Sport & Cultural Tours to South Africa

Sitting at the southern end of the world’s most epic continent South Africa is one of the most diverse and beautiful counties in the world. It has 1,500 miles of coast, facing both the Atlantic and Indian oceans, and a landmass about five times the size of Britain. Within this huge expanse of terrain is an ever-changing geography from the Kalahari Desert in the north to the cool vineyards of the southwest and big 5 regions bordering Mozambique.

View of Cape Town From a Helicopter

These awe-inspiring landscapes are home to a treasure trove of excursions and adventure. Visit a game reserve, relax on one of the spectacular beaches, climb Table Mountain, watch an international sports match, try exciting new foods or dive with sharks.

Lion In South Africa On Safari

The vast spectrum of wildlife in South Africa is almost unbelievable and ranges from lions, hippos and elephants to whales, dolphins and penguins. A visit to one of the safari parks has to be on anyone’s itinerary when planning their school sports tour. Driving through the stunning landscapes you get a unique opportunity to see some of Africa’s most iconic animals in their natural habitat. Keep your eyes peeled to see if you can spot all of the big 5!

Table Mountain is the iconic backdrop of Cape Town, and the panoramic view from the summit cannot be missed. Within the Table Mountain National Park is the Cape of Good Hope, commonly known as Cape Point. Explore this stunning landscape which has over 250 species of birds.
Another trip that is a must for all tours to South Africa is the guided tour of Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was incarcerated for 18 years. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage site.

If the country itself wasn’t enough, then once combined with its deep-rooted passion for all things rugby and it is clear that South Africa is the perfect destination for your next rugby tour.
Rugby has had a huge role to play in the development of South Africa. The Springboks victory at the 1995, 2007, 2019 and 2023 Rugby World Cup are some of the most famous events in rugby’s history and went a huge way to helping the unification of the country.

School Tours to South Africa

School Hockey Tours

Played at both a school and club level through the country hockey is one of the country’s fastest growing sports. With fantastic sporting facilities and astro pitches as standard South Africa is a wonderful location for your next hockey tour. Our tailor-made tours will pit you against teams of your level to ensure you get the most from your time away.

School Cricket Tours

Cricket is the second most popular sport in South Africa, with their national side being one of the top teams in the world. The country boasts many top cricket schools who compete at a very high level. Many of their players begin to make the transition to senior cricket at just 16 or 17. This competitive edge and vast network of teams means that we will have no problem.

School Netball Tours

In a similar way to rugby, netball has had an important role in the unification of the nation. Netball is now one of the top participation sports in South Africa for girls, played in schools and clubs across the country. This extensive network of teams ensures you will find some fantastic on court encounters during your time in South Africa.  With over 12 years’ experience as a sport tour agent, we make sure all fixtures as tailored to your team’s ability level and desired outcome, whether you want a friendly to help wind down the season or a final competitive match to test your teams progress.

MULTISPORTS TOURS FOR SCHOOLS & COLLEGES

Our school sports tours have visited some of the top sporting destinations in South Africa and our uncompromising attention to detail has ensured each tour has been a resounding success creating long standing relationships with many professional Clubs, Amateur, semi-professional, knock around teams, schools’ colleges and Universities across Europe and United States. We understand the procedures that Teams must follow to enable a sports tour to take place and we will assist you to ensure that you have an exciting and varied itinerary that keeps your Teams occupied, correctly fed and safe throughout the tour.
Including more than one of sports team in a tour will make for a memorable touring experience on both the social and playing sides of the sports tour. For team sports where team sizes are smaller, combining multiple year groups and other school sports teams helps increase the size of the touring party and lower the overall tour costs for each tourist.
We will select accommodation specifically for your Teams touring year groups and combination of sports; be it a resort, sport specific accommodation for longer pre-season camps to provide plenty of on-site entertainment in a safe and secure environment, a hotel on the outskirts of a destination to aid supervision, or an inner-city hotel or hostel near to the popular tourist attractions.
Our extensive contacts through the sporting eco system in South Africa will allow us to arrange the most suitable fixtures for your teams. Be it a social end of season tour as a reward and thank you to the pupils leaving you, or a competitive pre-season test, we will use our knowledge and experience to find suitable opposition.
We take care of all the organisational stress and allow you as the Coaches, technical Team and or teachers in charge to relax and enjoy your sports tour. From fixture planning to booking day trips and team meals, we will work with you to arrange each element of your tour to the highest standard and help you ensure your risk assessment requirements are satisfied.
I have personally visited the sports tour destinations available to you and will be more than happy to provide detailed information and answer any questions. From group suitability to nearby entertainment or even the nearest supermarket our local knowledge will ensure you pick the right destination for your tour and can be thoroughly prepared when you get there.
For that little something extra we can suggest and arrange those special tour moments be it hiking in the cradle of humankind or a memorable Safari in South Africa, exploring the townships and offering your knowledge on a day of coaching or sharing of skills. We know it’s that little bit extra that makes touring memories stay with you beyond your playing days.

MULTI-SPORT TOURS FOR UNIVERSITIES

Whilst sports teams often travel individually, many University groups join with other sports to create a memorable touring experience on both the social and playing sides of the tour. For sports where team sizes are smaller, combining with another sport will increase the size of the touring party and lower the overall tour costs for each tourist, so it’s very much a case of the more the merrier!
If it’s a tailor-made university sports tour you want for more than one of your university teams, then you need look no further. If the sound of long coach journeys, shared with other teams and only playing matches against other local Universities doesn’t sound like the tour for you, then choose The Rambling Boutique Traveller where each element of the tour is built around your team without exception, and you will get to play a foreign host and experience the cultural and customs that are associated with this, so come and join the many Universities who have already experienced The Rambling Boutique Traveller.
Be it a social end of season tour where the sport is merely a break from the partying or a competitive pre-season or mid-season test, we will use our knowledge, experience and long-established contacts to find suitable opposition and ensure you achieve what you want from your tour matches.
Let us take care of all the organisational stress and allow you as the organisers to relax and enjoy your sports tour. From fixture planning to booking day trips and letting you know the best nights out; we will work with you to arrange each element of your tour to the highest standard.

MILITARY SPORTS TOURS

The Rambling Boutique Traveller are extremely proud of our history in providing sports tours for Armed Forces Sports Teams and have built up a vast amount of knowledge about what is required to ensure they run smoothly, both during the lead up to the tour and whilst teams are away on their sports tour.
We appreciate armed forces sports tours are the most difficult to arrange and it is for this reason we are very flexible and happy to work with you should you be faced with administration difficulties prior to your departure.
Our touring Military teams play all of the main sports we arrange tours for and to find our more information about tours for your sport, use our online enquiry form to request your tailored tour itinerary and quote.