Plane
If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.
Arrival day is on November 7, 2026
Meet the group at City Lodge Hotel Eastgate in Johannesburg
Start of Trip: 2:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 7:00 p.m. Orientation followed by Welcome Dinner.
Getting to the site: Arrival transfers from Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport to the hotel in Johannesburg are provided by hired coach for participants who booked their flight through Road Scholar and are arriving on the correct program start date; transfer time is approximately 15 minutes.
For Program Only Participants, please be sure to send your international flight details to the Program Provider, EXPLORE, Inc (email: roadscholar.programs@exploreinc.com); if arriving on the same international flight as other participants, you are welcome to join the scheduled group transfer to the first hotel. EXPLORE can also help make separate arrival airport transfer arrangements if needed, as taxis are not recommended due to safety reasons.
Your trip ends on: Thursday, November 19, 2026 in Khwai Concession at Sediba Sa Rona
End of Trip: 4:00 p.m. at the O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, after arrival of flight from Maun, Botswana.
Getting to the airport: A group charter flight from the Okavango Delta to Maun Airport is included for everyone. The commercial flight from Maun to Johannesburg is also included in the program price for all participants. Upon arrival at the Johannesburg airport, you connect to international departures; no further ground transfers are needed unless ongoing travel is planned. EXPLORE can help with ongoing travel arrangements if needed.
Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404.
Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.