2500 entries, 200 interviews and finally 6 winners with 2 friends each make up the lucky winners who will set off on a 16 day, once in a life time trip around South Africa - and so, finally after weeks of suspense the Take a Sho't Left Before you Hit 35 competition finalists finally get to meet one another!

So who are the winners?
Pearl Nkosi from Jo'burg
Lerato Selwane from Jo'burg
Lungelwa Mtitshane from Jo'burg
Dwyane Morsner from Durban
Max Roberts from Cape Town
Ahmed Bulbulia(unable to attend due to a family crisis)
accompanied by Jade Duncan - our on board Blogger and Correspondant

On a cold Johannesburg wintery day, winner Pearl and best gal pal Phili meet up at STA house in Rosebank and are the first official winners to set foot on the "STA Take a Sho't Left Before you Hit 35" truck.

STA Marketing Intern Jade and friends Sean and Megan set off to collect Pearls friend Nontsikelelo and winner Dwayne with friends Glen and Wesley who arrive from Durban at OR Tambo airport.

Onward to Lanseria airport where the rest of the winners will meet.

Lerato with friend Mpho sips a cold one, Lungelwa and girl friends Thoko and Rozie are making friends with Pearl and crew.

There is great excitement as STA Travel GM, Liezl along with Marketing Exec Amy arrives to meet all the winners at Lanseria. We are all just in time to see the big orange Mango plane make a perfect landing with winner Max and friend Dylan on board.

We set off to Lesedi Cultural Visit for our first night of fun. Dinner in the fabulous Nile Room, arranged by Lesedi's GM Lana Botes, sets the tone for what is going to become an amazing adventure!

Liezl tells the winners what they are going to experience - the itinerary is just mind blowing! http://www.statravel.co.za/cps/rde/xchg/za_division_web_live/hs.xsl/like-it-and-win.htm

But it doesnt stop there, each winner gets a fabulous STA Travel back pack filled with amazing goodies:

• Limited addition "Sho't left" T-shirts
• STA Beanie
• iPod - preloaded road trip music!
• Water bottle courtesy of SA Tourism
• SA Tourism Bag
• SA Tourism Memory stick
• SA Tourism Binoculars
• STA Raincoat
• Limited edition F EU Euphonik CD

At 20:30 the winners set off on board the STA Truck to Monte Casino's famous night club, Vacca Matta. The winners are hosted by STA Travel staff and Euphonik in the VIP lounge... and they definitely get a VIP welcome! A standing ovation from the STA crew as they all step into the lounge.

We party the night away dancing to Euphoniks tunes, and well, maybe there will be some head aches in the morning!

At 2:30 we arrive back to Lesedi. Tomorrow is apparently going to be a really long day! Volunteering at the Kingdom of the White Lion - how exciting!

I guess pictures speak a thousand words! http://blogs.statravel.co.za/statravelsa/albums/winners-party-with-euphonik

STA Travel thanks Lesedi Cultural Village and Mango Airlines