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Gowerton School

Hockey, Netball & Rugby Tour 2019, South Africa& BotswanaQuote Number: GWS383783

Depart ing: 20 Jul 2019

Durat ion: 21 Days / 20 Nights

Returning: 08 Aug 2019

Board basis: Mixed

Transport : Flight

Price per person: £2537

Quote valid unt il 31 Jan 2017

Saturday 20 July

Arrive at London Heathrow Airport where an Edwin Doran Representat ive will assist with

your check in prior to your scheduled flight to Johannesburg depart ing at 1905 hrs.

Overnight: In Flight

Sunday 21 July

On arrival into Johannesburg Airport at 0705 hrs meet your coach and t ransfer

init ially to Lesedi Cultural Village where you will enjoy a tour of the ve different

homesteads of local t ribes, watch a dance performance and eat a t radit ional Lunch.

Afterwards cont inue onto the High Performance in Pretoria where you will be based for

one night . After sett ling in undertake a Training Session using the onsite facilit ies.

Included Excursion: Apartheid Museum / Training Session

Overnight: High Perf ormance Centre, Half Board

Monday 22 July

This morning you will visit the undertake a Training Session before you t ransfer to meet

your hosts who will have arranged a two night billeted stay.

Overnight: Students Hosted, Staf f Hotel Bed & Breakf ast

Tuesday 23 July

This morning you will visit the Apartheid Museum which is dedicated to illustrat ing

apartheid and the 20th century history of South Africa. In the afternoon you will play the

first matches of the tour.

Provisional itinerary

YOUR ITINERARY

Match 1: Local Hockey Side v Gowerton School

Match 1: Local Netball Side v Gowerton School

Match 1: Local Rugby Side v Gowerton School


Wednesday 24 July

This morning depart your hosts, you could enjoy some t ime in Pretoria before you meet

your next hosts who will have arranged a two night billeted stay.


Thursday 25 July

Enjoy some local sightseeing, you may wish to visit you could visit Croc City, where you

have the opportunity to hold a baby crocodile as well as a variety of exot ic snakes and

even a tarantula. You will also be able to see some of South Africa’s most venomous

snakes, including the black and green mamba, boomslang and you could t ry the Nile

Crocodile Zip Line, designed for the brave at heart , the zip line is a brand new adventure

where visitors y ve meters above the ground over the crocodile and in the afternoon

you will play the next matches of the tour.





Friday 26 July

This morning depart your hosts and t ransfer to Pilanesberg Nat ional Park

and the Bakgat la Resort where you will be based for two nights. After sett ling in you

will head out with a ranger on your a dusk Game Drive search of the 'Big 5'followed by a

Bush Braai.

Included Excursion:Game Drive (dusk) / Bush Braai

Overnight: Bakgatla Resort, Half Board

Saturday 27 July

This morning you will enjoy a dawn Game Drive, before returning for breakfast , afterwards

included for you is entrance to nearby Sun City and the Valley of the Waves and tonight

included for you is a dusk Game Drive.

Included Excursion:Game Drive x 2 / Valley of the Waves

Overnight: Bakgatla Resort, Half Board

Sunday 28 July

This morning depart your accommodat ion and t ransfer to Gaborone, the capital and

largest city of Botswana where you will be based in a hotel for the following two nights.

Overnight: Gaborone Hotel, Bed & Breakf ast

Monday 29 July

Today enjoy some local sightseeing in Gaborone before you play your next set of matches

against Livingstone Kolobeng College.




Overnight: Gaborone Hotel, Bed & Breakf ast

Tuesday 30 July

This morning depart your hotel and t ransfer to Gaborone Airport where you will check in

for your flight to Cape Town. On arrival into Cape Town meet your coach and t ransfer to

your hotel where you will be based for one night .

Overnight: NH Lord Charles Hotel, Dinner, Bed & Breakf ast

Wednesday 31 July

This morning depart your hotel and t ransfer to nearby Stellenbosch where you will enjoy a

Pro Coaching Session at Stellenbosch Rugby Academy and Stellenbosch University. In the

afternoon enjoy some t ime in Stellenbosch before you meet your hosts who will will have

arranged a two night billeted stay.

Included Excursion: Pro Coaching Session

Overnight: Students Hosted, Staf f Hotel, Bed & Breakf ast

Thursday 1 August

Today you will play the next matches of the tour.




Overnight: Students Hosted, Staf f Hotel, Bed & Breakf ast

Friday 2 August

Depart your hosts and today you will visit the Goedgedacht Trust , which was a Cape

Dutch farm but is now a busy community development centre where a determined effort

is being made to make a real contribut ion to poverty among rural children and youth

through the 'Path out of Poverty' program. After sett ling in you will take part in Act ivit ies at

the Farm including the After School and Homework Club, a Lunch is also included. In the

late afternoon you will check into your hotel where you will be based for the final four

nights.Tonight an Evening Meal will be included.

Included Excursion: Goedgedacht Trust & Lunch / Evening Meal

Overnight: Garden Court Nelson Mandela Boulevard, Bed & Breakf ast

Saturday 3 August

This morning included for you is an excursion to Robben Island . In the afternoon enjoy a

visit to the Springbok Experience,an interact ive Rugby Museum and spend some t ime at

the V & A Waterfront .

Included Excursion: Robben Island / Springbok Experience


Sunday 4 August

Today you will ut ilise your coach and enjoy a Cape Peninsula Tour . This tour will

include Hout Bay, a boat t rip to see the seal colony on Duiker Island, Cape Point , the Cape

of Good Hope and the penguin colony on Boulders Beach. Tonight an Evening Meal is

included at Gold Restaurant . a unique African restaurant in the heart of Cape Town you

will enjoy a set 14 course Cape Malay and African menu which is accompanied by unique

interact ive t radit ional entertainment.

Included Excursion: Cape Peninsula Tour / Gold Restuarant


Monday 5 August

This morning included for you is a visit to Langa Township , you will undertake a Walking

Tour with a local guide followed by Lunch at Sheila's Restaurant . later you will play the nal

matches of the tour against local community opposit ion.




Included Excursion: Langa Township Tour & Lunch


Tuesday 6 August

This morning depart your hotel and init ially t ransfer to Table Mountain where if the

weather is clear you will enjoy spectacular views across Table Bay and Cape

Town, afterwards spend some t ime at the Waterfront where a Lunch will be arranged

before in the late afternoon you will return to Cape Town Airport where you will check into

your return flight to London Heathrow depart ing at 1945 hrs.

Included Excursion: Tabel Mountain / Lunch

Overnight: In Flight

Wednesday 7 August

Arrive at London Heathrow Airport at 0630 hrs, pass through airport securit ies, collect

your luggage and disperse for home.

Price

£2537.00 - Based on 60 paying plus 7 free places

£1200.00 - tour manager business class supplement

We protect you against exchange rate fluctuations once you book.

Never beaten on service, quality or price - Part of our pric e promise

Based on current prices and availability

Tour inclusions

Flights & Taxes

Scheduled Brit ish Airways flights in Economy Class. All current airport taxes and fuel

surcharges totaling £335.98 included. IMPORTANT NB: Please note that taxes are

constant ly changing. If there is any difference in the above figures at the t ime of your

final invoice you will either be charged for the addit ional amount or receive a credit .

Baggage

Allowance of 23kgs of checked in hold baggage per person and one item of carry on

baggage per person in compliance with airline’s baggage policy.

Accommodation

Accommodat ion as follows for the students sharing twin/triple & rooms and staff

sharing twin/single. An addit ional fee will apply if any addit ional single rooms are

required.

High Performance Centre 1 night Half Board Bakgatla Resort 2 nights Half Board Gaborone Hotel 2 nights Bed & Breakfast NH Lord Charles Hotel 1 night Half Board Garden Court Nelson Mandela 3 nights Bed & Breakfast

Billeting

Six nights of billet ing provided for the players with staff in local hotel

accommodat ion.

Coach Transportation

The use of an execut ive air condit ioned coach for ten hours per day for each day of

your tour. UK return t ransfers have also been allowed for.

Fixtures

PRICE & INCLUSIONS

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Five matches as set out in the it inerary. * Rugby Squads must adheer to Boksmart rules

for more information on this please speak to Andrew Loughlin

Tour Kit

Holdall/Rucksack per person

Soft Shell Jackets for staff

3 x Large Team Kit Bags

Excursions

Lesedi Cultural Village with lunch

2 x T raining Sessions at HPC

Apartheid Museum

Lesedi Cultural Village with lunch

3 x Escorted Game Drives

Bush Braai

Sun City - Valley of the Waves

Pro Coaching Session

Goedgedacht T rust Visit & Lunch

Evening Meal in Cape Town x 1

Robben Island

Springbok Experience

Evening Meal at Gold

Cape Peninsula Tour

Langa Tour & Lunch

Table Mountain

Lunch in Cape Town

Staff Tour Kit

Including a Tour Managers Bag and all relevant documentat ion

24 Hour Assistance

Support from our Cape Town & Pretoria offices.

Excluded

Addit ional meals - can be arranged on request .

Visas/Entry Tax - you are responsible for ensuring all tour party members have

the required visa for your dest inat ion.

Insurance - comprehensive insurance available on request .

Why South Africa?

When traveling in South Africa, you will encounter many different landscapes across

the country, from sub-tropical rain forests and semi-desert stretches to the snow-

capped Drakensberg mountains, amazing beaches and beaut iful grassland game

reserves.

Our most popular dest inat ions include Cape Town and the winelands, the scenic

Garden Route along with the bust ling Pretoria, Gauteng region of South Africa.

South Africa is a country with sport at the forefront of everyday life and is a passion

of its people.

The school sport system is second to none with televised compet it ions and is like a

religion in this warm, friendly nat ion of rugged natural beauty.

No where else in the world provides the wide variety of experiences, act ivit ies and

attract ions that can be found in this one of a kind country

Swaziland , Namibia and Botswana can all be combined with a South Africa tour.

South Africa Video

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Excursions

SOUTHERN AFRICA

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Table Mountain

Take a cable car to the top of Table Mountain where you will be t reated to breathtaking

views of Cape Town and Table Bay.

Robben Island

Take a tour of the island and prison where Nelson Mandela was famously imprisoned from

1964 to 1982.

Cape Peninsula Tour

Enjoy a full day tour of the Cape Peninsula. This includes a boat t rip to the seal colony

at Duiker Island, Cape Point , the Cape of Good Hope and a t rip to see the famous penguins

at Boulders Beach.

Cheetah Outreach Sanctuary

Visit the Cheetah Outreach Sanctuary which aims to highlight the plight of the cheetah

and is helping to protect it from ext inct ion. Perhaps even enjoy a personal encounter with

an adult cheetah.

Newlands Stadium

Take a tour of the famous Newlands Stadium, home of Super Rugby team The Stormers.

The stadium also hosted a semi final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup between England and

New Zealand.

Whale Watching

Take a t rip to Hermanus to see the Whales that migrate along this coast . Simply enjoy

watching the whales from the cliff tops and the beach, or perhaps take a boat out to get a

closer look!

Shark Cage Diving

Take a boat out from Cape Town and come face to face with one of the oceans most

deadly predators.

Langa Township

Enjoy a tour of the Langa Township just outside Cape Town, meet the children and enjoy

lunch at Sheila's famous Lelapa restaurant . Perhaps even fit in a local community fixture

during your visit .

Two Oceans Aquarium

Visit the excellent Two Oceans Aquarium which is located on the V&A Waterfront , at the

point at which the Indian and At lant ic oceans meet.

Lesedi Cultural Village

Visit Lesedi Cultural Village, the village consists of five permanent ly inhabited villages.

Experience a t radit ional welcome, a guided walkabout , as well as a song and dance show.

You will then enjoy a lunch at the excellent restaurant .

Escorted Game Drive

Head out on a 4x4 vehicle with a ranger who will take you in search of the famous 'Big 5'

mammals - Lion, Elephant , Rhino, Buffalo and Leopard.

Elephant Sanctuary

The Elephant Sanctuary at Hartebeestpoort Dam offers an interact ive elephant

experience, elephant back riding, they offer hands-on educat ional elephant

interact ions which provides guests with a far more int imate elephant experience.

All our accommodat ion meets strict safety standards and are equipped to deal with

Accommodation

school groups. We make sure they are located within in easy reach of your fixtures and

offer plenty of good food, for your team to refuel after a hard day compet ing or t raining.

Our friendly staff are happy to advise you on the best accommodat ion opt ions for your

specific tour, taking into account factors like cost , adventure and comfort .

There are plenty of accommodat ion opt ions to choose from in South Africa for your

school sports tour. We can discuss what best suits your needs, whether it 's a high-quality

hotel or more basic hostel.

However there is no better way to get to know a country than to stay with locals in their

homes. This is often the highlight of any sports tour, where life-long friendships are made.

We arrange over 6,000 nights per year worldwide with host families.

Under 13 Teams (U13) = Players aged 11, 12, or 13

The younger players, who are aged 11, must have turned 12 by the 31 December to be

eligible to play in this age category. The older players, who are 13, must st ill be 13 by the

31 December to play in this age category. Those players aged 12 may play in this

category throughout the year whether they are 12 years old or 13 years old by 31

December.

Under 14 (U14) = Players aged 12, 13, or 14





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or if he is more than two years younger than the maximum st ipulated age for that part icular age group.

In pract ise, the players must fall into the below age brackets st ipulated below.

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A personal approach to a world of sport

Customer feedback

"South Af rica was outstanding. The cricket was great and the hospitality f irst class. A really good experience all round."

Filton College, Bristol

"All pre-tour contact with ED was exemplary as was the organisation including parent brief ing, tour manager' s pack, it inerary, f light details and personal contact" .

Edge Grove School, Hertfordshire

"Excellent preparation and attention to detail at every stage of the tour allowed every single member of the tour party to have a great t ime."

Downsend School, Surrey

"We were very impressed by the service provided by Edwin Doran. The tour was organised very ef f iciently and this ensured that all of the students and staf f had a great

CUSTOMER FEEDBACK

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experience."

Cranmore School, Surrey

" If you don' t want to do any work as a tour organiser choose Edwin Doran Sports Tours!"

Bedford Cricket Club, Bedford

"The service was outstanding and could not really f ault anything on the tour. Was an Outstanding experience f or all. Would recommend to others at the drop of a hat!"

Prince Henry's Grammar School, Yorkshire

" It was the best ten days of the boys lives!"

Bedford Preparatory School,Bedfordshire

Why Edwin Doran?

WHY EDWIN DORAN?

Our Health & Safety Standards

The welfare of students and staff is our number one priority. Our experienced and qualified Health & Safety Manager is responsible for maintaining industry leading standards across

the company allowing you to feel safe in the knowledge that all aspects of health & safety have been handled by a qualified expert .

We hold assured member status with the School T ravel Forum (STF), the body who promote, standardise and regulate best pract ice in educat ion t ravel. This means that we maintain

an STF approved Safety Management System and we expose ourselves to their independent , external health & safety audits annually in addit ion to our internal audits carried out at a

PLC level.

Health & Safety on your Tour

Every member of our team is crisis management t rained

We provide personalised information which will help you to complete your Risk Assessment.

We rigorously assess every element of your tour to a standard that exceeds STF requirements.

Your Health & Safety Expert

HEALTH & SAFETY

Our dedicated Health & Safety Manager has almost 30 years' experience working both in

the UK and overseas for tour operators. She has extensive knowledge of risk.

Her qualificat ions include NEBOSH General Cert it icate in Safety Management Systems and

Risk Assessor through the Chartered Inst itute of Enviromental Health.

In the business her role includes ensuring that any element of risk is completely minimised

and that they are carried out to a level that not only meets but exceeds the School T ravel

Forum requirements on many levels.

In short , she's dedicated to covering all aspects of health & safety to take the weight off

your mind and allow you to focus on enjoying the tour.

Edwin Doran is delighted to include free kit for all Tour Managers andstaff as standard. Our partners Raging Bull offer high performancesportswear and accessories branded with your school logo.

For all Long Haul Tours , we will make sure every student has their ownnumbered tour bag and we’ll provide an additional large kit bag per squadto carry the training gear on tour.

Our partnership with Raging Bull guarantees you great prices on yourteam sports kit and tour tops.

TOUR KIT ALWAYS INCLUDED

RAGING BULL

Next steps

1. Face to face meeting

It 's vital to meet the people who are going to be running your tour. I am personally

available to come and speak through the whole tour with you face to face. This is the

best way to get the tour exact ly how you want it .

2. Tour Approval

Following quotat ion approval, if required we can provide you with the SMS Policies and

help you in complet ing your Risk Assessments relat ing to your tour. We can also

come along and run a presentat ion evening for you to launch the tour.

3. Launch your tour

The best way to do this is to organise an information evening, which we are more

than happy to run for you. All our staff are very experienced presenters and will be able

to get the best possible numbers for the tour, with H&S info, an out line of

the it inerary, stories, pictures and video to really make the dream come alive.

4. Gather your booking deposits

It 's best to do this as early as possible to avoid disappointment with hotel availability,

f light allocat ions, and to get the best fixtures possible. It also helps us run a really

smooth tour for you.

To book you need to to the following:

1. Complete an online Booking form

2. Send us your booking deposit

Long haul tours £300 European f light tours £200 European coach tours £75

(If f light costs have to be paid in full on booking, then more may be required at the

Your touring expert

Andrew LoughlinSales Director

Phone: 0161 491 6969

Mobile: 07802 356180

Email address: [email protected] om

I’m a self-confessed sports nut , st ill playing rugby in my fourth decade. Originally from

County Tyrone in Ireland, my sports degree from Cardiff set me on a career that

seems to have taken me around the world 80 t imes. I head our northern office, based

in Cheadle in Manchester, and work with some great folk both within the company and

among the many sports people I have had the pleasure to meet over the years. Job

sat isfact ion comes in many guises, whether it 's seeing a red hot hockey team in

Sydney, a school's cricket game in St Lucia, or the sat isfact ion of a rotund prop tell

me his great billet ing stories while on tour in Argent ina, and asking, through his

fat igued haze: “Why would anyone ever want to stay in a hotel?”

Favourite touring dest inat ion

South Africa – there’s so much variety in the sports, cultures and hospitality offered

and it ’s fabulous value.

NEXT STEPS

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outset) Favourite personal sport ing moment

Reaching the final of the Ulster Rugby Senior Schools Cup.

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