Social Functions
Cocktail Function
Date: Sunday, 21 October 2007
Time: 18:00
Venue: Jasminum Restaurant, Ground Floor, CTICC
The Cocktail Function will take place in the Cape Town International Convention Centre where old colleagues can catch up and new contacts can be made. The Registration and Hospitality Desk will be open throughout the cocktail to register delegates and assist them with questions they may have.
Official African Dinner
Date: Tuesday, 23 October 2007
Time: 19:00
Venue: Moyo Restaurant at Spier Wine Estate in Stellenbosch
Moyo offers their guests an unforgettable
African experience, set under the African sky on the well-known Spier
Wine Estate. The 25 m long buffet offers one an incredible selection of
food to enjoy and excellent wine. Guests are seated around embolas(burning
fires) to enjoy their dinner while being entertained by African dancing
and music.
Official excursion to the
Winelands
Date: Thursday, 25 October 2007
Time: Depart at 14:30 from the Convention Centre
Venue: Stellenbosch and Nederburg Wine Estate in Paarl
After lunch on Thursday 25 October, at approximately 14:30,
the coaches will depart from the Convention Centre for the Winelands and
the well-known wine estate Nederburg. En route, we will briefly visit
the picturesque village of Stellenbosch, home to the University of Stellenbosch.
Stellenbosch is very popular with tourists with its historical buildings,
oak lined streets and many interesting shops. Delegates attending the
Botrytis genome annotation meeting will join the official excursion
in Stellenbosch.
From Stellenbosch, the tour will proceed to the historic farm of Nederburg
in Paarl. The Nederburg Wine Estate belongs to the Distell Group, which
is South Africa’s leading producer and marketer of fine wines, spirits
and popular drinks. For over 200 years, Nederburg has been at the forefront
of South African winemaking and is also world renowned for the Nederburg
Wine Auction held on the estate each year, which showcases the best of
SA wines and fashion.
Delegates will have the opportunity to tour the cellar,
taste the wine and enjoy a cocktail function on this lovely estate before
returning to Cape Town at approximately 19:00.
MONDAY
22 OCT
THE CAPE WINELANDS
Today we head some 50 kms east of the city to explore the mountains and
tranquil countryside of the Cape Winelands. Here old Cape Dutch wine farms
nestle beneath towering mountain peaks. During the morning we’ll
have a wine tasting at one of these estates. We visit the historical town
of Stellenbosch (the second oldest town in South Africa after Cape Town),
and do a short town tour by coach to show you the highlights. Then you
will have free time to stroll along the quaint streets lined with old
white-washed houses and shaded by oak trees, and browse in the many antique,
curio, art and gift shops. Your guide will help you find the places you
want! This is a nice time to have a light lunch on one of Stellenbosch’s
delightful small restaurants and coffee shops. In early afternoon we continue
on to the valley of Franschhoek, still retaining the French atmosphere
and influence brought by early settlers. We visit another classic wine
estate and the charming village –which is surrounded by high mountains.
Later we head back to Cape Town, seeing superb views over the whole city
and Table Mountain as we approach. We arrive back at the hotel at about
17:15
DEPARTS: Departs 08:45 – returns at about 17:15
INCLUDES: Air-conditioned luxury coach with expert guide: two winetastings;
entrance to Stellenbosch Village Museum
EXCLUDES: Cost of lunch (free choice of venue in Stellenbosch).
PRICE: R 450
TUESDAY
23 OCTOBER
CAPE TOWN & TABLE MOUNTAIN
In this half-day coach tour you will be introduced to the highlights of
central Cape Town, including the vibrant city centre, the Company Gardens
and the Castle. A guided walk with our guide will be incorporated to give
an opportunity to absorb the atmosphere and for the guide to point out
details on foot. Then we rejoin the coach to up towards Table Mountain,
and ascend by cableway for that world-famous view. We return from Table
Mountain via the Atlantic seaboard, seeing the superb views and the wealthy
residential areas of Camps Bay, Bantry Bay etc., and end up at ‘the
Waterfront’. This is Cape Town’s most popular leisure area
– its quaint Victorian harbour atmosphere enlivened by a multitude
of shops, restaurants, and another attractions. Here you can browse and
have lunch if you wish (for your own account). You can return with the
coach to your hotel at 14:30 or stay on at the Waterfront if you wish.
DEPARTS: 08:30 – returns at 14:30
INCLUDES: air-conditioned luxury coach with guide: Table Mountain cableway.
(The cableway fee will be refunded if the cableway cannot operate due
to weather or other circumstances)
PRICE: R 300 pp + R130 Table Mountain cableway fees.
EXCLUDES: Cost of lunch (free choice of venue at the Waterfront).
WEDNESDAY
24 OCTOBER
CAPE PENINSULA/CAPE POINT TOUR
Today you will see some of the finest coastal scenery on earth, as we
follow a magnificent route around the 45 km long Cape Peninsula to Cape
Point and back. You will see the wild moorland with its unique ‘fynbos’
vegetation; unspoiled coves and beaches, and mountains descending into
the sea. You can enjoy the antics of the baboons that often appear at
the roadside, and hear about the old seafarers who braved these treacherous
waters and named this the ‘Cape of Storms’. At the harbour
of Hout Bay you can stroll or take an optional short sea-cruise to the
seal colony at Seal Island. And at Cape Point we take the funicular railway
to the high view site to see the superb 360-degree view and the meeting
point of the ocean currents of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. While at
Cape Point, you can have lunch (for your own account) at the pleasant
restaurant nearby. We return via the other side of the Peninsula, and
stop at one of the lovely beaches to see a rare colony of the delightful
African penguins at close hand. You’ll be back at your hotel at
about 17:30.
DEPARTS: 08:30 - returns at about 17:30
INCLUDES: Air-conditioned coach, with expert guide, entrance to the Cape
of Good Hope Nature Reserve (Cape Point), funicular railway to highest
view site, entrance to Boulders Beach and penguin colony.
EXCLUDES: Cost of lunch (opportunity for lunch at Cape Point own choice
ex menu)
PRICE: R475 pp (optional cruise to Seal Island- varies around R40 pp)
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- All tours must be pre-booked and paid for when registering to attend the Symposium. Please refer to the Registration form in order to book the tours.
- All quotes are subject to confirmation and availability at time of booking.
- Orders and execution thereof in terms of our Standard Conditions. The full Terms and Conditions can be requested from the Secretariat.
- The Operator and Secretariat reserves the right to cancel any of the abovementioned tours due to insufficient numbers and bad weather conditions.
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