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Full-Day Johannesburg and Soweto Tour with Apartheid Museum

1 Day Round trip from Johannesburg Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Learn about the history of the Apartheid era at the Apartheid Museum
02 Pay your respects at the Hector Pieterson Memorial
03 Discover the life of Nelson Mandela at Mandela House
04 Uncover the history and culture of South Africa at Constitution Hill

Sign up for this tour of Johannesburg and learn about South Africa's turbulent yet intriguing past at the Apartheid Museum and Constitution Hill. Visit the Hector Pieterson Memorial and Mandela House, where Nelson Mandela lived, and gain deeper insight into the country's history and culture. You will also have the option to enjoy lunch at the famous Sakhumzi Restaurant in Soweto.

Proceed to the Apartheid Museum in the south of Johannesburg, dedicated to illustrating the Apartheid era and the 20th-century history of South Africa.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Johannesburg, Soweto

Languages Afrikaans, English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Johannesburg and Soweto Historical Highlights

Transfer from your hotel to Carlton Centre and Constitution Hill.
Uncover the turbulent history and diversity of the people and cultures in the heart of Soweto at Mandela House and the Hector Pieterson Memorial with your South African tour guide.
Have lunch at the famous Sakhumzi Restaurant (not included, optional).
Proceed to the Apartheid Museum in the south of Johannesburg, dedicated to illustrating the Apartheid era and the 20th-century history of South Africa. Discover the history and explore the vast amount of literature, which provides a more in-depth view of what the Apartheid era was like in South Africa.
Enjoy time at the coffee shop and bookshop here.
Return to your hotel.

Where this trip takes you

Mandela House, Hector Pieterson Memorial, Apartheid Museum, Constitution Hill

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map — Round trip from Johannesburg 2 cities · 1 Day

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

English-speaking South African tour guide/driver
Return transfers (pick-up and drop-off)
Entrance fees:
- The Apartheid Museum
- Mandela House
- Hector Pieterson Memorial
- Carlton Centre
- Constitution Hill

What's Not Included

Items of a personal nature
Meals, drinks, and gratuity
Travel insurance
Activities not mentioned

Know before you go

A minimum of 2 people is required to book the tour.
You have the option to have lunch at the famous Sakhumzi Restaurant for an additional price.
Entrance fees included: Mandela House and Hector Pieterson Memorial.
Witness and engage with the exhibition for one and a half hours. The museum also has an ongoing programme of temporary exhibitions, so add an extra 15 minutes to your visit for this.
Our Johannesburg City Day Tour offers an insight into history as well as a view of modern Johannesburg. Come and experience the "Jozi" atmosphere. Johannesburg, also known as Jozi, Jo'burg, or eGoli, is the largest city in South Africa. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, and has the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa. The city is one of the 40 largest urban areas in the world and is also the world's largest city not situated on a river, lake, or coastline. While Johannesburg is not officially one of South Africa's three capital cities, it does house the Constitutional Court - South Africa's highest court. The city is the source of a large-scale gold and diamond trade due to its location on the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills. Johannesburg is served by O.R. Tambo International Airport, the largest and busiest airport in Africa and a gateway for international air travel to and from the rest of southern Africa.
Soweto is an affluent hub for development projects and tourism, opening its doors to the world in an attempt to showcase its vibrant social life, renowned for its music and arts. The township's name is an English abbreviation for South Western Townships, which refers to its origins as a Black township under South Africa's Apartheid government. The population has historically been overwhelmingly Black, and some of the watershed events in the struggle against Apartheid occurred in the township. Formerly a separate district, it is now incorporated into the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
The exhibits were organised and created by a team of curators, filmmakers, historians, and designers to include film footage, photographs, text panels, and artefacts. A series of 22 separate exhibition areas lead the visitor sequentially through the prelude to and history of apartheid, including the situation in South Africa post-apartheid.