Soweto Half Day Guided Tour

5.0 (2 reviews) Pretoria, South Africa
Duration4h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

Our programs consists of excursions for all interests, adjusted to the features of every market. Excursions are guided by skilled and experienced guides and aim to cover every aspect of interest in the region.
If you are looking for a change on schedule and want to spice your social life a little bit, try this Soweto guided tour. Soweto has a lot to provide to their tourists so that they forget some things behind and dive into the aura of the city.
During this tour you Visit Mandela and Desmond Tutu Houses, get a choice to taste some of the most exotic mouthwatering local dishes which include Shisa Nyama, a local traditional Babaque experience and a cold local Soweto Gold beer. Have a choice of enjoying lunch of a traditional buffet at Sakhumzi Restaurant on Vilakazi Street. The atmosphere is awesome and is in an amazing surrounding. You will mix and mingle with the locals of Soweto. You will have a choice to visit a Shanty town, the idea will be to donate to the poor families.

What's included

  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • English speaking guide
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Lunch
  • Personal Purchases

What to expect

  1. Johannesburg
    10m
    Pick up at your Hotel, welcome and general introduction
  2. Houghton Estate
    20m
    Houghton Estate is one of the most affluent suburbs of Johannesburg. Nelson Mandela lived in this neighborhood and he is most famous resident of Houghton Estate. A surprise house can be seen here, the house of Nelson Mandela where he lived during his presidency and he died in this on 5 December 2013.
  3. 10m
    A national monument built by Italian prisoners of war captured during the Second World War, The Munro Drive is overlooking the northern suburbs of Johannesburg with a beautiful scenic view of world's largest man made subtropical forest.
  4. 20m
    Hillbrow is where the results of influx are foreseen. Johannesburg has been the New York of Africa a home to a huge population of immigrants, if not from foreign shores then from elsewhere in the continent or at least elsewhere in South Africa. As you drive through the different neighborhoods, the contrast makes you feel like you are driving from one country to another.
  5. FNB Stadium
    10m
    Drive past this iconic landmark which is currently the largest football stadium in Africa. The stadium hosted the opening ceremony, other matches and the final of 2010 FIFA World Cup.
  6. 10m
    The area is divided into different sections. Diepkloof Extension is recognized as an upmarket part of Soweto with the most professionals living in the section. It is characterised by formal, owner-built, large Houses, owned by the Black lower and upper middle class. Presently, Diepkloof is characterised by higher than average House Prices as compared to the other Suburbs of Soweto.
  7. 10m
    Chris Hani Baragwanath is a public Hospital considered to be the 3rd largest hospital in the world, occupying around 173 acres (0.70 km2), with approximately 3200 beds and about 6'760 staff members. See the hospital view as we drive past and learn about interesting stories about the hospital.
  8. Orlando Towers
    10m
    The two cooling towers are a prominent landmark in Soweto. Now used as an entertainment center housing a famous Bungee jump and a barbecue restaurant
  9. Hector Pieterson Museum and Memorial
    40m · Admission ticket included
    A self guided tour this Museum chronicling the 1976 Soweto student uprising and named after one of its victims a thirteen year old boy. The museum today is a symbol of resistance against the brutality of the apartheid regime
  10. Mandela House
    30m · Admission ticket included
    Explore in a guided tour the exhibits and artefacts in a previous house of the nation's revered former president Nelson Mandela. This house been entrenched as one of South Africa's most significant heritage sites, it tells the tales and stories in sound, film, interpretive panels and guided tours.
  11. 40m
    The thriving heart of Soweto is one of the most well-known streets in South Africa, Vilakazi Street.

    While Vilakazi Street may be the only street in the world that can claim to have had two Nobel Laureates as residents - the late Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. The true electricity of this street comes from those who now call it home, each with their own beautiful stories.

    Sakhumzi Restaurant is located on Vilakazi Street near the Mandela House Museum. Sakhumzi, which means “building a house”, is popular for its Soweto-style buffet - a variety of proudly South African traditional cuisine such as umngqusho (samp and beans), mogodu (tripe) and dombolo (steamed bread). Travellers can also feast on the range of self-styled signature dishes named after various Soweto locations.
  12. Johannesburg
    30m
    After this wonderful experience, you will be dropped back at your hotel in Johannesburg

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

Travelers to meet the guide at the concierge or communicate through what's app to specify pick up point

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

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

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