Winter Ski/Snowboard Season and South African Road Trip

Combine your ski season with TTRide's awesome African Road Trip that includes visiting 5 of our favourite South African destinations to enjoy world class surfing conditions.

1 - Cookery Course
Take a 1 week cookery course prior to the start of your adventures, and guarantee yourself a job in a top ski resort.

2 - Work in the Alps
Head off to one of Europes Premier ski resorts to take up a position courtesy of Natives for a lifechanging 5 month season.

3 - South Africa
Travel to five of our favourite South African destinations over a 6 week period on our African Road trip, learning to surf, and getting involved in community projects.

See you out there...

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Itinerary / Highlights

TRIP STOPS:-
1) Kommetjie (Cape Town)9 days
Plettenberg Bay is a small holiday town with a big personality and a popular stop for travellers on the famous Garden Route. Staying in Albergos for Backpackers, you will have the opportunity to get to know other travellers around the open braai (Barbeque South African style) lit every evening.

2) Plettenberg Bay 7 days
Plettenberg Bay is a small holiday town with a big personality and a popular stop for travellers on the famous Garden Route. Staying in Albergos for Backpackers, you will have the opportunity to get to know other travellers around the open braai (Barbeque South African style) lit every evening.

3) Jeffreys Bay 10 days
Jeffrey's Bay perfectly encapsulates all that is Ticket to Ride. With World Class surf on our doorstep and some really good community projects all a short walk away; our 2 weeks in Jeffrey's Bay are one of the many highlights of the trip.

4) Coffee Bay 7 days
As you drive north from East London the houses slowly disappear and the countryside opens up into the Transkei. This is a magical part of South Africa so often overlooked by the travelling tourists eager to press on up to Durban. Home to Nelson Mandela, the Transkei is unrecognisable to the cosmopolitan cities of Cape Town and Durban. Made up of small, traditional African settlements, rolling green hills and breathtaking empty beaches, the Transkei will take you back to the Africa of 100 years ago. This is the real Africa and those that venture in will be rewarded with memories that will last a lifetime.

5) Balitto (North Durban)
Ballito is a 45-minute drive north of Durban and is an affluent ocean side community and frequent holiday destination for Durban's rich and famous. The Secret Spot is at the heart of this community and a little piece of African Paradise. Overlooking Shaka's Rock beach and set in amongst a dense forest of local indigenous trees the hostel is the ultimate retreat and the perfect place to finish the trip.

Charity Work:-
With Ticket to Ride each Rider will have a range of different community projects made available to them - see Charity Foundation. Please bear in mind that this link is to our Volunteer Placement program in Cape Town, it gives a good idea of the sort of community work the African Road trip includes, but is different from the work that is included in the African Road trip.

Surf Tuition:-
- 35 Hrs Coaching from South Africa's most highly regarded Surf Coaches.
- Unlimited additional coaching from Ticket to Ride UK Staff - All hold BSA Qualifications.
- The provision of beginners 'soft' surf boards for surf instruction in Cape Town.
- Excellent Discount on custom board from top SA shaper, Clayton, for onward surfing development.
- The TTRide tailored coaching scheme devised to help all riders of any experience; Master the Basics through to Rapid Progression, aswell as in depth beach and ocean knowledge, see Surfing Page for more details.

Cooking Course:-

Each year Natives run their own cookery courses, specifically designed for winter staff by winter staff, recognised throughout the industry.
* Taught by current season workers, who know what the job involves and can share their hands-on experience
* Learn specialist knowledge to help you to run your chalet effectively as well as gaining your cooking skills
* Experience cooking for large numbers before you start your season
* Personal and friendly with a guaranteed low student to staff ratio

Native's all inclusive cooking course runs for 1 week, and can be taken in one of Native's Alpine destinations, or at Godolphin in Salisbury.

Passing the course guarantee's each Rider a job in the Alps for a season running from November - April. To date Native's boast a 100% pass rate.

Small Instructor to Rider ratio's mean we can tailor your instruction to your level so you will never be held back or out of your depth!

Other Details

Accommodation Details

Dorm style accommodation at 5 separate Surf Camps from Cape Town to Durban.

Trip Includes:-

Cookery course:-
- All tuition fees
- 5 days tuition
- 4 nights' accommodation* (single at St Teresa's, shared otherwise)
- Continental breakfast
- Mid-morning tea/coffee plus refreshments
- Lunch, afternoon tea, dinner with wine
- All ingredients for cooking
- Tuition from experienced chalet staff and qualified teachers
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate qualification
- Specialist sessions on Alpine specific issues
- The Natives Chalet Cook Book
- Natives Apron and T shirt
- Diploma (if you pass!)
- Guaranteed offer of a job through Natives (if you pass!)

African Road Trip:-
- Accommodation
- Transport
- Charity Work
- Surf Tuition
- Trip Extras
- Full UK Support
- Post Trip

Trip Extras:-
- Climb Table Mountain
- Wine Tour
- World's Highest Bungee Jump (or Ocean Safari)
- Tour of a Lion Park
- Flowrider: An afternoon at Durban's amazing man-made wave
- Traditional welcoming Braai on arrival, and end of trip party. Various other social events will also be included.
- TTRide t-shirt and lanyard.

Full UK Support:-
- Pre-trip Support
- 24 Hour access to TTRide UK office staff during the trip
- Trip Diary web Updates

Departure Dates, Options & Prices

May - June 2010

Place Confirmation - A £400 non-refundable deposit.

Once we receive a booking form and deposit, Riders will be sent a TTRide Welcome Pack which includes a deposit receipt and further payment plan broken down into 2-3 separate amounts. We feel that having 2-3 payment instalments takes the pressure of our riders to fork out the whole sum in one go.

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