Soweto & Johannesburg Private Tour: A Deep Dive into the History of Apartheid and Local Life
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Soweto
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 Museum and Memorial - Sites & suburbs to be viewed and visited, Suburbs of Johannesburg, Hillbrow, City drive, downtown of Johannesburg, Muti Shop, Upmarket suburbs of Soweto, Matchbox houses, hostels, taxi culture, Baragwanath taxi rank, Drive past Bishop Tutu’s house, Sites of the 1976 ‘ uprisings, Vilakazi Street (Visit the Mandela House Museum), Hector Peterson Museum and Memorial.
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 Museum and Memorial
8287 Khumalo St,
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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Jackie_n
Aug 23, 2023
Amazing - It was informative and helpful would recommend I left my Chanel glasses he claimed he didn’t see them
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