The nearest international airport to Cape Town is Cape Town International Airport,
http://www.airports.co.za/home.asp?pid=1156.
The program dates include the check-in and check-out dates for your program. You should
plan to arrive in Cape Town (Cape Town International Airport / CPT) on the first day of the program. Students will travel to Johannesburg on July 18 and will visit the Apartheid Museum there on the morning of July 19. Students will then return to the hotel where they may use the free shuttle service from the hotel to the airport. Specific accommodation information and instructions for travel arrangements will be available to enrolled students in the Program Specific Guide, after the program is confirmed.
Note: All participants are responsible for making and paying for their own travel arrangements. However, Summer Abroad encourages participants to use the class email listserv to find other students to travel with.
Please do not purchase your airfare until your program has reached minimum enrollment and is in confirmed status in your student login. UC Davis Summer Abroad recommends that all participants purchase trip cancellation insurance at the time they purchase their flights. Trip cancellation insurance can be purchased to cover lost program costs. Students who cancel or withdraw will not be refunded program costs after the cancellation deadline.
Click here to read the UC Davis Summer Abroad Cancellation Policy
UC Davis Summer Abroad does not endorse any travel insurance company.
*If you need to arrive early or stay late, you will have to make your own housing arrangements.
Preparing to Travel