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Soweto: Hector Pieterson Memorial, to Orlando Towers Tour
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Soweto: Hector Pieterson Memorial, to Orlando Towers Tour

By Johannesburg Excursions
Free cancellation available
Price is $24 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
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Overview
  • Learn about the home of most of South Africa’s prominent leaders.
  • Discover how people in Soweto are living in the post Apartheid South Africa
  • Learn about the long lasting impact of Apartheid on African South Africans

Activity location

    • Johannesburg
    • Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • When you arrive at the provided meeting point location, you will be able to see the famous Hector Pieterson Museum and Memorial. Next to the meeting spot there’s is a coffee shop with the name Vilakazi Espresso in bold and the meeting spot will be on the right hand side of the coffee shop.
    • Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Soweto: Hector Pieterson Memorial to Orlando Towers
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h4h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
$23.92 x 1 Adult$23.92

Total
Price is $23.92
Soweto: Hector Pieterson Memorial, to Orlando Towers Tour
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h4h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00am
Price details
$23.92 x 1 Adult$23.92

Total
Price is $23.92

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedLunch
  • What's includedWhat's includedMinibus taxi ride around Soweto
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedDrinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntry tickets

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs, Nudity, Pets (assistance dogs allowed), Smoking in the vehicle
  • Not suitable for: Wheelchair users

What you can expect

Explore the diversity and history of Soweto with a local young guide who will be giving knowledge about pre and post-apartheid Soweto and insights into how the people of Soweto, especially the youth are living today.

The tour will start at the Hector Pieterson Memorial, where you will be learning about one of the critical points in the abolition of apartheid in South Africa called the 1976 Soweto Uprising. This was when young heroines, like Antoinette Sithole, were brave enough to protest against the apartheid regime, and young heroes like Hector Pieterson were killed fighting for the liberation of South Africa.

Visit the famous Vilakazi Street where the famous Nelson Mandela’s house is located.

Get a chance to see the former home of Arch-Bishop Desmond Tutu and share key knowledge about what made him so prominent.

Taste mouthwatering local cuisines like the Kota ( township burger ) or the famous Braii.

Visit one of the local breweries for a chance to do a beer tasting of the local Tolokazi beer.

Stop and hop in a minibus taxi, South Africa’s mode of transport to Orlando East, the first location to have brick houses (formal settlement) in Soweto. You will also get a chance to meet and greet the locals while having a nice local ride to your destination.

*(Optional) Visit one of the informal settlements of Soweto and see how Soweto first looked like and explore the lowest living class of Soweto, since even though Soweto is a middle-class township, it is also segregated into the three living classes.

Walk to the Orlando Towers, which are a landmark in Soweto, and explore the vibrancy of the Soweto lifestyle.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    • Johannesburg
    • Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • When you arrive at the provided meeting point location, you will be able to see the famous Hector Pieterson Museum and Memorial. Next to the meeting spot there’s is a coffee shop with the name Vilakazi Espresso in bold and the meeting spot will be on the right hand side of the coffee shop.
    • Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • When you arrive at the provided meeting point location, you will be able to see the famous Hector Pieterson Museum and Memorial. Next to the meeting spot there’s is a coffee shop with the name Vilakazi Espresso in bold and the meeting spot will be on the right hand side of the coffee shop.
    • Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa