Next 3 months SA events |
9 Jul 2010 flights |
(Are any of our readers travelling from Cape Town to Durban in the next month, and willing to help? Cecille is looking for somebody flying from Cape Town to Durban, who would be kind enough to help her transport her puppy - Mango Airlines don't transport puppies unless there is a passenger onboard who is responsible for them)
They say we should look beyond the Fifa World Cup. If, like me, you've been wondering when the rugby trinations matches start, then wonder no longer - the first South African match is against New Zealand on the 21st August. For this and other events info see our list below of events in South Africa over the next few months.
7 Jun - 11 Jul 2010 |
Vodacom Funny Festival, Cape Town |
9 Jun 2010 - 13 Jul 2010 |
School holidays |
10 Jun - 14 Jun 2010 |
South Africa vs West Indies (cricket test match) in Kingston, Jamaica. |
11 Jun 2010 - 11 Jul 2010 |
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11 Jun - 13 Jul 2010 |
Sardine Run on KwaZulu-Natal coast |
16 Jun 2010 |
Youth Day (public holiday) |
18 Jun - 22 Jun 2010 |
South Africa vs West Indies (cricket test match) in St Kitts. |
20 Jun 2010 |
Fathers Day (3rd Sunday of June) |
20 Jun - 4 Jul 2010 |
National Arts Festival in Grahamstown (see Grahamstown accommodation) |
26 Jun - 30 Jun 2010 |
South Africa vs West Indies (cricket test match) in Bridgetown, Barbados. |
30 Jun - 3 Jul 2010 |
Mallards & Mercury Ski-Boat Festival, Shelly Beach |
1 Jul - 30 Sep 2010 |
Namakwa Spring Flowers |
2 - 4 Jul 2010 |
Ballito Prawn & Jazz Festival |
2 - 11 Jul 2010 |
Mr Price PRO Ballito surfing competition |
2 - 11 Jul 2010 |
Knysna Oyster Festival |
3 - 4 Jul 2010 |
Knysna Cycle Tour (Mountain Bike & Road Race) |
6 - 8 Jul 2010 |
Fauresmith Endurance Ride |
6 - 11 Jul 2010 |
Volksblad Arts Festival in Bloemfontein |
5 - 9 Jul 2010 |
World Sport Destination Expo, at the Sandton Convention Centre, Joburg |
7 Jul 2010 |
World Travel Awards, Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg |
8 - 11 Jul 2010 |
South Coast Lions Show, Port Shepstone |
10 Jul - 4 Sep 2010 |
Trinations 2010 rugby : South Africa v New Zealand v Australia |
17 Jul 2010 |
South Africa v New Zealand (Trinations rugby), Wellington. |
17 - 18 Jul 2010 |
House of Paint Durban Airshow, Virginia Airport (Durban North) |
22 Jul - 1 Aug 2010 |
Durban International Film Festival |
23 Jul - 25 Jul 2010 |
Mediatech Africa 2010 at the Coca Cola Dome in Johannesburg |
23 Jul - 1 Aug 2010 |
East Coast Radio House & Garden Show |
23 Jul - 1 Aug 2010 |
Rastafarian Earth Festival in Knysna. |
24 Jul 2010 |
South Africa vs Australia (Trinations rugby), Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. |
31 Jul 2010 |
Vodacom Durban July (horse race) |
5 - 9 Aug 2010 |
Decorex at Johannesburg's Gallagher Convention Centre |
6 - 8 Aug 2010 |
Oppikoppi Wildcar Festival in Northam |
7 - 9 Aug 2010 |
Nedbank Eastern Bridal Fair, Durban |
9 Aug 2010 |
National Women's Day (public holiday) |
15 Aug 2010 |
BMW International Polo Series, Durban |
20 - 22 Aug 2010 |
Garden Route Wedding Expo in George. |
21 Aug 2010 |
South Africa vs New Zealand (Trinations rugby), Johannesburg. |
26 - 28 Aug 2010 |
KwaZulu-Natal Music Imbizo, in Durban |
27 - 29 Aug 2010 |
Durban Baby Expo |
27 - 29 Aug 2010 |
Standard Bank Joy of Jazz festival in Newtown, Johannesburg |
28 Aug 2010 |
South Africa vs Australia (Trinations rugby), Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria. |
2 - 5 Sep 2010 |
Durban International Astrology & Psychic Festival |
4 Sep 2010 |
South Africa vs Australia (Trinations rugby), Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein. |
Sep 2010 |
South Africa vs Zimbabwe cricket (in South Africa) |
Sep 2010 |
Hermanus Whale Festival, Simon's Town Penguin Festival |
19 - 27 Sep 2010 |
Magoebaskloof Spring Festival |
23 - 26 Sep 2010 |
White Mountain Folk Festival, Giant's Castle in the Drakensburg |
23 - 26 Sep 2010 |
Good Food & Wine Show in Johannesburg |
23 - 26 Sep 2010 |
Innibos Kunstefees in Nelspruit |
24 Sep 2010 |
Heritage Day (public holiday) |
24 - 28 Sep 2010 |
Gastronomica in Knysna |
25 - 26 Sep 2010 |
Outeniqua Country Hop Strawberry Festival in George. |
29 Sep - 3 Oct 2010 |
Klein Karoo Klassique in Oudtshoorn |
29 Sep - 4 Oct 2010 |
Aardklop National Arts Festival in Potchefstroom |
30 Sep - 2 Oct 2010 |
Zululand Expo in Richards Bay |
Travel from Durban to Johannesburg
Flights from Durban to Johannesburg * |
Coach Bus & train trips from Durban to Joburg |
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Kulula Air to O.R. Tambo |
619 |
Shosholoza Meyl train economy class departs Durban 1915 arrives Joburg 0744 |
140 |
Mango economy class |
643 |
SA Roadlink coach bus |
150 |
Kulula to Lanseria |
699 |
Citiliner coach bus |
160 |
Mango Flex |
733 |
City to City coach bus |
180 |
Mango Plus |
893 |
Intercape coach bus |
230 |
BA British Airways economy class |
1098 |
Translux coach bus |
230 |
SAA economy class |
2220 |
Greyhound coach bus via Estcourt |
260 |
BA British Airways Business/club class |
2346 |
Baz Bus hop on hop off |
1460 |
SAA Business/premium class |
3430 |
Shosholoza Meyl tourist class (Saturdays) |
- |
1time Airline economy class |
no flights |
Premier Classe train (Fridays) |
- |
* flights leave Durban for Johannesburg between 17h29 & 20h31 on the 9th July 2010. Prices will change.
Accommodation in South Africa
Cheapest Johannesburg accommodation is at the Mercure Johannesburh Midrand Hotel, from R270 a night.
Car Rentals in Johannesburg
We priced the cost of Johannesburg car rental from O.R. Tambo International Airport from 21h00 on the 9th July 2010 until 13h00 on the 11th July 2010as follows:
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First Car Rental |
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Total |
662 |
646 |
550 |
$440 |
Per Day |
331 |
323 |
275 |
$220 |
John catches a Luftewaffe flight to Cape Town
John, who hails from the North Sea island of Sotra, decided to visit our shores. After flying to Cape Town with the "Luftewaffe" ("encased in a very small German torture seat"), he made his way to Matjiesfontein where he had breakfast at the hotel which is in an "ongoing state of dilapidation". He met up with a heli-pilot who reminded him "that no matter how cool you think your life is, there is always people who have a more interesting time of it". Next he went to Sutherland which:
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"has an impressive church and not much else".
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"all those that we met in the Karoo are old, the young fled to the cites long ago"
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"They are racists and they are bigoted, they are conservative and they are small minded. But they are also kind and welcoming to outsiders (I guess as long as you are white)"
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"you can see that they were once beautiful but the harsh environment has abraded their looks as cruelly as it has weathered the bedrock we come to study."
And on Stellenbosch:
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"there is a real sense of optimism. I guess it’s the kind of optimism you get from being rich and privileged and I am sure that if you spent time there it would drive you crazy"
Ask our travel consultant your questions here. She would love to assist.
