A stalwart of Africa's eventing calendar.
The Cape Town International Jazz Festival continues to delight with its jazz and jazz-adjacent programming. Our annual package provides insider access to the scene and the influences that shape it today.
From the city’s pulse to the wild heart of the Kruger National Park.
Benefit from a festival guru to guide your experience, with tickets and specialist activities included. This framework is fully customisable—build your ideal programme with extra days and unique elements.
- Insider Access
- Festival Guru
- Jazz Heritage
- Urban Immersions
- Kruger Safari
- Custom Itineraries
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Cape town International Jazz Festival package – music and Wildlife Safari
Origins and Carnival Echoes
Ancient Sounds and Goema History
The journey opens with an introduction to Goema, co-presented by icon Hilton Schilder. We explore the style's roots in the Cape Minstrel Carnival and the goma drum made from the aloe base. Moving into the city, acclaimed poet Jethro Louw introduces the ancient KhoeKhoe rhythms in the Company’s Gardens. We walk the historic Bokaap to hear a private concert by a goema song group in a local home, discovering how Cape Malay spirituals collide with marching band traditions.
Hilton Schilder sharing the history of Goema
Vinyl Journeys and Traditional Influences
After sampling iconic city dishes like salomies and gatsbys, we dig into jazz vinyl crates to journey through the Cape Jazz songbook. We also visit the home of musician Blacki Tempi to hear traditional rhythms and styles that have profoundly influenced contemporary African jazz.
Jazz Safaris and the Festival
The Cape Town Jazz Safari
An evening is dedicated to visiting local jazz masters in their homes for intimate concerts and traditional Cape meals. We engage with award-winning artists such as Mark Fransman and Maya Spector away from club stages, providing a personal connection to the music before the main event.
The International Jazz Festival
The journey culminates in two full nights at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival at the CTICC. Following a briefing on how to navigate the multiple stages, you experience the vibrant energy of global and local icons in South Africa's premier musical event.
on stage
Kruger National Park
Reflection and Wildlife
Following the festival, we fly north for a two-night wildlife and nature experience in the Kruger National Park. This immersion provides a reflective conclusion to the programme, offering the chance for wildlife encounters in one of the continent's most esteemed conservation areas.