Welcome to South Africa!

After your overnight flight to Johannesburg, you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel, where you can drop your bags off and enjoy the hotel’s own facilities, or head out for lunch in Nelson Mandela Square, where you’ll find a great choice of bars and restaurants.

If you would like to use the hotel room during the day, we can arrange this for you.

Garden Court Morningside, Sandton, or similar
– to upgrade your hotel, please ask

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Don’t miss a a ball with a five day ticket for the South Africa v England Test Match at the 34,000-seater Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, nicknamed the ‘Bullring’ for its lively and intimidating atmosphere!

In the evenings you can dissect the day’s play in the bars and restaurants of Sandton or Melrose Arch.

Your holiday includes a guaranteed seat for all five days of the Test Match.

Garden Court Morningside, Sandton, or similar

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After the excitement of the first South Arica v England Test Match, enjoy a couple of days to relax before the Boxing Day Test in Pretoria.

You’ll be met at your hotel for your scenic transfer to either Sun City Resort, or a safari lodge in the adjacent Pilanesberg National Park.

At Sun City you can enjoy a round of golf on one of two Gary Player-designed 18 hole courses, go mountain biking in a private game park with giraffe, zebra and wildebeest, or just relax by one of several swimming pools.

Located on the slopes of an ancient volcano, Pilanesberg National Park is home to lion, leopard, elephant and rhino to name but a few iconic African species. During your stay you’ll enjoy two game drives, led by an experienced ranger.

The Cabanas, Sun City, or Kwa Maritane Safari Lodge, Pilanesberg, or similar

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On Christmas Eve, you’ll travel back from Sun City / Pilanesberg to Sandton, approximately a 2 hour 30 minute journey.

En route, you may like to stop at the Cradle of Humankind, where you’ll find the Maropeng Visitor Centre, which explores the evolution of our species, and the impressive Sterkfontein Caves.

You’ll no doubt find fellow cricket fans in the bars and restaurants in Nelson Mandela Square or the nearby district of Melrose Arch, or trying their luck in Montecasino!

Hotel Sky Sandton or similar
– to upgrade your hotel, please ask


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Game on! The second South Africa v England Test is being held at Centurion Park (also known as SuperSport Park) in Pretoria’s southern suburbs.

You will have a 5-day ticket, so not to miss any of the action. Centurion Park holds around 20,000 spectators, and is known for its fun and friendly atmosphere (scoreboard depending!).

In the evenings, you can relive Root’s reverse ramps back in the bars and restaurants of Sandton.

Your holiday includes a guaranteed seat for all five days of the Test Match.

Hotel Sky Sandton or similar


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The flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town takes around 2 hours 15 minutes, with views over the Great Karoo. On arrival, you’ll be met at the airport for your transfer to your chosen hotel.

This afternoon, you could enjoy a glass of South African wine at the V&A Waterfront, then stay to watch the city’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display. There are also often DJ’s and live music acts.

If you would like to dine at the V&A Waterfront on New Year’s Eve, booking a table is highly recommended.

Pullman Cape Town City Centre or similar
– to upgrade your hotel, please ask

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If you enjoy a challenge, climbing Table Mountain is becoming a New Year’s Day tradition in Cape Town. It takes around five hours, but you’ll be rewarded with incredible views. The Table Mountain Cable Car does typically run on New Year’s Day too (weather permitting).

Alternatively, you could join the the local Capetonians kicking back on Clifton Beach or Camps Bay, both a short taxi ride from the V&A Waterfront.

The following day, why not pre-book a day tour to the Cape of Good Hope, returning via Boulders Beach to see the resident penguins, or to Stellenbosch in the famed Cape Winelands, with wine tastings included? Just let your Travel Consultant know what you would like to do.

Pullman Cape Town City Centre or similar

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Backdropped by the ever impressive Table Mountain, Cape Town’s Newlands Cricket Ground is one of the world’s most iconic, and the perfect venue for the final South Africa v England Test Match.

The Boxing Day Test at Newlands tends to be the most popular with visiting England fans. The ground holds 25,000 spectators and again, you’ll have a 5-day ticket to see Root & Co. wrap up a series win (fingers crossed!).

Your holiday includes a guaranteed seat for all five days of the Test Match. 

Pullman Cape Town City Centre or similar

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What an adventure! Most flights from Cape Town to the UK depart in the evening, so you should have time for a leisurely brunch, or even a quick trip to the beach, before heading to the airport.

If you would like to add a Kruger safari or an tropical island escape to Mauritius or the Seychelles to your holiday, just let us know.

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