So, how much have you spent so far.....?

£1100 for 3 tst 3 tickets for england games (9 in total)

but i cannot make the algeria game due to freinds wedding so i will be back for then...hopefully be able to recoup some cost for the trip by selling them

i have temp holded flights for £900 each....going to book these this week.

 

So you're only going for 1 game?

For me, so far I've spent:
round-trip airfare JFK to CPT: $2000.
Tickets to four matches: $1500
18-nights hotel in centre of Cape Town: $4000

Expenses still to come:
- 3 nights hotel in wine-country (~$500)
- 5 days for Namibia safari (~$1500)
- round-trip airfare: Cape Town to Namibia (~$500)
- 5-day car rental to drive around the Western Cape (~$300)

Total about $10,300. Not too bad considering I'm gone for almost a whole month. That said, this will probably be my last world cup ever. Each WC costs 50-100% more than the previous one. Especially since I have no burning desire to go to Brasil.

 

no im planning on going to the usa v eng game and the eng v solvenia one.

 

The Slovenia game is England's last match. Don't you mean, you'll be leaving after the England v Algeria match?

 

yeah sorry mate....all this SA World cup research is taken its toll now....

 

BocaFan - not too shabby for 18 nights of hotel. You have a nice agenda planned - you running any group packages? Hehehe. We're just getting started with the tickets and flights solid - accomodations (ugh) still in the works, plus the extras. I'll post again once it's finalized but we're also thinking about 10k. However we're a mess since we're only in SA for 9 nights, then fly to Amsterdam for Sensation White, then to Nice, France for beach and recovery before returning back to the US. Remarkably we got great deals on all the flight by booking mostly one way tickets - far cheaper (33% off) than what we say with a series of round trips. Bizarre...

 

So far (for 2)...

Airfare - Savannah, Ga to JNB - $4,400 (roundtrip)
Airfare - JNB to PE - $300 (one way)
Car Rental - 15 days - $1,000
Lodging - 16 nights - $2,250
Tickets - 7 Matches - $1,600
Bungy Jumping - $180
Pilanesberg/Sun City day trip - $300

This is just over $10,000. I expect to spend about $2-3,000 more on food/drink/gas/gifts while there. Definately not cheap, but I will remember it forever.

 

What is it with bungee jumping and South Africa?!? Is this the premier place to do it? I know someone who visited South Africa and also went bungee jumping there.

 

I'm not really sure if it is a big deal all over South Africa, but the Bloukran's Bridge near Plettenburg Bay is billed as the highest bungy jump in the world (over 200m/700ft). My wife and I are driving by the bridge anyway, so we figured why not.

 

Air faire - USD 2660,00
TST 6 - Brazil - USD 1221,00
7 random tickets - USD 1150,00
Accomodation (21 days in JNB) - 1,400,00

Total so far: USD 6431

 

Airfare: $2000
USA TST-7: $1250
England TST-5: $1050
Semifinal: $500
Rd of 16: $300
Lodge in Kempton Park: $800
Rental Car: $500

TOTAL: $6400 (for now, until somebody takes those England and random tickets)

 

I've done the bloukrans bungee and it's brilliant. Unfortunately it's not the biggest in the world anymore as the James Bond Dam (in Switzerland) one is about 3 metres higher. Still if you're in SA you have got to do the bungee.

The great white shark diving is worth a visit as well although i'm not sure if it'll be the right season for them

 

This is why this is such an honour for us to host this event...This summarises it for me...Some small business somewhere is getting supported almost randomly...and this is just one case of millions...

 

I wanna do deep sea diving, but seems scary to me...
Will have to stick to my tropical fish aquariums

 

Just booked my flights....

London to Mauritius to Joberg to Capetown to London.
£2850 for 2.

Looking at sorting accom out now.

 

templei, emmex - are you guys referring to shark cage diving or something different?

 

Flight - US$2,600
TST first round US - $260
accommodations through a travel agency $1,500 (two more payments left)
hotel for a 2 night layover in Doha, Jordan (don't ask, frigging Hotwire) $100
Going to the WORLD CUP IN FREAKING SOUTH AFRICA - PRICELESS!
More to come...

 

No, i'm referring to normal deep sea diving like you will find in Sodwana Bay

This holiday i will be swimming where there are no shark nets....gulp....been doing it for years...but at least i don't see them

 

US$1900 - tickets (two tickets x 7 matches)
US$3500 - airfare (for two)
US$1000 - accomodations (14 days/30% deposit)
= US$6,400 - so far!

 

wow... all I can say is that I sure am glad I did my South African tour (SAF, Botswana, Zambia, Zimababwe, Malawi) last summer and not this summer. Spent about a fraction as you guys but of course.. there was no WC then so all I can say is have fun!

yes it will be the right season. Great white's eat the seals which the cold water brings so the winter time is perfect - we saw at least 6 sharks each day. But due to weather conditions I don't think this is the time of year to do deep sea diving - I inquired about it but nobody seemed to be operating during that time. Can always go to Mozambique for that. Anyhoo... some footage I got from the great whites - would definitely recommend it:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDfJMLLI0FE"]YouTube- Great White Shark Diving[/ame]

 

Ok so I've been sending out boatloads of enquiries at sa-venues and sleeping-out and haven't been very successful. But this morning I got an enquiry back, and it seems like a good deal but I dunno if it is too good to be true:

"Thank you for your enquiry.

is fully booked but I have an apartment for 3 with 3 single or 1 single + double bed.

The price is 1300/ night but will give it for R990/night

Please let me know if I can book it for you ?

Regards"

Should I email them back and ask for more information? At first I was elated but now I think that it may be some sort of scam...thoughts?

Oh, and so far, I've spent about:
$750 for tickets to 4 matches
$1500 roundtrip from NYC to Jo'burg

 

If you used SA Venues then there should be no problem. Surely as you contacted them it is unlikely to be a scam though the special offer seems a bit of a laugh. When would they actually charge R1300 if not during the tournament?!

 

I am sure you can get that price down a bit, just shop around a bit more. I am from Cape Town and can forward you some info

 

I would check that they are a registered service provider and belong to a tourism board. I am from Cape Town and can forward you some info.