PRE-CONVENTION
Geological and Social Day Trip 2
Scenic Overview of the Rocks and Mountains of Cape Town
- Date, Time:
- Saturday, 25 October, 08:00 – 18:00
(departs from and returns to the Cape Town International Convention Centre) - Leader:
- John Rogers (University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa)
- Fee:
- SOLD OUT
- Includes:
- Transportation by bus, packed lunch, water and juices
- Limit:
- Maximum 42; Minimum 28
- Note:
- Short and non-strenuous walks are expected. No guide book, but copies of The Rocks and Mountains of Cape Town will be available for purchase at US $20.
Photo courtesy of De Ville Wickens.This exciting full-day excursion begins in the heart of Cape Town and goes all the way to the tip of the Cape Peninsula. Apart from the exciting geological phenomena that shaped the Peninsula, highlights on this excursion include
- a visit to Signal Hill 300 m above the City Bowl where Robben Island can be seen 10 km offshore,
- the cliff faces of Table Mountain and the much-modified foreshore of Table Bay,
- the famous Sea Point Contact where Darwin examined the effects of magma intrusion into basement rocks,
- Hout Bay,
- the unconformable relationship between basement rocks and overlying Table Mountain Group at Chapman’s Peak Drive,
- Kommetjie,
- Cape Nature Reserve,
- the famous lighthouse at Cape of Good Hope,
- as well as a visit to a penguin colony near Simonstown.
This trip is a must if you want to see the beauty and uniqueness of the fairest Cape!
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 triponly, a $30 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.