Johannesburg and Soweto Tour: French-Guided Cultural Journey & Top Attractions

Experience the vibrant culture of Johannesburg and Soweto on a French-guided tour. Visit local schools, attend traditional weddings, and explore top attractions while immersing yourself in the local culture.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hector Pieterson Memorial - In 1976, the student uprising began in Soweto and spread across the country. Visitors will see the Memorial and the Museum dedicated to this event.
  • Mandela House - Located on Vilakazi Street, Nelson Mandela lived in this house with his first wife Evelyn and later with his second wife Winnie Mandela. Visitors will…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

We operate as a tour guide service based in France. Our experiences involve visiting regional schools, partaking in indigenous weddings, and joining church services, along with sightseeing in notable places within and around Johannesburg. The crux of our tours is to introduce visitors to local individuals and immerse them in the native culture. Our tour…

Location
Hector Pieterson Memorial
Hector Pieterson Square
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Didierpm5631oh
Aug 28, 2023
Not to be missed! Unforgettable moment ! - Great time! Yu came to pick us up directly from our accommodation. Very kind guide! The explanations were precise and very interesting! He was able to answer all our questions and expectations! Thank you very much for sharing this unforgettable experience! We highly recommend, don't miss out on this excursion!
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Laurent
Aug 20, 2022
A very rewarding day - A very pleasant day of sightseeing thanks to our guide Nathan who allowed us to better understand the Johannesburg area and get a deeper look at the reality of recent South African history. I highly recommend this excursion to all Francophone tourists.
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Maruiciob
Jul 13, 2022
Beautiful moments - The guide to Kiwa and the team of guides is very good. They offer guidance in several languages. Our guide was Kiwa and in English, very good the fluency of explanations to know the culture of the place.
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Nadine
Jun 13, 2022
Great and moving ! - Thanks to Yu Kiwa, very professional and balanced licenced tour guide, (and I know what I am speaking about, beeing a tour guide myself : ) I experienced my best birthday ever, in Soweto ! It was just great !! Especially, discovering the orphenage Little Rose Center, a Sun ray in the middle of slums and misery. An unforgettable moving moment. I warmly recommand him. Don't hesitate. Go for him. You will enjoy for sure at least as I did.
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Vtortorella
May 12, 2022
The best weekend in Johannesburg with the best tour guide! - We had a great time in Soweto! Kiwa, our private guide took us to the most important places, and provided meaningful explanations everywhere. The apartheid museum is incredible and Kiwa helped us understand South Africa’s reality during that tumultuous time. Visiting Mandela House was also an amazing experience, and after that he took us to have lunch to a great place with lots of typical food. We ended the day visiting an orphanage in Soweto, an experience we will never forget. We learned so much about Johannesburg through him. He also took us to the Elephant Sanctuary and the lions park. Definitely a trip we will cherish forever. Thank you so so much Kiwa, we loved meeting you and hope to be back to South Africa soon!
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Froggytraveller123
Mar 3, 2022
Soweto with Yu Kiwa, a great French guide, helpful, attentive, humorous and knowledgeable. - Great day with Yu Kiwa who picked us up in Mandela Square at 10:00 and brought us back there around 5:00 pm. Yu is educated and knows South African history perfectly. The journey time to Soweto was used to explain this story with a stop at Africa’s largest calabash stadium (FNB stadium). The visit to Soweto was interesting: notably Mandela's house, the memorial to Hector Peterson, the Charter of Freedom monument. Also visiting very different neighborhoods (bourgeois neighborhoods, former miners’ houses, etc.) and most importantly, visiting a crèche / orphanage "Little Rose Centre" in Kliptown where we were accompanied by a young man who works there and resides in this neighborhood. We also met the founder, Mrs Nomayeza Majola, who spoke to us about the centre with love and pride. Around noon, a lunch break at Sakhumzi a nice restaurant that serves local food near Mandela's house. A tour we highly recommend to discover the different aspects of Soweto and thank you again to Yu for his kindness, knowledge and humor. Valerie (x2) and Marcel
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Mumucrescence
Feb 16, 2022
Excellent guide - I do not have with my children felix and simon a great stay in South Africa thanks to our great guide kiwa..I keep an unforgettable memory. I recommend to all the kiwa guide for your stay... Yes it's "the best"
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Iratida
Feb 8, 2022
100% recommended! - 100% recommended!! Could not have asked for a better guide, Nkuli, to get to see and learn about Soweto. :)
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Veronique_m
Aug 5, 2025
Suoweto tour and Johannesburg avrc guide in French - We have been waiting for 1 hour at the meeting point but still no driver - guide. The hotel reception called them and it is not even certain that ke chauffeur will come.. we are 6.. I let you imagine the bill! Not to mention the cost of UBER to get to this hotel!!! This is not serious.
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Maz_a
Aug 29, 2023
Unreliable - We booked a day tour of Joburg confirmed in advance by the operator. On the day the operator did not show up, respond to phone calls or emails. As a result we could not go on the tour and so had the last day of our holiday messed up. The only contact from the operator was a phone call 3 hours later asking me why I called them. Unreliable and not recommended.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).