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Soweto, Apartheid Museum & Constitution Hill Day Tour

By Explore Joburg
9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$168 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Read articles, watch video clips, look at artefacts & 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

  • Constitution Hill Human Rights Precinct
    • 11 Kotze Street
    • 2001, Johannesburg, South Africa

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Constitution Hill Human Rights Precinct
    • 11 Kotze Street
    • 2001, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Soweto & Apartheid Museum in English
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • Opening hours: Wed 8:30 am-2:30 pm
  • English

Experience the Apartheid Museum & explore parts of Soweto through the eyes of a knowledgeable English speaking driver/guide.
Duration: 5 hours
Bottled water: Bottled water is provided while on tour.
An opportunity to stop and have lunch at cost to client.
Mercedes Benz
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
AU$183.55 x 2 AdultsAU$367.10

Total
Price is AU$367.10

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bottled water
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Driver/guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Live commentary on board
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    available for purchase at 12 noon

Know before you book

  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Transport 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

Constitution Hill Human Rights Precinct
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
The Old Fort & Prisons were built by Paul Kruger in the late 1800s. The prisons detained the likes of Mahatma Gandhi, and Robert Sobukwe, Nelson & Winnie Mandela. This 60-minute highlights tour comes to the heart of what Constitution Hill is all about, exploring the precinct’s complex history, its mutations through time, the humiliations and injustices to which its inmates were subjected, and explaining why the court’s presence in this place is so meaningful.
Johannesburg
  • 20m
A drive through some of the important parts of Johannesburg's inner city such as Braamfontein which is widely regarded as a student neighbourhood & home to Africa's number one ranked University of Witwatersrand. The Playground (on Saturdays only is a walk through Craft & Arts Market in Braamfontein). Drive over the Nelson Mandela Bridge & pass Bree Taxi Rank & Newtown. The Chancellor House Mandela & Tambo Attorneys building to read the 5-minute overview timeline summary displayed on the window panels.
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 skilfully 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 Football tournament.
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 not 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.
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.

Location

Activity location

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    Constitution Hill Human Rights Precinct
    • 11 Kotze Street
    • 2001, Johannesburg, South Africa

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Constitution Hill Human Rights Precinct
    • 11 Kotze Street
    • 2001, Johannesburg, South Africa

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