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A full Accompanying Persons' programme has been developed for the enjoyment of
those travelling to Stellenbosch with Global South 2010 delegates, which will
showcase the splendour of Stellenbosch and its surroundings.
On registration of the Accompanying Persons Package, in addition to the invitation
to attend the Welcome Reception and the Conference Dinner, accompanying persons are
invited to participate in two exciting afternoon excursions. These two tours are
included in the Global South 2010 Accompanying Persons Package fee.
All Accompanying Persons Tours include:
- Travel in air-conditioned touring coaches
- An English-speaking professional tour guide
- All entrance fees where required (except on City Tour which excludes Table Mountain Cableway ticket)
City Tour (half day)
Cape Town is one of the most spectacular settings of any of the world's
principal cities, with majestic mountain ranges and clean, blue oceans surrounded
by world-class infrastructure. This half day city tour will show visitors the
natural scenic beauty of Cape Town, as well as touch on Cape Town’s cultural
and ethnic diversity.
The City Tour will include visits to:
- Table Mountain (weather permitting)
- Camps Bay and Sea Point
- Malay Quarters
- SA Museum, Gardens & Parliament Buildings
- Green Market Square
- Signal Hill view point
- Diamond Factory tour (optional)
Time: 12h00 - 16h00
Includes: Entrance fees to all museums
Excludes: Table Mountain Cableway ticket
The Winelands Tour (half day)
With its ideal Mediterranean climate and varied soils, the South African wines have
become world renowned and visitors will have the chance to experience two of Cape Town's
most famous wine regions, Franschhoek and Stellenbosch.
Franschhoek (literally French Corner) is the town originally settled by the
Huguenots, and is as renowned for its many restaurants and fine cuisine as for its
excellent wine estates. Guest will make their way by coach from Stellenbosch to
Franschhoek, after stopping for a photo opportunity at Franschhoek Pass view point.
From there, they will indulge in a wine tasting at one of the Franschhoek FAIR TRADE
CERTIFIED wine farms.
Guests will then return to Stellenbosch, known as the heart of the wine country
and home to South Africa's second oldest town. Famous for its Cape Dutch architecture
and oak lined streets, this historical town is an ideal point to start exploration of
the area. Guests will be invited to take a stroll through this historic town, before
enjoying a wine tasting at one of the Stellenbosch FAIR TRADE CERTIFIED wine farms.
Time: 12h00 - 16h00
Includes: 2 x wine tastings at Franschhoek and Stellenbosch wine farms
Optional activities (not included in registration fees)
Spier Wine Estate offers a variety of activities for guests to enjoy at their own
leisure, including a Spier sustainability tour, wine tasting, as well as touching cheetahs
and eagles from their nature outreach projects.
Spier Cheetah Outreach Programme:
Spier has made land available to a group of hand-raised cheetahs in the care of the
Cheetah Outreach Programme. Learn more about these incredible cats from a distance,
or get up close and personal and even step inside an enclosure. Entrance donations
help fund the cheetah outreach programme.
Cheetah outreach assists the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) in their efforts to
ensure the survival of the free-ranging cheetah. An education facility aims to
increase global awareness of the cheetah and to raise funds for the centre so it
can run independently.
Eagle Encounters:
Spier is home to Eagle Encounters Raptor Rehabilitation Centre. Eagle Encounters
is a bird of prey rehabilitation, education, conservation and eco-tourism centre.
The long-term vision of the Eagle Encounters Project is that the organisations helps
to preserve the eco-environment by protecting birds of prey through the re-release of
rehabilitated birds back into the wild, and through creating community awareness of
birds of prey. Watch how ancient falconry techniques are used to train them to hunt.
Flying demonstrations are held daily.
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