Admission is FREE

What does it take to change the course of a country’s HIV and TB story? Zero Is Greater, an exhibition by Constitution Hill and the Gates Foundation, explores the people, science, activism and partnerships behind South Africa’s response. Curated by Constitution Hill’s Lesole Tauatswala, it brings together commissioned works by South African artists. Through art and the participatory installation 80,000 Futures, it reflects on how far the country has come and invites visitors to imagine what more is possible. Open 18 October to 13 November 2026, 09:00–17:00, at the Women’s Jail, Constitution Hill.

Free-admission days will be offered to commemorate special national holidays.

Our highlights tour is an hour long and alternates each hour, visiting the Women`s Jail, Number Four and the Constitutional Court one hour, and the Old Fort, Number Four and the Constitutional Court the next.

This tour is particularly useful for organised tours, visitors arriving on the City Sightseeing red bus and those with limited time. After the tour, you are welcome to explore the rest of the precinct on your own.

Experience the whole of Constitution Hill – the Old Fort, the Women`s Jail, Number Four and the Constitutional Court – on our full, two-hour tour.

This holistic tour comes to the heart of what Constitution Hill is all about, exploring the precinct’s complex history, its mutations through time, the humiliations and injustices to which its inmates were subjected, and offering an explanation as to why the court’s presence in this place is so meaningful.

The story of the site comes alive through our self-guided tours where one can explore the entire site at their own leisure. For the best experience, one can make use of the of the Constitution Hill App (please inquire at the ticket office) to navigate their way around. On the self-guided tour, ones explores the Women’s Gaol, the Old Fort, No 4 Prison and the Constitutional Court. The time constraints do not apply here as guests adhere to their own time schedules and tours are available from 09h00 – 15h00.

Constitution Hill is a deeply resonant space, filled with the echoes of the many men and women who were incarcerated within its walls during its 100-year history. At night, however, without the comings and goings of its daytime visitors or the buzz of the city beyond, the precinct is a different space altogether.

Our Night Tour offers our visitors the chance to explore Constitution Hill beneath the night sky, giving a sense of what prisoners might have experienced during the quieter hours of their confinement.

The tour starts with sundowners on the Old Fort ramparts and ends with dinner at The Hill restaurant.

Our Time Travel Tour begins by providing visitors with prisoner uniforms and officially registering them as prisoners. Men and women are separated and marched through the precinct by their warden-come-guides, who ensure that they undertake tasks specific to male and female prisoners. At the end of the tour, the two groups will reconvene for a tour of the Constitutional Court.

Our Time Travel Tour includes lunch at The Hill restaurant.
The tour is available to groups of 10 people or more and advance bookings are essential.

Group bookings of +10 ONLY.

Tour with a Significant Figure, Women on the Hill Tour, Family Combo, Spirits of the Past: Unveiling the Museum’s Hidden Stories, and Justice and The Law

Take a Virtual Tour of Constitution Hill

From Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi to tens of thousands of ordinary citizens, Constitution Hill holds the history of every South African. Now, you can experience this profound journey from oppression to liberation from anywhere in the world. Experience our New Virtual Tour to explore the historic walls, read the graffiti, stride up the Great African Steps, and stand in the Constitutional Court—all from your screen. Discover South Africa`s constitutional history today!