The Ubuntu Immersion · where the diaspora meets the motherland
Twelve days. Two cities. One hosted route.
Every day is hosted. There are no add-ons and no upsell paths. The trip is the trip.
12 days · 10 hotel nights · Two cities · 2 internal flights
You are never on an unscheduled independent transfer.
Day order may vary slightly by departure.
- 01
01 — Johannesburg
Days 1–6 begin with the overnight flight from Atlanta, followed by five hotel nights in Johannesburg: Constitution Hill, Soweto, the Apartheid Museum, art, and hosted evenings.
Atlanta
Departure
Meet your travelling host at Atlanta for the Delta nonstop overnight to Johannesburg. Land-only guests join the group at OR Tambo on day 2.
Overnight flight · Meet your host at Atlanta · In-flight service (Fly with the group)
- 02
Johannesburg
Arrival in eGoli
The host who flew with you is with the group off the aircraft; the second host meets everyone inside the terminal. A private transfer brings you to a four-star hotel in Sandton, Rosebank or Melrose Arch. A welcome evening with your hosts.
Four-star hotel: Sandton, Rosebank or Melrose Arch · Private group transport included · Meals per the daily programme
Sandton, Johannesburg - 03
Johannesburg
The city of gold and Constitution Hill
How gold built Johannesburg, then the prison that held Gandhi and Mandela and the Constitutional Court that replaced it.
Four-star hotel: Sandton, Rosebank or Melrose Arch · Private group transport included · Meals per the daily programme
- 04
Soweto
Soweto, hosted
Vilakazi Street, the Hector Pieterson Memorial and lunch with a local host. Evening: a hosted night out — live jazz or a rooftop lounge (drinks at your own cost).
Four-star hotel: Sandton, Rosebank or Melrose Arch · Private group transport included · Hosted Soweto lunch
Soweto - 05
Johannesburg
Apartheid Museum
A private guided visit, then a quiet evening. This day is meant to sit with you.
Four-star hotel: Sandton, Rosebank or Melrose Arch · Private group transport included · Meals per the daily programme
Orlando Towers, Soweto - 06
Johannesburg
Art day
A Maboneng gallery event and artist meet, then the galleries of Keyes Art Mile in Rosebank. Farewell dinner to Johannesburg at a premium venue.
Four-star hotel: Sandton, Rosebank or Melrose Arch · Private group transport included · Hosted farewell dinner
Melrose Arch, Johannesburg - 07
02 — Cape Town
Days 7–12 bring five hotel nights on Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront — mountain, peninsula, Winelands, history and contemporary art, before the flight home via Johannesburg.
Cape Town
The Mother City
Flight south and private transfer to a four-star hotel on the V&A Waterfront. Sunset on the Waterfront.
Four-star hotel: V&A Waterfront · Private group transport included · Meals per the daily programme
- 08
Cape Town
Table Mountain and the City Bowl
Cableway (weather permitting), the City Bowl and the Company’s Garden. Evening: hosted dinner in Cape Town.
Four-star hotel: V&A Waterfront · Private group transport included · Hosted Cape Town dinner
- 09
Cape Peninsula
Chapman’s Peak, the Cape of Good Hope and Boulders Beach
Chapman’s Peak, the Cape of Good Hope and Boulders Beach, with a hosted lunch.
Four-star hotel: V&A Waterfront · Private group transport included · Hosted Peninsula lunch
Cape Peninsula - 10
Cape Winelands
Stellenbosch and Franschhoek
Tasting and a long hosted lunch in Stellenbosch and Franschhoek.
Four-star hotel: V&A Waterfront · Private group transport included · Wine tasting and hosted lunch
- 11
Cape Town
History and contemporary art
Robben Island (ferry permitting) or District Six, then Zeitz MOCAA at the Waterfront. Evening: a hosted night out on the Atlantic seaboard — sunset lounge, then dinner (drinks at your own cost).
Four-star hotel: V&A Waterfront · Private group transport included · Meals per the daily programme
V&A Waterfront, Cape Town - 12
Cape Town
Departure
A final Cape morning; your host escorts the group through check-in for the flight home via Johannesburg, arriving in Atlanta the following morning.
No hotel night · Private airport transfer · Meals per the daily programme
Included
- Round-trip Delta flights from Atlanta, in-flight service and baggage
- 10 nights in four-star hotels: 5 in Johannesburg (Sandton, Rosebank or Melrose Arch) and 5 on Cape Town's V&A Waterfront, double occupancy (single supplement on request)
- Two hosted dinners: a farewell dinner in Johannesburg and a dinner in Cape Town
- Two art experiences: a Maboneng gallery event and artist meet, and Zeitz MOCAA, plus the Keyes Art Mile galleries
- Two hosted nights out, with transport (drinks at your own cost)
- Hosted lunches in Soweto, on the Cape Peninsula and in the Winelands, including the wine tasting
- All guided visits and museum entries listed, and the Table Mountain cableway (weather permitting)
- Travel and flight insurance (policy details sent after booking)
- All internal flights in South Africa; a private luxury coach reserved for the group, and private vetted vehicles for transfers
- Airport meet-and-greet both directions; a host from the US departure gate
- Both hosts with the group throughout South Africa, and 24-hour host contact
Not included
- Drinks on nights out and outside included meals
- Personal spending
- Optional extras
- Any additional insurance cover you choose to add