For most Americans , South Africa is a far-off berth with an accent you ca n’t quite place , the cradle of Charlize Theron , and the country we can give thanks forthe estimable scene in all theLethal Weaponmovies . And while beautiful and alluring , the country ’s also quite dear to get to .
But not today !
Right now , if you mosey on over toExpedia New Zealand– the same ol' Expedia , but for Kiwis ! – you ’ll be able to snap an improbable trade on a South Africa Airways flight from the East Coast to Johannesburg .
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Flights begin from Boston ’s Logan Airport , New York ’s JFK , and Washington DC ’s Dulles International are all come in at astoundingly tawdry prices anywhere from August through December to Johannesburg ’s O.R. Tambo International Airport . Prices are quoted in New Zealand Dollars ( NZD ) , but you wo n’t ever see roundtrip flights to SA at these rates . Look at this one from IAD :
Those $ 544 NZD convert to just about $ 390 USD . For the naive , that ’s less than $ 400 , and flight to South Africa from the US typically be around $ 1,200 . This is much less than that . Flights from Boston are slightly more expensive , but still sub-$500 , with sample itinerary come in at $ 466 USD .
And if you ’re not all about layovers , lineal flights from JFK to JNB are coming in at $ 517 USD . candidly , that ’s crazy cheap .
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With an unbelievably diverse landscape painting , awful wine country , and a long ton of chronicle , South Africa offers you a helluva heap to see and do . And now , you could get there without receive to slip from your 401K.
plainly , the snag is to book with a mention card that does n’t level extraneous dealing fee – otherwise , you ’ll be pay whatever fee your card accusation for that . But at rate this humble , even that wo n’t be bad for how well a muckle South Africa Airways is tend .
Book before they ’re all gone !
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