WBGO 2025 Trip to South Africa

Join WBGO Host Lezlie Harrison and Wayne Winborne, Executive Director of The Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University and WBGO's Jazz Ambassador and vibraphonist and four-time Grammy nominee Stefon Harris, on an adventure to South Africa exclusively created for WBGO.

Your trip commences in Johannesburg, the vibrant commercial capital with a thriving arts and music scene. You’ll walk the streets of Soweto, an incubator of the civil rights movement in South Africa, from where Nelson Mandela began his quest for freedom.

You’ll experience a few nights in the famous Pilanesberg Game Reserve, in a luxury lodge. While there you’ll have the opportunity to encounter the ‘Big 5’ (lion, buffalo, elephant, leopard and rhino) – picture taking only(!), on your daily safari drives with your professional ranger and tracker.

In Cape Town, enjoy two nights of private jazz concerts curated by your hosts and accompanied by local South African musicians. Besides the nightly music, visit the Cape of Good Hope, savor the wines in Stellenbosch, take a cable car to the top of Table Mountain and enjoy the local Cape Malay cuisine...Plus more special, unique experiences created, exclusively, for WBGO's travelers.

We hope you will join us on this memorable trip with Lezlie, Wayne and Stefon. And since space is limited, we encourage you to make your reservation by reserving online now!