Soweto and Johannesburg: Historic Bus and Walking Tour

Immerse yourself in the rich history of Soweto on a 2-hour guided tour, then explore the sights of Johannesburg at your own pace on a hop-on hop-off bus tour.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Melrose Arch - Melrose Arch captures the imagination, invades the senses and invites you into a new world that evokes the renaissance spirit of the world’s great squares and piazzas. Its people-friendly meeting places, amazing buildings and curved streets create a vibrant atmosphere that is out of this world.
What's Included
  • Hop on Hop Off Sightseeing bus
  • Soweto small group tour
What's Not Included
  • Apartheid Museum Entrance ZAR 150
  • Nelson Mandela’s Home Entrance fee, Vilakazi Street: ZAR 60
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Join a 2-hour small group tour of the township of Soweto, described as the
definition: the

  1. New York of Africa
    , guided by a Soweto resident guide. Take in the sights of the city where Mandela once lived and where Mahatma Gandhi began his legal journey.
    Finish the experience by exploring Johannesburg at your own rhythm with the hop-on hop-off…
Location
City Sightseeing Johannesburg Visitor Center
Oxford Road
Our office is located pedestrian mall at the "Zone Shopping centre" in Oxford Road, Rosebank, right next to Hamley's Toys, with the Main Bus Stop nearby. Check Google Map location of the "City Sightseeing Johannesburg Visitor Center" or Google "Holiday Inn Rosebank"
Cancellation Policy

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

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Trail26409407674
Mar 8, 2025
Aita and Danko from Tracy, Narushka and Tandy - Exceptional customer service and informative guides that made our experience enjoyable. Danko mxolisi , Katumetsi, driver Vincent and others . I will definitely use your services again!
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Alexxxkay
Mar 7, 2025
Vibrant, fun and friendly tour of Joburg - Fantastic tour with enthusiastic and welcoming tour guides. The Soweto tour was a big highlight, we loved having lunch on Vilakazi street.
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Robertovd9384lz
Feb 26, 2025
A great tour in Joburg - The tour is excellent, as it allows you to visit all the main tourist attractions in Johannesburg and get off at the point of your interest to explore better. The tour of Soweto with the guide Askin and his team on February 24 was excellent! He presented several interesting facts about Soweto and its people, always with a great sense of humor.
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Getaway37168019842
Jan 8, 2025
Stunning outing for the family to see what an amazing place we live in - My family and I were super impressed with the quality of the information on the headphones as we moved around Joburg from the vantage point of being very high up. We learnt so much and the staff were so friendly and knowledgeable - especially on the Soweto leg of the trip. It's always fun to act like a tourist in your own city. I've realised that Joburg does get tourists - you just have to jump on the red bus to meet them!
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Marshinnzim
Nov 27, 2024
Informative, efficient and friendly - It was informative, timely. Easy to navigate even with small children. We did not maybe jump on and off as much as possible but still had a great experience
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547lynnw
Nov 25, 2024
An excellent day, highly recommended - A fantastic day. The tour is excellent, the guides are friendly and knowledgeable and the office staff helpful. The tours is interesting and varied. The Soweto tour was also excellent and highly recommended. The Apartheid Museum is brilliant, we spent over 4 hours there and it was not enough time! We wished we had had more time to spend and would thoroughly recommend the 2 day ticket.
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Aprilb08
Nov 5, 2024
Efficient Way To See JoBurg Plus a Wealth of Information - My recent city tour of Johannesburg and Soweto was an eye-opening and profoundly moving experience. The tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable, sharing captivating stories about the city's rich history, culture, and the struggles of apartheid. The audio information was also very insightful. I visited the Apartheid Museum and enjoyed sightseeing. I highly recommend this tour.
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Vicky_dyer31
Sep 28, 2024
CitySightseeing Joburg - Big Red Bus - This was a great tour to do as I had my Elderly Dad (84) in tow. As he was able to sit and listen to the audio commentary. We did the Soweto tour, which was interesting but was a bit rushed as we were on the last shuttle of the day. It probably pays to do that leg early as you can get off and join a later shuttle. We went to purchase tickets at RosebankMall (the ticket office is opposite McDonals), but the shop was closed, and the bus was at the bus stop (outside holiday Inn) ready for boarding. We hopped on, and we were able to purchase tickets onboard.
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Willy05
Sep 28, 2024
Well organized - Well organized, punctual, good audio guide, you can start the tour anywhere if you have a voucher
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Adrienne_s
Mar 4, 2025
Great Overview of Joburg - This was a good overview of the city and its history. Just sad that the Apartheid Museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, so we missed that stop. So we added the Soweto portion onto our experience and it was great. It was our favorite part and our guides, KG and Vincent, were fantastic. My only recommendation would be to book this as close to your trip as possible so you can check the weather forecast because it rained the entire day and we couldn't change our dates due to other plans while visiting the city. So it made for a very wet experience. There are a few seats on the top level that are covered but if you hop off and hop back on those few covered seats at the top are guaranteed to be taken and you will be on the lower level.
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