Explore the rich history of Johannesburg Southwest Township, Soweto, the soul city of the freedom struggle on this half day tour. Soweto, once a notorious township during the Apartheid era, spans approximately 200 square kilometers and is home to roughly two million people.
The tour begins with an eye-opening and emotional visit to the Hector Pieterson Museum, a space dedicated to the commemoration of high school students who led a peaceful march that quickly transformed into a mass murder.
Then stroll through the vibrant atmosphere of Soweto's visitor-friendly Vilakazi Street, renowned as the only street in the world to have housed two Nobel Prize winners. Take note of the impressive collection of artwork, featuring murals, intricate mosaics, and bollards, showcasing the rich cultural heritage of Soweto.
Stop in for a guided tour of Nelson Mandela’s original home, which functioned as a former ‘safe haven’ for the Mandela’s and their friends during the Apartheid era. The tour concludes with a visit to the impactful Kliptown Museum, which pays tribute to the 3,000 plus oppressed South Africans who formed part of the Congress of the People in 1955.