LEISURE TOURS AND ACTIVITIES

Specially packaged, well-priced leisure options will become available closer to the conference – have a look at some of the options on offer in the meantime.

LEISURE DAY TOURS

PRETORIA CAPITAL CITY 1/2 DAY TOUR

Pretoria, administrative Capital of the ZAR, the Union of South Africa, the Republic of South Africa and the new South Africa. One of our stops is at the Union Buildings, home to the president’s office, from where you can delight in a panoramic view of the Jacaranda City, also the location of the inauguration of Nelson Mandela for whom a huge sculpture stands in the landscaped gardens.

FREEDOM PARK

The Park is located on a 52-hectare site on Salvokop in Pretoria – a vantage point that offers visitors a spectacular panorama of our capital city and beyond. The mandate of Freedom Park is the creation of a memorial and monument that will narrate a story spanning a period of 3.6 billion years through the following seven epochs: Earth, Ancestors, Peopling, Resistance and Colonisation, Industrialisation and Urbanisation, Nationalism and Struggle, Nation Building and Continent Building.

VOORTREKKER MONUMENT

The Voortrekker Monument is s a majestic granite structure, situated in expansive grounds, where game animals graze, and a number of attractions are available. Honouring the Afrikaner’s principal historic event: The Great Trek (1835 – 1843), the Monument boasts sculpted portrayals of the journey the Voortrekkers (pioneers) and the Afrikaner endured, which makes it no surprise that the Voortrekker Monument is one of the country’s most visited museums.

NELSON MANDELA FOOTSTEPS TOUR

Pretoria, and the world, witnessed Nelson Mandela being inaugurated as South Africa’s first democratically elected president at the Union Buildings on 10 May 1994. It was also here that over 100 000 people came to pay their respects to him after his passing on 5th of December 2013. Some of Nelson Mandela’s best speeches and quotes were made in Pretoria and his presence in the city has had a profound impact on the way Pretoria has transformed over the years.

 

The World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ) will take place at the CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa from 1 – 5 December 2025, with the theme “Science Journalism and Social Justice – our role in promoting resilience”.

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