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Jo'berg in 1 Day: Soweto, Apartheid Museum & City Tour

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Jo'berg in 1 Day: Soweto, Apartheid Museum & City Tour
Top rated
4.6937356 out of 5 stars
4.7
4.6937356 out of 5 stars
431 reviews

Ready to visit a city within a city? Ready to experience photogenic, bustling Soweto? On this full day tour your local guide, will take you past all the hotspots in Soweto, the Apartheid Museum and sites in Johannesburg.

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Duration 8 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Pickup included
Hotels in the areas of O R Tambo, Sandton, Rosebank, Johannesburg Downtown, and Mellville.

Highlighted reviews from other travelers

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Davina – Australia

I highly recommend this tour when you come to Jo'burg. The history is so important to see because we must never let this happen again. This is great value for money and I loved seeing the informal housing and meeting all the beautiful children!

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Marjorie – Australia

A great day of sightseeing in Johannesburg- our guide was great with lots of information and we saw so much- great value too as all entry tickets included.

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Highlights

  • Enter the Hector Pieterson Museum
  • Admire the Regina Mundi Church
  • Visit Vilakazi Street
  • Learn about the country's history at the Apartheid Museum
  • Enjoy a guided tour of Constitutional Hill

Full description

After collecting you from your hotel or residence in Johannesburg, your guide will give you a quick pre departure tour briefing before departing to Soweto (South Western Township). On your way to Soweto you pass by the National Football Stadium City, which hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the World Cup 2010. You enter the Diepkloof area, where you will take a walk past vendors selling just about anything. In Orlando West you visit Vilakazi Street - drive past the former home of Nelson Mandela and past the home of Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

You will have an opportunity to read about the Soweto uprising on 16 June 1976. On that tragic day an innocent little boy called Hector Pieterson gave up his life and kick-started the liberation of South Africa. During this tour you will pass by the Mandela House. A visit into the museum is optional. You continue your tour driving into one of the shanty towns where you get to interact with some of the locals. By now you will have seen the good, the bad and the ugly facets of Soweto. You drive past the Soweto Campus of the Johannesburg University and end your tour with a stop at the largest hospital in the world: Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.

After Lunch on your own account, you will arrive at the world famous Apartheid Museum. Here you will learn about the history and struggle of South Africa during apartheid.

Once you are done with the Apartheid Museum, you head into Johannesburg City and start with the view of the impressive 269 metre Telkom Tower, as seen on many postcards of Johannesburg. You then enter the inspiring Constitution Hill – and Court (when not in session) Political activists like Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi were once held here. During a tour inside you will learn about some of the legal history of Johannesburg.

On your way to Newtown you pass by the longest southern African bridge, named Nelson Mandela bridge. At Mary Fitzgerald Square you can walk on the Jazz Walk of Fame. In short, this tour offers you a unique Johannesburg experience at an affordable rate.

Includes

  • Everything from pickup to drop off to entrance fees off are included
  • Free onboard uncapped WiFi
  • Lunch and drinks not included

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Know before you go

  • For every individual booking made for this tour, an R50 donation is made to the Motsoaledi Day Care Centre which is used for building upgrade projects and buying what’s on their wish list

From $99 per person

Reserve now & pay later to book your spot and pay nothing today
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4.7 /5

based on 431 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.8/5
  • Transportation
    4.8/5
  • Value for money
    4.5/5

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Davina – AustraliaMay 31, 2025 – Verified booking
I highly recommend this tour when you come to Jo'burg. The history is so important to see because we must never let this happen again. This is great value for money and I loved seeing the informal housing and meeting all the beautiful children!
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Marjorie – AustraliaMay 18, 2025 – Verified booking
A great day of sightseeing in Johannesburg- our guide was great with lots of information and we saw so much- great value too as all entry tickets included.
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Fernando – BrazilApril 29, 2025 – Verified booking
The tour was excellent, we visited many different places in Johannesburg but no rush, plenty of time for the museums, lunch etc. Tsepho was a great driver and guide and gave us a lot of important information.

Product ID: 182600

Activity provider:MoAfrika Tours (Pty)Ltd
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