Gary Kristen eyes cricket tourism

THE Gary Kirsten Cricket
Academy (GKCA) and Cape
Africa Tours (CAT) have
announced a new business
venture – Gary Kirsten Travel
& Tours.
The new venture is the
brainchild of Gary Kirsten
and Andrew Russell,
owner of Cape Africa
Tours. Following demand
for coaching at GKCA from
both domestic and overseas
players and teams, a
decision was taken to start
a travel and tours division
and offer individuals and
teams a complete travel
package, organising travel
arrangements in addition to
coaching requirements.
“Teams want to know
they are travelling with a
reputable, experienced tour
operator – and with 14
years of experience in the
industry, and having handled
countless inbound tours
catering for all ages and
abilities, Cape Africa Tours
was the natural choice for us
to partner with,” says Gary.
“Gary is heavily involved
on a daily basis with his
Academy and loves nothing
more than being in the
nets with aspiring young
cricketers,” said Andrew.
“My experience dealing with
touring teams offers Gary
the opportunity to focus on
the coaching aspects and
for us to handle all the travel
and tour details. It is the
perfect fit for both of us and
I look forward to working with
Gary and his GKCA coaches
in the years ahead.”
Andrew has been
organising inbound sports
tours to South Africa
since January 2000 and
is a registered member of
SATSA. Gary Kirsten Travel
&Tours will operate as a
division of Cape Africa
Tours.