See the best of Johannesburg in a Day
Hear about 2 of the 20th century’s most famous liberation heroes in the city where they started their legal and political careers. Follow in the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi and his Passive Resistance (Satyagraha) Movement, and Nelson Mandela with his Defiance Campaign.
* City Sightseeing Tour office , @ The Zone shopping center, Oxford Road, Rosebank (in the pedestrian mall, near KFC and next to Hamley's Toys)
* Complimentary hotel shuttle from selected Sandton hotels (See timetable)
* You can arrive on the "Gautrain" high speed rail link. Use North Exit at Rosebank station and head to the Tour office
* Parking available for your car at "The Zone" shopping center - entrance off Oxford Road
(Please arrive 15 min before bus departure)
Daily
Valid for the day when first presented
Hop On Hop Off at any of the stops along the circular route and simply show the same ticket to board the next bus
Switch to the live-guided Soweto tour at Stop 7 (Gold Reef City Casino Hotel). After the 2h tour, you re-join the Hop on Hop Off bus at the same stop to continue your tour and return to Stop 1
Cancellation fee of R20, per ticket cancelled, will be charged.
* Unlimited access to the Red Tour
* 2h Tour of Soweto (Live guided by a local Soweto resident)
* Entrance fee into various attractions
Check available dates and pre-book for entry into Gold Reef City
Apartheid Museum closed on Monday's and Tuesday's
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Carlton Center - Roof of Africa -
On the Green Route -
Neighbourgoods Market in Braamfontein -
Office at the interchange point -
Change from the Red Bus to Soweto Tour -
Visiting Vilikazi Street -
On tour -
We have loads of fun
See the sights of Johannesburg at your own pace with this 1-day valid ticket for the hop-on hop-off sightseeing bus tour. Also included is a 2-hour extension tour of the township of Soweto, described as the “New York of Africa.”
2h Soweto tour Highlights
- FNB Stadium (known as Soccer City during the 2010 FIFA World Cup), the biggest stadium in Africa, is built in the form of a calabash or a Zulu clay pot. Hop off here to visit the South African Hall of Fame
- Diepkloof, a diverse neighbourhood
- Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, built during the Second World War and the largest hospital in the world
- Bara Taxi Rank, the largest taxi rank in Johannesburg
- Orlando Towers, a colourful landmark popular for bungee and base jumping and abseiling
- Orlando Stadium, the first ever sports facility built for black South Africans in a residential area
- Hector Pietersen Memorial in Orlando West
- Vilakazi Street, the only street in the world in which two Nobel Prize winners have lived
- Visit to the Soweto Brewing Company
Tour office can be found at:
The Zone shopping center , Oxford Road, Rosebank (in the pedestrian mall, near KFC and next to Hamley's Toys)
Inside the lobby of the Gold Reef Casino Hotel (change point for the Soweto Tour)
36 Auckland Street, Paarden Eiland, Cape Town, 7420