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Half Day Pretoria City Tour
4.9
219 Ratings
Pretoria
The city of Pretoria, also known as The Jakaranda City, serves as South Africa’s administrative capital. Join us for an incredible cultural journey featuring tree-lined streets, impressive architecture, and historical landmarks. Discover South Africa’s Capital City with our expert guides.
The city of Pretoria, also known as The Jakaranda City, serves as South Africa’s administrative capital. Join us for an incredible cultural journey featuring tree-lined streets, impressive architecture, and historical landmarks. Discover South Africa’s Capital City with our expert guides.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Pretoria - This half-day tour offers an insightful journey into the rich history of South Africa through a Pretoria city experience. As the capital of South Africa, Pretoria is abundant with historical landmarks.
- Voortrekker Monument - A highlight of this tour is the Voortrekker Monument, which holds great importance for many…
- Pretoria - This half-day tour offers an insightful journey into the rich history of South Africa through a Pretoria city experience. As the capital of South Africa, Pretoria is abundant with historical landmarks.
- Voortrekker Monument - A highlight of this tour is the Voortrekker Monument, which holds great importance for many Afrikaans-speaking South Africans as a symbol of Afrikaner Nationalism. The monument is designed as a large stone cube, with interior walls illustrating the story of the Great Trek, a significant migration of Afrikaner Boers opposing British rule.
- Church Square - Pretoria’s architecture is full of character, and this city architecture tour provides plenty of opportunities to inquire about the history and culture behind the buildings. Church Square is visited, featuring notable structures like the Ou Raadsaal, Palace of Justice, and Capital Theatre.
- Kruger House Museum - Another fascinating stop on our tour is the Paul Kruger House Museum. Named after Paul Kruger, Kruger National Park honors this intriguing figure. The museum showcases the Kruger family’s furniture and personal belongings.
- Union Buildings - The tour includes a visit to the Union Buildings, the seat of government. These buildings are beautifully set within terraced gardens, offering a picturesque setting for a leisurely walk.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Driver/guide
- Free Onboard Uncapped WiFi
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Driver/guide
- Free Onboard Uncapped WiFi
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Location
Pretoria
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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(219 Ratings)
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702robbied
Aug 21, 2026
Pretoria tour with Pollen - Pollen was a friendly, personable and knowledgeable guide. He was curious as well about our culture, wanting to learn as much as he could.
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Rpascal5
Jul 30, 2026
Pretoria Tour - I visited Pretoria on an excellent day trip from Johannesburg. Lebo was an outstanding guide! He provided an overview of South Africa's history and explained how Johannesburg and Pretoria have developed over time. The Voortrekker Monument captured a rich history in its design while the Paul Kruger House and Museum included interesting artifacts. We passed by the Union Buildings and park at the end. Definitely recommend this tour!
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Bdbauer
Jul 20, 2026
Informative tour of one of South Africa's capital cities - While visiting Johannesburg, my wife and I did the half-day tour to Pretoria. Nicholas was our driver and guide, and he was friendly and informative and did an excellent job unpacking the region's complex history for us. We had adequate time to visit the gardens in front of the Union Houses, do a self-guided tour of the Paul Kruger House, and he led us on a tour of the Voortrekker Monument, explaining the history as it was represented in the layout of the monument and the contents of its museum (and we had time to enjoy the view of the city and surrounding region from there). The drive from Johannesburg wasn't long (about 45 minutes), so it was easy to fit this tour into our brief stay there. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with Nicholas, and would recommend this for someone wanting a brief visit to one of the three capital cities of South Africa (in addition to Cape Town and Bloemfontein), as well as understanding the role of the Afrikaner minority in the country's history.
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Sunshine16833456362
Jul 16, 2026
Guided tour - Our guide Nicolas was good and told us a lot and interesting.
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66nimeshd
Jun 4, 2026
Great half day city tour os Pretoria - Carson was our tour guide he was extremely knowledgeable and made the tour fun and interesting. Got to see some sites we would not have even thought of visiting.
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Peverati
May 27, 2026
Different and exceptional experience. - An experience that should be added to the tour of Africa knowing one of the country’s capitals. The guide Nikolas helped me a lot in understanding each monument and reading the places visited.
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Racheldt6212mx
May 11, 2026
Amazing afternoon in Pretoria - Our guide Nicholus was on time. He drove us carefully to Pretoria and gave us a lots of informations about history. We really enjoyed our tour.
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Tiredmumoftwo
May 10, 2026
Khutso - what a guy!! Fabulous trip to Pretoria - An absolutely brilliant day with Khutso.
We booked the half day tour of Pretoria and Khutso’s knowledge was outstanding. The tour was well managed, we were not rushed and Khutso provided all the background to each site we visited.
Highly recommended. A truly wonderful experience with a wonderful guide.
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N1022dzbryane
May 7, 2026
Educational - Carson was an excellent tour guide. Gave us a in depth review of the history of SA as a whole and made sure we understood.
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Sightsee06267392658
May 1, 2026
Carson was great! - A friendly and smiling Carson picked us up at our hotel. We were greeted with an overview of our tour and a bottle of water.
Our tour happened to fall on a holiday, so there were no traffic issues or crowds to deal with. This allowed Carson to really explain the sights and history without pressure.
This was a great experience.
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