3 Days Art & Architectural Tour: From White River to Maputo (Min 2 pax)
White River

A superb chance for those with a passion for Art and Architecture visiting our locale (Nelspruit, White River & Hazeyview) to revel in the local South African and Mozambican art and architecture

Duration: 3 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

The Artist’s Press and Graskop Art Hotel

The Artists’ Press - be met by Mark Attwood – a Lithographer and Printer who spends time preparing limited edition works to be printed.

Graskop Hotel - Each room at this special hotel is a work of art, installed by some of South installed by some of South Africa’s best known artists who have left their distinctive personal “fingerprints” and philosophies in the form of chandeliers made of mattresses, wall coverings made of plastic hangers, rear-view mirrors at the dressing table and more… a seriously strenuous sensory workout

Chissano Museum and Pancho Guedes Creations and Portuguese Art Deco

Maputo Central Train Station - It was constructed from 1908 to 1916 in the Beaux-Arts style. Widely recognized for its attractiveness, the station has been ranked by international publications as one of the world’s most beautiful. In addition to serving as an active train terminus, the station contains a rail museum, food venues, and holds music events.

Centro Social & Cultural Do Núcleo De Arte - This is an Artists cooperative in the heart of Maputo city. Frequent exhibitions featuring the work of up-and-coming artists (some of which are for sale). Other works that you can appreciate include pottery by Mozambique’s Reinate Samdimba and paintings by Valente Malangatana. There is also a garden where you can talk with the artists and watch them at work.

Polana Serena - By Herbert Baker
Palace style architecture
Concluded in 1922

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception - It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. The foundation stone for the construction of the church was laid on June 28, 1936, and is located inside the narthex and inscribed by the Bishop of Mozambique and Cape Verde, D. Rafael Maria da Asunção. Construction on the cathedral was completed in 1944.

Saint Anthony Catholic Church - This Franciscan church, an emblematic building of modernist architecture, was designed by the portuguese architect Nuno Cavreiro Lopes. The Church of Saint Anthony of Polana was built in 1962 and restored in 1992. The building has the shape of an inverted flower and is popularly known as the “lemon squeezer”. In the dome of the building, of concrete and with conical shape, windows with colorful crystals also allow the entrance of light.

Fortress of Maputo - A national monument that depicts moments of Portuguese colonial occupation and how local people resisted. Old Portuguese weapons are on display

20 minutes, Admission included

What's Included
  • Dinner
  • Accommodation at Graskop Hotel
  • Accommodation at Cardoso Hotel
  • 2 Breakfasts
  • 2 Dinners
  • Breakfast
What's Not Included
  • Lunch, Customs and Immigration fees, Items of personal nature
Location
White River Crossing
R537
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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