Half Day Soweto and Apartheid Museum Tour

Immerse yourself in the historic struggle against Apartheid with a private tour of Soweto and the Apartheid Museum. Explore the vibrant township and learn about South Africa’s turbulent past.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Apartheid Museum - 30 min (driving )
    Tour with us through Houghton, a stunning suburb past Mandela’s house to the Munro Drive, here we have the scenic view of the Northern Suburbs of Johannesburg. Experience the world’s largest man made subtropical forest.
    A Drive through part of town for a scenic overview of Johannesburg.

2 hours (Apartheid Museum)
Explore the museum on a self guided tour at your leisure until it’s time to depart. There are 22 individual exhibition areas that showcase different time periods under brutal apartheid rule. The exhibits are well done and they include provocative film footage, photographs, text panels and artefacts illustrating the events and human stories that showcase a turbulent period in South Africa during the apartheid era.

  • Mandela House - 40 min (driving to Soweto)
    Drive through Diepkloof and learn about general life of the people living in a township.
    A drive past Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.
    A drive past Orlando Towers and get a chance to explore a shanty town.

20 min (Mandela House)
A site guide will welcome you with a
short introduction and take you on a guided of tour of this Museum, a priceless house once a home to the icon Nelson Mandela. You will get a chance to take as many pictures as you can from the inside and the of the house.

  • Hector Pieterson Museum and Memorial - 20 min (walk on Vilakazi Street)
    Get to explore Vilakazi Street where two Noble Peace Price winners Desmond Tutu and Mandela once lived.
    Enjoy a welcoming traditional dance on the street.
    An Optional lunch can enjoyed at Sakhumzi or 1947 restaurant within the 5 hours of this tour

40 min (Hector Peterson Museum)
A Museum chronicling the 1976 student uprising and named after it’s first victim a 12 year old boy Hector Peterson.

30 min (driving back to Hotel)
At the end of the tour you will be dropped back at your hotel or at the airport

  • Diepkloof Park - A Drive through of an upmarket section of Soweto
  • Baragwanath Medical Centre - Drive past Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital one of the largest Hospitals in the Southern hemisphere
  • Orlando Towers - A drive past the 2 cooling of a former coal powered plant now a bungee jump entertainment center
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Tea and coffee
  • Personal Purchases
Additional Information

Our extraordinary tours are designed to be different.

Our Tours are not just a trip, but a journey that will make your heart skip, designed to be different, extraordinary, an experience that’s beyond the ordinary. Soweto played a leading and indeed a pivotal role in the struggle against Apartheid. You can visit many sites throughout the Township that tell part of the tragic, but ultimately triumphant story. You will experience the rich cultural heritage of South Africa’s townships on this trip. Meet friendly locals, learn about the vibrant history, and immerse yourself in the colourful atmosphere of these fascinating communities. We then take you on a guided tour of the Apartheid Museum. We will unpack the story of the rise and fall of South Africa’s era of segregation and oppression. Afterwards, allow yourself time to contemplate brutality you witnessed inside, process your shock and walk away with relief – knowing you are on the terrain where truth spoke to power and won.

Location
Apartheid Museum
Northern Park Way and Gold Reef Rd
Cancellation Policy

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

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Atyria
May 6, 2024
Professional and Informative - This tour was amazing. I learned so much! Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and took us to all the high points in an efficient manner, as we were short on time. I highly recommend this company and plan to use again when I return to Johannesburg.
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