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WESTERN CAPE SCHOOL TRIPS
Looking for educational excursions and fun day trips for your school in the Western Cape and surrounding areas? Look no further! We offer a variety of exciting and educational experiences for students of all ages. From nature walks to historical tours, our trips are designed to engage and inspire young minds.
South African Astronomical Observatory Night Tour Cape Town
The SAAO’s headquarters are in the Cape Town suburb of Observatory on the site of the former Royal Observatory. The historic building is recognized as a National Heritage Site, and houses administration facilities, offices, and the SAAO library.
SAAO Night Tour : on the second and fourth Saturday of every month at 20:00.
All Night Tours include a presentation on topics of astronomy or physics, and an introduction to the historic McClean telescope, the observatory museum, and the library. If the weather is clear, there will be a chance for stargazing using telescopes set up for the night.
South African Astronomy Observatory Sutherland
A visit to the SAAO’s Sutherland facility in the Karoo is something that everyone should aim to do at least once in their lives. Whether you visit in the summer, when heat mirages shimmer in the distance and blend the earth and the sky together, or in the winter when temperatures plummet and the ground crunches underfoot.
Here, SAAO’s major telescopes operate in some of the world’s best conditions for astronomy, on a hilltop 1 800 metres above sea level, near the small town of Sutherland. The site was chosen for its year-round clear skies, semi-arid setting, and absence of light and other pollution.
MORNING TOURS, AFTERNOON TOURS AND STARGAZING TOURS.
IZIKO Planetarium and Digital Dome
The Iziko Planetarium and Digital Dome is the most advanced digital planetarium on the African continent. This world-class, multifunctional facility brings digital technology to Cape Town, creating a space of innovation and discovery where art, science and entertainment meet.
The Iziko Planetarium and Digital Dome not only provides an immersive multi-sensory edutainment platform for artistic production – it is also used for cutting-edge scientific research to optimize South Africa’s eResearch and data visualization capacity.
The Iziko Planetarium and Digital Dome makes virtual voyages of the universe possible, providing an unparalleled experience of animation and 360◦ cinema. Explore the inner workings of the human body, or the intricacies of an atomic structure Visit the most advanced digital planetarium on the African continent.
TUESDAYS TO SUNDAYS.
Two Oceans Aquarium
Class visits of learners to the Two Oceans Aquarium, which include a school curriculum-aligned lesson, are offered at accessible rates. Lessons are suitable for all ages – educational puppet shows for Grades R-3, and Discovery Centre lessons for Grades 1-12 with a selection of fun, informative lesson options available.
Please request more info about lessons according to Grade of learners.
Battlefield Live SA - Durbanville
Battlefield Live SA creates experiences, whether you participate in popular ultimate laser tag events or team building programs. Action without the pain
2 Hour Event
2 x Mission Commanders
5 x Gaming Scenarios
State of the Art Laser Weapons
Venue : Altydgedacht Wine Estate, Durbanville
We do Play in the Rain.
Battlefield Live SA -Wynburg Park
Battlefield Live SA creates experiences, whether you participate in popular ultimate laser tag events or team building programs. Action without the pain
1.5 Hour Event
3 x Gaming Scenarios
State of the Art Laser Weapons
Venue : Wynberg Park, formerly known as King Edward Park, is situated in the southern suburb of Wynberg, Cape Town, South Africa.
We do Play in the Rain.
Alpaca Barn Tour
On the Alpaca Barn Tour you will meet the resident alpaca herd and learn more about the alpaca and its fiber in a fun and informative way.
Alpaca Barn Tours are taking place daily every hour on the hour.
Duration is 45 – 60 minutes.
This does include entry into the petting zoo as well.
Le Bonheur Reptiles and Adventures
Our school outings is a result of our passion to foster an awareness and appreciation of reptiles among South Africans. We view ourselves as an outdoor classroom. With our school outings learners will get to see 100 crocs (from hatchlings to 3+ metres) and get to meet a few local and exotic snakes. Learners can make use of our many play areas, and we can even provide lunch if required. School outings have just become an adventure.
Drakenstein Lion Park
Drakenstein Lion Park was established in 1998 to provide lions in distress with sanctuary, where they could live in safety, free from abuse and persecution, and be treated with the compassion and respect they deserved.
The Park is situated in the scenic Cape Winelands and comprises of 50 acres of sprawling lion habitat.
The Park is actively involved in improving the quality of life of lions in captivity, locally as well as internationally, either by offering these animals a lifetime home or working in conjunction with other animal welfare organizations to secure a safe future for individual animals in dire need.
The Park is not involved in commercial breeding or trade and offers lifetime care to all of it’s animals. All the animals brought to the Park are captive bred / hand reared and cannot be rehabilitated to the wild. The animals at the Park are assured a chance of living out their natural lives in an enriched and safe environment.
Lion Feeding Times are on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 16h00.
Eagle Encounters at Spier Wine Farm
As arguably the largest Raptor Rehabilitation and Education Centre in South Africa, Eagle Encounters believes that an awareness and appreciation for the environment should be nurtured from youth. The casual and personal manner in which we approach our education programme encourages children to ask questions about and interact directly with a variety of raptors.
During the course of our hands-on demonstration, the following topics will be briefly discussed:
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Species identification
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Comparison between appearance adaptations and natural habitat
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Breeding habits
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Rehabilitation & release
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Falconry, falconry techniques and their benefits in rehabilitation
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What to do with an injured or abandoned raptor
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Design for function
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Food preference and hunting techniques
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Behavioural patterns
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Habitat destruction, poisons and persecution vs organic farming methods & co-existence
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Basic conservation regulations regarding raptors
We have discovered that children retain considerably more information from a learning experience when it involves all of their senses. To facilitate this learning and cater to your specific requirements, we have two interactive and exciting package options.
Exotic Animal World
Over 700 small animals, from fish to amphibians, from reptiles to birds, from mammals to invertebrates.
Walk Amongst the Animals. A large section of this unique sanctuary is a specially designed enclosed tropical garden.
Here you can walk freely amongst tropical birds and ring-tailed lemurs, which not only gives the animals far more space to roam.
It also means you can visit on a rainy day, without getting wet!
Memorable Encounters
On top of the tropical gardens they also have a walk in aviary, complete with birds above and guinea pigs below! You’ll also pass the reptile bay, home to baby tortoises and beautiful snakes (safely behind glass!).
The fresh-water aquarium doesn’t just hold fish, but other exotic creatures that many will have never seen before.
From there you can move on to the creepy crawly house, as long as you don’t mind big spiders, Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches and spiny Australian Stick Insects!
For those more fond of the cute and cuddly, just cross the river to say hello to the meerkats and our Spotted Eagle Owl’s, not to mention a whole crowd of other residents just waiting for a visit.
Live Animal Demonstrations
Trained and knowledgeable keepers hold demonstrations of some of the animals on weekends, school and public holidays.
These sessions are held at 11 am and 2 pm, and give you an even closer look at some of our residents, and the chance to learn a little more about them.
Monkey Town
Monkey Town Primate Centre, located on the N2 in Somerset West is a Wildlife Centre for monkeys and apes as well as a large variety of other species of animals.
There are more than 250 primates and 21 different exotic species of monkeys and apes including Tammy, Ruby, and Sunny, our famous chimp sisters.
Monkey Town is not just a primate center but also a wildlife center with over 600 animals in total to admire.
Pre School to Grade 12 Educational Tours available.
World of Birds
Over 3 000 birds (and small animals) of 400 different species are uniquely presented in more than 100 spacious landscaped walk through aviaries, allowing you the most intimate closeness with nature.
A tropical garden setting in the Hout Bay Valley is the environment in which the aviaries are spaced over 4 ha of land, framed by the back of Table Mountain, the Twelve Apostles, Constantiaberg, Chapman’s Peak and Little Lion’s Head. A paradise for nature lovers and photographers, the World of Birds is one of Cape Town’s premier tourist attractions which no visitor should miss.
Polkadraai Farm Strawberry Picking
Polkadraai Farm offers a range of strawberry picking packages for groups of 50 or more people (up to 150). The packages include a ride on the Polkadraai Express and will prove to be a fun and enjoyable experience for your school.
When is the strawberry picking season?
September to January daily, 9am – 4.00pm*
Closed Christmas Day
*Bad weather conditions may affect the availability of strawberry picking.
Combine strawberry picking with one or more of the following activities:
- Bike, Tractor or Pony Ride. Mini Golf or Face Painting.
Redberry Farm
Redberry Farm has a variety of fun, educational School Tour Packages for you to choose from. Groups as big as 100 children per school tour can enjoy a farm fun experience. Our packages are grouped with age-appropriate activities and catering in mind.
Tours include:
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+- 2 hours excursion
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Welcome strawberry juice
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Educational talk about strawberries
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Pick your own strawberries in the fields
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Redberry Express mini train ride
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Giant Strawberry
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Kiddies Chicken Strip Lunch Pack ( Optional )