- *NEW* LIONS FLIGHT & TICKET (3 TEST)
England Rugby Travel is offering a range of flight and ticket packages that are designed for people who want to arrange all accommodation and internal travel themselves.
From £2,199 per person
- *NEW* LIONS FLIGHT & TICKET (2 TEST)
England Rugby Travel is offering a range of flight and ticket packages that are designed for people who want to arrange all accommodation and internal travel themselves.
From £2,049 per person
- THE STEENBOK TOUR
3 night weekend packages that take in the first Lions test match against South Africa in Durban.
From £2,379 per person
- THE DUIKER TOUR
6 night short tour that takes in the final Lions test match against South Africa in Johannesburg. The tour also includes a three night break in Sun City.
From £2,999 per person
- THE NYALA TOUR
11/12 night packages that take in two test matches (second and third) and visit Pretoria and J'burg with a mid-week break in Cape Town.
From £3,599 per person
- THE GEMSBOK TOUR
11/12 night packages that take in two test matches (second and third) and visit Pretoria and J'burg with a mid-week break in a Game Park.
From £3,899 per person
- THE ELAND TOUR
11/12/13 night packages that take in two test matches (second and third) and visit Pretoria and Johannesburg with a mid-week break in Sun City.
From £3,899 per person
- THE SABLE TOUR
12 night packages that take in the first two test matches and The Lions v Emerging Boks, and visits Durban, Cape Town and Pretoria.
From £4,149 per person
- THE BUSHBUCK TOUR
13 night package that takes in two test matches (second and third) and visit Pretoria, Cape Town, J'burg, and a superb stop-over in Mauritius.
From £4,499 per person
- THE BONTEBOK TOUR
19 night packages that take in all three test matches and The Lions v Emerging Boks, and visit Durban, Cape Town, Pretoria, Sun City and Johannesburg.
From £5,199 per person
- THE CARACAL TOUR
19/20 night packages that take in all three test matches and The Lions v Emerging Boks, and visit Durban, Cape Town, Pretoria, a Game Park and J'burg.
From £4,379 per person
- THE IMPALA TOUR
21/22 night packages that takes in all three test matches, The Lions v Emerging Boks and visit Durban, Cape Town, Pretoria, a game park, J'burg and a stop-over in Mauritius.
From £5,299 per person
- THE KUDU TOUR
24 night packages that takes in all three test matches and the provincial matches against Western Province, Coastal XV and the Emerging Boks. Visit Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, The Garden Route, Durban, Pretoria, Sun City and J'burg.
From £5,199 per person
- THE KLIPSPRINGER TOUR
38 night package that takes in all 10 of the Lions matches throughout the tour, visting Rustenburg, J'burg, Bloemfontein, Durban, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, The Garden Route, Pretoria and Sun City.
From £7,499 per person
British & Irish Lions South Africa 2009
Hundreds of Lions fans have already guaranteed their place on the tour with England Rugby Travel, an Official Licensed Operator (OLO), in order to appreciate the atmosphere of the 2009 Lions Tour. Don't miss out on what promises to be the biggest and best tour of all time.
Everything about England Rugby Travel's packages is official. The range of tours offer plenty of options from weekend packages, two and three test match options, stop-overs in Mauritius, through to the full five week tour.
Each of the main tour options are listed on the left hand side and are suitably named after a host of 'game' animals that the Lions hunt in the South Africa plains. There are further options within each of the main tour packages listed to the left.
England Rugby Travel's official travel packages include:
- International flights from the UK to South Africa
- Internal travel (internal flights and/or coach travel)
- Return transfers from the airport to the hotel(s)
- Accommodation (including breakfast) on a twin/double basis
- Return matchday transfers between your hotel and the stadium
- Guaranteed official match tickets
- Exclusive access to the official England Rugby Travel 'big bar'
experience on test match matchday to kick off a superb day's
entertainment
- Exclusive official adidas merchandise and clothing to ensure you're
fully kitted out for the trip, including the official 2009 replica
jersey
- Experienced, friendly and welcoming England Rugby Travel staff in
attendance throughout
Official Tickets
- England Rugby Travel's tickets are officially allocated, guaranteed
and included within all of our packages. Match tickets will be in
blocks with other Lions fans to ensure you are part of that special
matchday atmosphere.
Flights and Hotels
- We're offering a range of flight options on a number of dates and
in a number of different classes. We'll be using a range of airlines
including British Airways and South Africa Airways.
- The location of hotels is important and all of our packages detail
the exact hotel you will be staying in, there's no 'generic option',
and there's plenty to choose from.
Transfers
- We'll pick you up from the airport(s) and take you to your hotel(s)
and we'll take you to all of the test matches from your hotel. It's
all included in our packages.
Tour Options and Excursions
- South Africa has some great places to visit and you will are able to
select the excursions you're interested in right now on-line as part
of your overall package, perhaps the day trip to the Rorke's Drift
battlefields is one trip you want to guarantee.
Big Bars
- All packages include FREE and EXCLUSIVE access to the England
Rugby Travel big bars at each of the test match stadia on
matchdays. They offer a great place for fans to be both before
and after the match with a superb atmosphere to enjoy a drink or
two.
Kit and Merchandise
- The England Rugby Travel packages all include official kit
including the shirt, fleece, polo-shirt, bag and plenty more top
quality items from the official adidas British & Irish Lions
merchandise range.
Login
- You can save a commenced booking at anytime and re-visit all of
the bookings you have saved by simply clicking on the 'Login'
button at the top right of the page. Use the registration details (e-
mail address and password) you provided during step one of the
booking process to access all of your saved bookings.
Advance Registrations
- After the close of business on Wednesday 25 June, the priority
booking period ends for all advanced registered clients. Advanced
registered clients can still book packages on England Rugby
Travel's website, but it will be on a first come-first-served basis.
To ensure that your £100 advanced register payment gets placed
against your booking, please insert your exclusive code (provided
to you by e-mail) during step one of the booking process when
prompted.
Customer Service
- England Rugby Travel’s dedicated customer service will ensure that
you are taken care of throughout the booking process and after.
Our travel advisors are able to assist you with all your needs.
- Once on tour, England Rugby Travel’s experienced and friendly
representatives are with you or on call 24/7, so you can feel safe
in the knowledge that help is always on hand should it be
required.
Payment
- Payment for the British & Irish Lions tour is spread over four
different installments in order to help supporters spread the cost:
- £500 per person is due at the time of booking online
- £1000 per person is due on or before 1 September 2008
- £1000 per person is due on or before 1 December 2008
- The remaining balance is then due on or before 1 April 2009
Our Experience
- England Rugby Travel has 25 years of experience running
supporter tours throughout the world, including South Africa, to
ensure that you will travel with complete piece of mind.
England Rugby Supporters Club / Twickenham Debenture Ticket Holders
- England Rugby Supporters Club members and Twickenham
debenture ticket holders also receive great discounts on all of the
packages on offer. Simply enter your ERSC / Twickenham
debenture number at the beginning of the booking process for the
discount to be automatically taken off the tour price.
