Pure Skiing

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Pure Skiing –
so much more than just skiing
W
ith 16 years experience, Pure Skiing,
a leading ski tour operator with
professional service levels, both in
South Africa and abroad, prides itself on offering the
South African ski market value for money ski holidays
to some of the top resorts in Europe.
The company was started in 1995 by Austrian,
Hermann Erler, and has gone from strength to
strength since then. Hermann was born and bred in
St Johann, in Tirol and lives in St Johann throughout
the year. Neal McAlpine joined the company in 1996
and runs the company from its Johannesburg offi ce.
In 2003, Supersport Travel purchased a share in the
company, the perfect partner adding to the already
established brand name in the travel industry.
Pure Skiing tailor make packages to suit a client’s
needs to any ski resort. They work closely with all the
major incentive houses in South Africa.
For groups, Pure Skiing can tailor make the
package to suit the groups’ needs, brand busses for
the transfers, welcome drinks on arrival, hospitality
desks, room drops, themed dinners, drinks and lunch
packages, and so much more.
GERMANY, MUNICH & AUSTRIA, ZELL AM SEE
This programme is aimed at groups who want to do a
skiing incentive, but are not sure if the group dynamic
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will enjoy skiing. This way, the group gets to go to
Munich in autumn or spring and enjoy various options
which could include the Red Bull X-Fighters and/or the
Oktober Beerfest experience, if booked over the same
time, plus spend two nights in Zell am See and get the
chance to do a ski taster on the glacier, without risking
the whole trip.
Here is a proposed itinerary:
Day 1: Johannesburg/Munich
Drinks and snacks at the Shongolo Lounge OR Tambo
before departing on SAA direct to Munich. (Flights and
approximate taxes included).
Day 2: Hofbrauhaus, Munich
Arrive in Munich. Enjoy a morning city tour before
heading to the hotel to check-in. Lunch at the hotel.
In the afternoon, be treated to a behind-the-scenes
excursion to the Paulaner Brewery.
Munich has a rich heritage as the city of beer,
breweries, beer gardens and beer festivals. The art
of brewing is a centuries-old tradition here. Join
experienced master brewers who are able to provide
you with fascinating information about the beer, which
is brewed according to the original Bavarian “Order of
Purity“, Europe‘s oldest food law. After the guided tour,
sample the beer and enjoy a little snack.
Enjoy dinner at the famous Hofbrauhaus.

Day 3: BMW factory premium tour OR
Neuschwanstein and Linderhof Castle day tour,
Munich
Day 3 is either a visit to the famous BMW factory
where one can enjoy a premium tour which includes:
BMW Welt, Museum and Plant tour, including lunch.
OR
Enjoy a full day tour to the Neuschwanstein and
Linderhof Castles, including lunch.
Hidden in the seclusion of the mountains King Ludwig
II built two of his dream castles: Neuschwanstein and
Linderhof. This trip shows you two extraordinary
castles, both testifying to the vision of Bavaria’s
fairytale king. Short shopping stop in Oberammergau.
Enjoy dinner at the hotel restaurant.
Free evening.
Day 4: Day at leisure. Munich
Breakfast at the hotel. Today is a leisure day. Each
person will receive lunch vouchers.
Optional tours available (all rates are subject to
change) are:
• Log rafting on the River Isar
Enjoy a full day log rafting excursion on the river
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Isar. Transfers, lunch and drinks are included on
this tour. A relaxing way to experence the sights
and sounds of Bavaria.
Duration:+-9hrs. Price: +-€140pp.
• Olympic Stadium tour including roof climb with
fl ying fox
Olympiastadion is a stadium located in Munich,
Germany. Situated at the heart of the Olympiapark
München in northern Munich, the stadium
was built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer
Olympics.
Duration:+-3hrs. Price: +-€85pp.
• Salzburg – a day in Austria
An expert guide will take you on a two-hour train
ride from Munich to Austria and back again and
put their knowledge of the city and what is best
to see and do at your service. A map and a 1,5
hour orientation tour through the major sites
will be provided, but then you’ll have three hours
to explore the city for yourself before meeting up
for the return journey.
Duration:+-10hrs. Price: +-€40pp.
• Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial
A professional guide trained and authorised by
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the Memorial Site will be provided. Your guide
will organise all travel arrangements, take you
there by train and bus and back again, and give
you a complete and comprehensive tour of the
entire area – the surviving original buildings, the
museum exhibition centre, and the cinema which
screens an English language documentary fi lm.
Duration:+-5hrs. Price: +-€25pp.
• Hitler and Third Reich Tour
In a unique and fascinating tour, a dedicated guide
will open up this hidden history for you. You will
be shown the beer halls which hosted the fi rst
small gatherings of the fanatics who one day
would lead the Third Reich, and the places where
Hitler made his fi rst major speeches. You’ll walk
through the streets where Hitler and his
Brownshirts fought their way to power, and be
told how they did it. You’ll be shown the offi cial
Nazi headquarters from where Hitler bullied the
world. You’ll also be shown the buildings that bear
the scars of the Second World War.
Duration:+-2,5hrs Price: +-€15pp.
• Nuremberg – City of Empires
An expert guide will accompany you on the
pleasant/relaxing 1,5-hour train journey from
Munich and back again, and give a comprehensive
tour through this fascinating and very unique city.
Duration:+-10hrs Price: +-€40pp.
• Bavarian Speciality Food Tour
A stop at the iconic Viktualienmarkt local food
market, which has been supplying Munich with the
best of food and drink for 200 years, and sample
the wares, and then also visit a vintage local
restaurant. Your guide, in traditional dress, will give
the history and amusing stories behind local food
and drink as you enjoy the fare.
Duration:+-2,5hrs Price: +-€30pp.
• Golf
Golf in Munich is a major pastime with both
visitors and locals living in the Upper Bavaria area,
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with a huge choice of excellent golf courses
nearby. Many neighbouring towns and cities
boast superb golf courses with extensive
facilities located around Ascheim,
Beuerberg, Ebersberg, Eichenried, Feldafi ng,
Grunbach, Iffeldorf, Odelzhausen, Pahl, Starnberg
and Strasslach, among other locations.
Duration:+-7hrs. Price: 18 holes: +-€68pp/Clubs+-
€25pp.
• Innsbruck summer bobsledding
Feel the rhythm, feel the ride, get on down, it’s
bobsled time. Participate in a summer bobsled,
which is directed by a professional pilot, Igler
Bobkanal. Adrenaline inevitable. A 2G force will
act on the roundabout to your body. The track is
1 270m long, has 14 turns and offers the possibility
of a thrilling ride with up to 100 km/h.
Duration:+-7hrs Price: +-€50pp.
• BMW driving experience
Half-day driving experience with a variety of BMW
cars.
Duration: Half-day. Price: +-€230pp.
Dinner will be served at the famous Rathauskeller.
Day 5: Glacier lunch and snow taster. Munich/ Zell
am See
Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast we make our
way by bus to the beautiful mountain resort of Zell am
See in Austria (+-2,5hrs).
This smart little lakeside town is packed with charm,
offering a good range of shops, bars and cafés and a
traffi c-free centre. During the height of winter, the lake
freezes over, enabling you to walk from one side to
the other, while activities such as curling and skating
are practised upon it. Zell am See is part of the Europa
sport region which includes the neighbouring glacier
resort of Kaprun. Easily accessible by local ski bus, the
area provides a great range of pistes to suit all levels.
After check-in, we make our way to the Kitzsteinhorn
Glacier for lunch. For those interested, the opportunity

to do a ski or snowboard taster session after lunch is
on offer.
Ski/Snowboard taster: (Includes ski/board hire plus
2,5hr lessons based on 8 pax per group) – €62pp.
Hire includes skis, boots and poles or snowboard and
boots.
Enjoy dinner at the hotel in the evening.
Day 6: Day at leisure. Zell am See
After breakfast enjoy Zell am See at leisure. (Each
person will receive lunch vouchers).
Optional tours available (all rates are subject to
change):
• Skiing or snowboarding.
Why not continue from where you left off
yesterday. One day hire, 4 hour lesson and one day
extension pass. Based on eight pax per group.
Duration:+-5hrs. Price: +-€110pp.
• Golf Zell am See
25 per cent discount on green fees at the Golf
Club Zell am See, free VIP shuttle service to the
Golf Club Zell am See, reservation of tee times and
individual golf lessons, a golfer’s lunch box for
your lap, a small golf gift in your room, storage for
your golf bags in the hotel.
Duration:+-6hrs. Price: +-€70pp.
• Innsbruck and Swarovski Crystal Factory
Enjoy a day exploring Innsbruck and the Swarovski
Crystal factory.
Duration:+-8hrs. Price: +-€65pp.
• Salzburg
Enjoy a day exploring Salzburg, the birth place of
Mozart.
Duration:+-8hrs. Price: +-€60pp.
In the evening, the group enjoy a Tirolian farewell
dinner at a typical mountain restaurant.
Day 7: Day at leisure. Zell am See/Munich.
After breakfast, enjoy Zell am See at leisure. After
lunch, depart back to Munich Airport.
Enjoy dinner at the Airbrau at Munich airport before
check-in.
Return fl ight to South Africa.
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INCLUSIONS:
• Shongolo Lounge, return fl ights to Munich ex JNB
on SAA and approximate taxes.
• Return airport transfers, as well as transfer to Zell
am See.
• Three nights accommodation in a four-star hotel
in Munich and two nights accommodation
in a four-star hotel in Zell am See with breakfast
daily.
• Six dinners included (Hofbrauhaus, Hotel,
Rathauskeller, Hotel, Kohlschnait, Airbrau).
• Six lunches included (hotel, tour, voucher, glacier,
voucher, hotel).
• City tour, beer tour, BMW experience or castle day
tour, €10pp drinks voucher per night.
• Includes two nights sight inspection for two pax,
including return fl ights, two nights
accommodation, all transfers, breakfast, lunch and
dinner.
EXCLUSIONS:
• Visas.
• Gratuities and items of a personal nature.
• South African domestic travel.
• Meals and drinks not specifi ed.
• Optional tours.
Please note: All rates are subject to change and are
subject to availability at time of booking.
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