Soweto and Johannesburg Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Constitution Hill Human Rights Precinct

  This is where you find one of the oldest building in Johannesburg. The constitutional hill, it is where you find the old fort that was built by the apartheid government to protect South Africa from the British. It is also known as the brutal place where African people were held inhumane conditions and some died of diseases and torture. Today it is famous because it is where you find the highest court in the country, if you are an art lover; this is a place for you.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• 2
  Carlton Centre

  Carlton centre used to be the tallest building in African and Southern Hemisphere for almost 40yrs. We’ll head up to the 50th floor to soak up the views and get the lay of the land before hitting the pavements, strolling down streets lined with both historic and modern buildings.

  45 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 3
  Standard Bank Ferreira Mine Stope

  It is at this stop where you will see the evidence of mining in Johannesburg. we are going to go underground to and old mining stope which was discovered when they were building a bank

  20 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 4
  Hector Pieterson Memorial

  The Memorial commemorates the bravery of the students who were killed by the apartheid government for fighting against the use of Afrikaans as medium of instruction in schools. About 800 students were killed in what was to be known as the Soweto Uprising

  30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 5
  Mandela House

  This is the first house of Nelson Mandela where he stayed with his Wife Winnie Mandela in Soweto. The house became a target during the apartheid times, it has been patrolled bombed, shot at and today it is a museum which displayed some of many of Nelson Mandela special memories. The house is on the Vilakazi Street which became the only street in the world to have two Nobel Peace winners which is Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu

  20 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 6
  Vilakazi Street

  This is the famous street in Soweto where two Nobel winners Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu once lived. Today the street is buzzing with restaurant, curios shops, entertainment and many more

  30 minutes • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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