Such a great tour ! The guide is wonderful, it is his neightborhood, he knows the history of it and his way of telling us was great and really understandable (even for not-native english speaker). I learned so much, it was really interesting, I'm so grateful! We've also visited the Mandela House and have taken a lunch in a restaurant (big sandwich!)
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Lunch
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Excludes
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Gratuities
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Curiocity Backpackers
Return
- Curiocity Backpackers
Itinerary
Soweto became the largest Black city in South Africa, but until 1976 its population could have status only as temporary residents, serving as a workforce for Johannesburg.
Join us as we explore Soccer City, Kliptown (one of Soweto’s oldest districts), the Hector Pieterson Museum, Vilikazi Street (where both Mandela and Tutu once lived), finishing off with a traditional kota lunch
Sites visited:
* Soccer City Stadium
* Hector Pieterson Museum
* Vilakazi Street
* Mandela House and Desmond Tutu’s House
* Lunch at one of the local restaurants
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Reviews
Was really good to see more of the city as I was only staying for 1 night so this helped me see as much as I could. Kaiser was the best guide :) Thank you
Kaiser was an amazing tour guide, talking us all through the history of soweto, making us laugh throughout, taking us to local restaurants introducing the cuisine and always making us feel safe. Ontop he even made us hail the local bus service to give us the full african experience rather than take a shuttle bus. My first but an amazing tour overall, thank you kaiser
Loved the tour and our wonderful guide. Got a great overview of the historic importance of Soweto. Highly recommend that tour.
This Soweto half day tour was an extensive and enlightening tour of the Soweto area delivered by friendly and educated guides
Had the best time on this tour with our amazing guide Kaizer! We got to see everything Soweto had to offer, learn about it’s history and meet many great people. Would highly recommend
I was perfect ! I could see the real life of soweto with locals. Kaiser was the best guide ! Really kind and with many knowledge from the place. I can only recommend him !
Iko is a great guide with a good vibe! He told me all about Johannesburg’s history and I truly learned a lot. He gave a lot of great tips and made me discover the Soweto and Maboneng neighbourhoods. Definitely recommend!
Wonderful walking tour of Soweto. The historical areas we toured were brought to life by our knowledgeable guide Kaiser.
Our guide for this tour was Kaiser. He’s a lovely man - kind, fun, and very knowledgeable. He told us all about the sights we were seeing in Johannesburg and Soweto, of course, but he also told us about himself, his life, and the lives of the variety of peoples who live in this area. We gained a real appreciation for this part of the world from Kaiser.
Once again the tour guide made the experience, I felt comfortable the entire time no matter the area. I highly recommend the experience to experience the culture.
Such a nice guide, we went to a lot of beautiful places! Our guide knew so much about the places we visited and made it fun at the same time with local food! Would definitely recommend🤩
Loved the tour and our tourguide was fantastic! Would recommend 10/10. Soweto was amazing and we got to experience alot from the city.
Being a local South African who has only visited Soweto before to go to sporting events, I had a lot of misconceptions about the area. It was fascinating to see how diverse Soweto is and in many ways safer and more community focused that the rest of Joburg. Bongani was a world class tour guide and exceptionally knowledgeable.
Great hostel, the guides are very kind and we feel safe. Kyzer is adorable and warm. I recommend ++
Beautiful tour to soweto to learn about its history and the history of Nelson Mandela. The kaizer guide very good and careful to explain everything. If you visit the city the soweto tour and the maboneng tour is worth doing them to know and understand the place where you are! Thanks kaizer for your sympathy and your knowledge that you share with the people you lead!
Beautiful excursion that makes you taste the reality of the city! It is worth taking this tour with a local guide who tells you every detail
Very interesting discovery that allows us to better understand the history and evolution of Soweto. Thank you very much to the guide who was exciting.
Very good guide , interesting, allows a good understanding of the evolution of society over the last 80 years. Visits to places steeped in history
Wir hatten die Tour sehr kurzfristig gebucht (3-4h vorher). Erst hatte ich Sorge, dass aus der Buchung nix wird. Aber alles hat geklappt. Pünktlich 10:00 Uhr wurden wir von Tshepo abgeholt. Nach 20 Minuten Fahrt waren wir schon in Soweto. Am Stadion sind wir nur vorbei gefahren. Wir haben am Hector Pieterson Platz Halt gemacht, das Mandela House besichtigt und waren noch auf einem kleinen Markt zum Mittagessen. Die Tower haben wir nur aus der Entfernung gesehen. Soweto lässt sich m.E. auch gut alleine besichtigen. Ein Slum ist es nicht mehr - zumindest nicht die Strecke,die wir entlang sind. Allerdings verpasst man dann Tshepo. Er war ein toller Guide und hatte viel zu erzählen.
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