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Visit Nelson Mandela's house
History Bicycle Tour of Soweto
History Bicycle Tour of Soweto

History Bicycle Tour of Soweto

By Cycle in Soweto
9.4 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is S$51 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview

This tour will let you experience day to day life in the township, from the first people living in Soweto up to today's flamboyant five star Soweto Hotel. You will visit a squatter camp and Regina Mundi church, see Nelson Mandela's house and hear stories about the struggle by black South Africans against Apartheid. You also experience 'the better life for all South Africans' starting after the first free elections in 1994.

Activity location

  • Cycle in Soweto
    • 7481 Litabe Street,
    • 1804, Soweto, South Africa

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hector Pieterson Memorial
    • 8287 Khumalo Rd
    • 1804, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

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History Bicycle Tour of Soweto
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English

Option 1: This tour will let you experience day to day life in the township, from the first people living in Soweto up to today.

Language options: English
Price details
S$51.16 x 2 AdultsS$102.32
Total
Price is S$102.32
Until Fri, 20 Jun

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedLocal guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedUse of bicycle
  • What's includedWhat's includedUse of helmet
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel pickup and drop-off

Know before you book

  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required

Activity itinerary

You leave from Hector Pieterson museum in Orlando West and cycle through Soweto’s daily life. With your guide you will cycle to the place where Soweto started in 1904. You will see the good, the bad an even the ugly side of this world famous township and will get lot’s of information about what happened during the tumultuous past. Some of the things you’ll see are churches, you will pass an orphanage, hostel for mineworkers and of course see Winnie Mandela's, Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu’s and Nelson Mandela’s house. At Orlando West High school your guide will explain the local struggle against the Apartheid system which led to a student uprising and the killing of Hector Pieterson. You end the tour at Coffee and Cream coffee shop. If you like you can visit the Hector Pieterson museum in your own time after.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESCycle in Soweto
    • 7481 Litabe Street,
    • 1804, Soweto, South Africa

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHector Pieterson Memorial
    • 8287 Khumalo Rd
    • 1804, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

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