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Soweto Half Day Guided Tour
Product code 419880P10
From
From ZAR 1,200
Dates
Available from Feb 14, 2024
Start times
10:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 11:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 12:00 PM
Travelers
Adult ages 6-99
Options
Soweto Half Day Guided Tour
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Duration
4 hours
Ticket type
Mobile Only
Languages
English
Confirmation
Instant
Pickup
Pickup details available
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
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From
From ZAR 1,200
Soweto Half Day Guided Tour





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Duration
4 hours
Ticket type
Mobile Only
Languages
English
Confirmation
Instant
Pickup
Pickup details available
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
Why Travelers Love This
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.
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
Included
Private transportation
Bottled water
English speaking guide
Air-conditioned vehicle
Not included
Lunch
Personal Purchases
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup details
Itinerary
Stop 1
10 minutes
Stop 1
Pick up at your Hotel, welcome and general introduction
Stop 2
20 minutes
Stop 2
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.
Stop 3
10 minutes
Stop 3
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.
Stop 4
20 minutes
Stop 4
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.
Stop 5
10 minutes
Stop 5
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.
Stop 6
10 minutes
Stop 6
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.
Stop 7
10 minutes
Stop 7
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.
Stop 8
10 minutes
Stop 8
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
Stop 9
40 minutesAdmission included
Stop 9
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
Stop 10
30 minutesAdmission included
Stop 10
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.
Stop 11
40 minutes
Stop 11
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.
Stop 12
30 minutes
Stop 12
After this wonderful experience, you will be dropped back at your hotel in Johannesburg
Additional Info
Wheelchair Accessible
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller Accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Infants Must Sit On Laps
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation Wheelchair Accessible
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Surfaces Wheelchair Accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Physical Easy
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Policy type
Standard
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Experience may be cancelled if minimum traveler count is not met.
Refund eligibility
100% refundable 1+ days before
Refund eligibility
0% refundable 0-1 days before
Review Summary
5.0
2 reviews
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