Ultimate Johannesburg Tour

Ready to visit a city within a city? Ready to experience photo genetic, bustling Soweto? Let’s go!On this half day tour your guide, who was born and raised in Soweto, will take you past all the hotspots in Soweto. The tour will take you deep into the township culture, so you can enjoy a personal experience of how vibrant and lively this part of Johannesburg really is.On our way to Soweto we pass by the National Football Stadium City, which hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the World Cup 2010. We enter the Diepkloof area, where we will take a walk past vendors selling just about anything.In Orlando West we visit Vilakazi Street- drive past the former home of Nelson Mandela and past the home of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. You will have an opportunity to read about the Soweto uprising on 16 June 1976. On that tragic day an innocent little boy called Hector Pieterson gave up his life and kick-started the liberation of South Africa.During this tour we will pass by the Mandela House. A visit into the museum is optional. We continue our tour driving into one of the shanty towns where you get to interact with some of the locals. By now you will have seen the good, the bad and the ugly facets of Soweto. We drive past the Soweto Campus of the Johannesburg University and end our tour with a stop at the largest hospital in the world: Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. Apartheid museum After Lunch we visit the world famous apartheid museum. Here you will learn about the history and struggle of South Africa during apartheid. Johannesburg Like to get to know Johannesburg better? This afternoon tour is perfect for it! We take you to the top sites Johannesburg has to offer. Some of the areas our tour passes through are Hillbrow , Central Johannesburg, Braamfontein and Newtown. We start your introduction to Jozi with a view of the impressive 269 metre Telkom Tower, as seen on many postcards of Johannesburg. We then enter the inspiring Constitution Hill – and Court (when not in session) Political activists like Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi were once held here. During a  tour inside you will learn about some of the legal history of Johannesburg. On our way to Newtown we pass by the longest southern African bridge, named Nelson Mandela bridge. At Mary Fitzgerald Square you can walk on the Jazz Walk of Fame. We end this tour with a visit to the Carlton Centre, also known as the ‘Top of Africa’. There a lift will elevate you 50 stories for an amazing and total view over the city. In short, this tour offers you a unique Johannesburg experience at an affordable rate. Advise us on your booking enquiry if you would like us to arrange lunch. Price: R990 per person sharing R1400 per single traveler   Pick up Points: We can collect you from any hotel in the Greater Johannesburg area and the below times are guidelines. Please do inform us if you do require a collection outside of these stated areas and times. Morning Tours 08:30 am – 09:00 am – OR Tambo Airport and Hotels in the area 09:00 am – 09:15 am – Hotels in the greater Sandton area 09:15 am – 09:30 am – Hotels in the greater Fourways area Duration: 9 hours Ultimate Johannesburg Tour Includes:

Transfer in comfortable air-conditioned vehicle Entrance and guided 1 hour tour of the Constitutional Hill Entrance into the Apartheid Museum Entrance into the Top of Africa Chris Hana Baragwanth Hospital Vikakazi Street Mary Fitzgerald Square Nelson Mandela Bridge