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Soweto half day tour including Mandela house
Product code 261016P1
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From ZAR 1,750
Dates
May 25, 2026 to Jun 30, 2027
Start times
10:00 AM, 9:30 AM
Travelers
Adult ages 12-99
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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 1,750
Soweto half day tour including Mandela house





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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 tours are conducted by proffessional experienced guides. Our guides are passionate about history and culture. They like sharing the knowledge they have with guests. Soweto is the melting pot of the liberation struggle in South Africa. Doing the tour with us will give you an opportunity to learn more about the rich history of segregation in South Africa,culture and different phases of the townships. Post 1994 Elections Soweto has become a place of Vibrancy, friendship and diversity. You will realize some communities in Soweto still need development and poverty alleviation. Other communities have developed into smart affluent Suburbs. We give you an opportunity to do the tour of the house of the statesman,late President Mandela. Guests are also given time to browse the flea market selling curios,artefacts and African clothing in case there is a need. South African cuisine buffet lunch is optional. .
Overview
Our tours are conducted by proffessional experienced guides. Our guides are passionate about history and culture. They like sharing the knowledge they have with guests. Soweto is the melting pot of the liberation struggle in South Africa. Doing the tour with us will give you an opportunity to learn more about the rich history of segregation in South Africa,culture and different phases of the townships. Post 1994 Elections Soweto has become a place of Vibrancy, friendship and diversity. You will realize some communities in Soweto still need development and poverty alleviation. Other communities have developed into smart affluent Suburbs. We give you an opportunity to do the tour of the house of the statesman,late President Mandela. Guests are also given time to browse the flea market selling curios,artefacts and African clothing in case there is a need. South African cuisine buffet lunch is optional. .
What's Included
Included
Pick up and drop off at your address in an air conditioned vehicle
Guided tour
Entrance to Mandela Museum House
Not included
Lunch and drinks are available on own account at one of the local restaurants
Entrance to Hector Pieterson.The museum is closed on Mondays.( Optional )
Items of personal interest at local shops and flea market
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup details
Itinerary
Stop 1
15 minutes
Stop 1
The guided tour will take you through Diepkloof Extension; We stop to view and to share information about the family units,a wonderful project initiated by the late President Mandela, with an aim of giving decent homes to hostel dwellers. The tour proceed, we pass Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital, the biggest hospital in Southern Africa and the third largest hospital in the world. The distinctive colorful land mark Orlando Towers attracts most travelers to take pictures and to learn as our knowledgeable tour guides shares information. The towers were cooling towers for the coal run power station supplying electricity to Johannesburg. The station was closed in 1998, and transformed into,sporting,entertainment and business center in 2008. The towers are used by businesses to advertise their products. Branding not permanent.
Stop 2
30 minutesAdmission not included
Stop 2
Hector Pieterson memorial museum commemorates the lives of students who lost their lives, fighting for their rights in 1976, under police brutality. The museum also depicts events of 1976 students uprisings and the general struggle for democracy in South Africa. Entrance is Optional. Local vendors by the museum are selling curios,beaded work, artefacts and African clothing. We give you time to browse the flea market incase there is a need.
Stop 3
30 minutes
Stop 3
The vibriant Vilakazi street is the Popular attraction in Soweto for both locals and International guests. The houses of the two Nobel Prize winners former President Mandela and Archbishop Emeritus Tutu are situated on this street. Sakhumzi restaurant is also situated on this street close to Tutu's house. The restaurant is serving great South African cuisine buffet lunch in the form of dumplings, rice,mealie porridge (pap), Samp and sour Sorghum porridge. Other appetising meals served include ,Beef stew, Chicken,Sausages( braai wors )Vegetables, Salads including the popular local salad Chakalaka and desert. Lunch is optional.Please indicate to your guide incase you need to have lunch
Stop 4
45 minutesAdmission included
Stop 4
We visit the house of the World icon, late President Mandela situated in Vilakazi street. Entrance and guided tour included. Mandela lived in this house with his family before his life imprisonment. The museum house provides an effective, efficient and meaningful experience to all visitors, informing them of the former President Nelson Mandela's story in the context of his life as a whole, in a manner that promotes Human rights, Democracy, Reconciliation, Mutual respect and tolerance amongst the people of South Africa and International community.
Additional Info
Physical Easy
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Other
Hector Pieterson museum is closed during festive seasons from 25th December to 06 January
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.
Refund eligibility
100% refundable 1+ days before
Refund eligibility
0% refundable 0-1 days before
Review Summary
4.7
3 reviews
Collected by Viator
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