Joburg Hop-On Hop-Off Tour: Explore Apartheid Museum, Soweto & More
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Experience Joburg like never before on a Hop-On Hop-Off tour. Visit the Apartheid Museum, Soweto, and more, with the option to join a guided tour. Book now!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Johannesburg Red City Tour (Route)

Operating Schedule: First departure from Stop 1 at 09h00. Last departure at 15h00. Frequency every 40 minutes.

1. Bus Stop City Sightseeing Johannesburg
Stop 1: City Sightseeing Tour office, located at “The Zone” shopping center pedestrian mall, between the Holiday Inn Rosebank and Hamley’s Toys. (Check details of Free Hotel shuttle )

2. Melrose
Stop 2: Melrose Arch

3. Nelson Mandela Foundation
Stop 3: Nelson Mandela Foundation

4. Munro Drive
Munro Drive View Point Photo Stop

5. Constitution Hill
Stop 5: Constitution Hill (Tour Interchange Point)

6. Apartheid Museum
Stop 6: Apartheid Museum

7. Gold Reef City Casino
Stop 7: Gold Reef City Casino Hotel (Soweto Small Group Tour departs and returns here)

8. 11 Helen Joseph St
Stop 8: Newtown Precinct

9. 6 De Beer St
Stop 9: Braamfontein (Playground market - formerly NeighbourGoods Market - Sat only)

10. 20 Upper Park Dr
Stop 10: Johannesburg Zoo

11. South African National Museum of Military History
Stop 11: Johannesburg Military Museum

12. Bus Stop City Sightseeing Johannesburg
Return to Stop 1 at Rosebank

Points of Interest

  • Soweto
What's Included
  • Onboard Wi-Fi
  • Audio commentary in 8 languages
  • Free hotel shuttle service from selected Sandton hotels
  • Optional live-guided 2-hour Soweto extension tour
  • Headsets provided, with the option to use personal headsets
  • Special kids’ audio commentary in English
  • Johannesburg map included
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Entrance Fees
  • Apartheid Museum entrance
Additional Information

Take advantage of the complimentary hotel shuttle service to catch this open-air bus tour and explore both the suburbs and city center of Johannesburg in a secure and reliable manner. Swing by places like the Mandela Foundation, Constitution Hill, the Apartheid Museum, The Zoo, The Military Museum, and many other exciting sites with the convenient Hop on and Hop Off approach. You also have the option to participate in an intimate group guided tour to Soweto, where you’ll see the FNB stadium, the iconic Welcome to Soweto sign, the Soweto Towers, Hector Pieterson, and Mandela’s Residence on Vilikazi Street.

  • A 2h small group Soweto Tour can be added
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Tony_j
Sep 11, 2024
Soweto tour - Soweto tour fantastic. Very well organised, guides superb added to the whole experience with their knowledge and professionalism..
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Loicealice_r
Sep 2, 2024
My pefect tour of JHB - Got to see the real Jhb , the guided tour made me appreciate the city more, the flexibility of the bus timetables is si 👌👌👌
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Julie_c
Aug 31, 2024
Love the stops on the route - Clean busses. Kept to their schedules. Audio system was working pretty good. Pleny of room to air on the bus.
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Teekay20202018
Aug 30, 2024
Good Joburg tour with an excellent Soweto tour - The tour delivers what it says or promises! Good, clean bus and stopping at the stops. The audio was very good, clear and informative. The Soweto tour was excellent, though you really need more than 2 hours to do a proper visit of Soweto. But this tour gives you a good flavour. The tour guide (can't remember his name, but his driver was called Linder) was a resident of Soweto and he made it all very exciting. Well done!
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Curious49289330804
Aug 30, 2024
the perfect day in the city of gold - My son and I had a wonderful day, filled with great insight and friendly guides/drivers. I would advise everyone to get the tour, whether you live in Johannesburg or you're just passing by, especially if you have pre-teenagers or teenagers, because it is fun and educational. We will be going again very soon!
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Olaomo_o
Aug 29, 2024
Exciting - It was my first time in soweto. It was a nice and memorable experience for me. They have a good guide too and
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Thandiwe_n
Aug 26, 2024
Blissful - The first house and the first car of the late president Mandela and the history enthuastically articulated. The female prison.
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Mummaandco
Aug 18, 2024
Definitely do the Soweto bit - Great day yesterday, first on the bus from Rosebank at 9am. Felt very safe the whole trip. The Soweto add on was definitely the highlight, our guide was fantastic too! All the staff were great, so helpful & friendly. Only got off once on the Joburg part, at the Apartheid Museum.
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Chantal
Sep 10, 2024
Joburg visit well but Soweto visit insufficient and disappointing - Visiting Jburg is good for an idea of the city Soweto disappointing in the tour because we do not enter the ghetto at least on the edge and we do not notice anything The same view we found him from the road by car leaving Jburg Mandela's house paying
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Robbie
Aug 23, 2024
Great Trip, don't try and use discount from other trips - Great way to get your bearings and see parts of the city you wouldn't normally visit. We tried to use the discount offered if you bring the tickets from another red bus tour, but you can't use them on package deals. Would only recommend a one day basic tour if you're planning to use the discount.
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