Explore Johannesburg and Soweto’s rich history with local guides. Visit iconic sites like Mandela’s house and Hector Peterson Museum. Discover the City of Gold’s vibrant past.
Explore Johannesburg and Soweto’s rich history with local guides. Visit iconic sites like Mandela’s house and Hector Peterson Museum. Discover the City of Gold’s vibrant past.
- Hector Pieterson Museum and Memorial - The Hector Pieterson Museum highlights the pivotal 1976 student protests that transformed South African politics. These protests were ignited by the government’s decision to enforce Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in “black schools.” This student-led movement marked a significant turning point in the…
- Hector Pieterson Museum and Memorial - The Hector Pieterson Museum highlights the pivotal 1976 student protests that transformed South African politics. These protests were ignited by the government’s decision to enforce Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in “black schools.” This student-led movement marked a significant turning point in the nation’s political landscape. Tragically, many schoolchildren were shot, some lost their lives, and others were forced into exile.
- Mandela House - Explore the homes of Nobel Peace Prize winners Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu, situated on the same street. Nelson Mandela’s residence is now a family museum open to the public, offering insights into his family life. He lived here with his first wife and later with his second wife, Winnie. Discover how they endured frequent visits from security police.
- Regina Mundi - Known as “The People’s Parliament,” Regina Mundi Church hosted numerous funerals for those who perished in protests against Apartheid from 1976 through the 1980s. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu officiated many of these services. Visit to understand how even churches were not spared by the Apartheid security forces.
- Constitution Hill Human Rights Precinct - An accredited guide will welcome you in the orientation room and lead you through the history of this site, from its origins as a prison in 1893 to the inauguration of the Constitutional Court here in 2004.
- Walter Sisulu Square - A guide will escort you through this historic location where the Freedom Charter, outlining ten guiding principles for the anti-Apartheid struggle, was adopted in 1955.

- Private transportation
- Museum entrance fees
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Private transportation
- Museum entrance fees
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Tea and coffee
- Lunch
- Alcoholic beverages
- Tea and coffee
- Lunch
- Alcoholic beverages
Johannesburg is often referred to as the CITY OF GOLD and to the locals Jozi, Egoli, or Joburg. Our route covers major points of interest from the South in Soweto past downtown Johannesburg covering first in Soweto - (Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital i.e. The biggest hospital in the Southern Hemisphere; Freedom Square- where the freedom charter was…
Johannesburg is often referred to as the CITY OF GOLD and to the locals Jozi, Egoli, or Joburg. Our route covers major points of interest from the South in Soweto past downtown Johannesburg covering first in Soweto - (Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital i.e. The biggest hospital in the Southern Hemisphere; Freedom Square- where the freedom charter was adopted in 1955; Regina Mundi Church alias The people’s parliament; Hector Peterson Museum –covering the 1976 student protests that changed the face of South Africa’s politics; See the houses of Nobel Peace Laureates Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu located on the same street). Our Guides are indigenous native South Africans born and bred in and around Johannesburg/Soweto and have lived experiences of the The Good, The bad and The ugly of South Africa’s History.
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