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Soweto Township Cultural Tour incl Apartheid Museum and Nelson Mandela House

By Sandton Taxi Cabs (Pty) Ltd
9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is £179 per traveller* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

Did you know Soweto is the largest township in South Africa? Ever wondered
where Nelson Mandela grew up or what Apartheid is or even what makes Soweto Township to be internationally acclaimed? Well, here's tour that will teach & touch you! Your visit  to South Africa will never be complete without a taste of the culturally-rich Soweto Cultural Township. This popular half-day (5hrs) Soweto Tour covers visits to the following heritage sites:
• Apartheid Museum (entry fees excluded)
• Nelson Mandela House on Vilakazi Street 
• Hector Pieterson Memorial Museum
• Orlando Twin Towers and Bungee Jumping (own expense)
• Soweto slums/shacks

Requests to include or exclude certain sites or routes will be accepted within reasonable limits. A private tour guide can be hired for an additional fee. Driver is not a professional tour guide but will share his deep local knowledge and experiences of Soweto with you.

Activity location

  • Apartheid Museum
    • Northern Park Way and Gold Reef Rd
    • 2001, Johannesburg, South Africa, South Africa

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • O.R. Tambo International Airport
    • 1 Jones Road
    • 1632, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

Check availability

Soweto Minibus Tour (10pax) in English

  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • Opening hours: Sat 08:00-20:00
  • English

Group Tour
Duration: 5 hours
Soweto Township Group Tour
10-seater Minibus
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
£308.95 x 1 Traveller£308.95
Total
Price is £308.95

Private Saloon Car Soweto Tour in English

  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • Opening hours: Sat 01:00-23:30
  • English

Saloon Car eg Honda Ballade
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
£179.19 x 1 Traveller£179.19
Total
Price is £179.19

Minicab Soweto Tour (6pax) in English

  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • Opening hours: Sat 08:00-20:00
  • English

Flexible Itinerary: You can edit the tour by including or excluding certain stops or take longer at some sites.
Standard Tour Package: You get all the basics of a Soweto Tour for an experience you'll remember the rest of your life.
Duration: 5 hours: Soweto Tour is half day for 5 hours and a maximum of 100km. If exceeded, surcharges will be applied.
Meals & Drinks excluded: You'll be provided with free bottled water by your driver but for food you can experiment with the various cuisines in Soweto
Soweto Half Day Tour: Spend 5 hours visiting Apartheid Museum and Soweto to get a good grasp of South Africa's history
Minicab(7-seater): Be driven in a clean, smart saloon car that can take upto 6 passengers comfortably.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
£210.55 x 1 Traveller£210.55
Total
Price is £210.55

Executive Soweto Tour (3pax) in English

  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • Opening hours: Sat 08:00-20:00
  • English

Customization: The tour itinerary is not cast in stone- you can adjust it as you please within the given time & distance.
Executive Soweto Tour: Enjoy the Soweto tour in an executive vehicle eg Mercedes-Benz.
Duration: 5 hours: Tour is max. 5 hours and 100km measured from hotel pick-up time till hotel drop off after the tour & surcharges if exceeded.
Meals & drinks are excluded: You can buy African Cuisine in the various upmarket restaurants & bars in Soweto. You'll be provided with free bottled water.
Mercedes Benz or similar
Executive Soweto Tour Package: Enjoy the tour in a nice, comfortable luxury Mercedes Benz vehicle (or similar). Upto 3 passengers can be accommodated.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
£246.38 x 1 Traveller£246.38
Total
Price is £246.38

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bottled water
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Driver/guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Transport by private vehicle
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Entrance Fees, to the Museums

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • There may be a waiting surcharge, should wait extend past 1-hour, at a rate of R200/hour (or part thereof)
  • Private Cultural Tour (not shared)
  • Emergency Contact (Phone/WhatsApp): +27 71 880 0531 or email: customercare@sandtontaxicabs.co.za
  • Children and Pensioners are welcome
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Apartheid Museum

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket not included
A first time visit too the Apartheid Museum is sure to bring tears to many as its a rough emotional journey on how man who are made in God's image can mistreat each other as if there are different species. The brutality, the torture, the mercilessness is beyond what words can describe. The driver need not go inside the museum as the place is self-explanatory and leads you from one section to the next logically but you can pay for him to go in with you should you so wish otherwise he'll be waiting by the car till you're done. NB: Closed Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Soweto (Pass by)

Soweto is South Africa's largest township and is hometown to one of the world's greatest leaders ever- Nelson Mandela! There's so much history to be learnt here and very emotional indeed. But over the years a lot has changed and the township is becoming more cosmopolitan though the slums are still to be found in certain areas. Driver will highlight these as you drive along

Orlando Towers

  • 30m
Here tourists can see the huge Soweto Cooling Towers which stands out in the skyline of Soweto. Tourists can just enjoy seeing the towers or they may be hands on and get their Adrenalin pumping by jumping from in between the 2 towers 100m down! There's also mountain climbing, scad freefall, Johannesburg city viewing from the top of the towers, etc. Entrance to see the Soweto Tours is free only the activities are paid for.

Hector Pieterson Museum and Memorial

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Your driver will take you to the Hector Pieterson Museum to understand what happened during the 1976 Soweto Uprising by the youth of South Africa who got fed up with the rising racism fuel by Apartheid. Driver need not go inside the museum with you but you can pay for him to go in should you desire his company as museum staff are always helpful to all tourists.

Mandela House

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Here you catch up with memories of Mandela as a young boy who was passionate and had strong convictions of what is right and what is not. Driver will typically not join as there are guides inside the house that will show you around the house. You can also buy curios and souvenirs outside Mandela House to carry back home to share the memories with friends and family.

Location

Activity location

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    Apartheid Museum
    • Northern Park Way and Gold Reef Rd
    • 2001, Johannesburg, South Africa, South Africa

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    O.R. Tambo International Airport
    • 1 Jones Road
    • 1632, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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    Gauteng
    • Gauteng, Gauteng, South Africa
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    Sandton
    • Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    O.R. Tambo International Airport
    • 1 Jones Road
    • 1632, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

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