Soweto full day tour

Soweto full day tour

Soweto on your bucket list?  Experience life in the township and walk down one of the World Famous streets.

Situated on the South Western part of Johannesburg, a 7 hour full day visit to Soweto Township will take you past Mandela's house, Hector Pieterson Museum, Regina Mundi Catholic Church and Soccer City.

Let our professional qualified guide pick you up from your hotel at 8am and drive you safely to Soweto. 

Enjoy commentary on the beginnings of Soweto and all the historical sites as we pass  :
*  Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital - 3rd largest hospital in the Southern Hemisphere
*  University of Johannesburg Soweto campus 
*  Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication - the site of the adoption of the Freedom Charter
*  Vilakazi Street - only street in the world where two Nobel Peace prize winners lived 
*  Mandela House - entrance included
* Hector Pieterson Museum - entrance included (erected in memory of a young student who was shot and killed during the 1976 Soweto     

   uprising.  This incident was a huge turning point in SA history)
* Regina Mundi Church (largest Catholic Church in SA and one of the only places that offered refuge to many Sowetans during the

   apartheid era). ***(subject to no functions taking place at time of tour)***

Before we proceed back to your hotel at 16:00, we will pass the famous Soccer City (formally known as FNB Stadium).  This stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies and games of the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup.