If, like most of the world, you’ve been touched by the loss of the great man, you can follow in the footsteps of Nelson Mandela with a tour of Johannesburg with southern and east Africa specialist 2by2 Holidays.
The company’s Nelson Mandela Long Walk to Freedom tour is a 10-night holiday that visits his last home in Houghton before driving down to Old Fort Prison where he was held after his capture.
The tour then drives across Nelson Mandela Bridge into bustling downtown Johannesburg to see the building where he and Oliver Tambo had their law practice, before continuing to the sprawling township of Soweto to visit his original home and significant memorials to the freedom struggle, including Freedom Square and the Hector Pietersen Memorial.
Visitors can also see the home of former wife Winnie Mandela, before tasting the local cuisine and experiencing the vibrant culture at a local shebeen.
The tour also visits the Apartheid Museum and Liliesleaf Farm, the farm secretly used by the African National Congress and the location where many of its prominent leaders were arrested prior to the infamous Rivonia Trial.
It continues on to Umtata to visit the small museum near where Mandela was born and finishes in Cape Town with a visit to the District Six Museum, which tells the story of human suffering caused by the forced removals of the apartheid era.
The tour finishes with a trip over to Robben Island, where Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years.
The tour costs from £1995 per person, including flights and accommodation.
See www.nelsonmandela.org for more on Mandela’s legacy
