Soweto and Apartheid Museum Half Day Tour: Explore South Africa's Historical Landmarks

Immerse yourself in South Africa’s history on a half-day tour of Soweto and the Apartheid Museum. Explore Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu’s houses, walk along Vilakazi Street, and learn about the country’s dark past at the museum.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Apartheid Museum - The Apartheid Museum is illustrating the rise and fall of apartheid. Please note that currently, the Apartheid Museum opens from Wednesday to Sunday
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Drinks
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Soweto is a township of the city of Johannesburg metropolitan municipality in Gauteng,South Africa where you will have experience of our dark history South Africa Apartheid museum is a museum that you will have experience what South Africa pass through 20th century.
Where you will have opportunity to see Nelson Mandela house, Desmond tutu house in Soweto…

Location
Apartheid Museum
Northern Park Way and Gold Reef Rd
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Eae2015
Nov 12, 2025
Educational and well organised tour of Soweto - Educational and well organised tour of Soweto - our tour guide Brian was keen to educate us and gave clear explanations of the itinerary and along the way added in some humour to lighten the experience- which is a thought provoking and emotional one! Not to be missed!
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Dongyan_j
Nov 11, 2025
Fantastic. The quide was... - Fantastic. The quide was very friendly and helpful. He let us know many unique things about Johannesburg and Soweto.
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Wander20254822925
Nov 10, 2025
Soweto Experience - The tour was AWESOME!!! Brian was absolutely great...so knowledgeable, professional, funny, and kind. He made our experience unforgettable.
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Z5354jjstephenm
Nov 8, 2025
Half day guided tour - Excellent tour. Brian is very knowledgeable, and added significantly to our understanding of Soweto and the history of South Africa. The Apartheid museum is well worth the 2 hours allotted . Highly recommend this tour.
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Paul_t
Nov 6, 2025
Soweto with friends and family - Tour started with online hotel pickup in a very clean vehicle. Brian our guide was very knowledgeable and courteous, also happened to be the best photographer in Johannesburg. Great value🙏😉
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Antonio_f
Nov 5, 2025
Best half day tour - The half day tour was perfect for me. The Guide was extremely pleasant & knowledgeable will recommend him to everyone.
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Diane_h
Nov 1, 2025
Very worthwhile tour - Very interesting and educational tour. Could have used a bit more time in the apartheid museum, but it’s a lot to take in and a very sobering experience. Griffith was an excellent driver and guide. He gave a lot of information on the drive to Soweto, and then repeated details when we were at each location. This was super helpful as it’s a lot of information.
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Joanne_w
Nov 1, 2025
Safe, Secure, Relible and Informative - It was a lovely experience and wonderful day spent touring Soweto and the Apartheid museum. Tshepo was a great tour guide, very informative, punctual, patient and kind! We were slightly concerned about how safe it would be at first but felt secure the entire time. Remember to take cash to tip those who contribute to your experience and note the apartheid museum tour is not guided but there is more than enough information written to help you learn on your own. Thanks to all for a great day!
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Sylvette_a
Nov 7, 2025
Safe with the French guide - Time to pick up at hotel was good at Hour..the French guide is a nice gentleman he does his work with love..a clear and clear explanation.. We really felt safe with him or we will..on the other hand make sure that the French guide is there the day of your reservation..we it was a Tuesday when we finished paying online after we received a message payment well done but the French guide not possible for Tuesday and that the museums are in maintenance be. It's postponed until Thursday.
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Anicets
Nov 3, 2025
French guided tour - great experience - Our french guide for the tour, Léon was very knowledgeable and took his time to contextualise the story behind the Landmarks in the tour. He even went beyond what was included in the tour giving us a real sense of knowledge on historical facts and even anecdotes... The driver was respectful and cool. The minivan was clean and we appreciated that water was offered to ease our afternoon walks. Pickup and drop off at our hotel was also a strong plus, in the experience so we highly recommend the tour operator.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).