Gandhi Footsteps

Detailed Itinerary

Pick-up: From any preferred location in JHB or PTA (Airport / Hotel)
Collect: Between 8:00 & 8:30am

Guests are collected from their address in Jhb or Pta and taken on a guided tour. We start off with a visit to the Satyagra(holding firmly to truth) House :

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Satyagra House

Satyagraha House, commonly known as Gandhi House, is part of the deep historic heritage of South Africa and it presents the original spirit of the house. Because of its architecture, now a museum and guest house located in Johannesburg, the house resembles an African farm known as a kraal. The museum traces Gandhi’s experiences during Apartheid. It consists of pictures and snippets of history telling of the years of Mahatma Gandhi spent in South Africa.

Duration: +-1Hr
Admission: entrance fee included

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Hindu Crematorium

This Hindu crematorium in Brixton built in 1918, was the first Hindu crematorium in Johannesburg and in Africa. This cemetery holds many war graves from throughout South Africa’s history including Mary Fitzgerald, who was the deputy mayor of Johannesburg in 1915.

Duration: +-1Hr
Admission: entrance fee included

Lunch: at Maboneng which has become a collective creative energy of artists with a mix of restaurants, coffee shops, clothing boutiques, art galleries and studio space.

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The Constitutional Court of South Africa

A former prison and military fort, it bears the turbulent history of South Africa and today is the home to the country’s highest court, the Constitutional Court which endorses the rights of South African citizens. Explore exhibitions and get insights about our exciting developments as a country and people of South Africa. We end off the eventful day with a visit to Gandhi’s home in Troyeville.

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Treyoville House

Gandhi occupied this house from 1904 to 1906 together with his family and his colleague in his law firm, Henry Polak. The house was in a what was considered a fairly good middle-class neighborhood in Johannesburg.