Soweto & Johannesburg And Apartheid Museum Private

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Immerse yourself in the history of apartheid and local life on a private tour of Soweto and Johannesburg. Explore the struggles and triumphs of the people, from the 16 June uprising to everyday life in contrasting neighborhoods.

Duration: 7 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Hector Pieterson Memorial - Explore various sites and neighborhoods including the suburbs of Johannesburg, Hillbrow, a city drive through downtown Johannesburg, Muti Shop, the upscale areas of Soweto, Matchbox houses, hostels, taxi culture, Baragwanath taxi rank, a drive past Bishop Tutu’s house, sites of the 1976 uprisings, Vilakazi Street (visit the Mandela House Museum), and the Hector Peterson Museum and Memorial.
Apartheid Museum - Understand the political system of apartheid that divided the nation for over 48 years.
Mandela House - The museum showcases the history of the house and some aspects of the family’s history.
Constitution Hill Human Rights Precinct - A brief stop at Constitution Hill, a former prison complex where political leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela were once held.

What's Included

Complimentary parking

What's Not Included

Lunch

Additional Information

Why should travelers book this tour because Soweto represents the hard-fought struggle against apartheid . We look beyond the bloody legend of the 16 June uprising and behind the hardened face of resistance politics, to core of Soweto- its people. Soweto is about people leading their lives- working and commuting, celebrating and grieving. See the poverty of informal settlement shack and hostel in contrast with the upper class suburbs of Diepkloof in Soweto.

Location

Hector Pieterson Memorial

Hector Pieterson Square

Cancellation Policy

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

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Pioneer60073

Sep 15, 2023

Wonderful Tour - We booked the private Soweto & Johannesburg tour. All discussions and itinerary was agreed with Joseph via email. The guide arrived on the agreed time to pick us from the Hotel in a large clean car/SUV. Our guide Gilroy was excellent, friendly, well informed and shared many interesting facts about the various locations we visited which made it a very enjoyable experience. The payment was taken at the end of the tour via credit card which was very helpful in avoiding advance payments via links or bank transfers. I would high recommend Jeff Tours and Transfers. Thank you Gilroy & Joseph.

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Nicola_m

Feb 28, 2023

Authentic and enlightening - Joseph was lovely and gave us an authentic, educational and emotional tour of Johannesburg and Soweto. As a private tour we also had the benefit of working to our own timeline which was great. Thanks Joseph!

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65karik

Feb 7, 2020

Jeff Tours Are The Best - Best experience of my life. I learned so much from Jeff. I took my tour in December. I am sending another tip today the experience my husband and I had on Jeff tours is valuable you cant even put a price on it. I am grateful, thank you again. USA Chicago, IL

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Curios719190

Oct 21, 2019

Excellent Tour and Service - Our guide, Joseph, was very knowledgeable and made the tour of Soweto and Johannesburg really interesting and insightful! Joseph picked us up from the airport and we were able to select the time that we wanted to start and end the tour. We learned a lot about the history and socio-economical situation in South Africa and really appreciated this as we wanted to learn about the country and its people before we left. This was the perfect way to end our trip, and the visit to the Apartheid Museum is a must-do!

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