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South Africa v England – All 3 Tests – Rhino (Excl. Intl. Flights)
Package includes:
- Guaranteed Test Match Tickets to all three test matches
- 24 nights' 4★ & 5★ accommodation on a B&B basis (safari lodge is full board)
- Domestic flights
- 3 nights of safari between the first two Tests!
- Airport Transfers for domestic flights
- Exclusive Gullivers cricket evening
- Dedicated Gullivers Tour Manager escorting the tour group
- Gullivers Tour Merchandise
- Welcome Drinks & Tour Group Dinner
- Exclusive Christmas Dinner!
- This package offers you the flexibility to book your own international flights and join the group in South Africa. Please contact us if you would like a quote from us for any of these individual flights
Highlights
- The first opportunity to travel to and be in South Africa for a red ball series since 2019/20!
- Get the inside scoop during the tour at our exclusive event
- Be part of a tour group with fellow England cricket fans
- See in the New Year in Cape Town
- Optional add-on sightseeing opportunities to enhance your South Africa experience
- Unmatched Expertise & Destination Knowledge
Experience it live from
£6,549
per person
based on 2 sharing a room
single supplement +£2,150
secure with a 25% deposit
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At a glance
4★ & 5★ Accommodation
Follow the England side around South Africa with 24 nights' 4★ & 5★ hotel accommodation on a bed and breakfast basis (safari lodge is full board). This tour includes stays in Sandton, Pilanesburg National Park, and Cape Town.
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Domestic Flights
Domestic flights in South Africa are included.
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Safari Extension
Enjoy 3 fantastic nights' on Safari in the Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa's fourth largest National Park and home to the Big 5.
Transfers in South Africa
Airport transfers by coach are included for domestic flights, as well as any overland touring while in South Africa. Return stadium transfers by coach with your group are also included in your package for each of the three test matches.
Exclusive Gullivers Cricket Evening
A highlight of many a Gullivers trip, our popular Gullivers cricket evening will be back in South Africa. Past guests have included Jonathan Agnew, Phil Tufnell, Steven Finn, Sir Alastair Cook, Steve Harmison, Alec Stewart and many, many more. This is a fantastic opportunity to get a unique insight into the game.
Gullivers Tour Manager
To ensure you have the best possible experience on tour, you will have a dedicated Gullivers Tour Manager escorting your tour group in South Africa - our Tour Managers are knowledgeable cricket fans, supported by an on-site operations team and UK based office team that has vast experience of working in South Africa.
Tour Merchandise
Included in your package is some Gullivers merchandise to help you support the team in South Africa.
Optional Sightseeing Excursions
To ensure that you can enjoy and experience South Africa to its fullest, whether you are looking for adventure thrills or sampling local food and drink, we will have a range of optional excursions for you to add into your package so you are only paying for what you want!
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The Cricket Experts
Gullivers Sports Travel have been touring to South Africa for many years. We have followed England around the globe for all formats of the game, from the T20 World Cup's in Australia and the West Indies, to the CWC in India, and of course the red ball side in New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia and beyond. Our team are passionate cricket fans, experienced in travelling to cricket destinations with fans on escorted tours.
We know South Africa
Gullivers Sports Travel have been touring to South Africa for many years for supporters trips to major events such as The Lions, Summer Tours and of course following the England Cricket Team. This red ball tour promises to be our biggest and best yet. We’ve perfected the art of creating unforgettable, well-organized experiences for sports fans. Whilst it will have been 7 years since travelling England fans have been in the crowd for a red ball series in South Africa, we have been touring the country more recently, with trips for the white ball series in 2023 and the Welsh Summer Tour a year before that. We’re ready to make this series one for the history books.
Book with Confidence
Gullivers Sports Travel is fully ABTA bonded, and ATOL protected when flights are included. This offers you financial protection and means that you can relax and book your trip safe in the knowledge that your booking is fully protected with a reputable tour operator.
Full itinerary
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Day 1
Arrive South Africa
Make your own way to Johannesburg, where you can check-in to your hotel for 6 nights on a bed and breakfast basis.
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Day 2
Day at Leisure
Enjoy a day at leisure.
Sandton is considered South Africa's economic powerhouse and there are many amenities in the area.
This evening the group will get together with the Tour Manager for Welcome Drinks. Get to know your tour group and tour manager, reminisce on past tours and trips and share the excitement of the upcoming series!
Welcome Drinks
Meet with your Tour Manager and the rest of your group and enjoy a drink together. It's a great chance to get to know each other and have a relaxed start to the tour.
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Day 3-7
1st Test - South Africa v England
The first test of the series! After breakfast, join the group and your tour manager on the coach for the short transfer to the stadium for the day's play. After play, the coach will bring you back to the hotel.
England will know how important the first test is in a three match series and will be looking to impose themselves on South Africa at The Wanderers.
In the evening, find yourself on Nelson Mandela Square - a vibrant piazza for dining and upscale restaurants.
The Wanderers - 1st Test
A return coach transfer is included for this test match
- Play Starts:
- 10:00
Gullivers Cricket Evening
On Friday night, enjoy the Gullivers Cricket Evening as we get together with friends from the cricketing world to hear the inside track on the England team, the series, and the game in general.
Sandton to Pilanesburg
On Monday, after the 1st test has concluded, return to the hotel to check out before joining your coach transfer to Pilanesberg, where you will spend three nights on this incredible reserve on a full-board basis. The journey takes approximately three hours, depending on traffic, and its a great opportunity to take in more of South Africa’s beautiful scenery along the way.
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Day 8-9
Pilanesburg
Enjoy 2 full days at leisure on Safari! Your safari lodge is on a full-board basis.
Make the most of the daily game drives included in your stay in Pilanesberg National Park. Set in the root zone of an extinct volcano which provides some fascinating scenery, Pilanesberg National Park is home to Africa's Big 5 as well as scores of other flora and fauna. How many of these wonderful animals will you spot during your time on Safari?
There will be two game drives included per day on the 22nd and 23rd.
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Day 10
Pilanesburg to Sandton
Enjoy one final game drive this morning, then travel back to Sandton with the group by coach, ahead of the second test match.
This journey will be approximately 3 hours and once we arrive, check into your hotel for 7 nights on a bed and breakfast basis.
The rest of the day is yours to spend at leisure. We would recommend a visit to the Apartheid Museum - the pre-eminent museum that deals with 20th century South Africa. Rosebank Mall is a good spot to do some shopping, and the botanical gardens are well worth a visit for some serenity.
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Day 11
Christmas Day in South Africa
Join your fellow Gullivers clients for Christmas Day. All our escorted tour travellers come together for a festive yet informal celebration. Return transfers will be included. Indulge in a delicious lunch with live entertainment.
Christmas Day
Join Gullivers staff and fellow supporters at this exclusive event ahead of tomorrows Boxing Day Test against South Africa!
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Day 12-16
2nd Test - South Africa v England
Nothing beats test cricket on Boxing Day!
After breakfast, join the group and your tour manager on the coach for the transfer to the stadium for the day's play. After play, the coach will bring you back to the hotel. The journey time is approximately 35/40 minutes each way depending on traffic.
In the evening, find yourself on Nelson Mandela Square - a vibrant piazza for dining and upscale restaurants.
SuperSport Centurion Park - 2nd Test
A return coach transfer is included for this test match
- Play Starts:
- 10:00
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Day 17
Johannesburg to Cape Town - NYE
Check out of the hotel and transfer to the airport for your flight to Cape Town. On arrival, transfer to your hotel for an eight night stay with breakfast.
Cape Town is a fantastic place to experience NYE. You are free to make your own arrangements and see in the New Year however you wish. We will be putting on an event at an additional cost - more details to come soon!
New Year's Eve
We will be offering an exciting event for New Year's Eve - details coming soon!
Sandton to Cape Town
- Departs:
- TBC
- Arrives:
- TBC
- Airline:
- TBC
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Day 18-19
Days at Leisure
Two day's at leisure to settle into your new surroundings in Cape Town.
It's very easy to spend a lot of time at the V&A Waterfront, with lot's of food and shopping options and harbour views. Nearby, there are some fantastic winelands to experience, and a trip to Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was held prisoner is eye-opening and a must-do.
We will have some optional excursions for these days too - coming soon!
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Day 20-24
3rd Test - South Africa v England
One of our favourite test cricket grounds in the world!
After breakfast, join the group and your tour manager on the coach for the transfer to the stadium for the day's play. After play, the coach will bring you back to the hotel. The journey time is approximately 20/25 minutes each way depending on traffic.
In the evening, find yourself on at the V&A Waterfront for ample food options with harbour views.
Newlands - 3rd Test
A return coach transfer is included for this test match
- Play Starts:
- 10:30
Gullivers Cricket Evening
On Monday evening, join us for the Gullivers Cricket Evening, where we gather with leading voices from the cricketing world to share insight on the England side, moments in the series, and the sport more broadly.
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Day 25
Depart South Africa
Check out of your hotel this morning and say your goodbye's before making your own onward travel arrangements. We hope that you head home with some fantastic lasting memories and new friendships formed from a special trip to South Africa.
Tickets
1st Test - South Africa v England
Play Starts: 10:00
England have won their last two test matches at The Wanderers, most recently in January 2020 thanks to an outstanding performance from Mark Wood, taking 9 wickets in the match including the key wicket of Quentin de Kock in both South African innings. The Wanderers is sometimes known as 'the bullring' due to it's intimidating atmosphere for away sides and has been host to a number of memorable test cricket moments. England fans will remember Mike Atherton batting for over 10 hours to save a test match in 1995.
- Tickets:
- TBC
- Venue:
- The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
- Capacity:
- 28,000
2nd Test - South Africa v England
Play Starts: 10:00
One of our favourite test match grounds, with a lush outfield and grass embankments, the pitch here is known for being a little quicker than others, which helped Jofra Archer take a third innings fifer the last time England played a test here in 2019. England did go on to lose that match though, and don't have a particularly good record here. Their only win came in 2000 which was marred by the infamous Hanse Cronje match-fixing scandal, when both teams forfeited an innings to force a result in the face of rain delays. Cronje orchestrated this as he needed to force a result for the bookmakers. England will be hoping to rectify that record this winter.
- Tickets:
- TBC
- Venue:
- SuperSport Park Centurion, Pretoria
- Capacity:
- 20,000
3rd Test - South Africa v England
Play Starts: 10:30
Another of our favourite test match cricket grounds, England fans will remember a fantastic test match win here at the start of 2020. Ben Stokes took the final three wickets (including two in an over) to force a result when a draw looked increasingly likely. Other notable contributions in that game include a Sir Jimmy Anderson fifer in South Africa's first innings, and an unbeaten Dom Sibley hundred in England's second. The ground is one of the most beautiful in the world, nestled at the foot of Table Mountain. It's one of the few grounds in South Africa conducive to spin bowling and it doesn't often end in a draw here.
- Tickets:
- TBC
- Venue:
- Newlands, Cape Town
- Capacity:
- 25,000
Accommodation
NH Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
This hotel is designed in a contemporary and modern style, located within easy reach of Nelson Mandela Square and Sandton City Shopping Center. Activities in the area include the Apartheid Museum, Lion Park and the Cradle of Humankind. The Hotel itself has a family-friendly outdoor pool, a fitness centre, and 2 bars and restaurants, wining and dining you for the entirety of your stay.
Features:
- Outdoor Pool with Pool Gazebo Bar
- Complimentary Shuttle Service
We chose this hotel because:
- Guests can use the free shuttle to Nelson Mandela Square and the Sandton Gautrain Station
- Three Distinctive Restaurants and Bars
Bakubung Bush Lodge, Pilanesberg National Park
Bakubung Bush Lodge is concealed within the rich expanses of the malaria-free Pilanesberg National Park - set in an area where the Big 5 roam, a mere 2 hour drive from Johannesburg. Bakubung, or “People of the Hippo”, offers you everything you need in regards to comfortable and luxury accommodation. With the bush just outside your window you will be able to relax and take in everything about the bush and the animals living around you.
Features:
- Fantastic amenities
- Game Drives included
- Please note children of all ages must be accompanied by an adult on game drives
We chose this hotel because:
- Full-Board basis
- Fantastic amenities
- Game Drives included
- Please note children must be accompanied by an adult on game drives
AC Hotel Waterfront, Cape Town
The AC Hotel is conveniently located just minutes from the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, one of Cape Town's most popular areas for dining, drinking and soaking up views of the South Atlantic Ocean and Table Mountain. The hotel has spacious and elegant rooms which each boast fantastic views of the surrounding area.
Features:
- AC market-style restaurant dining
- Local style bar
We chose this hotel because:
- Located just minutes from the vibrant Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
- Short drive from Cape Town International Airport
Extras
Gullivers New Years Eve Event
+£175pp
See in the New Year with Gullivers at our New Years Eve Event! Enjoy dinner, drinks, and music with your fellow Gullivers travellers.
South Africa v England – All 3 Tests – Rhino (Excl. Intl. Flights)
Experience it live from
£6,549
per person; based on 2 sharing a room; single supplement +£2,150 secure with a 25% depositpp
