Explore Johannesburg and Soweto’s rich history with local guides. Visit iconic sites like Mandela’s house and Hector Peterson Museum. Discover the City of Gold’s vibrant past.
Explore Johannesburg and Soweto’s rich history with local guides. Visit iconic sites like Mandela’s house and Hector Peterson Museum. Discover the City of Gold’s vibrant past.
- Hector Pieterson Museum and Memorial - The Hector Pieterson Museum covers the 1976 student protests that significantly altered South Africa’s political landscape. The protests were ignited by the government’s decision to enforce Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in “black schools.” This student-led movement marked a pivotal moment in South…
- Hector Pieterson Museum and Memorial - The Hector Pieterson Museum covers the 1976 student protests that significantly altered South Africa’s political landscape. The protests were ignited by the government’s decision to enforce Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in “black schools.” This student-led movement marked a pivotal moment in South African politics, resulting in the shooting of hundreds of school children, many of whom lost their lives or went into exile.
- Mandela House - Visit the homes of Nobel Peace Laureates Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu, located on the same street. Nelson Mandela’s house has been converted into a family museum open to the public, offering insights into his family life. He lived here with his first wife and later with his second wife, Winnie. Learn about their experiences with security police “visits.”
- Regina Mundi - Known as the people’s parliament, Regina Mundi Church hosted many funerals for those who died protesting against Apartheid from 1976 through the 1980s. Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu presided over many of these services. Discover how even churches were not spared by the security police under Apartheid.
- Constitution Hill Human Rights Precinct - An accredited site guide will meet you in the orientation room and walk you through the history of this precinct, from its establishment as a prison in 1893 to the inauguration of the Constitutional Court on this site in 2004.
- Walter Sisulu Square - Our guide will lead you through this historic site where the Freedom Charter, outlining ten guiding principles for the struggle against Apartheid, was adopted in 1955.
- Private transportation
- Museum entrance fees
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Private transportation
- Museum entrance fees
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Tea and coffee
- Lunch
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Tea and coffee
- Lunch
- Alcoholic Beverages
Johannesburg is often referred to as the CITY OF GOLD and to the locals Jozi, Egoli, or Joburg. Our route covers major points of interest from the South in Soweto past downtown Johannesburg covering first in Soweto - (Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital i.e. The biggest hospital in the Southern Hemisphere; Freedom Square- where the freedom charter was…
Johannesburg is often referred to as the CITY OF GOLD and to the locals Jozi, Egoli, or Joburg. Our route covers major points of interest from the South in Soweto past downtown Johannesburg covering first in Soweto - (Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital i.e. The biggest hospital in the Southern Hemisphere; Freedom Square- where the freedom charter was adopted in 1955; Regina Mundi Church alias The people’s parliament; Hector Peterson Museum –covering the 1976 student protests that changed the face of South Africa’s politics; See the houses of Nobel Peace Laureates Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu located on the same street). Our Guides are indigenous native South Africans born and bred in and around Johannesburg/Soweto and have lived experiences of the The Good, The bad and The ugly of South Africa’s History.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.