2010 England Fan Package Detail

2010 England Fan Package

Day 1: Welcome to the beautiful and vivacious city of Cape Town, which has consistently been voted as one of the top 5 most desirable cities to live in! Keep a look out for the majestic Table Mountain as you come in to land, as well as the vast number of Cape townships, home to millions living in informal settlements. You will be picked up by one of our African Impact representatives and transferred to the coast of Cape Town’s Southern Peninsula, your base for the duration of your World Cup Soccer experience.

Day 2: Now that you have officially arrived in one of the most stunning cities in the world, engage in some independent travel, taking in the wonderful sights and experiences as well as the majestic beaches the Cape has to offer. Our African Impact staff will be available to assist you with any additional activities you might want to do today.

Day 3: Today sees the match between England and Algeria! The Greenpoint Stadium in Cape Town will come to life as it hosts this game of the competition, and you will be a part of it as we head to the official FANPARK to experience the electric atmosphere!

Day 4: Your morning will consist of working as a volunteer on one of African Impact’s Cape Town community projects. In the afternoon we will explore some of the spectacular attractions of this beautiful part of the world and you will visit:

Cape Point: situated within the Southern Section of Table Mountain National Park, a natural World Heritage Site, is globally recognized for its extraordinarily rich, diverse and unique fauna and flora - with rugged cliffs, steep slopes and sandy flats!  See the baboons and perhaps some ostrich or antelope if you are lucky!

Boulders Beach: home to a growing colony of the vulnerable African Penguin. Wooden walkways allow visitors to view the penguins in their natural habitat and visitors will love the penguins and their antics. Also a safe and enjoyable swimming or snorkeling spot.

Day 5: You are free to explore Cape Town today and there will be plenty of entertainment available, as the group matches continue, giving us a glimpse of which team is in form and which is not!

Day 6: Today sees another group match under way in Greenpoint Stadium in Cape Town, Portugal vs Korea. Once again you will be able to be part of the action as we head back to one of Cape Town’s FANPARKS.

Day 7: Day of leisure to explore the Mother City and to continue following the soccer action.

Day 8: Today your stay sadly comes to an end. We say our good-byes to newly made friends and head our way home.

Cape Town Football FanParks: During the 2010 World Cup fan parks will be set up in every host city. Fan parks, which will be officially run by FIFA or the local organizing committee, are enclosed, secure public viewing areas where live matches will be shown on high definition big screen TV’s. So, whether fans have match tickets or not, they will be able to enjoy the spirit of the games and be part of the thrills and festivities of the excited crowds. Party-type atmospheres will be replicated through various types of entertainment, with international DJ’s and bands playing through the night, mini public soccer tournaments held in the streets, plays being staged and much more! Of course FIFA-recognised vendors will be part of the fan parks to ensure that fans will not go hungry and thirsty. Cape Town will not only have fan parks, but also a fan-mile, which is set to draw tens-of-thousands of people on Matchdays. So, bring your vuvuzela and come join in the festivities!

Cape Town Community Project notes:

Red Hill Community - Within site of The Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point, the most south-western tip of the African Continent, Red Hill is about a 45min drive from the Cape Town City Centre. This little community has been around for 20 years, since the days of the apartheid and it is a colorful mix of Xhosa, Afrikaans and many other African nationalities. There are approximately 2500 people that live here amongst the trees and with a beautiful view of the Cape of Good Hope. Lives are simple here and resources are few.  After a recent fire, 75 homes were destroyed. African Impact: INTERACT were able to get involved in rebuilding homes and our current projects include assistant teaching in the two pre-schools in the community.

Masiphumelele Community - Masiphumelele is a Xhosa word meaning “we will succeed” and this township has in excess of 35,000 residents. Here amenities are scarce, with an overcrowded school, no police station, and an understaffed Day Care Clinic. It is estimated that 30-40% of the community are infected with HIV/AIDS and/or Tuberculosis. Our current projects include taking physical education classes at the local Primary School, conducting reading clubs at the community library and assisting at the Edu-Care centre through entertaining and tutoring young disadvantaged children.