South Africa · SOWETO & APARTHEID MUSEUM TOURS
Vilakazi Street, the Hector Pieterson Memorial and the Apartheid Museum are usually visited in one day, most often with a guide who grew up there. The 15 below are compared on route, group size, walking distance and price.
See Johannesburg from an open-top bus, visit key landmarks, and add a live-guided Soweto tour with Mandela House and Hector Pieterson.
“The optional Soweto tour is a must. The guides for that portion were fantastic.”
Explore Johannesburg and Soweto with a local guide, from Constitution Hill and Mandela House to the Apartheid Museum and Hector Pieterson Memorial.
“Tour was really nice and our guide, Bobo, was kindy and give us a lot of information about the city. The only problem is that we are informed that the Apartheid Museum was closed one day before the tour.”
See Johannesburg from an open-top bus, hear its apartheid-era stories, and add a guided Soweto visit for a flexible, low-cost city overview.
“We have a great time and experience, it was very exciting. Learners learnt a lot👌👌👌👌. We'll easily recommend you to others”
Explore Soweto with a local guide, visit the Hector Pieterson Museum, walk Motsoaledi, and see Mandela’s former home on a five-hour tour.
“This has to be on your list. Our guide Prince was amazing. Knowledgeable, funny and engaging. The tour had you filled with laughter, guilt, anger, pity, sadness & compassion. With a lasting feeling of gratitude, and the feeling of community and unity. Plus the children of Soweto were funny, happy and posing with a smile.”
Walk Soweto with a local guide, trace the 1976 uprising, visit Mandela and Tutu landmarks, taste street food, and see daily township life.
“A really great tour and our guide Maweza was very knowledgeable and easy to get along with. He made the whole experience very pleasant and educational. I am South African, and was taking the tour with my Argentinian partner. Even though I'm a local I got a lot out of the experience, and for my partner it was completely new experience and Maweza did a great job making the tour engaging for both of us. I can highly recommend him and this tour.”
See Soweto, the Apartheid Museum, Constitutional Hill, and central Johannesburg in one guided, history-packed day.
“Our tour guides, Thepo and Collin were the best guides I have ever experienced since traveling around the world. They are very knowledgeable, professional, patient, and courteous. I highly recommend them for anyone interested in traveling throughout South Africa. Can I request them again for my next tour in a few days? My nephew, David, and I learned so much from Thepo and Collin.”
Explore Johannesburg, Soweto, Constitution Hill, Mandela House, and the Apartheid Museum on a moving 10-hour guided tour.
“Advice is great, knowledgeable, telling interesting stories in the past!”
See Johannesburg’s city center and Soweto, visit Mandela House and Hector Pieterson Memorial, and learn how history shaped South Africa.
“Our driver was one of the best we ever had! Really patient with us. And also the guide for the museum was so good!!”
Explore Soweto, meet residents, visit Mandela’s former home, enjoy shisa nyama, and spend two hours at Johannesburg’s Apartheid Museum.
“It was a great tour. Van was comfortable. Lunch was great. Khutso, our guide, was very entertaining and informative. He also volunteered to take our photos, which is very helpful for solo travelers. The part of the informal settlement was very authentic and eye opening.”
Explore Soweto, Mandela House, Hector Pieterson Memorial, and Johannesburg’s Apartheid Museum on a practical half-day guided tour.
“Great Guide and a nice tour :) A lot of information about the history of South Afrika. Very interesting”
Spend a full day exploring Johannesburg and Soweto, from Constitution Hill and the Apartheid Museum to Vilakazi Street and Mandela’s former home.
“I was very lucky to have Bobo for my tour and also to be the only person on the tour for half of the day. It felt very personal and I could take the time I needed at each point. Bobo is a great teacher and gave me loads of information throughout the tour and just fun facts whilst we were driving around which was really nice. The Apartheid Museum was brilliant, as I expected but also very intense and I would probably like to go back to soak in more from that. Seeing Soweto from a local prospective was a heart warming experience, it made me feel like I…”
Cycle through Soweto’s Orlando West, visit Mandela and Tutu houses, learn apartheid history, meet locals, and enjoy a kota lunch with a local guide.
“It turned out I was the only one to sign up for this tour, so I got a private bike ride with Thabo. He’s sweet and very knowledgeable, I learned a lot and felt well taken care of. Thank you buddy!”
Walk Soweto with a local guide, visit key apartheid sites, hear personal stories, and eat a filling kota sandwich at Orlando Towers.
“We had an amazing experience with Maweza on the Soweto half-day walking tour! We found him engaging, knowledgeable, and open to our many questions. We also appreciated his willingness to share personal and family experiences which allowed us to see many sides of the diverse, beautiful Soweto community. As a result, our tour was moving and very much worth the time. It will surely be the highlight of our trip to Johannesburg!”
See Johannesburg by open-top bus, visit the Apartheid Museum, and tour Soweto with a local guide on this full-day Gauteng experience.
“The Soweto Tour was great. DT did a very good Job in telling us about life and the history of the Townships. We had a lot of fun during the Tour! Only the green bus in the afternoon was delayed.”
Explore Johannesburg and Soweto in five hours with a private guide, Mandela House, Constitution Hill, Maboneng, Hector Pieterson, and Orlando Towers.
“The tour was good and informative. The guide was really awesome as he explained everything so well about the history of the city.”
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