Itinerary

1. Pick up at hotel

   Pick up at your hotel, general introduction and overview of the area

2. Drive through

   Houghton Estate is one of the most affluent suburbs of Johannesburg. Nelson Mandela lived in neighborhood and he is most famous resident of Houghton Estate. A surprise house can be seen, the house of Nelson Mandela where he lived during his presidency and he died in his in December 2013.

3. Upper Houghton Viewpoint

   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. Hillbrow

   We then proceed through Hilbrow where the results of influx are foreseen. From the fortune seekers during the Gold rush in 1886, Johannesburg has been the New York of Africa a home to a huge population of immigrants, if not from foreign shores then from elsewhere in the continent or at least elsewhere in South Africa

5. Constitution Hill

   This is a living museum that tells the story of South Africa’s journey to democracy. The site is a former prison and military fort that bears testament to South Africa’s turbulent past. Today, it is home to the Constitutional Court which endorses the rights of all citizens. Mahatma Ghandi was was once incarcerated here and during the Apartheid struggle some Political Prisoners including Nelson Mandela were once incarcerated here.

6. Johannesburg CBD

   We drive on Nelson Mandela Bridge on the way to New Town. Johannesburg CBD was once the epicenter of the gold rush era in the late 1800s and is rich in history. It lies atop the continental watershed in a highveld grassland environment, a cosmopolitan metropolis and a city of history of exclusion and segragation, a cosmopolitan resistance against apartheid and a centre of creativity.

   Your guide gives you an orientation tour of Johannesburg, pointing out historic sites and heritage buildings. This includes Newtown Junction, Mary Fitzgerald Square,  The Stand bank Mineshaft Museum,  Gandhi Square and Luthuli House.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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

14. End of Tour

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