Soweto: Hop-On Hop-Off Bus, City Tour and Apartheid Museum
ID: GYG43830-56360
فئة:
بلد: South Africa
المدة:
1 أيام
الوصف
Explore Soweto's key attractions with a local guide and visit the Apartheid Museum and Constitution Hill. Enjoy a Johannesburg city tour aboard an iconic open-top hop-on hop-off double-deck bus.
Join a 2-hour small group tour of the township of Soweto, described as the “New York of Africa", guided by a Soweto resident guide. Take in the sights of the city where Mandela once lived and Mahatma Gandhi started his legal career.
Complete the day and see the sights of Johannesburg at your own pace with a trip on the hop-on hop-off sightseeing bus tour. Learn the history of Johannesburg from the audio commentary on board the double decker sightseeing bus. Ride through the city's historic neighbourhoods and see fascinating attractions, many related to the struggle against apartheid. Get on and off as much as you like.
City Tour visits:
- Main Departure Point: Rosebank: Tour office at the @The Zone Mall, next to “Hamleys”
- Melrose Arch
- Mandela Foundation
- Pass Mandela's Homes in Houghton
- Scenic Photo Stop at Munroe Drive
- Constitution Hill
- Mining District
- Gold Reef City Casino Hotel (Switch to the Soweto small group tour here)
- Apartheid Museum
- Newtown
- Neighbourgoods Market (Saturdays only)
- Johannesburg Zoo
- Military Museum
Small group tour of Soweto includes:
1. Fnb Stadium
2. Welcome to Soweto sign
3. Chris Hani Baragwanath
4. Soweto Towers
5. Orlando Stadium
6. Hector Pieterson
7. Mandela House
8. Soweto Brewery Ubuntu Kraal.
Easy to join this tour with the Free Hotel Shuttle bus from
Sandton:
The Southern Sun Sandton: 09:00 AM
The Maslow: 09:08 AM
The Hilton: 09:12 AM
The Raddison Blue Gautrain: 09:18 AM
Da Vinci Hotel: 9:25 AM
Melrose Arch:
Outside Fire & Ice: 09h12
(17h25: Return shuttle from Rosebank to Sandton)
Reconnect with Nelson Mandela's past, and get an understanding of where he started his fight against apartheid at his family home in Soweto. Now a museum, Mandela House follows the story of the legendary leader in the single-story matchbox house is located at number 8115 Vilakazi street. A short distance up the road is Tutu House, the home of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.
Encounter the eclectic atmosphere of the markets and memorabilia stands. Soweto is home to thousands of South Africans and the site of some of the most iconic events in the nation’s history. Get a fascinating look into kasi living, and hear the history of South Africa’s freedom struggle. Stop at Soccer City on the outskirts of Soweto before going to Diep Kloof. Discover the renowned Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, the largest hospital in the world in 1997.
Pass the Orlando Towers to see the site of the world’s highest Suspended Catch Air Device (SCAD) Freefall. Enjoy a drink or some braised meat at the Chaf Pozi shisa nyama and shebeen. Drive past Orlando Stadium, the 1st ever sports facility built for black South Africans in a residential area.
أبرز النقاط
- Treat your eyes to the beauty of Johannesburg with a hop-on hop-off bus tour
- Learn about the country's history at the famous Apartheid Museum
- Visit Vilakazi Street in Soweto to see Mandela House and Desmond Tutu House
- Pass by the Orlando Towers to see the Suspended Catch Air Device
- Admire the unique works of art as you visit the Hector Pietersen Memorial
لغات الإرشاد
معلومات هامة
Each Soweto tour connects with a hop-on hop-off bus returning to Rosebank, stopping at the Apartheid Museum en route.
Reaching the Main Tour office:
Tour Office is located in the pedestrian mall at the "Zone Shopping center" in Oxford road, Rosebank, between the Rosebank Holiday Inn and Hamley's Toys, with the Main Bus Stop nearby.
Option 1: Free Shuttle Bus: Collection times are from Sandton, The Southern Sun Sandton 09h00, The Maslow 09h08, The Sandton Hilton 09h12, The Raddison Blue Gautrain 09h18 and Da Vinci Hotel 09h25.
Option 2: If arriving by car, "The Zone" shopping center offers lots of underground parking.
Option 3: "Gautrain" high speed train to the Rosebank station, please use the "North Exit" when exiting the platform. Just after the exit boom, use the lift (elevator) to go up to street level. As you exit the lift (elevator), you are facing the pedestrian mall at the Zone shopping center. Our office is the 4th one on the right hand side - right next to Hamley's Toys.
* Check Google Map location of the "City Sightseeing Johannesburg Visitor Center" or Google "Holiday Inn Rosebank"
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