Johannesburg and Soweto Historical Half Day Tour

Johannesburg is often referred to as the CITY OF GOLD and to the locals Jozi, Egoli, or Joburg. Our route covers major points of interest from the South in Soweto past downtown Johannesburg covering first in Soweto - (Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital i.e. The biggest hospital in the Southern Hemisphere; Freedom Square- where the freedom charter was adopted in 1955; Regina Mundi Church alias The people’s parliament; Hector Peterson Museum –covering the 1976 student protests that changed the face of South Africa’s politics; See the houses of Nobel Peace Laureates Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu located on the same street). Our Guides are indigenous native South Africans born and bred in and around Johannesburg/Soweto and have lived experiences of the The Good, The bad and The ugly of South Africa's History.

Hector Peterson Museum –covering the 1976 student protests that changed the face of South Africa’s politics; The protest was sparked by the Government's insistence to impose the Afrikaans language as the new language of learning in "black schools." The aftermath of this protest that was initiated, organized and led by students themselves became the turning point of the politics of South Africa. In the process of hundreds of school children were shot and many lost their lives whiles others fled into exile.

See the houses of Nobel Peace Laureates Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu located on the same street). Nelson Mandela's house is now a family museum and accessible to the public. A visit to this house sheds some light into this giant's family life. Here he lived with his first wife and later shared the same property with his second wife Winnie. Learn more about how they survived security police "visits"

Regina Mundi Church alias The people’s parliament; the hosting venue for the funerals of many who died during the protests against the Apartheid system covering the 1976 through to the 1980s. Nobel peace Laureate Peace prize winner Desmond Tutu presided over most of these funeral services. Visit here and learn how the security police under Apartheid did no spare even churches.

An accredited site guide will meet you in the orientation room and take you through the history of this precinct from when it was built as a prison in 1893 to when the Constitutional Court was inaugurated on this site in 2004.

Our guide will take you through this historical site where the Freedom charter containing the ten guiding principle for the struggle against Apartheid, was adopted in 1955.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

• Johannesburg and Soweto Historical Half Day Tour
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• This Tour is Provided by Kharivhone Exclusive Tours.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at Africa/Johannesburg.
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