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www.flysaavacations.com - South African Airways, Fort Lauderdale Elizabeth Ninomiya, 954-769-5120 elizabethninomiya@flysaa.com or South African Airways Vacations Stacey Kartagener, 760-632-0613 Stacey@lionworldtravel.com South African Airways Vacations(R) has announced a $700 savings on its luxury 9-day "South Africa in Style" package for travel the month of August, which is now available for $2,399(a). It also announced a special package price of $2,999(a) for

its 10-day "Planes, Trains and Safarimobiles" package that includes luxury rail travel, which takes place in October. The discounts will be made available for bookings made by Aug. 15 by calling 1-888-722-4872.

The two air-inclusive packages offer 5-star service and amenities at value prices, and encompass all of the key areas one should see on a South African vacation. The discounts could not come at a better time, considering how favorable exchange rates are for American travelers. Itineraries that couldn't begin to approach the beauty, adventure and allure of South Africa could costs hundreds more at other vacation hot-spots. The respective packages include:

South Africa in Style - $2,399(a):

-- Round-trip international airfare on South African Airways between New York (JFK) or Washington Dulles and Cape Town

-- All regional air travel in South Africa on South African Airways

-- 5 Days/4 Nights at the world-famous 12 Apostles Hotel & Spa (Member Leading Small Hotels of the World(R)) or the 5-star Table Bay Hotel, or the Commodore Hotel in the Waterfront

-- Half-day wine estate tour and city tour of Cape Town

-- 3 Days/2 Nights at the spectacular 5-star Jackalberry Lodge in the Thornybush Private Game Reserve

-- Safari game drives in the Thornybush Private Game Reserve

-- Plus 6 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners; meet and greet upon arrival and ground transfers in South Africa

Planes, Trains & Safarimobiles - $2,999(a) (Oct. 4-13, 2008)

-- Round-trip international airfare on South African Airways between New York (JFK) or Washington Dulles and Johannesburg and Cape Town

-- 1 night at the Renaissance-styled, 5-star Michelangelo Hotel in Johannesburg

-- 1 overnight and 1 day journey on the luxurious Blue Train between Pretoria and Sun City (meals inclusive)

-- 3 days and 2 nights at the lush Bakubung Bush Lodge in Pilanesberg National Park at Sun City

-- Safari game drives at Bakubung Bush Lodge

-- 4 days and 3 nights at the beautiful Commodore Hotel on the Waterfront in Cape Town

-- Plus 7 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 3 dinners; meet and greet upon arrival and ground transfers in South Africa

South African Airways Vacations offers vacation options for all budgets, with experts on hand to ensure its clients experience the vacation of their dreams. For more vacation packages to Southern Africa, please call 1-888-722-4872 or visit www.flysaavacations.com.

SAA Vacations, highly regarded for its wide array of affordable luxury packages to Africa, is a division of South African Airways and utilizes the airline's extensive route network to create packages throughout South Africa, Botswana, Victoria Falls, Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. South African Airways, the most awarded airline to Africa, features the only nonstop service from the U.S. to South Africa with daily departures from Washington as well as daily direct service from New York that offer travel convenience and award-winning service. For more information on South African Airways, please call (800) 722-9675 or visit www.flysaa.com.

(a) Savings and prices are based on double occupancy and travel must originate from New York's JFK airport or Washington Dulles Airport.

Travel in August and Save Up to $700