DAY EXCURSIONS FOR GAUTENG Joburg and Soweto Highlights / Half Day
DAY EXCURSIONS FOR GAUTENG
Pretoria City Tour / Half Day Pack your wagons, load the oxen and prepare to ‘trek’ across a city where jacarandas are seasonally in bloom, buildings architecturally significant and where a nation gathers to celebrate freedom and liberty. Experience how this town earned its place as the executive and administrative heart of South Africa, host to the country’s most prominent trials, and witness to Nelson Mandela’s swearing in as the nation’s first democratically-elected president in 1994. Trek in the wake of great leaders, from the Voortrekker Monument to Church Square and the Union Buildings.
Johannesburg, Gauteng, Jozi or Egoli; the city of gold. Discover a city of great significance from which political intolerance and social injustice gave way to liberty and peace; fundamental rights entrenched in the Constitution. This landlocked city and its mountains of gold hint at its early mining beginnings and paves the way to the world’s 40th-largest metropolis. Travel the streets reliving the South African dream. Visit Constitution Hill, the Constitutional Court and site of Johannesburg’s Old Fort Prison. Visit the Hector Pieterson Memorial, view the iconic Soweto towers and experience Vilakazi Street and an authentic street market.
Language:
English (Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri)
Language:
English (Mondays to Fridays) ±08h30 Rosebank hotels ±08h45 Sandton hotels
Time:
±08h15 or ±12h45 Sandton hotels ±08h45 or ±13h15 Rosebank hotels ± 4.5hrs from the first point of collection
Time:
Duration:
Duration:
± 4.5hrs from the first point of collection
Group Size:
Minimum 2 guests
Group Size:
Minimum 2 pax
Includes:
Constitution Hill entrance fee
Includes:
Voortekker Monument and Kruger House
Excludes:
Lunch
Excludes:
Lunch
Gauteng Highlights / Full Day Explore the Union Buildings in Pretoria, while taking in the views and posing with the statue of Nelson Mandela. Travel past Church Square and through the outskirts of Johannesburg en route to Soweto, a town of many historical sites and significance. Climb the Oppenheimer Tower, sample the tastes of a local Kliptown market, and visit the Walter Sisulu Square where the Freedom Charter was signed. Soweto offers many picture opportunities, including the colourful Orlando Towers. Head to Vilakazi Street and indulge in the local cuisine for lunch (own account). Visit the Hector Pieterson Memorial site and the famous FNB Stadium, where many sports games and live concerts are held. Visit Constitution Hill, a former prison complex and current seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, before heading back to the hotel after viewing Nelson Mandela’s former home in Houghton, and a city viewpoint.
Amandla – South Africa`s untold freedom story / Full Day Private Tour Join your tour guide, in the character of Walter Sisulu, Ruth First or Elias Motsoaledi, on this story-telling journey through the then-volatile Johannesburg and Soweto; experience the struggle and what it meant to live a life in exile. Learn about the country’s liberation and other unspoken stories, as experienced by the historic icon. Visit Mandela’s office, the center point of Soweto, June 16 Memorial Acre, Hector Pieterson Memorial site, Vilakazi Street, Walter Sisulu Freedom Square and a street market. Guest will witness the success stories of an informal settlement community project, before visiting Constitution Hill.
Language:
English
Time:
By arrangement
Language:
English (Mon - Fri)
Duration:
± 9hrs from the first point of collection
Time:
±07h00 Rosebank hotels ±07h30 Sandton hotels
Group Size:
Any
Duration:
± 8hrs from the first point of collection
Includes:
Constitution Hill entrance fee & Soweto Community Project
Group Size:
Minimum 2 guests
Excludes:
Lunch
Includes:
Constitution Hill entrance fee
Excludes:
Lunch
Dinokeng ‘Big 5’ Safari / Half Day Experience Gauteng’s hidden gem, Dinokeng Game Reserve, home to the ‘Big Five’ and only a short 90 minute drive from Sandton. The reserve also boasts cheetah, brown hyena, large variety of antelope, giraffe and bird species. Visit a private game lodge and enjoy an open safari vehicle game drive, traversing over 8 500 hectares of pristine bush, accompanied by an experienced game ranger.
My Joburg / Private Flexible Full Day Discover the province of Gauteng their way. Experience the thrills and pace of Johannesburg’s African heartbeat by visiting the sights, indulging in the sounds and taking in the flavours of this stirring city. Alternatively, if a slow pace is preferred try visiting the beautiful parks, waterfalls or plenty of outdoor possibilities. Explore surrounding areas Soweto, Pretoria, Cullinan or the Dinokeng Game Reserve. You have the flexibility to live the Joburg you want to experience, at your own pace.
Language:
English (daily)
Language:
English or German tour guides are available
Time:
±04h15 or ±14h00 Rosebank hotels ±04h30 or ±14h15 Sandton hotels Morning and afternoon safari options ± 5hrs from the first point of collection
Time:
By arrangement
Duration:
Up to ± 9hrs / limit 300km travel distance
Duration:
Group Size:
Any
Group Size:
Minimum 2 guests
Includes:
Vehicle and tour guide
Includes:
Open safari vehicle game drive, Dinokeng Game Reserve conservation fee
Excludes:
Lunch and entrance fees
Notes:
Public attractions will not be private Specific interest to be confirmed at time of booking
Excludes:
Breakfast, lunch and dinner (for own account)
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