New York - Johannesburg, South Africa $993 Roundtrip; Cape Town $942

I saw a notice on South African Airways that they have specials from New York to Cape Town, South Africa for as low as $1,122 roundtrip. They indicate the fares need to be booked by April 30th and are good for travel in June.

Taxes/security/airport fees are additional.

But when I searched the site, I have been finding lower fares than the $1,122 in the promo!

Their site is a bit difficult to search if you want to see various choices on price, since you have to pick your specific flights before they'll give you the fare. But I did some searching for June trips from JFK to Johannesburg, using Tuesday June 10th for the departure and the 24th as the return. With flights SA204 and 203 it returned a fare of $993 plus taxes/fees ($308.28).

I used the same dates to search for JFK to Cape Town and even though you're flying to Johannesburg and then on to Cape Town, the base fare is lower. It's $942 plus taxes/fees ($383.48) again using Flights SA204 and 203 (SA365 and 342 take your to/from Cape Town).

So even though their site is noting flights from $1,122, it's obvious that they have some lower fares available. If you are thinking at all about a trip to South Africa, you might want to spend some time on their site and see what deals you might find.

Here's the link to South Africa Airways.