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Soweto/Johannesburg and Apartheid Museum Guided Full Day Tour: Uncover the City of Gold's History
4.8
856 Ratings
Soweto
Uncover the rich history of Soweto and Johannesburg on this guided full-day tour. Explore the city of gold, visit important historical sites, and learn about the impact of apartheid. Don’t miss this unforgettable experience!
Uncover the rich history of Soweto and Johannesburg on this guided full-day tour. Explore the city of gold, visit important historical sites, and learn about the impact of apartheid. Don’t miss this unforgettable experience!
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Hector Pieterson Memorial - Where you will learn what happened in Soweto during Soweto uprising in 1976
- Greater Johannesburg - To visit city (CBD) central business district of Johannesburg,also vist Mahatma Gandhi square in central of the biggest city of Johannesburg and have experience of city sightseeing.
- Vilakazi Street - To have…
- Hector Pieterson Memorial - Where you will learn what happened in Soweto during Soweto uprising in 1976
- Greater Johannesburg - To visit city (CBD) central business district of Johannesburg,also vist Mahatma Gandhi square in central of the biggest city of Johannesburg and have experience of city sightseeing.
- Vilakazi Street - To have walking tour in a street where world two nobles prize lived.
- Orlando Towers - For buddle jumping experience or to view Soweto. If you want to jump cost is not includes with the activities cost.
- Mandela House - To learn more about the world icon Nelson Mandela.
- Constitution Hill Human Rights Precinct - To visit South Africa constitutional human rights,also have experience of the first prison,where many of our leaders was kept for many years,like Nelson Mandela, Albertina Zisulu,Winni Mandela.
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Sakhumzi Restaurant - Where you have opportunity to taste South Africa dishes buffet,also have taste of Soweto made beer(Soweto gold).
Lunch not includes with the cost of activities - Apartheid Museum - Apartheid Museum is illustrating the rise and fall of apartheid. Please note that currently ,the Apartheid Museum opens from Wednesday to Sunday
- FNB Stadium - The largest football stadium in Africa and the main stadium for FIFA Word Cup 2010
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Local guide
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Local guide
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Food and drinks
- Drinks
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Lunch
- Food and drinks
- Drinks
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Additional Information
This excursion stands out as you will explore the stunning metropolis also known as the city of gold, enjoying comprehensive tours of historical and urban landmarks in Soweto and Johannesburg. Visit some of South Africa’s most significant sites, accompanied by a knowledgeable and affable guide, making it an unforgettable experience you won’t easily forget.
- Casual
- A minimum of 2 adults per booking is required
This excursion stands out as you will explore the stunning metropolis also known as the city of gold, enjoying comprehensive tours of historical and urban landmarks in Soweto and Johannesburg. Visit some of South Africa’s most significant sites, accompanied by a knowledgeable and affable guide, making it an unforgettable experience you won’t easily forget.
- Casual
- A minimum of 2 adults per booking is required
Location
Hector Pieterson Memorial
Hector Pieterson Square
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(856 Ratings)
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Aussie3
Nov 7, 2024
A very interesting day in Johannesburg - Very interesting drive through the centre of Johannesburg, stop at the old fort/ prison and court at Constitution Hill then on to Soweto and finally, the Apartheid Museum. Our driver Nathi was very safe, knowledgable and had very good English.
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Dyw727
Nov 4, 2024
THE BEST WAY TO SEE JOHANNESBURG! PHILLIPIANS 4 FOUR! - This tour with Phillipians 4 Four was rich in culture, history, education & experience. Our tour guide, Nathi, was punctual, informative, patient & extremely knowledgeable. His greeting, “Welcome Home,” set the tone for the day. We had the opportunity to actually touch history through Nathi’s eyes, memories & experiences. He provided an in depth knowledge of each place we visited. The tour was emotional because of the pain of the history, but also beautiful because of the strength, perseverance & courage of the people & how they survived & overcome the struggles of apartheid. Constitutional Hill, The Apartheid Museum, Hector Pieterson Museum & Memorial, Nelson Mandela House, Desmond TuTu House, Vilakazi Street & Soweto all had their own stories & histories, but they were all tied in together. This comprehensive tour with Philippians Four 4 is the best way to see Johannesburg & all it has to offer. We used this company before & would definitely recommend them & use them again. Thank you Solly & Nathi.
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Maps66062690039
Nov 4, 2024
Trip to remember - Our recent trip to Soweto, Joburg down town, arpatheid museum was truly unforgettable. Our tour guide, Nathi, was not only incredibly friendly but also deeply knowledgeable about the rich history of Soweto, Johannesburg, and the life of Nelson Mandela. His stories brought the area’s history to life, helping us connect with the struggles and triumphs of its people in a meaningful way.
One of the highlights of the tour was learning about the painful struggles that black people experienced while in prison. Seeings the exhibits made us sad. But that courage to die for others’ freedom was on another level.
Overall, this experience was insightful, enjoyable, and eye-opening. I highly recommend this tour to anyone wanting to understand the heart and soul of Soweto and apartheid
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Christine_m
Nov 2, 2024
A good overview of Johannesburg - The tour was very interesting. I had no idea how bad apartheid was on non white residents of S. Africa. I think this is an important thing to learn, no matter what country a person comes from. The tour of the jail at Constitutional Hill was very informative and heartbreaking. I ended up being the only person in the tour. I enjoyed learning from Nathi.
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Camper20656246533
Nov 1, 2024
Worthwhile, meaningful. Inspiring. - The tour was informative and personal. Learnt so much about Johannesburg, Soweto, the history of South Africa. The stops were well curated and you really get an in depth experience. They were very flexible with pick ups and drop offs and made extra effort to get me back on time by splitting the group on the return journey and deploying another vehicle. Bobo and Brian were excellent hosts - gave great explanations that brought history and the place alive.
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Gpacalgary
Nov 9, 2024
A Good Tour but Too Hot for our liking - Our Tour Guide Nathi did a great job on this tour, but there are two areas that we feel need to be mentioned as needing improvement, especially when taking this tour on a hot day ( it was 32 Deg C and humidity was high the day of our tour ) .
First of all, the vehicle needs to have a fully operating air conditioning system. Nathi claimed that it was working AOK, but there must be a lack of Freon in the system or some other issue, as the A/C simply could not keep us cool enough. As a result we decided to shorten the duration of our tour as we were too hot to continue.
Also, the water that Nathi provided was lukewarm, and he did not even have it in a cooler on ice. As a result, the bottles continued to heat up all day and were barely drinkable. We asked him to stop for water, and we finally found some bottles after lunch in Soweto, but they warmed up quickly as well.
Otherwise, the tour was a great experience.
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Louis
Nov 2, 2024
Recommend foreigners to understand South Africa via this tour - Recommend foreigners to understand South Africa via this tour. Itinerary is very thoughtful and tour guide is very patient
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Navigate51636903234
Oct 31, 2024
FUN and AMAZING - The tour was amazing, it was informative and a fun experience. Our tour guide was well informed, professional, and creative. We enjoyed the views of Soweto and especially the Apartheid Museum. Would recommend to everyone to book with this tour operator.
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Javier_p
Oct 29, 2024
Closed museums on mondays - I enjoy all the experience, but we didn´t know the museums would be closed. Please, write in your information
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Maryjane_a
Oct 28, 2024
Extremely disappointed - Booked this tour specially to see the Apartheid Museum and Soweto only to discover (from a fellow tourist) after the cancellation deadline had passed that the Museum was not open on Monday and Tuesday. I contacted the operator who confirmed it was closed and that it would be replaced with a visit to Regina Mundi in Soweto. This did not happen. We were also told late IN the tour that we couldn’t see the Hector Pieterson Museum either as it was closed Monday and Tuesday as well.
The tour advertised hotel pickup but our confirmation indicated that we were to meet the group somewhere else. Again after contacting the operator we were told they would pick us up but not given a time until we asked.
All in all there was a lot of false advertising and we would not recommend booking with this tour company. We now know why other operators said their tours were full….. they knew everything was closed.
We also feel that we were over charged as two of the museum entries didn’t happen!
Despite the above, our guide was friendly, knowledgeable and accommodating!
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