Gauteng
Africa's Bleisure Powerhouse.
What is Africa's Travel Indaba?
Africa’s Travel Indaba is the continent’s most influential leisure tourism trade show – a four-day Pan-African marketplace where destinations, products, buyers, media and global partners come together to inspire travel and convert deals.
Twice voted Africa’s best travel and tourism show by the Association of World Travel Awards, Indaba is one of the top three must-visit travel events on the global calendar.
Unlimited Africa
Growing Africa's Tourism Economy.
Africa Moves You.
Through real African stories, world-class tourism products and unforgettable travel experiences. Indaba 2026 is the platform on which a new African prosperity story is told – and Gauteng is showing up as one province, one brand, one direction.
Find the Gauteng Pavilion.
Visit Gauteng has transformed Stand DEC1L01 at Durban ICC into a working destination ecosystem — not just a stand, but a live demonstration of what Gauteng feels like when business, mobility, sport, music, and culture come together. Co-exhibitors, partners, and SMMEs operate side-by-side, hosted by Visit Gauteng under the One Pavilion model.
Venue: Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre (Durban ICC)
Address: 45 Bram Fischer Road, Durban Central, Durban, 4001
Stand: DEC1L01
Show floor hours
BONDay: 11 May 2026 (trade-only)
Show: 12-14 May, 09:00 – 17:00
Co-Exhibitors
- E: [email protected]
- T: 076 491 9592
- W: mabikatravelleisure.co.za
- E: [email protected]
- T: 078 145 1359
- W: embassiesbfc.com
- E: [email protected]
- T: 081 719 7137
- W: ramkiki.co.za
GTA continues to provide subsidised co-exhibitor space, enabling SMMEs to access world-class B2B trade platforms – fostering an inclusive and growing Gauteng tourism industry.
Partners
Programme
BONDay & MSME Matchmaking
- Gauteng SMME delegation participates in BONDay speed-networking and supplier matchmaking.
- Visit Gauteng team engages international and African media.
- GTA × National Department of Tourism × SEFDA bilateral on the Market Access & Export Support MOU.
- Tourism Sector Human Resource Development (TSHRD) workshop.
- National Consultative Forum on Tourism Visitor Information Services.
Political Leadership Day
- AM
Gauteng political and administrative leadership at the ATI 2026 Official Opening Ceremony.
Walkabout of the Gauteng Pavilion + co-exhibitor interaction + media interviews. - 15:30
#SportingGP Golf Tourism Stand Digital Activation. - 16:30
Stand Happy Hour Networking.
Trade Showcase & Sales
- 09:00 – 11:00
Gauteng LIVE Podcast with the Gautrain CEO. - 12:00
OFFICIAL LAUNCH: Gauteng Golden Fairways Golf Tourism Route. MEC Ramokgopa scene-setting; high-level panel with Gauteng SACR HoD, Gautrain CEO, Golf S.A., SA Tourism CMO. - 13:30
2027 ICC Cricket World Cup activation, sales and packages. - 16:00
SAFA × Adidas Bafana Bafana “Road to FIFA 2026” stand activation and merchandise sale. - 17:00
PRASA × Gautrain Happy Hour Networking.
Maropeng, Safety & Football Friday
AM – Maropeng Vision 2035 – 10-Year Celebration with Cradle of Humankind and Dinokeng Game Reserve.
- 11:30
Residents & Visitors Safety: A Priority for Destination Gauteng. Facilitated panel with Gauteng Community Safety acting HoD, TBCSA, Kulture Xchange, Sakhumzi Makhubela and the GTA acting CEO. - 13:30
Maropeng Vision 2035 Tourism Investment Engagement Session with MEC Botha; panel with GGDA, IDC tourism unit and HoD Gauteng Environment. - 14:30
Football Fridays / Bafana Fridays stand activation and finale. - 16:00
Official end of showcase / post-show planning.
A new golden ribbon across the city-region.
At Indaba 2026 we officially launch the Gauteng Golden Fairways Golf Tourism Route– a curated network of championship-grade courses, lodges and access products designed for the global golf traveller. Anchored to LIV Golf 2027, the Sunshine Tour and PGA-affiliated events, the route turns Gauteng’s existing golf assets into a single bookable destination story for trade, media, sports wholesalers and sector skills development practitioners.
Discover Gauteng
Tourism Wardens, Crime Prevention Wardens, drones, helicopters and a CCTV ecosystem make residents’ and visitors’ safety our priority. Visible assurance, end-to-end.
Gautrain expansion, PRASA people’s-trains, the Gauteng × Limpopo and Gauteng × Durban high-speed rail vision, OR Tambo, Lanseria and Wonderboom airports — and G-Fleet government mobility excellence.
FIFA 2026 momentum, the Adidas × SAFA partnership, the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup, LIV Golf and the Soweto Derby. Plus the new Golden Fairways Golf Tourism Route.
- Africa’s music capital;
- film production city-region;
- #MusicalGP destination playlist;
- festival, lifestyle and broadcast hub.
- From Constitution Hill to Maropeng Vision 2035;
- 50 years of June 16;
- 140 years of Joburg’s golden streets;
- and the I ♥ GAUTENG merchandise programme.
Gauteng SMMEs as frontline destination ambassadors, trade-ready suppliers and drivers of inclusive growth – at the Pavilion, the SA Tourism SMME Zone and roaming the show floor.
Deals & Package
4-Day Bush & Culture Tour – Safari & Heritage in Pilanesberg
Exclusive 5-Day Kruger National Park Safari, Panorama & Culture Experience
Media
Tell us what you’re looking for and we’ll match you with the right delegate, partner or SMME at the Gauteng Pavilion.