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In: Day 14 Tuesday 4 August Out: Day 21 Tuesday 11 August |
Accommodation : Ritz Hotel, Sea Point The Ritz is ideally situated just off the bustling Sea Point Main Road, minutes away from the beachfront, restaurants and shops and a short drive into the city and the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, less than 3km away. You can also walk to the Waterfront – it is a pleasant and scenic 20 minute stroll along the promenade following the coast all the way. Sea Point promenade runs the length of the beach front from Bantry Bay to Mouille Point. It is a great spot for jogging, walking or just sitting on one of the many benches admiring the sea views, plus if you’re lucky do a bit of whale-spotting. Running the length of the promenade and heading towards Bantry Bay, is the Sea Point Pavilion. This is a chlorinated, sea water swimming pool complex open to the public throughout the year. It has two children’s pools, one diving pool with a 5m board, and an Olympic sized pool. It is open Monday to Friday 06h00 – 21h00, Saturdays 07h00 -20h00 and Sundays 08h00-20h00. http://www.africanskyhotels.com/
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Activities included during your stay in Cape Town: 4/5 rugby matches at local schools Half day city tour includes entrance fee to the Castle of Good Hope and the National Museum Half day Robben Island Tour |
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Day 15 Wednesday 5 August |
Early tour the new Greenfields football stadium , under construction for the 2010 world cup . Followed by Hamilton’s Rugby Club for some training and lunch . We will then be playing matches against Hamilton RFC and a Western province invitation squad Matches followed by Braai
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Day 16 Thursday 6 August |
Morning off , resting . walk to Waterfront PM 2 matches against Brackenfell high followed by post match braai with the school . |
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Day 17 Friday 7 August |
08h00 Early departure from the hotel for your trip to Robben Island – we have organised a coach but the last group of teens we had at the Ritz walked to the Waterfront for the ferry. Your choice. 09h00 Departure on the ferry to Robben Island (Seal Island), which has seen much human suffering dating back to its early use as a penal settlement in the early 17th century. For nearly 400 years Robben Island, 12 kilometres from Cape Town, was a place of banishment, exile, isolation and imprisonment. It was here that rulers sent those they regarded as political troublemakers, social outcasts and the unwanted of society. It has in turn been a prison, a leper colony and an insane asylum, but it was its use as a political prison from the 1960’s that brought it to the attention of the world. During the apartheid years Robben Island became internationally known for its institutional brutality. The duty of those who ran the island and its prison was to isolate opponents of apartheid and to crush their morale. Some freedom fighters spent more than a quarter of a century in prison for their beliefs. The most famous of all the prisoners that suffered within sight of Table Mountain was former President Nelson Mandela. Those imprisoned on the island succeeded on a psychological and political level in turning a prison 'hell-hole' into a symbol of freedom and personal liberation. Robben Island came to symbolise, not only for South Africa and the African continent, but also for the entire world, the triumph of the human spirit over enormous hardship and adversity. The island is now a museum and a World Heritage Site. Take a 30 minute ferry ride across the 12km that separate the island from the mainland, enjoy a tour of the island and visit the infamous prison and Nelson Mandela’s prison cell with a former political prisoner as your guide.
TBC coaching session against a local township Dinner at V and A waterfront or the hotel |
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Day 18 Saturday 8 August |
TBC Morning relaxing on spectacular city tour on an open top bus . PMtravel to Newlands stadium for South Africa v Australia Tri Nations match A great place to end up for a great night out with teenage boys is Grand West Complex – it’s got cinemas, kids amusement park & games, adventure golf, 10 pin bowling, go-karting, ice skating and plenty of choices for eating out. |
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Day 19 Sunday 9 August |
Day driving out to Cape Point , enjoying the spectacular views acros the bay and around the Cape . Enjoy visiting the Penguins . Have lunch on route . Continue on to Cape Point walk to the point , we'll then walk down to the Cape of good Hope . Then travel back to the hotel enjying the wildlife , flora and fauna . Dinner at the Ritz or at the V & A waterfront |
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Day 20 Monday 10 August |
It’s a public holiday in South Africa today (actually the holiday, National Woman’s Day, is on 9th August, but as that falls on a Sunday this year, the holiday rolls over to Monday) so no game this afternoon. Morning hiking to the top of Table mountain , enjoy the spectacular views over the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Possible PM at OverView Cultural coaching clinic followed by a developmental game Then this evening will be a farewell dinner at the Ritz Hotel - followed by a presentation
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Day 21 Tuesday 11 August |
Our last day in Cape Town and the end of what I know will be an absolutely unforgettable trip! Our flight will be in the evening so you have most of the day free. We will have to check out of the hotel around 11h00, but can leave your luggage there until the coach comes to collect you to take you to the airport. 15h00 Meet back at the hotel to load up the luggage and board the coach for your 15h30 transfer to the airport. 16h00 Airport check in – 3 hours prior to departure for international flights 19h00 Flight SA220 departs for Heathrow, London , Land Heathrow approx 06.30 Wednesday 12th August arriving back at Brighton approx 10.00am ...............
Remember, he who drinks of the fountain of Africa, will return to quench his thirst again!!
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