Discover Tshwane
Tshwane is the new name for Pretoria, South Africa’s political capital. After offering a peaceful sanctuary for hunter-gatherers, its valleys have more recently been home to waves of pioneers: iron-age farmers; Mzilikazi’s empire; Boer settlers; South Africans of all cultures moving to the city in search of work and a better life; our new democratic government. Whether at icons such as Freedom Park or the Union Buildings, or at a small roadside jazz tavern, this city has many fascinating tales to tell.
Isivavane at Freedom ParkTshwane Tsamaya Book Now/Enquiry
Social history tour of all Tshwane’s pioneering people. Encounter Afrikaner history at the Voortrekker Monument; commemoration of freedom struggles at Freedom Park; past and present at Church Square and multicultural Marabastad. After lunch, we visit Lady Selborne, where a forcibly removed community is now making a return. Listen to community history and visit a jazz tavern in the township of Atteridgeville.
Duration: 8 – 8 1/2 hours
Cost: 2 persons @ R1100.00 per person; 3 or more @ R900 per person
Tshwane Arts & Culture Alive Book Now/Enquiry
View a current exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum or Unisa Art Gallery; take a meditative walk along the Democracy Wall; explore the treasures of the African Window (National Cultural History Museum). Exhibitions include rock art; changing communities in South Africa’s past and present; inspiring exhibitions of art and crafts.
Duration: 3 to 4 hours
Cost: 2 persons @ R530.00 per person; 3 or more @ R400 per person (from Pretoria)
Cullinan Diamonds & Daring Book Now/Enquiry
A full day leisure experience in the Cullinan area, an hour’s drive from Tshwane (Pretoria). Sammy Marks House – extravagant mansion of a dust-to-diamonds entrepreneur. Tour of Cullinan Mine where the largest diamond in the world was found. Relaxed lunch. Art and Craft ramble. Zonderwater Italian POW camp and Diamond Hill South African War history.
Duration: 8 – 8 1/2 hours
Cost: 2 persons @ R1200.00 per person; 3 or more @ R900 per person (from Pretoria)
