See the best of Johannesburg in a Day
INCLUDES SOWETO
Combine your red bus experience with a Soweto tour guided by a local resident
TOUR DESCRIPTION
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.” Take in the sights of the city where Mandela once lived and Mahatma Gandhi started his legal career.
Learn the history of Johannesburg from the audio commentary once on board the double decker sightseeing bus. Ride through the city's historic neighbourhoods and see fascinating attractions, many related to the struggle against apartheid. Get on and off as much as you like.
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.
Important Information
Starts* Tour office @ The Zone shopping center, Oxford Road, Rosebank. (Our host will walk with you to the bus stop, which can take about 5-8 minutes)
* Complimentary hotel shuttle from selected Sandton hotels (See timetable)
* If you arrive on the "Gautrain" high speed train, 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
Valid for the day when first presented
Daily
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 13 (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 R 10, per ticket cancelled, will be charged.
* Unlimited access to the Green suburbs tour and the Red City tour
* 2h Tour of Soweto (Live guided by a local Soweto resident)
* Entrance fee into various attractions
HIGHLIGHTS
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On the Green Route
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Carlton Center - Roof of Africa
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Neighbourgoods Market in Braamfontein
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Office at the interchange point
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Change from the Red Bus to Soweto Tour
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Visiting Vilikazi Street
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On tour
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We have loads of fun
MORE INFORMATION
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
- 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
- Kliptown Open Air Museum in Walter Sisulu Square
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)
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includes Soweto
INCLUDES SOWETO
Combine your red bus experience with a Soweto tour guided by a local resident