Soweto Tour: Explore Apartheid History and Culture

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: 24 hours
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…
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…

Location
Hector Pieterson Memorial
Hector Pieterson Square
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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David
Nov 3, 2024
Extraordinary educational tour in Johannesburg and Soweto - Tremendously educational tour with exceptional driver guide. Major stops for us included the must-see Apartheid Museum, the tour guided Constitution Hill and Constitutional Court, and Mandela House and the delicious Sakhumzi restaurant in Soweto. In addition, along the way driver guide Joseph stopped for us to see the stadium built for World Cup soccer in 2010 and the different types of housing in contemporary Soweto. He answered all our questions and also helped us with street buying of crafts in Soweto. Throughout the day, Joseph provided insight, information, and personal stories that illuminated the changes and continuities in post-apartheid South Africa. All in all, an extraordinary experience for us. Two thumbs up, way up!
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Kkkp
Sep 1, 2024
Fantastic tour – very good route and super guide - We, family of 4, had one day tour in Johannesburg and Soweto. It was for us obvious that having one day we have to travel with local guide and his car. We even didn’t consider (because of many reasons) the concept to rent a car and travel and park without local guide. As usually I have sent request to a number of guides, comparing received proposals. The offer from Joseph was very quick, detailed as to the concept of our tour, taking into account our specific need and also interesting price. So we agreed some months before the day of the trip. Joseph arrived to our hotel before agreed time, took us showing main areas of Johannesburg , giving very interesting information about the places and also about urban changes in visited areas. The part of the tour in Soweto covered among others towers, Mandela Museum and Hector Pieterson Memorial. After spending 4 weeks in three African countries I have to point out that the small bazaar close to the Memorial with African souvenirs was the most interesting place with such items – many real handicrafts with reasonable prices. Finally we visited Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg – this is something which must be visited when traveling to Johannesburg. Joseph is fantastic guide – very knowledgeable, keeping very good contact with us. This one day tour gave us possibility not only to see visited places but also to understand social, political and urban changes in the city and suburbs within last 50 years.
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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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