Explore the rich history and transformation of South Africa’s Constitution Hub at Constitutional Hill. Learn about its origins as a fort, its role as a detention center during apartheid, and its current status as a constitutional court.
Explore the rich history and transformation of South Africa’s Constitution Hub at Constitutional Hill. Learn about its origins as a fort, its role as a detention center during apartheid, and its current status as a constitutional court.
- Constitution Hill Human Rights Precinct - Upon pick-up at the accommodation in Johannesburg at 09:00am, you will be briefed about your day tour and the significance it has on South African’s today. Constitutional Hill Human Rights Precinct is known to hold South Africa’s highest court based on the constitution. On this tour, you will learn about…
- Constitution Hill Human Rights Precinct - Upon pick-up at the accommodation in Johannesburg at 09:00am, you will be briefed about your day tour and the significance it has on South African’s today. Constitutional Hill Human Rights Precinct is known to hold South Africa’s highest court based on the constitution. On this tour, you will learn about the history of this place of how it was once a fort for the Boers and the later a detention centre for political activists who were later sent to bigger prisons like Robben Island. You will be guided throughout the precinct and get to see what was once the prion cells and get an emotional feeling of the
. You will be escorted around the precinct and witness the former prison cells, experiencing the profound emotional impact of the inmates’ ‘living conditions’. Additionally, you will visit the main hall of the Constitutional Court, where all nine justices convene to deliberate on appeals presented to them.
- Hotel Pick-up and Drop-off
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Entrance fees to Constitution Hill - 1 Hour
- Bottled mineral water
- Hotel Pick-up and Drop-off
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Entrance fees to Constitution Hill - 1 Hour
- Bottled mineral water
- All Meals and Drinks
- Gratuities
- Items of personal nature
- All Meals and Drinks
- Gratuities
- Items of personal nature
Join us on this tour that is about the history of how the constitution of South Africa began at the Constitutional Hill. Constitutional Hill was originally a fort built by former President Paul Kruger to protect the Boer republic against the British invasion. During the apartheid era, the fort became a detention centre until 1978 for political activists…
Join us on this tour that is about the history of how the constitution of South Africa began at the Constitutional Hill. Constitutional Hill was originally a fort built by former President Paul Kruger to protect the Boer republic against the British invasion. During the apartheid era, the fort became a detention centre until 1978 for political activists like Nelson Mandela before they were moved to notorious prisons like Robben Island. In 2004, the centre opened as a constitutional court and still has a lot of material and memories of 200 South African artwork. Discover more upon your visit.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.