Liliesleaf
Liliesleaf
4.6
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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4.6
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Jacks2002
16 contributions
Oct 2023 • Friends
Not really sure if they are open or not but the guard on the gate said we were welcome and got us a personal guided tour.
Covid has hit them hard and they were definitely closed for a couple of years. I get the feeling they are trying to get back on their feet and maybe taken the opportunity to update some displays.
We were shown specific things and didn't really get the chance to look at everything however what we learned was very informative and I definitely recommend this place to anyone in the area. Our guide was friendly and informative
Would be a great place for schools to visit.
Covid has hit them hard and they were definitely closed for a couple of years. I get the feeling they are trying to get back on their feet and maybe taken the opportunity to update some displays.
We were shown specific things and didn't really get the chance to look at everything however what we learned was very informative and I definitely recommend this place to anyone in the area. Our guide was friendly and informative
Would be a great place for schools to visit.
Written October 18, 2023
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Ceri D
Lille, France24 contributions
Feb 2020 • Family
We visited Liliesleaf today with 27 French teenagers. Our guides Q and litie were brilliant. An active approach to discovering about South African history. The kids (aged 15-17) thoroughly enjoyed the experience and I would highly recommend the visit to any educators or families with teens. A balanced vision of how this farm played a major role in South Africa's history.
Written February 12, 2020
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laureen j
34 contributions
May 2021
The very place where Mandela was captured..good practical museum of how everything led to the icon's capture. Guided and unguided tours..nice, well priced restaurant with excellent food. Good spot for morning or afternoon visit. Secure parking
Written July 5, 2021
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Jackie C
Alvechurch, UK196 contributions
Dec 2019
An interesting museum about a crucial part of the anti apartheid struggle. The museum was very interactive which was great.
Lots of information, easy to get to with a car, secure parking and a nice little cafe. Very glad we went
Lots of information, easy to get to with a car, secure parking and a nice little cafe. Very glad we went
Written January 4, 2020
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jehemnem
Sydney, Australia17 contributions
Staff provided no direction at all and decided they were going to close at 1 pm so they could go for a Christmas party during business hours. They then locked the doors to the half of the exhibition we hadn't seen at 12.30 and were particularly unsympathetic.... I'm told it's a great exhibition though if that's any consolation.
Written December 11, 2014
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LaMamaFerndale
randburg17 contributions
Jul 2016 • Solo
The original rustic homestead would have been more interesting instead of this modern epitaph to a concept rather than the harsh reality of a time of secrets and clandestine meetings in quiet suburban homes where families participated in a movement so important and yet so fraught with danger.
Written May 17, 2017
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Lorna
Pacific Palisades19 contributions
Jun 2013 • Family
This was truly an amazing experience. We learned all about how "Mandiba" and fellow revolutionaries secretly transported arms across the country and planned the violent overthrow of the Apartheid government. We met with one of the last survivors of his original group that was captured with him. Absolutely worthwhile.
Written August 2, 2013
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Azleeb
Johannesburg, South Africa21 contributions
Nov 2012
The experience was great. We had a tour of the place. An informative and entertaining evening by Mr. Wolpe who recounted the history of the place. The facilities are world class. We were treated to wonderful food as well.
Written January 4, 2013
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Ruars
Los Angeles, CA53 contributions
Sep 2019 • Friends
I have 3 art degrees and have been to a LOT of museums: this is one of the best curated, informative, in depth and well designed museums I’ve been too. I was in SA on a research trip on racial oppression and I learnt more about the apartheid here that any other site I visited in Cape Town and Joburg. We had an incredible guide called Y, so intelligent, perceptive, insightful, and so well informed. There is a lot of content, so leave a good amount of time if you want to do it all. Highly recommended, this as a definite must see for Joburg.
Written September 20, 2019
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heather695
Sandton, South Africa23 contributions
Mar 2018 • Couples
No better place to view the period of the Rivonia trials. Interesting and informative. Hard to imagine the wonderful Madiba in that space. Locals and tourists should not miss it.
Written February 12, 2019
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Is Liliesleaf Museum in Rivonia open to the public?
November 2023.
Written November 17, 2023
Do we need a tour to visit it or is there enough Information on display? Which tour is the most recommended one? Thanks a lot for your help! Birgit
Written February 17, 2019
There is sufficient information on display and if you are interested in the history of South Africa, the struggle for freedom, the journey of Nelson Mandela and the other Rivonia Trialists, then a visit to Liliesleaf is well worth the visit and combined with a visit to the Apartheid Museum on another day. If you are interested this walkabout, including a stop at the cafe, you may require at least 2 hours. A guided tour is not necessary, but it's a bonus if done with a local for personal insights and perspectives. You can be dropped off and collected by hotel/"Uber". Situated on the original farm where Mandela was arrested, now a leafy suburb in Rivonia.
Written April 8, 2019
Does anybody have any suggestions/input on how to get there? I would like to go straight from OR Tambo, possibly by way of a Gautrain station. Taxi? Uber? Bus?
Written October 2, 2018
Is one hour sufficient for a visit to Liliesleaf?
Written August 15, 2016
Sorry it's taken a long time to answer - it 's either going to be relevant or not.
An hour is not really enough time to absorb yourself in it's complete history. If you just want a quick walk round that's fine, but there is so much read and take in.
Written June 19, 2017
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