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The complete first-day orientation: Johannesburg CBD heritage sites, Constitution Hill, the Apartheid Museum and the landmarks of Soweto in one guided day.
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Soweto and Johannesburg Tour
A focused Soweto tour with the best of the Johannesburg city highlights on the way — the efficient choice when time is short.
- Duration
- 5 – 6 hours
- Group size
- 1 – 14 guests
- Pick-up
- Johannesburg, Sandton or Pretoria
- From
- R1 100 per person
Overview
About this experience
Soweto is not a suburb you drive past. It is a city of well over a million people, the birthplace of the 1976 uprising and the home ground of South Africa's political transition. This tour gives it the time it deserves while still ticking off the Johannesburg landmarks you would regret missing.
It is our most popular option for travellers with a single free morning or a long connection, and works particularly well combined with an afternoon at the Apartheid Museum.
Highlights
- Vilakazi Street and Nelson Mandela's family home
- Hector Pieterson Memorial and the story of the 1976 student uprising
- Regina Mundi Church, the unofficial parliament of the struggle years
- The Orlando Towers and Soweto skyline viewpoints
- Drive-through of the Johannesburg CBD, Braamfontein and Newtown
Your day, hour by hour
08:30
Pick-up and city drive
Collection from your accommodation, then a guided drive through the CBD, Newtown and over the Nelson Mandela Bridge.
09:45
Into Soweto
Entering via Diepkloof, your guide sets out how the township was built, how it grew and how it lives today — from informal settlements through to Diepkloof Extension.
10:30
Orlando West walking section
Vilakazi Street on foot, Mandela House, and the Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum.
12:30
Regina Mundi and Orlando Towers
The bullet-scarred interior of Regina Mundi Church, then photographs at the painted cooling towers.
13:30
Return transfer
Drop-off at your hotel, or continue to an afternoon add-on of your choice.
What’s included
- Licensed local Soweto guide
- Air-conditioned tour vehicle
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Mandela House and Hector Pieterson Museum entrance
- Bottled water
Not included
- Meals and drinks
- Gratuities
- Optional bicycle or tuk-tuk upgrades
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