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Soweto Tour

Min 2 people - for up to 7 people in a micro bus
Groups of 8 or more will be quoted separately

Departure & Drop off Points:

  • Our standard tours for R 550.00 per person depart from and return to the Rosebank Mall - located in Johannesburg Central-Northern Suburbs.
  • Pick up and drop offs from alternate venue’s carry the following supplements. Rates as follows:
    Areas within 15 minutes drive of Rosebank (eg Melville / Parkview / Greenside / Parkhurst / Illovo / Sandton) - No additional charge
    • Jhb Eastern Suburbs - R350.00
    • Jhb Far Northern Suburbs - R350.00
    • Pretoria/Tshwane - R450.00
    • Airport - R 350.00 & tours requiring pick-ups off flights must to be booked as a private tour requiring a minimum of 4 passengers (R550.00 x 4)

NOTE - These supplements are negotiable for private tours of 5 or more people

Min 2 people - for up to 7 people in a micro bus
Groups of 8 or more will be quoted separately

Departure & Drop off Points:

  • Our standard tours for R 550.00 per person depart from and return to the Rosebank Mall - located in Johannesburg Central-Northern Suburbs.
  • Pick up and drop offs from alternate venue’s carry the following supplements. Rates as follows:
    Areas within 15 minutes drive of Rosebank (eg Melville / Parkview / Greenside / Parkhurst / Illovo / Sandton) - No additional charge
    • Jhb Eastern Suburbs - R350.00
    • Jhb Far Northern Suburbs - R350.00
    • Pretoria/Tshwane - R450.00
    • Airport - R 350.00 & tours requiring pick-ups off flights must to be booked as a private tour requiring a minimum of 4 passengers (R550.00 x 4)

NOTE - These supplements are negotiable for private tours of 5 or more people

 

  • Pick up by your accredited tour guide at your hotel, Bed and breakfast, guest lodge or other venue at 9h00 to 9h30.

  • Enter Soweto via the up-market area called Diepkloof Ext where some of the houses can cost in the millions.

  • In complete contrast we visit a large hostel in the area, in days gone by the notorious hostel system was used as single gender accommodation for migrant labourers, it is now used as informal lodgings for family units. We visit some of the local families as well as the Ekhukhanyeni Creche, which is a shipping container transformed into a functional “edutainer “, a Soweto.co.za project and a beacon of hope for the young pre-school children growing up under these very trying conditions. We meet Sylvia the teacher and the little kids who will entertain with some of their songs. 

  • Into the Baragwanath area and stop at the huge taxi rank for a walk about. Soak up the sites, sounds and "smells" of Africa at close quarters - informal open-air butcher shop, herbalists, barbers and market etc. In traditional fashion we have an Umqombothi (Local beer) tasting at a very rustic shebeen. 

  • We pass Baragwanath Hospital , the largest hospital in the southern hemisphere. The tour continues with a drive through the various suburbs including the early suburbs of Orlando where many of the political giants lived and the Kliptown area where the freedom charter was signed, now being developed as the Walter Sizulu square of dedication. We stop off and have a quick walk through the local informal settlement and meet some of the locals, and view one of the garden and produce projects the community have embarked on.

  • Then a visit to the fascinating Hector Pieterson memorial and museum. The state of the art multi media centre depicts scenes leading up to the student uprising of June 16th 1976 . This is a very informative and moving experience not to be missed.

  • Round the corner we visit the Nelson Mandela house museum and Vilakazi street which is the only street in the world where two Nobel prize winners lived. We also view Winnie Mandela's house in the same area.

  • A highlight of a visit to Soweto is a delicious lunch at one of the well run restaurants patronised by both tourists and locals alike, offering typical "township" fare including dombolo (steamed bread), moroga (spinach), Umqhusho (Khosa samp and beans-Nelson Mandela's favourite dish), Mogodu (tripe-not for the faint hearted!) and a variety of meats, salads and vegetables.

  • Then it's on to Regina Mundi church the focal point of much of the struggle in the 70's and 80's and home to the famous Black Madonna and Child painting. We will visit more suburbs and housing types and styles before reluctantly leaving Soweto with a feeling of hope for the future. All of our clients, both South Africans and from elsewhere comment on how welcomed and safe they felt and how friendly the Sowetans are.

  • Another highlight and a great way to meet the locals is when we stop of at a traditional shebeen (home tavern) where we enjoy a drink and perhaps a game of pool or even catch the buzz around a local football game.

  • Clients are dropped of at their venue of choice at approximately 16h00 having experienced Sowetan life in it’s many forms.

Added Extra:

  • For an additional R80.00 per person we can offer the following live music experience:

    We visit to the home of Duduzile who is a jazz singer from Soweto. (dependent on at least 5 people being on the tour)  Duduzile, together with her talented musical family will entertain us to some well known and own compositions of typical jazz music. At the same time we take the opportunity to tell a story about the origins of Soweto in the era of discrimination and apartheid, reinforced by songs which complement the message.