South African Tourism has launched Ghandi Inspired Tourist Attractions in Johannesburg. The Gandhi Inspired Tourist Attractions identifies a number of places that were seminal in Gandhi’s life in South Africa. Identifying these places enables people from all over the world to come and walk in his footsteps, and experience the places where Gandhi made history in South Africa.
South African Tourism’s Gandhi Inspired Tourist Attractions makes 13 attractions accessible to tourists and to the global travel trade who sell and package South Africa. “We believe the guide will be very informative to both South African and international visitors and will resonate particularly with those who wish to learn more about Gandhi’s South African experience. The guide not only tells its own compelling story, but can also be integrated into a wider visitor experience by highlighting places where Gandhi created history – Constitution Hill and Johannesburg’s Old Fort Prison, a jail where Gandhi and Madiba were held and many more,” said Hanneli Slabber, Country Manager, South African Tourism – India.
The launch event, at Gandhi’s Johannesburg home, was attended by T Armstrong Changsan Indian Acting High Commissioner to South Africa; Eric Itzkin, Deputy Director of Immovable Heritage at the City of Johannesburg and author of Gandhi’s Johannesburg: Birthplace of Satyagraha; and Thulani Nzima, South African Tourism Chief Executive Officer.
