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World Cup Soccer Johannesburg Tour
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Introduction
Situated on the southwestern tip of Africa, Cape Town and the Western Cape is recognised as one of the most beautiful places on earth. Offering a range of attractions, breathtaking sights and endless activities, it is a year-round holiday destination with friendly people, a mild climate and rich cultural heritage.
The province is made up of six tourism regions: Cape Town, Cape Overberg, Cape Winelands, Cape Garden Route & Klein Karoo, Cape West Coast and Cape Karoo and strums to a heady, irresistable pulse that is uniquely its own.
And with a host of activities on offer, you're spoilt for choice. From nature reserves, scenic drives and hiking trails to adrenaline rushes in the form of the highest commercial bungee jump in the world at Bloukrans Bridge, world-class shark cage diving or white water canoeing on the Breede River. In addition, we're a golf lovers paradise sporting some of the best golf courses in the world!
If Culture and Heritage is what you're after, then there's no shortage either. Walk past loud blubbery seals sunning themselves on the pier and take the ferry to Robben Island to visit liberation icon and former South Africa president, Nelson Mandela's prison cell. Marvel at the ancient rock art in the Karoo and explore the completely preserved historic mission stations at Elim and Genadendal. Then join the boisterous, mad-cap minstrels dancing in the Cape Minstrel Carnival and dont even think of missing out on a township tour and the opportunity to experience traditional Cape Flats life and African culture and cuisine, for yourself.
If it's business as usual for you then Cape Town and the Western Cape, winner of the 2008 Travel Awards for Africa's leading destination, answers all your business needs. A convention, conference and investment hub, the destination consistently wins 90% of all conferences it bids for.
Attraction
Cape Town and the Western Cape - an attraction unlike any other!
Heard of the Big 5? Well we have the Big 6!
Six icons that form part of the Western Cape's 'Must See' attractions are the V&A Waterfront, a unique shopping and entertainment environment, the Table Mountain Cable Way which affords you the best 360 degree views of the Cape as you whizz to Table Mountain's summit, world renowned Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Robben Island once the prison cell of Nelson Mandela, the world's greatest liberation icon, Constantia Vineyards, the oldest wine making region in the southern hemisphere and the rugged cliffs and fynbos covered vistas of Cape Point, the south westernmost tip of Africa.
BUT the Western Cape is so much MORE than just 6 attractions!
In Hermanus where whales frolick in rich turquoise coves, along the Garden Route where adrenaline junkies launch themselves from the worlds highest commercial bungee jump, in Bo Kaap also known as the Cape Malay Quarters where a hundred thousand brightly garbed minstrels joyously dance in a new year, at Cape Aghulhas where two mighty oceans embrace and greet, in Touws River where majestic lions, leopards, buffalo, rhinos and elephants still roam and Calitzdorp where the finest port outside of Madeiro is brewed - HERE life is sweet and filled to abundance with the attractions of Cape Town and the Western Cape.
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Worldwide Speciality Travel provides World Cup Tour Packages in Johannesburg
Ellis Park Stadium
Ellis Park Stadium is located in the centre of Johannesburg and has hosted many epic sporting events including the final of the 2009 Confederations Cup between Brazil and the United States. The ground was given a significant face-lift before the Confederations Cup finals and now seats 62,000 fans, increasing its capacity by almost nine per cent from the previous 57,000.
Ellis Park was first built in 1928 as a rugby union stadium. It was demolished and rebuilt in 1982, again exclusively for rugby. It was named after JD Ellis, a Johannesburg city councilor who approved the use of the land for a stadium, setting aside a full 13 acres.
The ground will always occupy a special place in the hearts of the country's sporting fans after the South African rugby team shocked New Zealand to lift the 1995 Rugby World Cup trophy soon after being allowed back onto the world sporting stage. It was a moment that brought the people of South Africa together in celebration as the iconic scenes of Nelson Mandela holding aloft the trophy at Ellis Park were beamed around the world.
The largest piece of construction has been the new tier on the north stand which has increased the seating capacity to 62,000. With state-of-the-art media facilities, team whirlpools, top-class VIP areas for dignitaries, accessibility for disabled fans, a new pitch and a top-notch audio-visual setup to keep the fans informed during the game, no one will be left disappointed.
Ellis Park is home to one of the country's most popular clubs, Orlando Pirates FC.
Soccer City Stadium
One of the most artistic and awe-inspiring football venues on the African continent, the newly-reconstructed Soccer City Stadium will host the first and final matches of the 2010 World Cup South Africa.
The ground's design is inspired by the iconic African pot known as the calabash, and its aesthetic appeal will be heightened when the stadium is lit at night. Soccer City is located in Johannesburg's southwest and is only a short distance from one of the country's football-crazy townships, Soweto. About 40 per cent of Johannesburg's population live in Soweto and this proximity is bound to make the stadium a hub of activity throughout the 2010 finals.
The stadium is widely regarded as the heart of football in South Africa as it has hosted many important matches through history. In the mid 1980s, officials came together to build the first international football stadium in the country and the construction was funded from the football fraternity's coffers. Soccer City hosted the first mass rally of Nelson Mandela after his release from prison in 1990. Thousands of mourners lamented Chris Hani's assassination at the stadium in 1993. It was also the venue for the 1996 CAF African Cup of Nations final, with South Africa eventually triumphing 2-0 over Tunisia.
The original stadium, which was known as the FNB Stadium, had a capacity of 80,000. Upgrades involved extending the upper tier to increase the capacity to 94,700; adding 99 more suites to bring the number to 184; constructing an encircling roof; adding new changing room facilities and installing new floodlighting. |
