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Johannesburg and Soweto: Half Day Tour

4.8 / 5

196 reviews

Activity provider:African Eagle Johannesburg Day Tours
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Johannesburg and Soweto: Half Day Tour

Activity provider:African Eagle Johannesburg Day Tours

4.8

196 reviews

From US$ 58.27 per person

Discover the city center of Johannesburg, whose geometrical design and high skyscrapers bring Manhattan island to mind. Continue towards Soweto, Johannesburg's south western township, a symbol of the fight for freedom.

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Duration 5 hours
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English, French, Portuguese
Pickup included
Pick-up from Johannesburg hotels and surrounding areas.

Experience

Highlights
  • Learn about the history of Soweto
  • Visit Mandela's House
  • Visit Hector Pieterson
  • Experience a fascinating glimpse of bustling neighborhood life
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Depart from your hotel, heading to the southwest township of Johannesburg. Take a route through Johannesburg's southern suburbs and see the sleek cars and spacious freeways.

Next, discover Johannesburg city with its tall buildings, most of them built during the apartheid era, while you make your way to Soweto. Watch the beautiful scenery disappear as you enter Soweto.

Pass by 2 iconic landmarks that used to generate power in the township of Soweto and are now normally used for bungee jumping. Drive through Soweto heading to the famous Hector Pieterson Museum with its dark history about the youth uprising in 1976.

From here, drive through the township for sightseeing, and finally, head to Mandela House Museum on Vilakazi Street. In the museum, you will learn about the father of the nation, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, who became a world icon.

Finally, hop back into the tour vehicle returning to your hotel. On route, you will pass by FNB stadium also known as Soccer City or The Calabash, which hosted the opening and closing matches of the 2010 World Cup finals.

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  • Pick-up and drop off
  • Driver/guide
  • Entrance fees to Mandela House and Hector Peterson
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • Personal expenses

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4.8 /5

based on 196 reviews

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  • Guide
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  • Transportation
    4.9/5
  • Service
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It was a great tour. First we drove through the city center of Johannesbourg. Our guide showed us the former office of Mandela and the city center, where a lof could be learned about gold mining. After a short stop at the stadium we entered Soweto. After a short drive through the better regions of Soweto we went to Mandela house and Hector Pieterson Museum, which was really great. Our guide was always very friendly, explained a lot and answered every question. You also always felt safe with him. We can recommend the tour!

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James Mosehle was a outstanding guide! Very professional, knowledgeable, and a great company. He picked us up at the hotel and brought us back. The car was also very comfortable. We also felt very safe. We had a wonderfull tour and got to see really beautiful parts of Soweto and Johannesburg!

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Our private guide James was wonderful. He took the time to tell us as much as he possibly could and made sure that we had the best experience possible, of both Soweto and Joburg. He answered all our questions with ease and his driving is one of the smoothest I have ever experienced. We felt safe in his presence. Note that this tour does not include the visit of the Apartheid Museum as the allocated 5 hours are already pretty tight.

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