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DETAILED PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

DAY 1 – 24 March Thursday

South Africa to Dubai

Flight from OR Tambo International to Dubai International Airport.

Departure 22:20

DAY 2 – 25 March Friday

Dubai

Arrive in Dubai at 08:20 and transfer to Holiday Inn Dubai Airport (3 star). Your accommodation includes breakfast.

Spend some time at leisure for either shopping or resting after your flight.

Enjoy lunch on own account

Depart at 15:30 from your hotel on a Desert Safari. The safari includes:

• 4×4 Dune Bashing (6 persons per Jeep)
• Henna for the girls
• Hubbly Bubbly for the adults
• Belly Dancer Show
• Camel Ride
• Sand Boarding
• Desert Braai Dinner
• Unlimited soft drinks and mineral water

Transfer back to hotel at 22:30

Holiday Inn Dubai Airport

DAY 3 – 26 March Saturday

Dubai

After Breakfast depart for your full day City Tour (09:00 to 17:00)

Spend the evening shopping. Malls stay open until late!

Holiday Inn Dubai Airport

DAY 4 – 27 March Sunday

Dubai – Amsterdam

After early breakfast depart to Dubai International Airport for your flight to Amsterdam. Departure 08:25, arrival 13:30.

Arrival into Amsterdam and transfer to your hotel where you will be staying on a bed and breakfast basis for the next 6 nights. (Stay OK or Similar)

Evening at leisure

Stay OK or Similar

DAY 5 – 28 March – Monday

Amsterdam

This morning, after breakfast, you will go on a guided bike tour of Amsterdam – you will see the city close up as well as interact with some of the locals. You will be shown the highlights and beauty of Amsterdam from your bicycle seat.

After lunch you will take part in your first match on tour where after you will enjoy hospitality the Holland way.

Match vs: HC Bloemendaal

Dinner at hockey club

Evening at leisure to enjoy the sights and sounds of Amsterdam

DAY 6 – 29 March Tuesday

Amsterdam

After Breakfast you will attend to a professional training session held by Floris Jan Bovelander.

Floris Jan Bovelander (born January 19, 1966 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland) is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch national squad that won the golden medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Six years earlier, at the Hockey World Cup in Lahore where he scored nine times, the defender won the world title with the Holland side at the expense of host nation Pakistan.

Bovelander played 241 international matches for The Netherlands, scored a total number of 216 goals and participated in three Olympics. He made his debut on October 2, 1985 in a friendly match against New Zealand. He was famous for his devastating penalty corners, and was nicknamed Flop, Floppie and Boem Boem Bovelander. Bovelander retired after the Atlanta Games. All throughout his career he played for the Dutch club Bloemendaal, with whom he won the Dutch title six times.

After the coaching session you will have lunch (optional) where after you will visit Madame Tussauds Amsterdam (included)

Amsterdam’s most fun museum has come alive! Why not come and visit us and get up close to your favourite celebrities. Stars such as Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez, George Clooney, Kylie Minogue and many more are all under one roof at the museum.

In the evening you will enjoy Dinner in Amsterdam and also play your second match.

Match vs: Gooische Hockey Club

DAY 7 – 30 March Wednesday

Amsterdam

After breakfast enjoy your second coaching session done by Floris Jan Bovelander where after you will have lunch.

Enjoy a game of field hockey trivia after lunch and play your third match on tour.

Match vs: AH&BC Amsterdam

After the match you will enjoy an after match function with your hosts.

In the evening you will be attending a Premier Hockey Match to be played by Pinoke Hockey Club.

DAY 8 – 31 March Thursday

Rotterdam

After breakfast we head out to Rotterdam for our fourth match on tour. En-route we will stop at Keukenhof Gardens for an included visit for the morning.

Optional lunch at Keukenhof gardens

After lunch you will do some sightseeing in the Rotterdam Port by boat. Compete in your fourth match on tour where after you will enjoy an after match function with your hosts.

Match vs: Rotterdam Hockey Club

Dinner at hockey club

Transfer back to your hotel in Amsterdam

DAY 9 – 1 April Friday

Amsterdam

After Breakfast visit the amazing Rijksmuseum where you will be able to see most of Rembrandt’s famous works.

The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam or Rijksmuseum is a Dutch
national museum in Amsterdam, located on the Museumplein. The museum is dedicated to arts, crafts, and history. It has a large collection of paintings from the Dutch Golden Age and a substantial collection of Asian art.

After lunch you will play in your fifth and final match on tour. After the match your host club will offer you post match hospitality.

Match vs: HBS Hockey Club Amsterdam

DAY 10 – 2 April Saturday

Amsterdam – Dubai – Johannesburg

After Breakfast enjoy some last minute shopping.

Your flight departs at 15:30 to Dubai, arrival 23:59.