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Full-Day Soweto, Apartheid Museum and Lunch Tour

Name: Full-Day Soweto, Apartheid Museum and Lunch Tour
Brand: MoAfrika Tours
SKU: 30052P3
Price: 104.81 USD
Rating: 5.0 (345 reviews)

Badge of ExcellenceJohannesburg, South Africa

9 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

Spend a day exploring the most famous township in South Africa on this full-day small-group guided tour of Soweto from Johannesburg. Join a knowledgeable local guide for a visit to the renowned Apartheid Museum and huge Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. Eat a buffet lunch of traditional local dishes. Enjoy round-trip transportation including hotel pickup and drop-off.

Enjoy a buffet lunch of typical local dishes
Learn about the history and cultural importance of Soweto from your knowledgeable guide
See the former houses of Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Travel into one of the shanty towns to meet the residents

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Lunch
Driver/guide
Free Onboard Uncapped WiFi

Drinks
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

09:00 AM

Pickup details

8:30am to 9:00am: Tambo Airport and hotels 9:00am to 9:15am: Sandton hotels 9:15am to 9:30am: Fourways hotels

What To Expect

FNB Stadium

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Baragwanath

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Elias Motsoaledi Road

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Regina Mundi

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Hector Pieterson Museum and Memorial

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Vilakazi Street

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mandela House

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Orlando Towers

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Apartheid Museum

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Not wheelchair accessible

Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 100 travelers

Operated by MoAfrika Tours

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Reviews

5.0

345 reviews

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100% worth booking!

Mohamad_S, Apr 2024

Had a day and tour to remember with my guide Cpho from Moafrica Tours. The whole day was full of insightful information into the history of Soweto and South Africa as a whole. A great experience to see all parts of Soweto you don’t get to see externally. I wish you could have more time at the Apartheid museum - but there’s only so many hours in a day. Cpho was a great guide who was very welcoming, helpful, knowledgeable and funny! It’s definitely a tour worth booking👍🏽

Soweto and Jo'burg

pacificdawn, Mar 2024

Marc our guide and driver was brilliant so knowledgeable and friendly it was a amazing day at what we learnt and saw. Marc would answer any questions we asked and we got a very good insight into past and present South Africa. If you book this tour and have Marc as you guide you are in for an outstanding day.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted to hear that Marc, our guide and driver, provided you with such a brilliant experience. It's fantastic to know that his knowledge and friendliness enhanced your day, allowing you to learn and see so much. We're thrilled that Marc was able to provide insights into both the past and present of South Africa, making your tour even more enriching. Your recommendation of Marc as a guide means a lot to us, and we hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back for more outstanding experiences in the future!

Best Soweto Tour

diannetravel, Feb 2024

It was a complete and full of laughs experience. Sello was amazing, super nice, knowledgeable and very concern about the group security

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you for sharing your experience with us! We're thrilled to hear that you had a complete and enjoyable adventure with us, filled with laughter. Sello is indeed amazing, and we're delighted that his friendly demeanor, knowledge, and attention to group security contributed to your positive experience. Ensuring the safety and comfort of our guests is always a top priority, and we're glad to hear that Sello's concern for the group's security was evident throughout your time with us. We appreciate your kind words and hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back for more memorable experiences in the future!

Everlasting memory

Szego_A, Feb 2024

This tour was excellent. A unique experiance to see Soweto, talk to the locals, and our guide's knowledge was deep as a goldmine, and very friendly too. Thanks again!

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us! We're thrilled to hear that you had an excellent tour of Soweto and that it provided you with a unique opportunity to connect with the locals. It's fantastic to know that our guide's knowledge was as deep as a goldmine and that you found them to be very friendly. We're delighted to have been a part of your Soweto experience, and we appreciate your kind words. We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back for more unforgettable adventures in the future!

Great experience and super safe!

Desli_R, Jan 2024

Our host was very kind and had an answer to every question. The tour was a lot of information. The only thing I didn't find interesting was the F&B football stadium. Otherwise all the stops were super interesting.

Untold stories

Cheryl_S, Dec 2023

Excellent tour and tour guide (Khotsu I believe). If you want to see and know authentic Soweto and if you want to see another slice of Johannesburg, this is the tour for you. Ending the day with the Apartheid Museum tied the tour together perfectly. Moving. It is a full day, so be prepared for that if you tire easily. Wear comfy shoes. Not an inordinate amount of walking but plenty of time on your feet standing and walking. Lunch is included but came later in the tour so eat something for breakfast so you can enjoy the pre-lunch portion of the tour. All in all well worth doing. And so educational. Take your children.

Highly recommend

Mark_M, Nov 2023

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.

The guide really made the difference!

MariaCostanza_K, Nov 2023

Great day tour to discover what is Soweto, its history and meeting the locals. We were taken around my a born and raised Sowetinian 😄, Tsolo, who is now a fantastic tour guide! Very good itinerary and very nice lunch at a local restaurant too. Must try - Soweto Gold, the local beer!

Learned and had a great traditional lunch

Mikaela_A, Oct 2023

The guide definitely had a passion and large knowledge base. The museums told excellent stories and were self guided. The included lunch was exceptional!

An education in institutional racism

David_C, Oct 2023

Contrast between hopelessness of Soweto shantytowns and hope demonstrated by Mandela and Tutu exhibits at the Apartheid Museum.

Trip to Soweto

Amelia_A, Sep 2023

The visit to Soweto Seeing the lifestyle and homes and how the community lived. Seeing the poverty was heartbreaking but seeing their belief in hope and their level of community was inspirational The visit to the Apartheid museum was a great tribute to the hardships endured by SA Natives and their passage to human rights

A pleasant, worthwhile experience, not to miss!

An_V, Jul 2023

A very complete and worthwhile experience. Our guide Khutso was the best: very knowledgeable, good humoured, excellent English (and Afrikaans and even Dutch and some German) and he knew how to entertain a van of people coming from all corners of the world. We felt super safe, pick up in the morning was punctual. The tour itself leaves you with quite mixed feelings (specifically the visit to the poorer parts of Soweto and the Apartheid museum), yet it was one of the highlights of our holiday. I recommend to take this full day tour (as opposed the shorter trips offered by many other operators).

Great all day tour

Roxane_M, Jul 2023

I really enjoyed the apartheid museum as well as the Hector Peterson museum. Our guide was wonderful. We also got a personal tour of Soweto. Very interesting.

Great guide

Candle_A, Jul 2023

We enjoyed visiting Soweto. We were able to visit a local daycare and our Soweto guide welcomed us into his home. Our tour guide was knowledgeable, friendly, and attentive.

A very memorable Soweto experience

Diana_L, Jun 2023

This was a great tour from start to finish. Picked up on time by a very friendly and knowledgeable guide. Our experience in Soweto was eye opening for me.The children were inspiring. The lunch of authentic South African food was great to try. Finished off with some time at the Apartheid Museum. Could have spent a lot longer at the museum as it was very interesting. A very memorable experience. Thank you MoAfrica

Good activies, but guide could have been better

Zahra_A, Jun 2023

The activities and the lunch where both good but I did feel like the guide tried to short change me from the start by saying I'd booked a half-day tour instead of a full day tour

African adventure

Paul_P, Apr 2023

It was an eye opening experience. We had a great time. We saw the good and the bad areas and portraits of history.

Great experience,

Marilyn_R, Apr 2023

What an informative and impactful day this was! FABULOUS! Walking through the streets of Soweto, visiting a nursery school, and meeting the people was an experience I will never forget. The Aparteid Museum was extraordinary. Mark warmly ushered us through the day and shared with us much about South African history, as well as the current situation there. Highly recommend!,

This tour provided the stated goals.

CATHLEEN_D, Mar 2023

This tour is without competition in the type of tour currently offered. It fit my interests. The tour guide was pleasant. There were 6 persons on this tour, having different interests. Tour became off schedule and ran late. I do not recommend this tour for persons who are not flexible.

Enjoyable Full-Day Soweto Tour

Claudie_B, Mar 2023

The tour guide was knowledgeable, professional and friendly. This Full-Day trip is much better than the 1/2 day. You will learn so much about the history of Johannesburg. The Apartheid Museum is a must see 2 hour self guided tour. A delightful lunch was provided from the area's restaurant best homecooked meal. You will have lots of fun.

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