International Quilt Convention Africa July 20 – 30 2014 Day 1: 20th July 2014 Depart US cities to Johannesburg, South Africa via South Africa Airlines Day 2: 21st July 2014 • Arrive O.R. Tambo International Airport. • Clear Immigration and Customs. • Depart for Hotel. • Hotel Check-In. • Overnight at Peermont Mondior, Emperor’s Palace Hotel, Johannesburg. Peermont Mondior: Emperor’s Palace Enjoy elegance at an attractive price...the 4-star Peermont Mondior hotel at Emperors Palace sets an exciting standard in world-class business, conference and leisure accommodation. The hotel features 150 spacious rooms and suites furnished in contemporary African elegance and fitted with cutting-edge technology.Its convenient location next to O.R. Tambo International Airport makes it suitable for business and leisure travellers. Enjoy breakfast and light meals at the chic Oriana restaurant or a sociable cocktail at The Silver Moon bar. Guests have access to the casino, dining, entertainment, convention and relaxation facilities of the Emperors Palace hotel, casino and convention resort. Day 3: 22nd July 2014 • Breakfast at the Hotel. • Depart for Lesedi Cultural Village. • Arrive in the car park to a vibrant traditional African welcome. • Browse the Ndebele village and craft market where Ndebele murals decorate the walls & courtyard. • Attend a multi-visual theatre presentation on the history and origin of our people. • Guided tour of our five homesteads, Zulu, Xhosa, Basotho, Ndebele and Pedi. • A Pan African Feast is served in the Nyama Choma restaurant with delicacies from North, East and South Africa. • After lunch, everyone meets back in the Traditional Dance Boma for The Giant Ingoma - song and dance of all five villages. The dance culminates in communal dancing with the guests around the fire. • Depart for the hotel to freshen up. • Get to Know Your WCQN Travelers Event & Dinner-Mondior Hotel or excursion to Nelson Mandela Square for dinner. (These are optional activities at additional costs.) • Overnight in Johannesburg. Day 4: 23rd July 2014 • Breakfast at the hotel. • Depart for Full day Soweto tour including: •Apartheid Museum. •Hector Pieterson Museum. •Elias Motsoaledi Informal Setllement •Mandela Home. • Lunch. • Depart for Hotel. • Dinner at Moyo Zoo Lake. • Overnight in Johannesburg. Apartheid Museum The Apartheid Museum opened in 2001 and is acknowledged as the pre-eminent museum in the world dealing with 20th century South Africa, at the heart of which is the apartheid story. The Apartheid Museum, the first of its kind, illustrates the rise and fall of apartheid. An architectural consortium, comprising several leading architectural firms, conceptualised the design of the building on a seven-hectare stand. The museum is a superb example of design, space and landscape offering the international community a unique South African experience. Soweto Tour Soweto is the most populous black urban residential area in the country. It was home to Nelson Mandela for many years and is now the centre of cultural development and black empowerment. In Soweto we have Freedom Square, which is where The Freedom Charter was discussed and signed in 1956 and the Hector Pieterson Memorial Square, which was named for the young schoolboy who was the first to die from gunshots during the June 1976 uprising. Hector Pieterson Museum Hector Pieterson (1964 – 16 June 1976) became the subject of an iconic image of the 1976 Soweto uprising in South Africa when a news photograph by Sam Nzima of the dying Hector being carried by another student while his sister ran next to them, was published around the world. He was killed at the age of 12 when the police opened fire on protesting students. For years, 16 June stood as a symbol of resistance to the brutality of the apartheid government. Today, it is known as National Youth Day — when South Africans honor young people and bring attention to their needs. Elias Motsoaledi Informal Settlement The WCQN participants will share donated goods with persons living in one of Soweto’s informal settlements. Mandela’s House Mandela House is the house in Orlando West, Soweto, South Africa, that former South African president Nelson Mandela lived in from 1946 to 1962. It is located at number 8115, at the corner of Vilakazi and Ngakane streets, a short distance up the road from the home of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. Mandela donated the house to the Soweto Heritage Trust (of which he is the founder) on 1 September 1997, to run as a museum. It was declared a National Heritage Site in 1999. Moyo Zoo Lake Amongst green grass, tall pine trees and a tranquil lake, Moyo seduces visitors to be open to love and laughter, seeking life and seeing it in the eye of a child. Mystical Moyo water features sing songs of harmony to all who cross the bridge. In feathered headgear the Mbira players roam the restaurant with lingering tunes. The combination of outdoor and indoor gives the option of dining in the lush green terraced gardens or the colourful textured interior. Both take you on a journey of the senses to explore and experience diverse Africa. Day 5: 24th July 2014 • Breakfast at the Hotel. • International Quilt Convention Africa. • Pilanesberg Game Safari with Lunch. • Mangawani African Day Spa with Lunch. • Cradle of Humankind with Dinner. • Sights of Johannesburg Tour including Constitutional Hill, Lunch at 44 Stanley, (Choice of either African Cloth Shopping at Makotis or Museum Africa) and Sophiatown Dinner. • Sandton & Rosebank Malls B&B Craft Markets. • Day Entrance to ICQ Africa • Depart for Hotel. • Overnight in Johannesburg. Pilanesburg Pilanesburg Game Reserve is located in North West Province in South Africa, west of Pretoria. The park borders with the entertainment complex Sun City. The park was originally owned by three local tribes, and is now administered by the North West Parks and Tourism Board. The area is fringed by three concentric ridges or rings of hills, of which the formation rises from the surrounding plains; this is the parks primary geological feature named the Pilanesburg Alkaline Ring Complex. Lunch will be held in the Bakubung Game Reserve in the heart of Pilanesburg National Park. Mangawani African Day Spa Nestled in the Valley of the Hennops River, in the Schureveberg Mountain range en-route to Hartebeespoort Dam. It is the original African Day Spa where you will experience the appealing combination of True African Nurturing Traditions and a setting of serene ambience, offering you the best of both worlds as nature & culture merge right in the middle of the African bush, leaving you de-stressed through our decadent revitalization Spa Packages. Mangawani has won the best spa in in South Africa for several years. A true delight and special experience. Cradle of Humankind The Cradle of Humankind is a World Heritage Site first named by UNESCO in 1999, about 50 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa in the Gauteng province. This site currently occupies 47,000 hectares , it contains a complex of limestone caves, including the Sterkfontein Caves, where the 2.3- million year-old fossil Australopithecus africanus was found in 1947 by Dr. Robert Broom and John T. Robinson. The find helped corroborate the 1924 discovery of the juvenile Australopithecus africanus skull, "Taung Child", by Raymond Dart, at Taung in the North West Province of South Africa, where excavations still continue. The name Cradle of Humankind reflects the fact that the site has produced a large number, as well as some of the oldest, hominini fossils ever found, some dating back as far as 3.5 million years ago. Sterkfontein alone has produced more than a third of early hominid fossils ever found. City of Johannesburg Johannesburg in South Africa is the second largest city in Africa, with more than 3 million people calling this bustling metropolis home. Joburg, or Jozi as some prefer to call it, offers visitors an experience as unique and diverse as the city itself. Constitutional Hill Nowhere can the story of South Africa’s turbulent past and its extraordinary transition to democracy be told as it is at Constitution Hill. This national heritage site has witnessed a century of South Africa’s history. From rebellious British soldiers who fought with the Boers at the turn of the century, to the youths caught up in the Soweto Uprising, to the dawn of democracy and the building of South Africa’s new Constitutional Court, Constitution Hill has witnessed it all. Constitution Hill depicts the injustices of South Africa’s past while observing the process by which freedom was won and is now protected. 44 Stanley The 44 Stanley site was once a series of industrial 1930′s buildings, and has been developed into a collection of speciality boutiques, foodie stops and design studios. Meander through the shady arcades and courtyards to savor the trees, architecture and gorgeous fare; from food, clothing and toys to antiques and interiors. The ambience is a relaxed, friendly and refreshing mix of quintessential Johannesburg elements. Choice of Afternoon Activities: African Cloth Shopping at Makotis Visit one of South Africa’s top places to buy cloth. OR- Museum Africa Located in Newtown, the Museum has collections of African material culture from across the continent. The museum provides a typical 1950s Shebeen and other noted South African and African continental Sandton & Rosebank Malls B & B Craft Markets Both Sandton and Rosebank have sections that specialize in African crafts and unique handmade items from South Africa. Participants are welcomed to also shop in the regular mall’s area, which are two of the largest and best in the country. Day Entrance to IQCAfrica: (Complementary entrance to exhibits, but tickets are required) Africa’s premier quilting, stitchcraft and textile art event! Come and see some of the finest art quilts and fibre artworks in the world.