I exclusively revealed to you guys last week that The Real Housewives of Atlanta have all gone to South Africa to film the final episodes of the upcoming season.

[READ: I Heard: The Real Housewives of Atlanta Have All Flown The Coop… ]

Since my revelation, just about all of The Real Atlanta “Housewives” have been M.I.A. on social networking sites like Twitter (with the exception of Kim Zolciak, whose still in Atlanta).

Phaedra Parks, Cynthia Bailey, NeNe Leakes and Sheree Whitfield have all been pretty quiet since their departure July 28, 2011, but Kandi Burruss sent a few tweets on August 1st…

EUR Web caught up with Bravo’s Andy Cohen, Executive Vice President of Original Programming and Development, and inquired about what they had in store for the upcoming fourth season.

While Andy wouldn?t confirm the ladies whereabouts, he DID acknowledge an excursion, calling it ?the trip of a lifetime.?

Check out what Andy had to say in the audio below:

AUDIO: Andy Cohen Reveals RHOA Tidbit…

It is going to be the biggest season yet. There’s going to be some BIG surprises.? It’s just… I… I couldn’t be more excited about it!

When asked for one tiny tidbit, Cohen reveals:

Hmmmm One tidbit? TRIP OF A LIFETIME…

[Sidebar: I love it when one of my stories gets validated! I’m tickled pink right about now! ]

So are y’all mentally prepared for some AFRICAN Atlanta Housewives action?

What tomfoolery do you think the ladies are getting into in the motherland?