The 2010 World Cup currently taking place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July. As a host, South Africa will be visited by players, delegations and fans from participating countries and other countries. You might be one of the fans going there so here I share some of the traveling tips for fans during World Cup.
Some of the important things that you must consider are
- how to buy tickets for matches
- where the World Cup Stadiums and how to get there
- what offer during World Cup
- budget travel during World Cup
The important thing to find for sure are the World Cup stadiums. The matches will be held in ten stadiums across South Africa in Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg (2 stadiums), Mangaung/Bloemfontein, Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth, Nelspruit, Polokwane, Rustenburg, and Tshwane/Pretoria. Make sure you know how to go there and the nearest accommodation to the venue.
As we had repeated about this again and again, never forget to think about your safety. I agree you will enjoy a happy time there but also think about safety at the same time. Make sure you always cautious about where is you belongings and important documents or you might face problems when going back to your home.
When boarding on flight, note the restrictions on what items can be carried on board to avoid inconvenience or delays when you are passing through security checkpoints. The items include sharp objects such as scissors, nail clippers and knives. Fly as a real fans – you’re going to South Africa to support your team, not fighting each other.
The good news is South Africa have prepared well to welcome the visitors. With extended hours of operations, you have the chance to enjoy the World Cup buzz at its airports and look what you can get at on-airport shopping. Banks at the airports are open for 24 hours while 24-hour medical clinic is also provided which includes a Travel Vaccination Centre – offering vaccination for particular diseases such as Yellow Fever, Cholera, Hepatitis, Polio, Malaria Prophylaxis and Typhoid. Besides that, language services for passengers are provided in various languages including Spanish, French, German and Italian.
World Cup 2010 is a prestige event and I’m sure South Africa had prepared well to welcome you and other fans all over the world. So enjoy yourself and remember to support your team in a good manner =)
p.s: I read a lot of complaints on Vuvuzela and there is petition to ban it during World Cup not only from the players and fans who’re going to the stadiums but also the people who watch through television all over the world due to its noise which is disturbing during matches. We’ll see what happen next.
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Thanks for your advices. I thought about going to South Africa in order to watch a match but my language skills are not very good and therefore I am happy to see that services are provided in German as well.
You mean South African language? I guess it’s okay if you can use English there. I see.. that’s great!
I planned to go to South Africa, but I finally couldn’t.
Feel sad to know that, but you’ll find any time later on to visit there!
Thanks you very much!
Welcome Alan!
Brasil 2 – North Korea 1
I can’t wait for the tomorrow matches
Germany will be the champion this year!
Germany rules
These are some things to keep in mind, also the second important thing is you need to make sure that you have booked your accommodation before you arrive at the destination so that there are no unexpected scenes after reaching there.Even the weather would also be somewhat unexpected so you can be ready according to the weather as well.
Yes, weather is always unexpected so get ready before you go! And you might notice that players are wearing gears for cold season thus you should have one too!
Thanks for your tips
Forza Italia!!
I was wondering whether there were any self catering apartments available in South Africa. With the World Cup 2010 going on the hotel prices for sure have risen well above roofs. I am not planning to go there for the matches but have some business trips to schedule for that destination. I will be staying for a couple of weeks and have meetings with potential clients. I was looking for a more homey feel rather than paying hotel fares. Please could anyone suggest self catering apartments or any similar kind of accommodation. Thank you.
I see.. however you might have to face the busy situation until the World Cup is finally over.
And this URL might help you:
http://www.sa-venues.com/selfcatering/
Yes the World Cup 2010! Thanks for the tips of traveling there I am here right now that it is crazy!!!!!
Welcome and enjoy yourself there!!!
no chance!! aint nobody got what it takes to beat PORTUGAL!!
Everyone needs to learn about tips for traveling to South Africa. If you do not learn any tips than you will have a hard time here. But thanks to everyone’s tips I am having the time of my life.
Really a nice and entertaining article about the Africa. This year South Africa is hosting FIFA World Cup 2010. This is the first time that the tournament has been hosted by an African nation. So the number of tourist has been increased. This article can be really help to avoid any mishap while traveling to Africa or any Fifa world cup matches.
Yes, let’s hope this article can help a lot of people going there
Good post, indeed! And I think Spain is going to win this time, people!
Thanks! We wait and see
There is a lot of buzz here in the U.S. about the World Cup. Thanks for the valuable info about the vaccinations!
World Cup 2010 is a prestige event that lots of people from everywhere may come to have a look.Then some of the important things that you must consider.Such as how to buy tickets for matches ,where the World Cup Stadiums and how to get there ,what offer during World Cup ,budget travel during World Cup.All these are important in traveling.
Nice write up. Worth mentioning the FIFA rule on the sale of tickets and more importantly the re-sale of tickets. As I understand names are printed on the tickets to prevent ticket touts etc. There have been lots of empty seats as fans teams have been knocked out prematurley and they have already booked tickets for the knockout stages. France, Italy and England fans suffered particularly i believe due to the teams poor perfromances.
I see.. thanks for sharing about the FIFA rules, Rhino. And I do hope the fans are not extremely suffering and feel the spirit of football there. They can watch the remaining matches and wait until the end of the tournament.
knowledgeable post to enjoy the huge event of the football and some good suggestion for those who want to go in south africa and also some things to keep in mind like travel ticket and how to get the stadium thanks ……
welcome
I love your article and your tips. My husband and I travel to see World Cup and to support Mexico but we returned last night. The excitement in anticipation of the Soccer World Cup was tangible – especially in the city of Johannesburg where almost all the shops, streets, houses and businesses are decorated aswell as vehicles – private cars, taxi’s, mini busses, motorbikes and even kid’s bicycles!
Thanks Josefina!
Glad to know you’re safe in your journey. And I’m pretty sure you had your enjoying moments in Johannesburg!
This is very informative article. I just forward it to few of my friends that are big football fans and will travel for the finals to South Africa. They were afraid, because this is the first trip there. The atmosphere will be amazing
Yes, the first trip sometimes gives you a big challenge so it’s a wise act to make a study first before flying. And yes – the atmosphere will be amazing!
Thanks for the tips. The World Cup fever is really high.
Welcome and yes, it is!
As you said: “World Cup 2010 is a prestige event”. And for a true luxury living, many luxury villas are available during the period world cup 2010. Private retreats where you can relax and luxuriate in the peace and great comfort…
Yes, I read about it too however couldn’t get the right information about it. But I believe South Africa have well prepared for the tournament including the hotels and accommodation providers too.
Just saw the Match between Ghana vs Uruguay and Ghana loose it. I felt Ghana will win the match but it not.
Same with me. However it’s a great match to watch!
So exciting! Like football, like the World Cup.
I planned to go to South Africa, but I finally couldn’t.
hey there! thanks for the article! i wanted to go but i couldnt ! Hope your enjoying the world cup as much as I am!
Thanks for sharing this information! I really love it because it applies on every travels we have. It’s good to know that we are always aware of the things that we need and that we can go to different places not worrying of what things need to be on the list.
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Thanks for the tips.
With the World Cup almost over this page may become obsolete, although there are still many great travel pointers that can be used generically for traveling anywhere in the world.
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Useful for fans with world cup,thanks for sharing.
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I think it would be best if you have planned earlier and especially have booked a flight ahead of time. Apparently, I guess frequent flyers already know the dos and don’ts of traveling, the what-to and what’s-not-to bring. It is also obvious that all the prices of accommodation and other services hike up because of the event. So perhaps, anybody who has plans of going to South Africa for the World Cup should get as much information as possible. Being well-prepared is really necessary.
Really nice tips for World Cup 2010 in Africa. Most of the fans that will be there are from European countries, mostly from England, Germany and Spain. Expect a lot of beer drinking will go on, even in streets. The passion in football seems to be so amazing. People unite because of football. Anyway thanks for sharing this helpful tips.
Nah, I’ve grown tired of hearing annoying vuvuzuelas so I’d rather stay home.
It was a great match to watch
World Cup 2014 will be held in Brazil. Maybe you could post an advanced post on travel tips and visa guide for those who are planning to watch live the Brazil World Cup.
I agree with philippine travel – I would LOVE to visit Brazil and the World Cup makes for a good goal (no pun intended!) to save my $$s and go.
Nice post! I wish our plans for traveling across South Africa will come based on what we’re planned because I’m so excited to witness the World Cup 2010. Can’t wait to be there! See you guys.
Word cup 2010 is been the great roar for the people as world cup tickets are been getting sold up.People this times have great fun as world cup is in south Africa and many people have booked their ticket in Advanced.
It’s a grate tips, before start traveling Everyone needs to learn about tips for traveling not only for south Africa but for any where..
well..I believe that travelers should not have to buy someone else’s package, but rather enjoy lifetime memories when they get to create their preferred trip. The World Cup 2010 is a prefect example of this wherein the largest sporting event of the world happen.
Thank you for your tips I think lot of people definitely share your tips.
I’m a big fan of World Cup. Yes, my whole family are really really crazy and waiting for that season to come. But unfortunately, we cannot afford to go and travel where the world cup is being held. Waahhh. And I hate that. This is a nice blog. It could really help to those crazy fans who would want to watch world cup live. But for now, I’ll go live streaming on the internet. Wait until I’m rich enough so that I can afford to travel with my whole family. LOL. =)
The world is really crazy about football world cup and millions of people visited South Africa during this time. Now the time is over but your tips will always be helpful for travel during such events worldwide.
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