Mahatma Ghandi (Full Day)
Mahatma Gandhi arrived in Natal in 1893 as a young lawyer. Gandhi had his first taste of racial discrimination shortly after his arrival in South Africa, when he was thrown off a train at Pietermaritzburg station after he refused to move to a third-class carriage. During the South African War the role of South African Indians was confined to stretcher bearing, a duty Gandhi himself undertook after the Battle of Spioenkop. Often controversial and unpopular amongst his rivals, Gandhi was nonetheless seen as a leader who was well respected. Towns in KwaZulu-Natal which have a Gandhi interest include Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Ladysmith, Dundee, Glencoe and Newcastle.
Tour Description:
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Collected at 9am
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Travel to the Phoenix Settlement, where one of the major leaders of the twentieth century Mahatma Gandhi led his passive resistance movement
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Visit the Inanda Seminary, one of the oldest African private schools for girls, established in 1869
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Visit Gandhi’s home which was re-built and re-dedicated as a monument to peace and justice. It had been destroyed in the anti-apartheid turbulence of the 1980’s
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Enjoy lunch in the area
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Depart for Pietermaritzburg
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Visit the statue of Ghandi which was erected on the site where he was arrested for riding in a whites’ only train carriage
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Return home
Includes:
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Certified guide
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Air-conditioned vehicle
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Lunch
Excludes:
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Alcohol
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Non-alcoholic beverages
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Porterage
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Gratuities
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Any items bought of a personal nature