The 2nd Township and Village Tourism Expo 2026 will be hosted in Tshwane at the iconic Giant Stadium in Soshanguve on Friday the 30 th and Saturday the 31st January 2026.

The Expo forms part of SATOVITO’s national programme to elevate township and village tourism enterprises, ensuring they are fully prepared, competitive, and market ready for both domestic and international tourism platforms.

The Township and Village Tourism Expo is SATOVITO’s flagship SME market readiness platform. It equips township and village tourism businesses to access high value opportunities such as Meetings Africa, Africa’s Travel Indaba, and other local and international market access platforms. The Expo supports enterprises through capacity building, networking, promotion, and creating direct linkage s to buyers and consumers.

Supported strategically by the South African National Conversions Bureau (SANCB) SANCB), the Expo will bring together SMMEs tourism agencies, private sector partners, and community stakeholders to collectively advance inclusive tourism development Expo

Objectives

• Strengthen township and village tourism SMMEs through business development and capacity building workshops.
• Facilitate direct linkages between SMMEs and tourism buyers (B2B).
• Provide a public facing platform for enterprises to engage directly with consumers (B2C).
• Promote inclusive tourism development in alignment with national GNUs objectives.
• Position Soshanguve and Tshwane as key nodes for township and village tourism growth.