Pretoria, Soweto and Apartheid Museum Guided Day Tour: A Deep Dive into South Africa's History
4.7
21 Ratings
Johannesburg
Immerse yourself in South Africa's history on this guided day tour of Pretoria, Soweto, and the Apartheid Museum. Explore the Voortrekker Museum, Union Buildings, Soweto, and learn about the country's apartheid era at the museum. Don't miss this deep dive into South Africa's fascinating past!
Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Apartheid Museum - The Apartheid Museum opened in 2001 and is acknowledged as the pre-eminent museum in the world dealing with 20th century South Africa, at the heart of which is the apartheid story
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop off
  • Local guide
  • All activities
  • Bottled water
  • Snacks
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on a comprehensive full-day exploration of Pretoria, Johannesburg, Soweto, and renowned Apartheid sites to immerse yourself deeply into the history of South Africa. The tour includes a visit to Voortrekker Museum in Pretoria that stores the historical narrative of the Afrikaaners folk of South Africa and the ‘Great Trek’. You’ll also get a chance to observe the Union Buildings of South Africa, the place housing the president’s office. Moving ahead, the journey takes you to Soweto for a complete view of South African history and a visit to the Apartheid Museum to delve deeper into the historical nuances. The tour concludes in Johannesburg, with a stroll through the famous Mandela bridge and a flavor of city life in downtown Johannesburg.

Tour Highlights not to be missed
• Exploring Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria
• Visiting Union Building in Pretoria
• Taking a tour of Soweto and Hector Pieterson Museum
• Paying a visit to Mandela House In Soweto   
• Discovering the Apartheid Museum in Soweto

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Apartheid Museum
Northern Park Way and Gold Reef Rd
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(21 Ratings)
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328silke
Mar 3, 2024
Best choice for the tour! - Although it was a last minute booking, it went ahead and I was lucky enough to have a guide all to myself! Nic was incredibly knowledgeable about the entire history of the country, answered all questions patiently and even made a small detour to the pharmacy. I learned so much and really enjoyed this day tour. Even difficult topics were explained in a very interesting way. All expectations were exceeded, I can only recommend it :-)
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Beverley_l
Jan 13, 2024
A truly wonderful experience - Our driver & tour guide Nick promptly arrived to pick us up from our hotel. He first drove us around the Johannesburg area to familiarize us with the area then drove us to Pretoria. While there we realized that my husband had forgotten his phone in our hotel’s dining room & he quite graciously offered to take us back there in Johannesburg to pick up the phone. All the way back he quite seamlessly engaged in more quality conversation. This was a truly wonderful experience. Nick has a quiet assurance about him & he’s extremely knowledgeable about a variety of subjects. We were able to engage him in conversations that covered sooo many subjects that you won’t ordinarily address with some drivers or tour guides. He took us to so many important sites & was able to accurately point out many aspects which, as an avid reader & being deeply interested in history I was able to corroborate when he spoke. He quite patiently took photos for us & showed us many important places. He took us to Soweto & showed us many different aspects of, and, the make-up of the area that some visitors might not be ordinarily interested in. He capped it off with a wonderful lunch experience & then drove us around some more with more explanations of what we were witnessing. He is truly a real asset to the company & I hope that you’ll be lucky enough to have him as your driver & tour guide when you choose to do this very enlightening tour.
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Goplaces46955674008
Dec 30, 2023
Awesome experience - I was the only attendant for this tour and I really appreciated that it took place and didn't got canceled. Apartheid museum was unfortunately closed but they showed me the constitutional court instead. It was a great tour overall, and you got to know a lot about the history of this country as well as were shown the most important places. Highly recommend
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Lisa
Oct 23, 2023
It’s all in the tour guide, Richard from Africa Moja made the tour! - Our tour guide, Richard from Africa Moja was amazing! His knowledge of South Africa’s history was impressive. We learned so much, which made each of our stops informative and meaningful. It is a long day, but we only had one day to see Pretoria, Saweto & Johannesburg, so this tour was perfect for us.
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Vonria_b
Jun 14, 2023
Pretoria, Soweto and Apartheid Museum Guided Day Tour from Johannesburg - Nick was a wealth of knowledge. He’s an original from Jo'burg gives you time to enjoy and he knows everyone. A real gentleman and I felt safe with him. Thanks for a wonderful day Nick!!!
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W7212xeadrianc
Nov 1, 2021
Fantastic - Amazing tour, guide was incredible. Full of knowledge, polite & professional. A very proud moment for SA.
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Sherry
Jan 14, 2020
Great guide - I really enjoyed this tour of the area and the local attractions. My guide was amazing. I would recommend to anyone who wants to learn more about South African history.
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Jamessp4039mo
Jan 3, 2020
Apartheid Tour - Guide provided a well informed tour of the essential sites concerning Apartheid in Johannesburg. A visit to the voortrekker monument with explanation of the Great Trek was also included. Guide answered all questions I had. Included lunch was a highlight:
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Alessia_p
Dec 8, 2023
Tour with great potentials but not very well executed - I was a solo traveler, with a tour guide who made his own program for the day. I was looking forward to seeing all the museums listed on the Viator booking, but we only made it to the apartheid museum (where I would have loved to spend the full 2 hours), and Kruger and Mandela house. Among explanations of the sites and events, we took many personals and business phone calls, and ended after 8hours. No hector Pieterson museum, mSunsutis museum or the SAB beer museum.
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Mattia_t
Aug 14, 2023
Discovering the real Joburg and Pretoria - Touching visit of Apartheid Museum; real life experiencing Soweto and interesting Pretoria. Authentic South African meal and meeting locals.
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