Lodging: cash out of pocket was $1,375. If we hadn’t used points, the cost would have been $10,905.
(Itemized details on the Africa Happening Now page)
Flights: cash out of pocket was $4,043. If we hadn’t used miles the cost would have been $7,413.
The main thing that killed us was the lack of any point options for flights from Maun, Botswana to Johannesburg; Johannesburg to Mauritius; Mauritius to Seychelles; and Seychelles to Nairobi.
Lodging had no points options on Praslin or La Digue and additionally, a last minute booking due to a flight rescheduling caused us to book a hotel for cash in Mahe.
