Transfers, Tours and Attractions

Inbound and Outbound Transfers 

The organisers have arranged for transfers between OR Tambo International Airport; Menlyn and The Ranch Polokwane.

This service is at an additional cost of R 900.00 per person and includes a return transfer as well as a light snack.

Should you wish to make use of this facility, kindly complete the Transfer Request Section when registering for the congress. 

Please note that Polokwane is situated +/- 450 km from Johannesburg. Please allow at least 4.5 hours for the return transfer and book your flight accordingly. 

If you are making use of the return transfer please assure that you have checked out of your hotel before the congress starts on 26 August 2012. Departure will be straight after the last congress session. 

Please note that Transfers are subject to a minimum number of 6 passengers per transfer. 

Transfers will be confirmed by the Congress Secretariat on or before 13 August 2012. 

The following options are available:
 

22 August 2012 OR Tambo International Airport – The Ranch and All Congress Hotels 10h00 16h00 23 August 2012 OR Tambo International Airport – The Ranch and All Congress Hotels 08h00 11h00 14h00 26 August 2012 The Ranch Polokwane – OR Tambo International Airport 12h00

22 August 2012 Menlyn - Pretoria 11h00 17h30 23 August 2012 Menlyn - Pretoria 09h30 12h00 15h00 26 August 2012 The Ranch Polokwane – OR Tambo International Airport 12h00

Please click here to view map to The Ranch. 

Congress Transfers
 
Transfers from all the official congress hotels to the congress venues will be available in accordance to the programme on a daily basis. 
Please note that you are staying at a hotel or guest house other than the official congress hotels no transport will be available. 

Flights 

Should you wish to fly to Polokwane from OR Tambo or require assistance with flights from other destinations, please email your request to the Congress Secretariat.

Attractions

Bakone Malapa
Regarded as a living museum, the Bakone Malapa Museum near Polokwane is one of several museums and national monuments that bear testimony to South Africa’s people. The Bakone Malapa, where tribesmen practise long-standing traditions to enlighten visitors about the traditions of Africa’s people is a reconstructed village in the style used by the northern Sotho about 250 years ago. The design is to demonstrate the daily life of the Bakone, a highly sophisticated subgroup of the northern Sotho tribe.

Makapansgat Valley
A basin rich in magnificence and biodiversity, the Makapansgat Valley displays some of the most astounding beauty in Limpopo. Not only is it of interest to paleontologists - numerous caves in the Makapansgat valley hold fossils that date back to 3.3 million years before the present, linking directly to the history at the Cradle of Humankind, when the valley was a tropical paradise - but it also displays an incredible diversity of life.

Modjadji Cycad Reserve
High in the Lobedu Mountains near Duiwelskloof and situated next to the home of the fabled rain queen, lies the Modjadji Cycad Reserve, boasting some of the oldest and largest Cycad specimens on earth. The 530 hectare Modjadji Nature Reserve, contains one of the most fascinating population of plants seen in South Africa. Once the main diet of the prehistoric mammal-like reptiles that lived here, the Modjadji cycad (Encephalartos transvenosus) forms a unique natural forest which can be viewed in its prehistoric state thanks to its strict protection by succeeding generations of Modjadji ('rain queens'), the hereditary rulers in the area.

Polokwane Game Reserve
Bordering the city of Polokwane in Limpopo, the Polokwane Game Reserve is possibly one of the finest on which to cut your teeth if you’re new to the pursuit of game viewing mainly because of its proximity to Johannesburg.

One of the biggest municipal-owned game reserves in South Africa, the Polokwane Game Reserve’s main attraction must be the amount of ground one can cover on foot. Even more exciting are the frequent sightings of white rhino and other game - 21 species in all.

Polokwane Golf Course
The Polokwane Golf Course has bent grass greens, Kikuyu fairways and 14 water hazards. Founded in 1863, the Polokwane Golf Club was virtually a desert. However, as the years progressed, so did the course, and it is now rated one of the best with 700 members and bent grass greens.