Soweto Half-Day Tour
3 h
Half Day
About this activity
You know the name. It's a legend. SOWETO, acronym for South Western Township, is home to more than two million people, who, despite living in crowded and chaotic conditions, have a tangible sense of community, one which ironically, the ordered, walled, elitist northern suburbs lack. Inside Soweto, visit the Kliptown Open Air Museum where delegates met in 1955 to adopt the Freedom Charter, now the cornerstone of the Bill of Rights and the South African Constitution.
Your journey continues to Regina Mundi Church, site of many secret underground meetings of the then banned political parties. Then your next stop is the Hector Pieterson Museum, where you'll discover the cause of the tragic riots which led to his death. Pass Mandela House, and get time to visit this fascinating little museum (own account). Finally, go past the largest stadium in Africa, Soccer City, host of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final. Soweto is unlike a suburb you've ever seen or been to, yet the history of struggle encapsulated here is a cornerstone of the South African story.
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Your journey continues to Regina Mundi Church, site of many secret underground meetings of the then banned political parties. Then your next stop is the Hector Pieterson Museum, where you'll discover the cause of the tragic riots which led to his death. Pass Mandela House, and get time to visit this fascinating little museum (own account). Finally, go past the largest stadium in Africa, Soccer City, host of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final. Soweto is unlike a suburb you've ever seen or been to, yet the history of struggle encapsulated here is a cornerstone of the South African story.
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Tourism
85%
Cultural
55%
Sport
50%
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