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Private Tour: Apartheid Museum & Hector Peterson
5.0
2 Ratings
Johannesburg
This is a private tour and is flexable. You travel in a very comfortable way.
The itinerary is changeable or flexable.
This is a private tour and is flexable. You travel in a very comfortable way.
The itinerary is changeable or flexable.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Apartheid Museum - This is one of the finest museums in the country focusing on the recent history of South Africa. The museum is self-guided, straightforward, and easy to navigate.
- Phale Close Diepkloof Extension Phase 2 - This area exemplifies the affluent part of Soweto, showcasing beautiful and large homes alongside hostels. These hostels…
- Apartheid Museum - This is one of the finest museums in the country focusing on the recent history of South Africa. The museum is self-guided, straightforward, and easy to navigate.
- Phale Close Diepkloof Extension Phase 2 - This area exemplifies the affluent part of Soweto, showcasing beautiful and large homes alongside hostels. These hostels were originally built for migrant mine workers. This will be a drive-through experience.
- Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital - Department of Social Services - This is the largest hospital in the Southern Hemisphere. We will simply drive through this area.
- Orlando Towers - Formerly a coal-powered power station, it is now an entertainment venue that has created jobs for local residents. Stop here for photos.
- Orlando East - Here, you will observe shanty towns or squatter settlements alongside some government housing.
- Vilakazi Street - This is a renowned street in Soweto and globally, known for being home to two Nobel Peace Prize winners. Along the street, there are bars, restaurants, street vendors, Tutu House, and the Nelson Mandela Museum. Visitors can explore the Mandela Museum.
- Hector Pieterson Museum and Memorial - This memorial site is dedicated to the 1976 Soweto children’s uprising, when they protested against being taught in Afrikaans instead of English. You can walk through the garden of remembrance and see the iconic photograph of Hector Pieterson.

What's Included
- Private transportation
- One bottle of water per guest.
- Guiding fees.
- Entry fees to the apartheid museum and the Hector Peterson memorial..
- Private transportation
- One bottle of water per guest.
- Guiding fees.
- Entry fees to the apartheid museum and the Hector Peterson memorial..
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Entry fees to the Mandela museum and Orlando towers..
- Lunch
- Entry fees to the Mandela museum and Orlando towers..
Additional Information
- Not recommended for the blind travelers.
- Not recommended for the blind travelers.
Location
Apartheid Museum
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Kelt1903
Jul 15, 2025
Wonderful private tour! - Wonderful tour with a very kind and highly knowledgeable guide. He was eager to explain a lot of the context of what we were seeing. Very clean and comfortable car.
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Nimal_p
Jun 1, 2025
Great private tour, very... - Great private tour, very knowledgeable and we did everything we cared to do. Highly recommend as he was really flexible with our times
Review provided by Viator
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