The full day Johannesburg City/Soweto Township and Apartheid Museum tour begins with a look at the new central business district of JHB, Sandton City. Since the late 1990’s there has been a steady decentralisation of business from the 'old' City Centre to Sandton City. The area now boasts buildings of modern architecture, numerous hotels and conference venues, the new Stock Exchange and one of the largest shopping centres in South Africa. The famous Nelson Mandela Square in the heart of Sandton and boasts a selection of top class restaurants.

From Sandton City you make your way through some of the more affluent northern suburbs of Johannesburg, passing through Houghton to have a look at Nelson Mandela’s home before he passed away. Climbing Munro Drive, you stop and admire a beautiful panoramic view of northern Johannesburg, with its tree lined streets making it the largest man made urban forest in the world. From here you drive along the outskirts of the most densely populated residential area in South Africa, Hillbrow. Once a safe, vibrant city suburb, the place to go for restaurants and night clubs is now a slum area and one to avoid. Driving into the city you cross the Nelson Mandela Bridge into Newtown, past the old stock exchange and the diamond shaped all glass building owned by De Beers. In the heart of the CBD you will see the City Hall, The Rissik Street Post Office, (a national monument), the High Court, the tallest building in Africa, the Carlton Centre and more.

Exiting the city you head south to the Apartheid Museum - arguably South Africa’s most interesting and comprehensive museum. Beginning with the discovery of gold in 1886, the museum takes you through South Africa’s turbulent past to present day. One requires at least 2 hours to cover all the material in the museum. Due to the nature of the material the museum is not a guided tour but a self exploration through South Africa’s dark past.

After finishing up at the museum you head to Soweto passing “The Calabash or Soccer City” stadium as it was known during the 2010 World Cup Soccer. Upon entering Soweto you head straight to one of the restaurants in Orlando West for a welcome lunch. After lunch you have the opportunity to walk up and down Vilikazi Street and experience the vibe and atmosphere of locals selling their arts and crafts. You will see both Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s house in Vilikazi Street, visit the Hector Pietersen Memorial which tells the story of a 13 year old boy shot dead during a student protest march against the use of Afrikaans language in the schools in 1976. An event that would change the course of history in South Africa. From here you drive past Winnie Mandela’s present house, Regina Mundi church, Kliptown, where the Freedom Charter was formulated and today makes up a major part of our Constitution. From Kliptown we pass the Soweto Campus of the University of Johannesburg, the twin cooling towers of the Orlando Power Station, make a short visit to an informal settlement with a local site guide and then exit Soweto passing the Baragwanath Hospital, the largest hospital in South Africa.