SOWETO AND APARTHEID MUSEUM HALF-DAY TOUR

The Apartheid Museum is a powerful and immersive world-class museum that chronicles the rise and fall of apartheid in South Africa. Located near Gold Reef City, it uses film, text, audio, and artifacts to lead visitors on an emotional journey through the history of racial segregation and oppression. The experience begins symbolically, with separate entrances marked “White” and “Non-White.” Inside, exhibits detail the implementation of apartheid laws, the lives of those who suffered under the system, and the resilience of the liberation struggle. It covers key events like the Sharpeville Massacre, the Soweto Uprising, and the eventual release of Nelson Mandela, culminating in the democratic elections of 1994. SOWETO (South Western Townships) is Johannesburg’s famous southwestern township, created during apartheid to house Black African workers away from the city center. It is not a single suburb but a vast urban area of over 30 townships. Soweto is the historic heart of the struggle against apartheid, home to landmarks like Vilakazi Street (where two Nobel Prize winners, Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu, lived) and
the Hector Pieterson Museum. Today, it is a vibrant, dynamic city in its own right, pulsing with energy, culture, street life, and a strong sense of community.

COST:
R1400.00 per person (adult)
R700.00 per child (under 12)
R2250.00 single traveler
DURATION:
 5 HOURS

INCLUDED:
Apartheid museum/bottled water/pickup & drop-off/qualified guide/air-conditioned vehicle.
EXCLUDED:
Alcoholic beverages/lunch/soft drinks.
COLLECTION & DROP OFF:
Any address in Johannesburg; the morning tour starts at 08h30 am, and the afternoon tour starts at 13h30 pm.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Mandela House & Tutu House, Orlando Towers-Hector Pieterson, Chancellor’s House, downtown Johannesburg, and the Apartheid Museum.

PAYMENT:
We accept credit cards via our online payment system. A YOCO payment link will be sent. 100% payment is required for all our day tours.

ITINERARY:

• Guests will be collected at their desired pickup point, and we will then visit JOHANNESBURG, the city of gold.
• We then visit Soweto township—a southwestern township.
• Visit to three different classes (upper/middle & lower class).
• Hostels of Soweto and Baragwanath Hospital.
• Informal settlement with an optional guided walk to the lower.
• Orlando towers.
• Vilakazi Street (Mandela & Tutu House).
• Hector Peterson memorial site.
• APARTHEID MUSEUM: We then head to the Apartheid Museum for a 2+ hour experience.