This tour will let you experience day to day life in the township, from the first people living in Soweto up to today's flamboyant five star Soweto Hotel. You will visit a squatter camp and Regina Mundi church, see Nelson Mandela's house and hear stories about the struggle by black South Africans against Apartheid. You also experience 'the better life for all South Africans' starting after the first free elections in 1994.
Highlights
4 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
4 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Local guide
Use of bicycle
Use of helmet
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting Points
Departure
Hector Pieterson Memorial
meet behind the museum at the bus parking
Return
Important Information
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Specialized infant seats are available
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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This tour will let you experience day to day life in the township, from the first people living in Soweto up to today's flamboyant five star Soweto Hotel. You will visit a squatter camp and Regina Mundi church, see Nelson Mandela's house and hear stories about the struggle by black South Africans against Apartheid. You also experience 'the better life for all South Africans' starting after the first free elections in 1994.
Highlights
4 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
4 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Local guide
Use of bicycle
Use of helmet
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting Points
Departure
Hector Pieterson Memorial
meet behind the museum at the bus parking
Return
Itinerary
You leave from Hector Pieterson museum in Orlando West and cycle through Soweto’s daily life.
With your guide you will cycle to the place where Soweto started in 1904. You will see the good, the bad an even the ugly side of this world famous township and will get lot’s of information about what happened during the tumultuous past.
Some of the things you’ll see are churches, you will pass an orphanage, hostel for mineworkers and of course see Winnie Mandela's, Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu’s and Nelson Mandela’s house.
At Orlando West High school your guide will explain the local struggle against the Apartheid system which led to a student uprising and the killing of Hector Pieterson.
