There are a number of ways to get
to Pietermaritzburg and South Africa now has three international
airports – OR Tambo in Johannesburg (450km from Pmb), Cape Town
(1400km from Pmb) and King Shaka International in Durban (90km
away).
Most international airlines fly into South Africa and nearly all
of them arrive into OR Tambo in Johannesburg or Cape Town. King
Shaka International airport has limited international flights
arriving there but all domestic airlines fly into King Shaka in
Durban.
The best suggested option for teams is to fly into Johannesburg
and then either fly on to Durban and travel by car to the venue.
Another option is to collect vehicles in Johannesburg and drive
to Pietermaritzburg which is situated 450km from Johannesburg
and is an easy 4 - 5 hour drive.
The
event organisers are very pleased to announce that South African
Airways (SAA) is an official event partner and is offering all
teams and riders travelling to the event – from whichever
departure destination in the world – discounted rates and
special travel benefits.
A breakdown of the relevant discounted rates that will apply for
the event are as follows:
|
From |
Business Class |
Economy
Class |
| |
|
|
|
United Kingdom |
8% to 10% |
10% - 12%
|
|
Germany |
15% |
15% |
|
USA - New York & Washington |
10% - 18% |
10% |
|
USA - Other Points |
10% - 12% |
10% |
|
South America |
8% (n/a for
classes Z & D) |
8% (n/a for
classes T & V) |
|
Australia |
10% (n/a for
class D) |
10% (n/a for
classes Q,T & V) |
|
Hong Kong |
10% (n/a for
class D) |
10% (n/a for
classes Q,T & V) |
|
India |
12% |
12% |
|
Middle East |
n/a |
n/a |
|
African Countries |
10% |
10% |
|
Other worldwide venues |
5% - 10% |
5% - 10% |
Should
teams and riders wish to take advantage of these special rates,
the following operational criteria are to be followed:
1. All flight reservation requests are to be emailed to Leesh
Lobo, the SAA office team leader at
leeshlobo@flysaa.com
2. Customers will do all correspondence through her and SAA
will offer travelers either the MICE fares above or cheapest
they can offer for the route/dates requested.
3. All bookings have to be sent through together with a
scanned copy of the customer’s passport. This is to avoid any
name errors that cannot be rectified later.
4. Payment can be done with a credit card, but the requisite
forms need to be completed and sent back to SAA together with a
copy of the back and front of the credit card. (ID copy not
necessary if they have already received a copy of the passport.
5. Transportation of bikes have to be cleared in the country
of origin and with the airline the traveler is departing on as
each airline has their own “conditions of transport” for these
items.
6. These conditions and discounts will apply only for
customers that travel to and from South Africa on South African
Airways.
7. The SAA booking / request code for the 2012 Rocky Roads
MTB World Cup event in Pietermaritzburg is CQ/11/000082.
It should be noted that discounts will vary dependent on the
class of seats booked – this is dependent on when the bookings
are made and the fares will be cheaper the earlier the bookings
are made.
Check out more information
for travellers here |
