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Apartheid Museum
Soweto and Apartheid Museum Day Tour
Soweto and Apartheid Museum Day Tour
Soweto and Apartheid Museum Day Tour
Soweto and Apartheid Museum Day Tour

Soweto and Apartheid Museum Day Tour

By Explore Joburg
4.9 out of 5
Free cancellation available
Price is $80 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Read articles, watch video clips, look at artifacts & listen sound clips of detailed summary showcasing the Apartheid Era timeline in the well documented Apartheid Museum.

Drive & stop past iconic landmarks in Soweto through the township houses including the Orlando Towers, Klip Town Square Freedom Charter, Nelson Mandela House Museum, Desmond Tutu House & the Hector Pieterson Memorial.

The Vilakazi street craft market has a variety of vendors with different gifts to choose from.

Activity location

  • Apartheid Museum
    • Northern Park Way and Gold Reef Rd
    • 2001, Johannesburg, South Africa, South Africa

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Apartheid Museum
    • Northern Park Way and Gold Reef Rd
    • 2001, Johannesburg, South Africa, South Africa

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Soweto and Apartheid Museum Day Tour in English
  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h5h
  • Opening hours: Wed 8:30am-1:30pm
  • English

Read articles, watch video clips, look at artifacts & listen sound clips of detailed summary showcasing the Apartheid Era timeline in the well documented Apartheid Museum.

Drive & stop past iconic landmarks in Soweto through the township houses including the Orlando Towers, Klip Town Square Freedom Charter, Nelson Mandela House Museum, Desmond Tutu House & the Hector Pieterson Memorial.

The Vilakazi street craft market has a variety of vendors with different gifts to choose from.

Language options: English
Price details
$80.00 x 2 Adults$160.00
Total
Price is $160.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water
  • What's includedWhat's includedDriver/guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedLive commentary on board
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAlcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedGratuities
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedavailable for purchase at 12 noon

Know before you book

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Minimum drinking age is 18 years
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

Activity itinerary

Apartheid Museum
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
A detailed 2hr self-reading experience through the well-curated Apartheid Museum for the 1st part of the morning from 9 am. A true sense of what life was like during the racial segregation era was skillfully put together by Historians, Journalists, Filmmakers & various other organisations who had access to the relevant materials & real artefacts. NB: Please be advised that the tour operator (Explore Joburg) is NOT liable for any operational closures of the Apartheid Museum should the museum be closed without notice. An alternative 2hr Museum experience is "The Constitution Hill", home of the Constitution Court of South Africa, Men's Prison #4, and Women's Jail which detained political & activists like Winnie & Nelson Mandela, Robert Sobukwe & Gandhi. It is also home to the Old Fort built by the Boer President Paul Kruger in the late 1800s to fend off the British Soldiers.
FNB Stadium
  • 5m
An outside photo opportunity at this massive historical stadium that boasts a 95 000 seated fan capacity was home to the World Cup 2010 Soccer tournament.
Baragwanath Medical Centre (Pass by)
A look at the 3rd largest hospital in the world and brief narration on the role it plays for the Soweto residents & international medical research academics.
Orlando Towers (Pass by)
The old electricity power station was converted into a bungee jumping, entertainment facility & restaurant.
Hector Pieterson Memorial
  • 15m
An overview summary briefing of the historical site from a local Sowetan site guide. A breakdown of the symbolic structures & what they represent & what life is like today for the average Sowetan.
Mandela House
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
The Soweto Mandela House bears a lot of the struggle era stories that shed light on his life with his first wife Evelyne & then Winnie. Detailed information is shared by the enthusiastic site guides who will walk you through the different parts of the house.
Soweto
  • 10m
Nomzamo Shanty Town Informal Settlement with the guidance of the local residents who curate a 10min walking presentation with an opportunity for questions and answers. See how the challenging unemployment situation is affecting real people on the ground. Learn how they survive and make ends meet on a daily basis & feel free to bring any form of gift to assist them directly.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESApartheid Museum
    • Northern Park Way and Gold Reef Rd
    • 2001, Johannesburg, South Africa, South Africa

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEApartheid Museum
    • Northern Park Way and Gold Reef Rd
    • 2001, Johannesburg, South Africa, South Africa

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