NELSON MANDELA CAPTURE SITE

Nelson Mandela was arrested on 5 August 1962 outside Howick,

Natal, South Africa. He spent the next 27 years of his life in prison.

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The Nelson Mandela Capture Site commemorates this moment in history with a visitor centre and a world renowned sculpture.

If you can't visit us in person,
try our Virtual Tour.  



WE ARE OPEN.

Sculpture - Open 
Visitor Centre - Open
School Tours - Open 
Cafe -  partially CLOSED 
TRAILS - Open 
(go to 'Plan your Visit' for ticket prices and CASHLESS payment options)  



Please take note that Loadshedding may interrupt our operations. 
Where possible we will keep the sculpture open for visitors but may 
have to close the Visitor Centre. We apologise on behalf of Eskom. 
The LOADSHEDDING SCHEDULE can be viewed on: 
EskomSePush or Eskom  
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