Soweto and Johannesburg & Apartheid Museum
Description
Why the travelers book this tour because Soweto represents the hard-fought struggle against apartheid. We look beyond the bloody legend of the 16 June 1976 uprising and behind the hardened face of resistance politics, to the core Soweto- its people. Soweto is about people leading their lives - working and commuting, celebrating and grieving, see the poverty of an informal settlement shack and hostels in contrast with upper class suburbs of Diepkloof in Soweto. this tour promises a warm experience of this fascinating place.
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Sites & suburbs to be viewed and visited - Suburbs of Johannesburg, Hillbrow, Drive past the Constitution Hill, City drive, downtown of Johannesburg, Muti shop, Upmarket suburbs in Soweto, Matchbox houses, Taxi culture, Baragwanath hospital and taxi rank, Drive past Winnie Mandela's, Bishop Desmond Tutu's houses, Sites of the 1976' uprisings, Vilakazi Street (visit Mandela House Museum, Hector Peterson Museum and Memorial, visit Apartheid Museum
Commonly referred to as Mandela House, is the House on Vilakazi Street Soweto South Africa where Nelson Mandela lived from 1946 to 1962 . Mandela House strives to be a world-class visitor attraction and a leading centre for preservation, presentation, and research of of the historical heritage and Mandela Family legacy
Why Hector Peterson so important is to commemorate the role of students in the fight against the Apartheid in South Africa. The Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum is dedicated to preserve the memory of the 1976 Soweto uprisings.
Visit the African tradition medicine. It is one of the leading store selling Muti which is a traditional herbal homeopathic medicines. There are wide array of dried herbs as well a some different kind of remedies
Constitution Hill is a former prison complex that bears testament to South Africa's turbulent past and today is a museum home to the Constitution Court
Hillbrow is inner city residential neighbourhood of Johannesburg South Africa It is known for its high levels of population density, unemployment , poverty .
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 Desmond Tutu.
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Hotels around OR Tambo International Airport
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(52)
The tour guide was very soft spoken and we could not hear or when we could hear we couldn’t understand what he was saying. His English was poor and we felt like he really didn’t want to be a tour guide. I had booked this trip for 6 of us and was embarrassed by the poor quality of the tour and the fact that friends had to pay for the tour. I have always had a great experience with Viator until this time.
Dear Chris hope your are well first we do apologize for what happen my colleague Prosper was your tour guide for that day is a qualify tourist guide for more than 10 years experience we don't know what went wrong we are going to chat with him to find out what happen. We too we have a great experience with Viator is the first time we have this kind of review on this trip I wish if your were still around I suppose to offer you this tour by myself We value our clients when you are in South Africa you create a lot of jobs for us I don't know how I can make you to change the view of this trip but please I really feel bad this kind of review that have a bad impact of this trip We will make sure to do things right next time Many thanks
The tour was average but not what we anticipated as the apartheid museum was closed due to holidays. We were not informed and price was not adjusted. Our driver was kind but little dialogue occurred. We enjoyed Mandela House and prison but those were guided tours by someone else at those sites.
Dear client Many thanks for the review please note the Apartheid Museum was closed due to holidays this is why we replace the Apartheid Museum with alternative one that is the Constitution Hill tour your guide explain to you before the tour and you must know some of the sites there is a tourist sites guide that allows to take tourist around that is not a problem that is part of the tour Many thanks
Gabriel our guide was extremely informative and helpful. He provided a really good insight to Johannesburg area, in particular the different areas within Soweto. The Apartheid Museum and Nelson Mandelas house provide really good information on the history of Apartheid
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Great tour of parts of Johannesburg and Soweto I could never have found on my own. Joseph from Jeff tours was very knowledgeable and informative and knew all the short cuts when we clashed with the G20 preparations. The Apartheid museum is very good and you could probably spend all day there but 2 hours was enough to get some great knowledge of what went on under apartheid.
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Joseph was excellent with a broad knowledge of Johannesburg. He provided insight and history of the city and surroundings. Felt very comfortable throughout the trip.
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Jeff was great. Knowledgeable, flexible, tailored the excursion to my preferences. Highly recommend!
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The tour was awesome. It took us into parts I wouldn’t have through to go as well as areas I never would have ventured on my own. Joseph was an amazing tour guide and took care of us the entire way. Highly recommended
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Had a great tour with Joseph who gave us a good overview of the city and took us to the must see places. Highly recommended
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Excellent day with Joseph as French driver guide. He explained the history of his city during the trips. We highly recommend.
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It was really a very interesting tour with lots of information about the city and in a great car. I can recommend it!
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