Next Trip: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 through Saturday, March 15, 2025
Travel Route
View the TAMV Itinerary Video
Johannesburg (JHB)/Pretoria
Day 2:
Soweto/Sandton
Day 3:
Durban/Port Edward
Day 4:
Port Edward/Leisure Bay
Day 5:
Scenic Route from Port Edward to Port St. Johns
Day 6:
Port St. Johns
Day 7:
Port St. John’s/Mthatha/Walter Sisulu University
Day 8:
Mthatha/Maclear/Tsolo
Day 9:
Mthatha to Cape Town
Day 10:
Cape Town/Robben Island/Flight to JHB
DAY 1: JOHANNESBURG (JHB)/PRETORIA
– Direct Flight from ATL or NYC to Johannesburg; Check into Sandton Hotel
– Making Connections: Welcome Dinner at the Sandton Hotel (with Tour Guide, Dr. Chrys Matubatuba)
– Scenic Travel: Luxury Tour Van from Pretoria to Soweto
– Historical Sites in Soweto: The Nelson Mandela House; Hector Pieterson Memorial; Desmond Tutu‘s House
– Regional Foods: Popular, Black-Owned Restaurant in Soweto (Lunch with Young Artists)
– Shopping: Soweto Street Markets (Time Permitting)
– Historic Site in Pretoria: Visit Nelson Mandela Square
– Shopping: Nelson Mandela Square
– Making Connections: Networking Dinner with Local Professionals, Academics and South African Artists, Potential Collaborators
DAY 3: DURBAN/PORT EDWARD
– Direct Flight from Lanseria or JNB to Durban
– Scenic Travel: Luxury Tour Van from Durban to Port Edward (2.0 Hours along the Coast of the Indian Ocean)
– Shopping: Durban Open-Air Markets (Time Permitting)
– Cultural Immersion: Enjoy Indian Ocean at San Lameer Hotel
– Making Connections: Networking Dinner at San Lameer Hotel & Spa in Port Edward
DAY 4: PORT EDWARD/LEISURE BAY
– Cultural Immersion: Enjoy Indian Ocean at San Lameer Hotel
– Scenic Travel (Optional): Visit Bizana or Other Nearby Villages in the Pondoland (an Eco Hot Spot)
– Making Connections: Networking Dinner at San Lameer Hotel in Port Edward
– Scenic Travel: Early Morning Luxury Tour Van from Port Edward to Port St. Johns (5.0 Hours Through the Eco-Protected Pondoland)
– Cultural Immersion: Meet Local Farmer Growing Indigenous Cannabis and Other Medicinal Herbs
– Making Connections: Dinner (at Ntaba Lodge) with Local Professionals, Community Leaders and Small-Scale Farmer
DAY 6: PORT ST. JOHNS
– Tour Port St. Johns including Cultural/Historical Museum
– Shopping or Spa: Shopping with Local African Vendors or Spa Services at Ntaba Lodge
– Cultural Immersion: Enjoy Port St. Johns’ “2nd Beach”
– Making Connections: Dinner with Local Professionals, Community Leaders and Small-Scale Farmer
DAY 7: PORT ST. JOHNS/MTHATHA/WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY
– Scenic Travel: Early Morning Luxury Tour Van from Port St. Johns to Mthatha (2 Hour Drive among Eastern Cape’s Breathtaking Rolling Green Hills)
– Visit The Nelson Mandela Museum (Mthatha)
– Making Connections (and Cultural Immersion): Dinner with Faculty and Student Leaders from Walter Sisulu University (Co-Hosted by TAMV and WSU)
– Scenic Travel: Mountain Trip to Maclear/Tsolo in Luxury Tour Van
– Cultural Immersion: Community Meeting with a Village Chief (Tsolobeng Village or Maclear) and Local Community Leaders
– A Variety of Cultural Immersion Activities Will Be Offered During the Day’s Visit
– Making Connections: Traditional Late Lunch/Early Dinner with Villagers, Featuring Local Traditional Rural Foods (Cabbage/Pop), including Celebratory Slaughter and Preparation of a Sheep (Alternative Meals Available)
DAY 9: MTHATHA TO CAPE TOWN
– Early AM Flight from Mthata to Cape Town (via JNB Connection); Check into Waterfront Hotel
– Making Connections: Black Woman-Owned Aslina Wine Tasting & Networking Dinner at Waterfront Restaurant with Local Socially Responsible and Eco-Friendly Entrepreneurs
– Shopping: Shopping at V&A Waterfront Mall
DAY 10: CAPE TOWN/ROBBEN ISLAND/FLIGHT TO JHB
– Visit to Infamous Robben Island Prison Where President Mandela Was Imprisoned for 27 Years (Weather Permitting)
– Shopping: Last Minute Shopping at V&A Waterfront Mall or Free Time
– Final Dinner and Tour Debriefing (Networking & Testimonials)
– Direct Overnight Flight from Cape Town or JHB to ATL or NYC
