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Bicycle Tour Soweto: Guided Exploration of Mandela's House and Apartheid History
4.7
21 Ratings
Soweto
Experience daily life in Soweto on this guided bike tour. Check out Nelson Mandela’s house, learn about the history of Apartheid in South Africa and gain a deeper understanding of this nation’s
Experience daily life in Soweto on this guided bike tour. Check out Nelson Mandela’s house, learn about the history of Apartheid in South Africa and gain a deeper understanding of this nation’s
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Hector Pieterson Museum and Memorial - Get an up close look at Soweto daily life during this bicycle tour of this historic neighborhood. Follow a local guide past the Orlando Soccer Stadium, Orlando Towers and other highlights. You’ll learn about the local schooling system and pay a visit to a hostel for mineworkers. Your guide will take you to…
- Hector Pieterson Museum and Memorial - Get an up close look at Soweto daily life during this bicycle tour of this historic neighborhood. Follow a local guide past the Orlando Soccer Stadium, Orlando Towers and other highlights. You’ll learn about the local schooling system and pay a visit to a hostel for mineworkers. Your guide will take you to the houses of Winnie and Nelson Mandela, as well as the home of Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu–some of the most famous names to come out of Soweto.
This tour is the perfect way to explore one of South Africa’s most well-known destinations and offers travelers an opportunity to learn more about the history of Apartheid and the incredible student uprising at Orlando West High School.
What's Included
- Round-trip transportation to Soweto
- Guided bicycle tour
- Bicycle and helmet provided
- Entrance fee included
- Refreshment with water
- Round-trip transportation to Soweto
- Guided bicycle tour
- Bicycle and helmet provided
- Entrance fee included
- Refreshment with water
What's Not Included
- Gratitude
- Gratitude
Location
Hector Pieterson Museum and Memorial
8287 Khumalo St,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(21 Ratings)
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Abe_r
Sep 3, 2025
Awesome experience - The tour was very informative visiting the museum first then the bike ride around Soweto with narration.. There are 2 guides and the one in behind helped with my wife's bike.
This is a great experience
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Lorihh6075ca
Jun 5, 2025
Excellent Tour - The bicycle tour of Soweto was fantastic! We were picked up at Peech Hotel and driven to Book Ihboni bike store where we were greeted by our knowledgeable tour guides. Our tour guides, Wandi, Region and the young man with the beard (sorry, I forgot his name) did an excellent job explaining some of the local facts in Orlando East, Orlando West and Hector Peiterson Museum. I liked that our bike route took us in and around the neighborhoods where we stopped at historical sights, such as the Mandela house. I would highly recommend this tour!
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Brett_a
Aug 25, 2024
A must-do tour - Great experience. You get to see the top attractions in Soweto by bike including Nelson Mandela house, Desmond Tutu house, and the Soweto stacks. You also get off the bikes at one of the stops for a guided walk through the narrow alleyways of the township. You get to go inside a local resident’s house and meet the family.
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Niesjev
Sep 16, 2023
Unforgettable - Nice to see how things are going in Soweto and various other places in South Africa. Nice explanation from the guide. Afterwards a delicious lunch.
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766advicem
Jul 2, 2023
Educational fun on wheels - Mk, he is very fun with knowledge and educational experience that we have learned during the your! Visited Nelson Mandela museum ,distillery and the tower
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Odyssey11208442586
May 13, 2023
Worth the tour on bicycle - Education tour
I was with my husband’ and 2 other friends on this tour, was amazed with the abundance of history in Soweto that help to shape South Africa to end the Apartheid. Our guide “MK” was so brilliant, bicycle were in Good conditions, we received water and guided in the museum!. Round up transportation we’re served to our private tour.
We highly recommend this company and Mk who have gone extra mile with customer service.
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Andreky3811wx
Apr 5, 2023
Op de fiets door Soweto - Mike was a top guide. He took his time and when we had a request he tried to do it. So we visited a Soweto Brewery and had a had a very nice lunch there also.
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1967enjoy
Apr 5, 2023
Impressive bike tour in Soweto provided by guide Mike.👍👍 - We were picked up neatly in time at our B&B Agterplaas in Melville by our tour guide Mike for a 3-hour bike tour in Soweto.
Cycling on the back of the car and on the way to Soweto. Very nice and enthusiastic young man who knew a lot about Soweto. The origin of Soweto, the history and the uprisings in Soweto.
About Mandela and Bishop Tutu. We also got a tour in a neighborhood where people live in the least comfortable houses. This tour was done by a resident from the neighborhood itself. Respect for the people that they can live this way. They have to. Mike thanks for the impressive tour. We learned a lot there. 👍👍👍
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Denise_m
May 9, 2023
Bikes need to be updated and be prepared for pressure to purchase local wares - M.K. was a great guide, very knowledgeable and passionate about the history of Soweto. My husband and I learned a lot from him. M.K. was on time to pick us up at our hotel. The bikes, however, were not in good working condition and were a struggle to ride, particularly when we were riding against traffic in small lanes. We were guided to the former homes of Nelson and Winnie Mandela and Desmond Tutu and the site of the 1976 student uprising. We also made several stops with heavy pressure to purchase local wares, drink beer (fee not included) and toured Nazamo Park, a shantytown community in the Orlando East area of Soweto.
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Ancois_v
May 12, 2023
Rip off - Firstly our driver was an hour late. So we had to be picked up by an Uber driver. Then they used a volunteer - who was very good - but he said he doesn't get paid and he is very thirsty. We were suppose to get water and a helmut. But didn't get any one of the 2. Apparently in Soweto you don't wear helmets??? I think they borrowed the bikes from kids on the street. The one bikes peddles didn't even match. We paid over R4000 for 3 people!!!!! Such a rip off!!!!
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