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Private Soweto Tour 5 hours approximately from Johannesburg or Pretoria.
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Private Soweto Tour 5 hours approximately from Johannesburg or Pretoria.

By Virgio Tours
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Ages 0-99
Duration: 5h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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  • Driver/guide Local guide Hotel drop-off Hotel pickup
  • water
  • entrance fee to Museums
  • professional guide
  • round up transportation
  • Entry/Admission - Hector Pieterson Museum and Memorial
What's not included
  • Gratitudes
  • Soviniar (available for purchase)


Start:Traveller pickup offered.
    Pickup details
    • Hotels private homes
    Hotel pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
      End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

        • Wheelchair accessible
        • Pushchair accessible
        • Service animals allowed
        • Near public transportation
        • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
        • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
        If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 117191P51

        • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
        • Most travellers can participate
        • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

        • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

        If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 117191P51

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          On this half day tour in Soweto, your guide, who was born and raised in Soweto, will take you past all the hotspots in Soweto. The Soweto tour will take you deep into the township culture, so you can enjoy a personal experience of how vibrant and lively this part of Johannesburg really is. On our way to Soweto we pass by the National Football Stadium, which hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the World Cup 2010. We enter the Diepkloof area, where we will take a walk past vendors selling just about anything. In Orlando West we visit Vilakazi Street- drive past the former home of Nelson Mandela and past the home of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. You will have an opportunity to read about the Soweto uprising on 16 June 1976. On that tragic day an innocent little boy called Hector Pieterson gave up his life and kick-started the liberation of South Africa. During this Soweto tour we will pass by the Mandela House. A visit into the museum is optional. We continue our Soweto tour driving into one of the shanty towns where you get to interact with some of the locals. We drive past the Soweto Campus of the Johannesburg University and end our tour with a stop at the largest hospital in the world: Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.
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          Joined in November 2018
        • M8820GNerics
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
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          Literally couldn't have gotten any closer to the lions (on several occasions) and rhinos (the guide had to move the truck when one got a bit too close. We saw three cheetah, spring box, antelope, wildebeest, buffalo, zebra, ostrich , and so much more. Great facility and good food options at the restaurant. Well worth the short drive from Johannesburg, but note, this isn't an actual safari but rather a curated drive through several separate, gated compounds that the predators from each other. The predators are fed so they don't have to hunt for themselves and the other animals get hay supplements that ensure they bunch together for easy viewing.
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        • Inspiration169404
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          A great way to spend an extra day in joburg
          We had an excellent day with our driver, the game drive was amazing, the stairs in the maropeng wonder cave nearly took me out!! Holy hell!! Then the museum was our last stop and it was wonderful, so glad we did this trip… highly recommend
          Written 14 September 2024
        • Gabrielle W
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Thrilling to be up close to elephants and monkeys
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          Written 19 July 2024
        • stepanv2021
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
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        • 916leilaj
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Excellent Tour by Virgo
          Virgio Tours made our trip memorable and exciting. Tour guides Colin and Mike were very knowledgeable, friendly and made sure our group of 24 family and friends had a great time. All arrangements were excellent from pick up at airport, hotel, tours and Kruger Park. We saw the big 5. Thank you Mr Clement for making sure we got all that was on the itinerary.
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          The Wonder of the Wonder Caves.
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        • koketsob39
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          History at high level
          I went with my friends and family to this tour, Mike was fantastic and he was on time during the pick up. The vootreker monument was fabulous can see the whole of Pretoria.
          Written 19 May 2024
        • natashaaG8231BQ
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          An amazing experience
          A fantastic tour. Highly recommended if you are busy for time and I was lucky enough to have a great guide called Phillip who gave me such a great tour truly memorable
          Written 18 May 2024
        • 362millis
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          awesome! Loved it
          MK was an excellent tour guide; lively, knowledgeable and joyful to be with. I had a wonderful experience with the locations and people I encountered.
          Written 17 May 2024
        • MichaelinWaldorf
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great Tour
          Five Star Tour! The tour was very thorough and the tour guide, MK, was fun, high energy, accommodating, patient, and highly informative. We got the "real" tour of Johannesburg and Soweto.
          Written 9 March 2024
        • marieroper2014
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          The best safari drive
          The guide was very knowledgeable the entire safari drive was awesome. The animals were all out on display
          Written 5 March 2024
        • joyc150
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          Please don’t miss this one
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        • Eric T
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Amazing
          The tour is wonderful and the tour guide is amazing. We had saw what we want as Big 5 and the hotel is very good. We are highly recommended
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        terrymarc
        Scottsdale, AZ120 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Feb 2020
        My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed this fascinating and thought-provoking tour of Soweto. M.K., our driver/guide, was knowledgeable and fun. He was able to pass on a fascinating account of life in Soweto — from its upscale sections to its shanty towns. We enjoyed our unique exchanges with real people in one of the shanty town neighborhoods. It was an excellent introduction to a part of South Africa that we had missed on two previous visits to this welcoming country. As for personal safety, we never felt threatened or tense at any time during our visit.
        Written 26 February 2020
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        thank you for the review
        Written 27 February 2020
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        LauraLowell
        Vallecito, CA11 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Apr 2024 • Couples
        MK was wonderful. Great tour. Vivid descriptions. Lots of behind the scenes stories and history we wouldn’t have otherwise known about. Definitely recommend!!
        Written 10 April 2024
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        Written 11 April 2024
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        felicia m
        4 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Sept 2023 • Friends
        Very informed tours, have booked 3 tours for my clients with this company for the same tour. I would like to say never got disappointed at all

        All was done as requested (private tour), my guest are so happy and gained historic knowledge of Soweto.
        Written 18 September 2023
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        Thank you
        Written 19 September 2023
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        M W
        12 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Nov 2022 • Friends
        MK was energetic, informative, knowledgeable, personable and patient.

        By far this tour was one of the most memorable experiences of the trip.
        Written 26 February 2023
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        We thank you for the reviews
        Written 26 February 2023
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        1JodiT
        Brisbane, Australia11 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jan 2023
        Great tour.
        Our guide was amazing - fun, knowledgable and we felt safe the whole time.
        Can thoroughly recommend.
        Written 19 January 2023
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        Jodi, we will pass the message to the guides with this impactful review hope will motivate them to do more and care for their clients.
        Written 19 January 2023
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        Chetan Khulbe
        1 contribution
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        May 2022 • Solo
        Excellent day with MK - my tour guide. He was very friendly, knowledgeable and great company. Highly recommended tour.
        Written 4 June 2022
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        Written 4 June 2022
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        Izzy G
        Bangkok3 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Feb 2022 • Family
        Excellent knowledgeable guide and a very well organized tour. The guide understood our needs and what we wanted to do and was able to craft a tour accordingly with ease.

        Would highly recommend!
        Written 27 February 2022
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        Written 27 February 2022
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        Elisabeth T
        1 contribution
        1.0 of 5 bubbles
        Sept 2023 • Business
        I booked this tour the same morning for departure from my hotel at 12:30 p.m. the same day. I received immediate confirmation of the reservation and was charged the entire amount. The driver never showed up, my hotel there contacted the tour operator who told us that it was canceled due to a late reservation. And Tripadvisor offers a partial refund that doesn't even cover half of the service! It's a scam!
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        Written 17 September 2023
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        Written 18 September 2023
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