Apartheid Museum Tour from Johannesburg: Historical Journey into South African Apartheid Era
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Johannesburg
The Apartheid Museum is a museum complex in Johannesburg, South Africa dedicated to illustrating apartheid and the 20th century history of South Africa.
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Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Apartheid Museum - The Apartheid Museum opened in 2001 and is acknowledge as the pre-eminent museum in the world dealing with the apartheid story. Housed in an architectural inspiring building, the museum is the first of its kind to illustrate the rise and fall of apartheid and is an essential part of the cultural history of South Africa.
Starting at the ticket window where visitors are randomly assigned races and told to enter through separate turnstiles: one for whites, the other for non-whites, the museum gives an experience of South Africa under apartheid. Once inside, comprehensive - and often shocking - multimedia exhibitions explore the social and political forces that gave rise to apartheid, its core features and the exhilarating, hard-won achievement of democracy.
What's Included
- Self-guided tour
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (select hotels only)
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Driver/Guide Tips
Additional Information
- Dress code is smart casual
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Location
Johannesburg
The Travelers must provide their pick up hotel.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Larsr473
Mar 20, 2019
Shocking - The Apartheid Museum is very interesting, it shows the dark sides of apartheid in a neutral but still shocking way. The history from the beginning to the end. We took the tour with native South Africans who had immigrated to the states at a young age, and they were devastated to see the mayhem that had left.
The museum is factual and worth a visit, its a must.-
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E
Aug 16, 2018
Very illustrative of the apartheid times. Worth the visit. Inexpensive. - We started our South Africa visit here, resting for a day after the long trip from San Diego, California, we took the Hop On Hop Off tour bus, we got off at the Apartheid Museum and took our time around it. It is a well done illustration of how whites, blacks and 'colored' (including Malays, Indians, etc., were segregated. It also gave us an idea of how strong was Nelson's Mandela's influence in the process of mutual forgiveness rather than fighting among South Africans -very impressive.
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Ian
Oct 18, 2019
Informative - I booked through Mount Zion Tours and didn't realize until our professional guide showed up at the house were staying in that it was a personal tour, just me and my wife! Fortunately our guide was very informative and helpful and after getting us there and getting the tickets he said we could do the visit on our own and at our own pace and he'd just wait for us! So we met up with him again in the cafe after a few hours of self-guiding around the exhibits, which suited us just fine. So although it was rather expensive it worked out well for us. But if you want to save some money, just get there by Uber, buy your own admission tickets, and take yourself around--it is all well labelled and explained. It is defintiely a valuable thing to fo when visiting Johannesburg.
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Amy
Jan 17, 2018
very informative - Very important part of south African history. Museum was well organised and knowledgeable . So much about the history , pictures that one can spend more than 2 hours .
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Barbara
Oct 3, 2018
Apartheid Museum Tour - Wished for more info on what and why, and the results. An exhibit of Nelson Mandela’s past and promotion of equality for all left me wanting more info. He had such an impact on the World, not simply South Africa. I felt they could have gone much mor in depth and continued into the results.
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Jill
Apr 21, 2018
Needed more than 2 hours - I was a little disappointed that not all the history was presented. (There are always 2 sides to a pancake) While I was impressed with the amount of information, it was difficult to get around the building and I think I may have missed a few things.
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Karen
Jul 8, 2017
The Apartheid Museum was great but... - <p>The Apartheid Museum was great but the tour was average as I was picked up in a personal car with a smashed windscreen and taken there. It didn't appear to be that professional for something booked through Viator!</p>
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