| The Kruger National Park has recently been | | | | How is it going to work at the Kruger Park? |
| selected as one of the six official Match Ville | | | | Duet to its excellent reputation amongst foreign |
| locations in South Africa. The other five Match | | | | tourists, it would’ve been a big mistake not to |
| Ville locations are in Cape Town, Johannesburg, | | | | add the Kruger Park in South Africa to the list of |
| Durban, The Garden Route and Rustenburg. The | | | | Match Villes currently allocated around the country. |
| Kruger Park as usual, promises to provide its local | | | | 3 of the Kruger Parks Southern Marula |
| and international visitors with an unforgettable | | | | region’s rest camps will serve as the bases |
| stay during this magical time in South Africa. | | | | for the influx of World Cup fans streaming in |
| What exactly is a Match Ville? | | | | from overseas. Skukuza, Pretoriuskop and Berg |
| FIFA were extremely concerned about the | | | | en Dal are the camps where the international |
| availability of accommodation and transport leading | | | | Match Ville visitors will be located. These camps |
| up to the World cup in South Africa. Hence the | | | | were strategically chosen as they are nearest to |
| idea of Match Villes was created. The official | | | | the park gates which will allow for easy |
| Match Ville document created by MATCH Event | | | | movement on Match days. The Match Ville camps |
| services (the people responsible for ensuring a | | | | only make up about 30% of the total available |
| smoothly run world cup in SA) states the | | | | Kruger Park accommodation. |
| objectives of the initiative as being the following: | | | | |
| - To promote ticket sales to international fans | | | | Mr. William Mabasa (HOD: Public Relations) |
| - To guarantee best use of the available | | | | welcomed the idea of the park being an official |
| accommodation inventories and transport | | | | Match Ville but stated that it was still important |
| capacities in South Africa and Mauritius | | | | that the Kruger park didn’t turn it’s back |
| - To distribute the Product through the network | | | | on it’s local visitors who look forward to |
| of Participating Tour Operators who are able to | | | | taking a Kruger Park Safari during this time, which |
| create packages for international clients by adding | | | | is why 70% of the park has remained open to |
| international air sectors and other travel services | | | | the local public. With schools being off during the |
| - To deliver ‘follow your team’ | | | | entire World Cup period, we can expect the |
| accommodation and transportation services in | | | | Kruger Park hotels to be abuzz with tourists and |
| each MATCH Ville regardless of match venue for: | | | | excited football fans. |
| Group Stage matches (i.e. matches 1 -48), Round | | | | Apart from the buzz that that will be saturating |
| of 16 matches (matches 49 –56), Match Ville | | | | the fresh Kruger Park air during the World Cup, |
| packages | | | | one can still expect to enjoy the usual Kruger |
| A typical Match Ville package would include the | | | | Park Tours and game drives that are on offer all |
| following useful items on your itinerary: | | | | year round. If you want to absorb some of the |
| - Airport arrival and departure transfer | | | | vibe and magic that this World Cup promises to |
| - A match-day transfer | | | | provide us with, then don’t miss out on this |
| - A match-day activity and / or meal / snack | | | | opportunity and book your favourite Kruger Park |
| - 5-nights stay in named Hotel or Non-Hotel | | | | lodge in 2010! |
| selected by PTO from the MATCH Ville Brochure | | | | |