SA Adventure Summit | 11-14 June 2024
Champagne Valley, Drakensberg
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Welcome to Adventure Summit 2024
Day 1 | Tuesday, 11 June 2024: Day of Adventure
Today delegates must arrive in time according to the adventure they have pre booked. Please take note that some activities will depart early on this day whilst others are scheduled for later that day, please plan accordingly. Weather in the Drakensberg can change quickly so make sure you have something warm and waterproof packed.
Activity Options for the day:
1) 11:00 Full Day with All Out Adventures including Quad Biking and Ziplining
2) 09:00 Full Day hike with Active Escape
3) 10:00 Full Day with Vertical Rush including Scootours and Via Ferrata
4) 09:30 Full Day with Cape Sidecar Adventures and Dirty Boots exploring the Valley.
5) 13:00 Half Day Drakensberg Canopy Tour
6) 09:00 Full day Rock climbing for beginners with Itchy Feet
6pm Return to Mountain Splendour for a dinner/braai - opening function sponsored by ActivityBridge
(Dinner inlcuded)
Day 2 | Wednesday, 12 June 2024: Full-day Conference
Morning activities
07:30 Optional Trail Run or Mountain Bike Ride with Mountain Splendour
07:30 Paragliding introduction course with Wild Sky (Ground Handling)
07:30 Adventure Photography morning workshop walk with Jacques Marais
09:30 & 12:30 Segway test rides available during the breaks (Segway Tours KZN)
Conference schedule (Emcee – Lisa de Speville)
09:45 Tea
10:00 Welcoming
10:15 Official Opening by (Dr Shamilla Chettiar – DDG Destination Development, Tourism)
10:30 Keynote Speaker (“I shouldn’t be Alive” by Rachel Colenso)
11:30 The Power of Reviews (Olaf Mieras)
12:00 Threat and Error Management (Dewald Venter)
12:30 Lunch
13:00 Fear (Kai Schultz)
13:45 Responsible Tourism (Nicolette Booyens)
14:45 Tea
15:00 Depart the conference venue and follow the organisers for a surprise event sponsored by Dirty Boots
15:30 Surprise event starts.
17:00 Surprise event ends.
6pm Light dinner at Mountain Splendour hosted by Drakensberg Experience
(Dinner included)
Day 3 | Thursday 13 June 2024: Full Day Conferencing
Morning Activities
07:30 Trail run or Mountain Bike with Mountain Splendour.
07:30 Adventure Photography morning workshop walk with Jacques Marais
07:30 Paragliding introduction course with Wild Sky (Ground Handling)
10:30 and 13:30 Segway test rides available during the breaks
Conference schedule
09:30 Adventure Photography (Jacques Marais) sponsored by Insta 360
10:10 Adventure guides, qualified versus unqualified (Neil Margetts)
10:40 Tea
11:00 Adventure guiding – three possible scenarios. (Prof Karen Leigh Harris, CR Botha)
12:15 Adventure guiding summary (Marie-Louis Kellet)
12:30 Unlocking Leadership in your organisation (Chris Mecklenborg)
13:00 Lunch
13:45 SA National Standards for Adventure Tourism (Nic Shaw)
14:30 SATSA Adventure report back (David Frost) (Hannelie Du Toit) (Andre Du Toit)
15:15 Tea
16:00 Virtual adventure (Trevor Adeline)
16:30 Closing remarks (Darron Raw)
16:45 Lucky draw (Prizes include a morning Hot Air Balloon flight on the 14’th)
17:00 “The End”
18:30 Closing function at The Drakensberg Brewery sponsored by SA Tourism (Dinner included)
(Hangar 7, El Mirador Airfield, R 600, Cathkin Park, KZN)
23:00 Venue closes
COST: R 3950.00 per person
Includes: Activities on the 11’th of June, Conference teas and lunches, Functions
Excludes: Transport, accommodation, and drinks
Day 4 | Friday, 14 June 2024: SATSA Adventure AGM
09:30 Agenda TBA
12:00 Conclusion