Travel Route

– 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 Street Markets (Time Permitting)
– Historic Site in Pretoria: Visit Freedom Park and the Union Building (Time Permitting)
– Shopping: Street Markets (Vendors) at the Union Building (Time Permitting)
– Making Connections: Networking Dinner with Local Professionals, Academics and South African Artists, Potential Collaborators

DAY 3: DURBAN/PORT EDWARD (OVERNIGHT)

– Direct Flight from Lanseria to Durban
– Scenic Travel: Luxury Tour Van from Durban to Port Edward (2.0 Hours along the Coast of the Indian Ocean)
– Cultural Immersion: Enjoy Indian Ocean at San Lameer Hotel
– Making Connections: Networking Dinner at San Lameer Hotel & Spa in Port Edward

DAY 4: SCENIC ROUTE TO PORT ST. JOHNS

– Cultural Immersion: Enjoy San Lameer Hotel (Beach, Spa, Shopping)
– Scenic Travel: Early Afternoon Luxury Tour Van from Port Edward to Port St. Johns (5.0 Hours Along the Coast of the Indian Ocean)
– Making Connections: Dinner with Local Professionals, Community Leaders and Small-Scale Farmer

– Shopping: Beachfront Shopping with Local African Vendors
– Tour Port St. Johns including Cultural/Historical Museum
– Cultural Immersion: Enjoy Port St. Johns Beach and Networking Lunch
– Making Connections: Dinner with Local Professionals, Community Leaders and Small-Scale Farmer

DAY 6: PORT ST. JOHNS/MTHATHA/WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY

– Scenic Travel: 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)
– Cultural Immersion: Meeting with Students, Faculty and Local Community Leaders at Walter Sisulu University (WSU)
– Making Connections: Dinner with Faculty and Student Leaders from Walther Sisulu University (Co-Hosted by TAMV and WSU)

DAY 7: MACLEAR/MT. FLETCHER

– Scenic Travel: Mountain Trip to Mt. Fletcher 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 8: SCENIC ROUTE TO EAST LONDON/DINNER IN CAPE TOWN

– Scenic Travel: Luxury Tour Van From Mthatha to East London (2.5 Hour Drive among Eastern Cape’s Breathtaking Rolling Green Hills)
– Direct Flight from East London to Cape Town; Check into Waterfront Hotel
– Making Connections: Wine Tasting & Networking Dinner at Waterfront Restaurant with Local Socially Responsible and Eco-Friendly Entrepreneurs

DAY 9: CAPE TOWN/ROBBEN ISLAND

– Visit to Infamous Robben Island Prison Where President Mandela was Imprisoned for 27 Years
– Shopping: Shopping at V&A Waterfront Mall
– Making Connections: Networking Dinner with Local Entrepreneurs, Potential Collaborators & Debriefing Dinner (Networking & Testimonials)

DAY 10: CAPE TOWN/TABLE TOP MOUNTAIN/FLIGHT TO JHB

– Visit to Table Mountain (Weather Permitting)
– Contingency Plan: Wine Route to Franschoek or Hout Bay through Chapman’s Peak
– Shopping: Last Minute Shopping or Free Time
– Direct Flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg
– Direct Overnight Flight from JHB to ATL or NYC