Transformative Johannesburg & Soweto: Apartheid Museum Tour

This tour was excellent and the guide did a very good job about educating us about the city and places we were seeing. It ran smoothly and we got to see a wide range of things. This would be perfect if you are time poor in Joburg. Thanks for the good time.

Please please choose this tour. Please choose mahti excellent tour Guide. The whole Nelson Mandela experience has been a good history awakening.

Nathi was a great guide. Very informative and answered all our questions. The tour covered everything I needed to see here.

September 28, 2025 After breakfast, our tour guide, Nathi (pronounced Nah-Chi) picked us up for a tour of Johannesburg and Soweto. First stop was Constitution Hill, which was a Johannesburg prison called The Old Fort — segregated for Whites, Blacks, Non-Whites, and Women. The structure was built by Paul Kruger in late 1800s. Mahatma Gandhi and then later Nelson Mandela were imprisoned here, along with hundreds of others — it was notorious for how Blacks, Indians, and Mixed Race (Coloreds) were tortured. The prison was closed in 1983 and then parts of it were retained as a museum and other parts rebuilt as Constitution Hill, which includes the Supreme Court. Note that Johannesburg started out as a gold mining town in the late 1800s. There still are functioning mines. Unfortunately, the businesses have fled downtown Johannesburg and one sees significant decrepitude and crime. Then we headed out to Soweto, a black township. It erupted in 1976 in serious violence perpetrated by the White police, because they imposed Afrikaans on Black teachers and students, who refused to accept the same. Many hundreds were hurt or killed. Soweto sits on asbestos mine tailings and gold mine tailings — both of which have contributed to significant health issues. Today, Blacks, Whites, and Asians live there and there are wealthy sections and really poor sections with shanties. We got to see Nelson Mandela’s home in Soweto after which we headed to see the Apartheid Museum. The latter offers a heartbreaking exhibit of a seriously bad era in South Africa’s history, which is fraught.

We had an amazing time on our adventure in Johannesburg! From the Apartheid Museum, Nelson Mandela’s House, and the authentic meal. We loved every minute of it!

Very powerful tour with a very good guide. We got to stop at places where History happened and I wish everyone had the privilege to do the same. Do not miss out.

Full day visiting Soweto, including Aparteid Museum, Nelson Mandela's house, Desmond Tutu and then went on to Constitution Hill. We really enjoyed Constitution Hill, learned loads & was so interesting. We got a long time in Aparteid Museum but we struggled with the route through the exhibitions & was a bit long for us. However others may want all that time. But we enjoyed seeing Sowetto and the township and where Nelson & Desmond lived. Overall a great day

Thaepo our guide was courteous, flexible and spent time explaining little details. He took the time and pointed out key points during our tour. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour. Would highly recommend. Thanks

Excellent experience Driver on time Great narrative and history Apartheid Musuem is so well curated Great tour at Nelson Mandela house too

Such a great amount of information in one day. Enjoyed our tour guide! He answered all of our questions and more.