Geological and Social Day Trips
The day excursions in and around Cape Town and its hinterland provide a wonderful opportunity to view the scenic beauty of South Africa’s coastal and wineland regions against the background of its geological history.
Highlights on these trips include viewing Table Mountain, the icon of South Africa’s Mother City, Robben Island, the famous Cape of Good Hope, the deserted white beaches and small fishing villages of the west coast and a visit to Hermanus, the whale-watching capital of the world where Humpback and Southern Right whales pay their annual pilgrimage. This trip is a must if you want to understand how nature provided the beauty and uniqueness of the fairest Cape in all the world at the southern tip of Africa.
Pre-Convention
DAY TRIP 1.
Cape Terroir
- Dates:
- Saturday, 25 October
- Time:
- 09:00-17:00
- Fee:
- by 30 September: $85
- from 1 October: $100
DAY TRIP 2.
Scenic Overview of the Rocks and Mountains (Full-Day)
- Dates:
- Saturday, 25 October
- Time:
- 08:00-18:00
- Fee:
- by 30 September: $95
- from 1 October: $110
DAY TRIP 3.
Scenic Overview of the Rocks and Mountains (Half-Day)
- Dates:
- Sunday, 26 October
- Time:
- 08:00-14:00
- Fee:
- by 30 September: $65
- from 1 October: $75
Post-Convention
DAY TRIP 4.
Beaches, Lagoons and Sand Dunes: Quaternary Coastal Environments of the West Coast North of Cape Town
- Dates:
- Thursday, 30 october
- Time:
- 08:00-18:00
- Fee:
- by 30 September: $105
- from 1 October: $125
DAY TRIP 5.
Hermanus Whale Route Geology
- Dates:
- Thursday, 30 October
- Time:
- 08:00-18:00
- Fee:
- by 30 September: $85
- from 1 October: $100
Please note that the Geological and Social Day Trips may be of interest to guests.
Important Notes Regarding Field Trips and Geological and Social Day Trips
- Field trips are limited in size and are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis and must be accompanied by full payment.
- If you register for a field trip only, a $30 non-registrant fee will be charged in addition to the field trip fee. This fee may be applied toward registration if you decide to attend the conference.
- A wait list is automatically created if a field trip sells out. The AAPG Convention Department will notify you if space becomes available. Undersubscribed field trips will be cancelled.
- Before purchasing non-refundable airline tickets, confirm that the trip will take place.
- It is important that you note your gender on your registration form for hotel room assignments.
- Several weeks prior to the trip, you will receive an itinerary with details of meeting points, transportation within the trip, phone and fax numbers and email addresses of hotels and trip leaders, etc. Please indicate your fax and email on your registration.
- Proper clothing and supplies are needed for the outdoors (hat, wind breaker, sturdy footware, sunscreen and rucksack).
- If any field trips are likely to meet your needs or the needs of your staff, you are encouraged to register early.
- To help us better anticipate the number of attendees and avoid premature cancellation of field trips, please register well before 12 August.
- Neither AAPG, GSSA nor trip leaders maintain insurance covering illness or injury for individuals.