The first name drawn in SATSA’s Bucket List Bonanza is Carolyne Ungersbock of 3 Melrose Road, a guesthouse offering executive accommodation in the Sandton locale. Carolyne took one of eight tickets offered for the Rovos Rail prize. She will soon be stepping into the gracious age of steam train travel, spending two nights on the track between Johannesburg and Cape Town. At either end, she and her travelling companion will be accommodated in the epitome of luxury at the One & Only on the V&A Waterfront and the Saxon in Sandton. There’s also a helicopter flight over Table Mountain and a hot air balloon safari in the Magaliesberg to drool over.
There are seven other mind-blowing destination prizes on offer in the Bucket List Bonanza, and with only eight tickets sold per draw, the odds on a win are excellent. The promotion, launched at the Spier conference in August, aims to raise funds for SATSA, and give members an opportunity to enjoy high-end travel experiences at relatively little cost. Tickets sell for R5 000 and each prize is valued at R50 000. As soon as a maximum of eight tickets per prize is sold, the draw will be made.
A novel idea for companies is to utilise one of the prizes as part of an employee incentive.
Here are details of the remaining prizes (all for two people sharing; except the golf trip which is for four people):
Botswana
One night at Ichingo Chobe River Lodge
Two nights Ichobezi Safari Boat
Return flights from Johannesburg
Full board, all activities, guides, tranfers
Mauritius
Five nights at the Ambre Hotel (full board)
Five nights at the Outrigger Mauritius Resort and Spa (half board)
Return flights from Cape Town or Johannesburg on Air Mauritius
Transfers, complimentary land and watersports
Zimbabwe
Two nights at Stanley & Livingstone Private Game Reserve (half board)
Two nights on the Zambezi Queen (full board)
Return flights from Johannesburg on BA
Namibia
Two nights at Kulula Desert Lodge
Two nights at Doro Nawas
Two nights at Ongava Lodge (all courtesy Wilderness Safaris)
Return flights from Cape Town or Johannesburg
Car hire
Safari
Two nights at Tintswalo Safari Lodge
Two nights Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge
Two nights Singita Kruger National Park or Sweni
Return flights from Johannesburg on Federal Air
Cape Town
Two nights at Tintswalo Atlantic
Two nights at Le Franschhoek
Two nights at Grootbos
White water rafting trip; shark dive; tree-top zipline experience from SA Forest Adventures
Europcar car rental
Golf Trip on Steroids
St Francis Lodge (half board)
Two nights Pezula (B&B)
Three nights Fancourt (B&B)
Two nights Oubaai (B&B)
Return flights from Johannesburg on Kulula or luxury coach transfers from Cape Town, courtesy Ilios Travel
Personal driver
Contact Patricia Dilotsotlhe on 011 886 9996 or email patriciad@satsa.co.za to buy a ticket.