Hector Pieterson Museum and Memorial - The Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum, located in Orlando West, Soweto, honors the contributions of the nation’s students in the fight against apartheid, especially the school children involved in the 1976 Soweto protests. Many of these children were shot by apartheid police while protesting the poor quality of education in black schools in South Africa.
Apartheid Museum - The Apartheid Museum, the first of its kind, showcases the rise and fall of apartheid.
An architectural consortium, including several top architectural firms, designed the building on a seven-hectare site. The museum is an excellent example of design, space, and landscape, offering the international community a unique South African experience.
The exhibits have been curated and organized by a multi-disciplinary team of curators, filmmakers, historians, and designers. They feature provocative film footage, photographs, text panels, and artifacts that illustrate the events and human stories of the apartheid era.
A series of 22 individual exhibition areas takes visitors on a dramatic emotional journey, telling the story of a state-sanctioned system based on racial discrimination and the struggle of the majority to overthrow this tyranny.
For anyone wanting to understand and experience what apartheid South Africa was really like, a visit to the Apartheid Museum is essential.
The museum serves as a beacon of hope, showing the world how South Africa is coming to terms with its oppressive past and working towards a future that all South Africans can call their own.
Mandela House - The Mandela House aims to be a world-class visitor attraction and a leading center for preserving, presenting, and researching the history, heritage, and legacy of the Mandela Family.
Vilakazi Street - Vilakazi Street, named after Dr. Benedict Wallet Vilakazi, a renowned writer and educator who authored the first poetry book published in Zulu, is the street of the greats in Soweto.
The homes of two Nobel Peace Prize laureates—South Africa’s first democratically elected president, the late Nelson Mandela, and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu—are located on Vilakazi Street. This is the only street in the world that can claim to have had two Nobel Laureates as residents.
Orlando Towers - The Orlando Power Station, when operational, was considered one of the most advanced in the Southern Hemisphere. The colorful Orlando Towers are now not only one of the most distinctive landmarks in Soweto but also the site of the world’s first bungee jump between two cooling towers. Overlook South Africa’s most famous township as you embark on an unparalleled experience that will get your adrenaline pumping and create lasting memories.
Baragwanath Medical Centre - Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital is the third-largest hospital in the world, following the West China Hospital of West China Medical Center of Sichuan University and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou. It occupies 70 hectares, with 3,400 beds and 6,760 staff members.
- Hector Peterson Memorial Entrance fees
- Mandela House Entrance Fees
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- The Apartheid Museum Entrance fees
- All fees and/or taxes
- Food and drinks
Soweto is an urban area within Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, situated adjacent to the city’s southern mining belt. The name is an English abbreviation for South Western Townships, highlighting its roots as a Black township during the Apartheid era. Historically, the population has been predominantly Black, and the township was the site of several pivotal events in the fight against Apartheid.
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