Walk through the life of Nelson Mandela

Even after his death, Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom continues to inspire. Now there’s more reason to relive his life and retrace his footsteps.

South African Tourism, in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, has developed an itinerary tailored for those who want to walk in Madiba’s footsteps, offering an in-depth feel of the great statesman’s life.

 
From the Eastern Cape, where Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born, to where he grew up and attended Fort Hare University, the itinerary moves to Gauteng, where the young Mandela worked as a human rights lawyer and became instrumental in South Africa’s political struggle. From here the trail leads to KwaZulu-Natal, where Mandela was captured and finally to the Western Cape, where he was imprisoned and ultimately freed.

 
The map is stippled with other well-known attractions such the Robben Island (now a UNESCO World Heritage Site) where Mandela was imprisoned and Mandela’s house on Vilakazi Street in Soweto, the only street in the world to have had two Nobel Peace Prize winners as residents – the other was Desmond Tutu. Curious visitors can also visit and learn about lesser-known but nevertheless intriguing attractions such as the Kliptown Open-Air Museum, also in Soweto, which marks the spot where the Freedom Charter was adopted by the Congress of the People. The itinerary does not ignore Mandela’s childhood: The Nelson Mandela Youth and Heritage Centre in Mandela’s childhood home, Qunu, where he was buried, is also featured in the map.

Since Mandela’s release from prison in February 1990, a number of world-class museums, monuments and precincts have been developed to bring his story to life and to cater for the demand to better understand South Africa’s history. Visitors are free to make these experiences part of their extended itinerary.

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The “Madiba Inspired Tourist Attractions” map is also available online at www.southafrica.net

Source: South African Tourism

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