Pretoria History: Explore Cultural Landmarks

Embark on a captivating Pretoria Historical Tour and delve into the rich local culture. Explore the Voortrekker Monument, Union Buildings, and hear fascinating stories from a knowledgeable guide.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Voortrekker Monument - This remarkable monument celebrates the Afrikaans people and their history in South Africa. A visit to this museum offers a wonderful insight into the early days of South Africa.
  • Kruger House Museum - Kruger House is the historic Pretoria residence of the Boer leader and President of the South African Republic, Paul…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • On-board WiFi
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Tea and coffee
  • Entrance fees
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

The guide, who was born and raised in Pretoria, has a wealth of fascinating stories from his school days 40 years ago, including his experiences playing sports for both national and provincial teams. Your guide, Shane, is also the author of “White Boy,” a true account of a boy’s upbringing in South Africa.
The Voortrekker Monument is not only stunning…

Location
Voortrekker Monument
Eeufees Road, Groenkloof 358-Jr
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Alexander_g
Dec 22, 2025
Recommended. Interesting half-day tour - The guide Shane Goldie was very nice and well informed. Pretoria is worth a visit, the foretrekker monument is impressive.
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Jie_z
Aug 27, 2025
Four people from U.S. and Canada. - Shane is very knowledgeable for this region and their history. I definitely recommend Shane to anyone!
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Malcolm_m
May 31, 2025
Excellent Pretoria Tour - excellent tour , worth doing and seeing the lovely city of Pretoria and learning the history do it and enjoy.
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Hols
Jan 26, 2025
Very good guided tour by Shane - Shane is an excellent tour guide who was very easy to get on with from the start of our tour. A very interesting chap who is also full of information about the history of Pretoria and the sites. We would highly recommend this tour as you get to see the highlights of Pretoria (at your pace) including the very interesting Voortrekker monument and the Union building with the impressive Nelson Mandela statue. We were very happy that Shane was our guide & very much enjoyed our tour of Pretoria.
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Charlotte_k
Sep 26, 2024
Pretoria and Voortrekker Monument Tour - Pretoria South Africa - Shane was a great tour guide. I travelled solo and had a great time. The Voortrekker Monument was fascinating. Loved going there and driving through Pretoria and hearing the history was really enjoyable. I highly recommend this trip. Really enjoyed the day! Thanks!
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Darionm299
Jul 31, 2024
A Day in Pretoria! - We decided to visit Pretoria and had an enjoyable tour with Shane. We started off at the Voortrekker Monument. It is mostly curated from the Dutch perspective, but there is a lot to see and the collections are very nicely done. Next, we visited a South African military museum. At the Union Buildings, there was a wonderful photo opportunity near the gigantic statue of Nelson Mandela. Shane also took us to the embassy row, and he talked about his role in helping to implement the security of an important building. We ended our tour with a visit to the Loftus Versfeld Stadium. Shane spoke with a security guard who allowed us to view the inside of the stadium, and we took a few pictures. Thank you very much Shane for a memorable tour!
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K1406esmargarets
Jul 12, 2024
Local tours - Shane was very knowledgeable, friendly and we enjoyed his down to earth attitude. I would recommend him to others visiting this beautiful country.
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Juless1899
Jul 1, 2024
Shane is a great host & a true ambassador of Pretoria! - Shane drove all the way to Johannesburg from Pretoria, where he is based, just to host me on a tour back in Pretoria! He's a true lover of South Africa & is unabashedly proud of the culture & landscape of this country, especially so towards his home city of Pretoria. He is very knowledgeable & insightful about the history & background of the city, & is willing to go the extra mile (literally!) to show the beauty of Pretoria through his eyes. I highly recommend going on his Pretoria tours, as well as the other tours he offers for the nature reserves in the country. 10/10!
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Barbara_a
Nov 26, 2025
Short Tour - Shane was knowedgable and friendly. Tour was shorter than described. Shane did drive us to the airport for an extra 400 rand.
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Brenda_g
Feb 21, 2025
Informative - The guide was excellent, very informative and friendly and the museum was really good and worth a visit. I rated it low because it’s the only place we visited, if it wasn’t for the guide it would hzz as be been lower.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).