You leave from Hector Pieterson museum in Orlando West and cycle through Soweto’s daily life.
With your guide you will cycle to the place where Soweto started in 1904. You will see the good, the bad an even the ugly side of this world famous township and will get lot’s of information about what happened during the tumultuous past.
Some of the things you’ll see are churches, you will pass an orphanage, hostel for mineworkers and of course see Winnie Mandela’s, Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu’s and Nelson Mandela’s house.
At Orlando West High school your guide will explain the local struggle against the Apartheid system which led to a student uprising and the killing of Hector Pieterson.
You end the tour at Coffee and Cream coffee shop. If you like you can visit the Hector Pieterson museum in your own time after.
Points of Interest
- Hector Pieterson Memorial
- Local guide
- Use of bicycle
- Use of helmet
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
This journey allows you to walk through daily life in the township, from its original inhabitants in Soweto to the present-day glitz of the five-star Soweto Hotel. You’ll tour a shanty town and Regina Mundi church, view the home of Nelson Mandela and learn about the resistance of black South Africans against Apartheid. Additionally, you’ll witness ‘the improved life for all South Africans’ that began following the inaugural free elections in 1994.
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
