Full Day Soweto Bicycle Tour

Full Day Soweto Bicycle Tour

Experience this exciting and eco-friendly tour around the streets of Soweto. Go out for a cycling adventure around the township and get to know the different communities and its history. This tour provides insight into Soweto’s many different faces, the Soweto uprisings and the resistance against Apartheid. You will also see and learn how the communities have changed and developed to what it is today.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Lebo's Soweto Backpackers, 10823A Pooe St, Orlando, Soweto, 1804, South Africa

Here you shall meet up with your cycling guides at Lebo’s Soweto Backpackers and be kitted with a bicycle and helmet. Before heading out on the tour, you will be briefed on safety to make your excursion as enjoyable as possible. The first stop is at the look-out point at Orlando West and East. View the surroundings of the township including the famous soccer team, Orlando Pirates’ home-ground – Orlando Stadium while the guide takes you through the history of Soweto as well as current developments and life today. Learn one of the many greetings to interact with people along the way! Other stops along the way include the Mzhimphlope Men’s hostel, the vibrant community of Meadowlands and a stop at one of Soweto’s few “mansions” owned by jazz musician Abigail Khubeka. Some ‘sobering’ visits include the Hector Pieterson Memorial and the Nelson Mandela House Musuem. Enjoy rides along small streets of the township, stopping at street stalls selling popular township snacks, fruit and “ice lollies”. The cycling tour ends with a traditional meal served al fresco at Lebo’s Backpackers before heading back to your hotel.

Duration: 4 hours