I updated the conference wiki, but to answer some of your questions: On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 3:00 PM, Michael Peel <[email protected]> wrote:
> Are the "Wow Capetown Travel and Tours” prices correct? They seem really > expensive (e.g., US$45 is around 600ZAR, compared to 400ZAR for an Uber in > both directions without sharing > Yes they are a bit more expensive but they offer a “Meet & Greet” service with staff at the airport, ready to welcome each person. This may might be a good, safe option for first-time visitors to be welcomed and escorted to their transportation. Clients are asked to provide the time, date, and flight number of both their arriving and departing flights. > - the US$80/day tours seem extremely expensive!). > I n terms of the pricing…… We looked at several other companies for group tour options e.g., Ilios Travel – R1350 per person about $104 USD African Eagle – R1300 per person about $100 USD Wow's price is R1040 ($80 USD ) also includes entrance fees of $23usd per person. Ellie > > BTW, I’ve put some currency conversion estimates at: > https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Mike_Peel/Currency > and have created the template at: > https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Currency > that might be useful to add to the info pages. > > Thanks, > Mike > > On 8 Jul 2018, at 18:22, Ellie Young <[email protected]> wrote: > > There are several options, and yes that is a bus shuttle and the costs are > listed. > > See: > > https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Local_transportation > > On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 2:11 PM, Andy Mabbett <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Thank you. >> >> As I have just posted on the page's talk-page: >> >> "How do we get to the city centre/ event venue from the airport? The >> Cape Town page says to use MyCiTi - that's a bus, I think, but it's >> not clear. What does it cost? Is exact change needed? Do we pay on the >> bus, or at the airport?" >> >> >> On 30 June 2018 at 09:19, Peter Southwood <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Updated, let me know if more information is needed. >> > >> > Cheers, Peter >> > >> > >> > >> > From: Wikimania-l [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf >> > Of Nick Wilson (Quiddity) >> > Sent: 29 June 2018 21:26 >> > To: Wikimania general list (open subscription) >> > Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikivoyage page for Wikimania 2018 >> > >> > >> > >> > Fixed link: >> > https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Wikimania_2018_Cape_Town_Guidebook >> > >> > >> > >> > On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 11:22 AM Andy Mabbett < >> [email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > >> > Wikivoyage: >> > >> > https://en.wikivoyge.org/wiki/Wikimania_2018_Cape_Town_Guidebook >> > >> > has a page with advice for Wikimania attendees. It's a good start, but >> > needs more local knowledge. Please help to improve the page if you can >> > >> > For instance, South Africa uses both "Europlug" and "type D" power >> > sockets - but which is most prevalent at the city's hotels, and the >> > conference venue? >> > >> > -- >> > Andy Mabbett >> > @pigsonthewing >> > http://pigsonthewing.org.uk >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wikimania-l mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > Nick Wilson (Quiddity) >> > Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation >> > >> > >> > >> > Virus-free. www.avg.com >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wikimania-l mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Andy Mabbett >> @pigsonthewing >> http://pigsonthewing.org.uk >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> > > > > -- > Ellie Young > Events Manager > Wikimedia Foundation > [email protected] > c. 510 701 8649 > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > -- Ellie Young Events Manager Wikimedia Foundation [email protected] c. 510 701 8649
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