mangawani has won the best spa in in South Africa for several years. A true delight and special experience.

6 Cradle of Humankind The Cradle of Humankind is a World Heritage Site first named by UNESCO in 1999, about 50 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa in the Gauteng province. This site currently occupies 47,000 hectares, it contains a complex of limestone caves, including the Sterkfontein Caves, where the 2.3- million year-old fossil Australopithecus africanus was found in 1947 by Dr. Robert Broom and John T. Robinson. The find helped corroborate the 1924 discovery of the juvenile Australopithecus africanus skull, "Taung Child", by Raymond Dart, at Taung in the North West Province of South Africa, where excavations still continue. The name Cradle of Humankind reflects the fact that the site has produced a large number, as well as some of the oldest, hominini fossils ever found, some dating back as far as 3.5 million years ago. Sterkfontein alone has produced more than a third of early hominid fossils ever found. City of Johannesburg Johannesburg in South Africa is the second largest city in Africa, with more than 3 million people calling this bustling metropolis home. Joburg, or Jozi as some prefer to call it, offers visitors an experience as unique and diverse as the city itself. Constitutional Hill Nowhere can the story of South Africa s turbulent past and its extraordinary transition to democracy be told as it is at Constitution Hill. This national heritage site has witnessed a century of South Africa s history. From rebellious British soldiers who fought with the Boers at the turn of the century, to the youths caught up in the Soweto Uprising, to the dawn of democracy and the building of South Africa s new Constitutional Court, Constitution Hill has witnessed it all. Constitution Hill depicts the injustices of South Africa s past while observing the process by which freedom was won and is now protected.

7 44 Stanley The 44 Stanley site was once a series of industrial 1930 s buildings, and has been developed into a collection of speciality boutiques, foodie stops and design studios. Meander through the shady arcades and courtyards to savor the trees, architecture and gorgeous fare; from food, clothing and toys to antiques and interiors. The ambience is a relaxed, friendly and refreshing mix of quintessential Johannesburg elements. Choice of Afternoon Activities: African Cloth Shopping at Makotis Visit one of South Africa s top places to buy cloth. OR- Museum Africa Located in Newtown, the Museum has collections of African material culture from across the continent. The museum provides a typical 1950s Shebeen and other noted South African and African continental Sandton & Rosebank Malls B & B Craft Markets Both Sandton and Rosebank have sections that specialize in African crafts and unique handmade items from South Africa. Participants are welcomed to also shop in the regular mall s area, which are two of the largest and best in the country.

8 Day Entrance to IQCAfrica: (Complementary entrance to exhibits, but tickets are required) Africa s premier quilting, stitchcraft and textile art event! Come and see some of the finest art quilts and fibre artworks in the world. Attend some of the electrifying lectures by our international speakers or just shop till you drop in the Vendors Emporium. There, local and international companies will be selling a wide range of mouth-watering fabrics, launching new products and generally going out of their way to make this an event you never forget! Day 6: 25 th July 2014: Pre-Selected Day of Optional Activities Breakfast at the Hotel. International Quilt Convention Africa. (Optional Activities for Participating Guests): See July 24th South African Braai!, Jubilane Guesthouse, Houghton Estate (Unavailable for those who choose Cradle of Humankind with Dinner optional activity). Overnight in Johannesburg. South African Braai! Braiis are synonymous with having fun in south Africa with their unique food and festivities. Samples of food along with good South African wine, a marimba and unique vendors as the trip closes the Joburg experience. Jubilane Guesthouse, Houghton Estate The site of the Braai will be held at the Jubilane Guesthouse at Houghton Estate, one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in South Africa. Nelson Mandela s post-presidency was in this community where his wife still lives.

9 Day 7: 26 th July 2014 Breakfast at the Hotel. Depart Johannesburg. Arrive in Cape Town. Depart for Hotel. Hotel Check-In. Depart for O.R. Tambo Airport. Three Cities Inn on the Square Hotel. Three Cities Inn on the Square Hotel Three Cities Inn on the Square Hotel, a contemporary business and leisure Hotel represents a young, dynamic and colourful mid-market brand and promises to be the best sleep in town. Housed in one of Cape Town s oldest buildings, overlooking the vibrant Green Market Square. The Three Cities Inn on the Square Hotel is conveniently located in the corporate business and government district and is only 25km from Cape Town International Airport and The Cape Town International Convention Centre is a mere -15 minute walk from the Hotel. Day 8: 27 th July 2014 Depart for Hotel. Breakfast at the Hotel. Depart for Cape Peninsula Tour/Wine Lands. Optional Dinner in the Wine Lands (On Own Account). Overnight in Cape Town. Cape Peninsula Cape Point is part of Cape Peninsula National Park (which also encompasses the Silvermine Nature Reserve and Table Mountain), is the Cape of Good Hope and is most famous for the Cape Point, the farthest tip of the Cape Peninsula. The reserve is home to baboons, eland, ostrich, and bontebok. (Be aware that the baboons, which have become habituated to humans, can be dangerous: keep your car windows closed and never feed them.)

10 Boulders Beach, Penguins Just around the corner from the seaside village of Simons Town turn left off main road to Boulders Visitor Centre to visit the famous colony of African Penguins, so called for their hilarious braying call. This is a truly special experience and Table Mountain National Park staff is knowledgeable and offer guided tours. After you have fallen in love with the penguins head to the secluded Boulders Beach and take a swim in the comparatively warm waters of the False Bay. Wine Lands Tour The Cape Wine Lands not only boast the world famous wines but it s also home to the unique Cape Dutch architecture, the French Huguenot history and wonderful restaurants. Day 9: 28 th July 2014 Breakfast at the Hotel. Robben Island Tour. Afternoon for Shopping. Farewell Dinner-at Lelapa in Langa Township. Overnight in Cape Town.

11 Robben Island For nearly 400 years, Robben Island, 12 kilometres from Cape Town, was a place of banishment, exile, isolation and imprisonment. It was here that rulers sent those they regarded as political troublemakers, social outcasts and the unwanted of society. During the apartheid years Robben Island became internationally known for its institutional brutality. Langa Township Is Cape Town s oldest township, established in Similar to the nearby communities of Gugulethu and Khayelitsha, Langa is one of the many areas that were established prior to the apartheid era designated for Black Africans. The name Langa means sun in the Xhosa language, but the name of the township is actually derived from the name Langalibalele a famous chief who was imprisoned on Robben Island for rebelling against the government. In recent years, the township has started to be rejuvenated as the government has invested in improved infrastructure. Day 10: 29 th July 2014 Breakfast at the hotel. Depart for Cape Town International Airport. Depart Cape Town-Johannesburg-US. Day 11: 30 th July 2014 Arrive in U.S.

12 Trip cost per double occupancy: $ Single Occupancy Additional: $650 Trip Cost Includes: Roundtrip airfare from NYC/JFK to South Africa-Other cities may require additional costs 4 star accommodations All breakfasts Lunch and dinners where indicated All group tours Ground transportation in Johannesburg & Cape Town Group Personal Guide Welcome Packages & Conference Calls Orientations On the ground assistance in South Africa Assistance in the US On Ground Portage Gratuities A payment schedule and plan will be available. Global Linkages will handle the payments and coordinate airfares, hotel reservations and tours. Insurance for airfare is included in price. Additional full coverage can be available at an added cost. Trip must be paid in full by Monday May 19th Questions Lorna K Johnson, Global Linkages, Inc. lkjglobalink@aol.com or Ground Operator South Africa - Tribal Meetings

13 International Quilt Convention Africa July Reservation Form Yes! Please reserve my space for the Global Linkages South Africa Trip. I have read and understand the aaached payment and refund policy. $500 DEPOSIT REQUIRED Name Address City State Zip Phone I would like the following accommodations (Check one) Single Double If double, my roommate will be Method of Payment Check or Money Order Payable to Global Linkages Credit Card - (4% transaction fee will be added) # Expiration date / Signature This card is a MasterCard Visa American Express Discover (check one) Send payments and form to: Global Linkages 320 South Harrison Street Suite 16C East Orange, NJ lkjglobalink@aol.com Phone:

14 Payment Schedule and Refund Policy After paying a deposit of at least $500, payments of any amount will be accepted from those who prefer to pay for the trip in installments: Global Linkages accepts checks, money orders, and major credit cards (MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover). A returned check fee of $30 will be charged for all returned checks. Please make checks and money orders payable to GLOBAL LINKAGES. Final payment must be received by Global Linkages no later than Monday May 19, Trip participants with balances due after this date will be charged an administrative fee of 10% of the balance cost of the trip. REFUNDS*: A deposit of $500 is required to hold your space. The refund policy is as follows: Anytime before January 1, 2014 amount paid less $100 January 2, 2014-April 30, 2014 amount paid less $500, not including airfare May 1, 2014 to trip departure NO REFUND *While not mandatory, we recommend the purchase of full trip insurance and will provide information in the trip package you will receive following receipt of your deposit. Global Linkages, founded in 1997 and based in the NJ-NYC metropolitan area is a management consulting firm that specializes in providing partnerships with the African continent. As part of its services, Global Linkages provides "boutique travel experiences" that connect individuals, educational institutions, governments and businesses with unique and exciting explorations in Africa. This is due mostly to those extensive relationships created by the firm's international development work. Global Linkages, Principal, Lorna K. Johnson, trained as a lawyer and urban planner, has been working in Africa for over 20 years with travels to the continent of over 100 trips to the continent.