Itinerary

1. Pick up at Hotel

   Begin your full-day tour of Johannesburg with a convenient pickup directly from your hotel. The guide will welcome you with an introduction and brief you about the program of the day

2. Houghton Estate

   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 house on 5 December 2013.

3. Munro Drive

   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.

4. Diepkloof, Soweto

   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.

5. Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

   The 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.

6. Orlando Towers

   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. You will get a chance to see the panoramic views of the township from the top of this magnificent 100m tall towers.

7. Sakhumzi Restaurant

   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.

8. Mandela House

   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.

9. Hector Peterson memorial

   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

10. FNB Stadium

    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.

11. End of the tour

    After a fascinating day well spent in Soweto, you will be dropped back at the starting point or your accommodation in Johannesburg