South Africa · City Tours

8-Hour Historic Soweto Tour with Mandela House and Apartheid Museum

8 Hours Round trip from Soweto Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 See Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, the 3rd largest hospital in the world
02 Visit Freedom Square in the heart of Soweto
03 Explore the Hector Pieterson Memorial in Orlando West
04 Step inside Nelson Mandela's world-famous former home

Travel through the historic sites of Soweto, a township within the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality with a rich and significant past. This tour offers an overall impression of South Africa's largest black residential area, with visits to key landmarks including Freedom Square, the Hector Pieterson Memorial, Nelson Mandela's former home, and the Apartheid Museum.

See the world-famous former home of Nelson Mandela.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Johannesburg, Soweto

Languages Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Historic Soweto Landmarks Tour

This tour is designed to give visitors to Johannesburg an overall impression of Soweto (South Western Township), the largest black residential area in South Africa. It includes visits to all the major points of interest in the area.

See Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital from the outside, the 3rd largest hospital in the world.
Visit the Baragwanath taxi rank and Freedom Square.
Explore the Hector Pieterson Memorial, a large museum located in Orlando West.
See the world-famous former home of Nelson Mandela.
Visit the world-renowned Apartheid Museum, famous for illustrating apartheid and the 20th-century history of South Africa.