South Africa · City Tour

1-Day Soweto History Tour with Mandela House and Hector Pieterson

1 Day Round trip from Soweto Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Visit the Hector Pieterson Memorial in Orlando West
  • 02 Explore a museum with films, newspapers, personal accounts, and photographs
  • 03 Go to Mandela House, the Nelson Mandela National Museum
  • 04 Discover Soweto, South Africa's largest Black urban complex

Explore Soweto, a township in the City of Johannesburg and the country's largest Black urban complex, on this full-day trip. Visit Orlando and the Hector Pieterson Memorial in Orlando West, a large museum honouring Hector Pieterson through films, newspapers, personal accounts, and photographs. You will also go to Mandela House, the single-storey red-brick matchbox home known for the bullet holes in its walls.

You will also go to Mandela House, the single-storey red-brick matchbox home known for the bullet holes in its walls.

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At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
City Soweto
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

Historic Soweto Tour in Orlando

  • Transfer to Orlando, a township in the urban area of Soweto, South Africa.

  • Visit the Hector Pieterson Memorial, a large museum located in Orlando West. The museum features films, newspapers, personal accounts, and photographs.

  • Go to Mandela House, also referred to as the Nelson Mandela National Museum.

Soweto township, Mandela House, Hector Pieterson Memorial

Where this trip takes you

Soweto township, Mandela House, Hector Pieterson Memorial

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Soweto 1 city · 1 Day

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • English-speaking Soweto guide.

What's Not Included

  1. Entry fees are not included.

Know before you go

  • Our pick-up and drop-off points are the following Gautrain stations: Sandton, Rosebank, and Gold Reef C.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Soweto, South Africa
Tour start
Soweto, South Africa
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 1 day finishes where it began, in Soweto.

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