KDA Travel & Tours
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KDA Travel and Tours specialize in experiences to this, the most famous township in South Africa. No trip to South Africa is complete without a visit to Soweto. Our interactive tours will make feel like you are part of an experience and not a mere spectator. Tours we offer range from half day (ZAR 550 pp) and full day (ZAR 850 pp) trips to group functions, sports events, concerts, shebeen&tavern trips, functions, team building, social responsibility, adventure and educational programmes.
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M O
Saratoga, CA95 contributions
Mar 2019 • Friends
There were 5 of us that went on the day tour of Soweto & Joburg. Mike (guide) & Thami (driver) were exceptional! We only had the day for the tour since we were on a connecting flight home in the late evening. Mike sat in the seats by us and it felt like we were in someone's living room listening to someone tell us the tale of Soweto & Johannesburg. Since Mike grew up in Soweto we enjoyed hearing about his experiences too. We went to many places and learned so much during our time with Mike. We topped off the evening in the very cool Maboneng area where we actually went to "The Living Room"! Beautiful view of a wonderful City!
Written 20 March 2019
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Thank you for the review! It was a pleasure to host you.
We look forward to your next visit!
Written 8 April 2019
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Andy O
Johannesburg, South Africa57 contributions
Jan 2017 • Friends
Janet and a friend spent Monday the 9th on your Soweto tour. They had the most incredible experience, thanks to Ngugi and his driver. The energy and sights of Soweto were outstanding, we would recommend everyone to use KDA to experience this fascinating part of South Africa!
Written 13 January 2017
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We're delighted to hear that they had such a memorable experience on our Soweto tour. Thank you for the recommendation!
Written 15 January 2018
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Edgecliff, Australia38 contributions
Jan 2018 • Friends
This is a tour everyone should do when arriving in Joberg. Mike was amazing and gave so much information about past and present Joberg. We also saw many areas of the city. The best meal of my two week trip was a local bbq. Meet so many beautiful people of Soweto doing incredible things in the local community.
Written 9 January 2018
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Thank you for sharing your experience! We hope to host you again in the near future.
Written 15 January 2018
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Dorothea30
Toronto, Canada6 contributions
Oct 2017 • Couples
KDA booked a half day Soweto tour with our guide, Mike. It was a wonderful, personalized tour that gave us a picture of the diversity of Soweto. Highlights included the youth centre in Kliptown, a visit to Percy's home, Hector Pieterson Museum and the visit to Nelson Mandela's house. Mike is very knowledgeable and provided insightful explanations of history, sociology and politics.
Written 9 November 2017
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Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We're glad you enjoyed out Soweto Tour.
Written 15 January 2018
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grant r
Johannesburg, South Africa10 contributions
Mar 2017 • Couples
My wife and I are South Africans who were hosting french visitors who wanted to visit Soweto. My wife and I decided to join them and selected KDA Travel and Tours.
Our guide Mike, was wonderful. He took us to Mandela's Houghton home which significantly has no electrified fencing and then to Constitution Hill, FNB stadium and then on to Soweto. We visited so many interesting parts of Soweto including Mandela's matchbox home in Vilakazi street,a shebeen,Winnie Mandela's current home as well as a visit to an informal settlement aka a squatter camp. It was very interesting and humbling to see how these people eke out a daily living, and to meet extraordinary people like Mo who spearheads the Kliptown Youth Project, What an inspiration!
Mike was the perfect guide. He is from Soweto and still lives there and it seemed to us that he knew everyone. His knowledge of Johannesburg and in particular Soweto is really amazing. Our party of four came away with a completely different perspective of Soweto and it is certainly a place that we will return to.
We highly recommend KDA Tours
Our guide Mike, was wonderful. He took us to Mandela's Houghton home which significantly has no electrified fencing and then to Constitution Hill, FNB stadium and then on to Soweto. We visited so many interesting parts of Soweto including Mandela's matchbox home in Vilakazi street,a shebeen,Winnie Mandela's current home as well as a visit to an informal settlement aka a squatter camp. It was very interesting and humbling to see how these people eke out a daily living, and to meet extraordinary people like Mo who spearheads the Kliptown Youth Project, What an inspiration!
Mike was the perfect guide. He is from Soweto and still lives there and it seemed to us that he knew everyone. His knowledge of Johannesburg and in particular Soweto is really amazing. Our party of four came away with a completely different perspective of Soweto and it is certainly a place that we will return to.
We highly recommend KDA Tours
Written 27 March 2017
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Thank you for sharing. We are delighted to hear that you had such an amazing experience on our Soweto Tour.
Written 29 March 2017
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njoy_travelling
San Diego, CA88 contributions
Feb 2017 • Family
Ken from KDA travels made our tour arrangements and he was very responsive and helpful. Our family of four was picked up from OR Tambo airport upon arrival and taken straight on a tour of Apartheid museum and Soweto. It was a custom tour just for our family and our tour guide was Bongani (Bo Bo). Originally we were assigned Ngugi as our tour guide and after reading many excellent reviews about him, I was a little disappointed when he was re-assigned to some other tour. However, Bo Bo was also well informed, funny and kept us in good humor all through the tour. He did vanish for about 10min to take a smoke break during the Apartheid museum tour and we were left looking for him :-). Not a big deal, but we just found that pretty funny. Overall, there are no complaints and I would recommend this tour operator to anyone visiting Johannesburg.
Written 24 February 2017
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Thank you for sharing your experience with us. It was our pleasure to host your family.
Written 29 March 2017
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Travelergirl998
Washington DC, DC3,069 contributions
Mar 2014 • Family
This tour made me realize that Soweto is very different from the 1970s Sarafina rendition. The guide was very knowledgeable and ensured that we saw all the different views and types of living in Soweto and understood the history behind each
Written 3 August 2014
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Mariaextreme
Johannesburg, South Africa2 contributions
Jun 2014 • Friends
This is an amazing experience, the 100m bungee jump will have your adrenaline pumping. It is something not to be missed, they also have paintball, underground soccer and other activities - don't miss out!!
Written 6 June 2014
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SweetnSourKraut
Warwickshire, UK454 contributions
Oct 2017 • Friends
I have been on a Soweto Tour before but this one is tailor-made to the preferences your group. Total value-added service provided by Soweto-born tour guide Mike, who is friendly, professional and hugely knowledgable, and brings the subject matter to life in an entertaining way. Soweto was at the turning point of one the most momentous events in the history of mankind and well worth a visit.
The tour also included a most enjoyable visit to Tinti's Butcher Shop and Grill for a superb 'Chesa Nyama' barbecue grill lunch and concluded with sundowners in the edgy Maboneng district of downtown Johannesburg. Highly recommended!
The tour also included a most enjoyable visit to Tinti's Butcher Shop and Grill for a superb 'Chesa Nyama' barbecue grill lunch and concluded with sundowners in the edgy Maboneng district of downtown Johannesburg. Highly recommended!
Written 25 October 2017
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We're delighted to hear that you thoroughly enjoyed our Soweto tour. Thank you for sharing your experience!
Written 15 January 2018
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regJohannesburg
johannesburg19 contributions
Nov 2016 • Business
We spent yesterday with Ngugi in Soweto. We were all South Africans and we were blown away by the expertise of Ngugi. The history and vibrancy of Soweto became alive and we got to enjoy the most amazing meal at the cooling towers. Highly recommended!!
Written 26 November 2016
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We are so delighted that you enjoyed your experience with us and even more so with Ngugi. We hope to host you again in the future.
Written 28 November 2016
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