Sowetoo Tours: Guided Soweto Township and Heritage Tours

Sowetoo Tours runs live guided tours through Soweto every day of the week, tracing the landmarks of South Africa's freedom struggle alongside the everyday life of the country's best known township. Guides are local, the scheduled tours can be joined on the day, and the private options are pre-booked.

The full range of Soweto tours is set out below. Soweto Two Hour Tour R645 per adult and R325 for juniors aged 4 to 17. Children under 4 go free, to a maximum of two children per adult. Runs daily with departures at 10:33, 11:33, 12:33, 13:33 and 14:33, each returning two hours later.

No pre-booking required. The route covers FNB Stadium, Diepkloof, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, the Bara Taxi Rank, Orlando Towers, Orlando Stadium, the Hector Pieterson Memorial in Orlando West, Vilakazi Street and a stop at the Soweto Brewing Company. Museum entry fees, lunch and hotel pick-up are excluded.

One Day Red Bus and Soweto Combo R675 per adult and R365 for juniors aged 4 to 17, with children under 4 free. Combines one day of red bus access with the two hour live guided Soweto tour. Available daily and no pre-booking required. Two Day Red Bus and Soweto Combo R775 per adult and R465 for juniors aged 4 to 17, with children under 4 free.

Combines two days of red bus access with the two hour live guided Soweto tour. Available daily and no pre-booking required. Private Sowetoo Half Day Tour R990 per person for a minimum of six people, with group sizes catered for at 6, 15, 20 to 26 and 30 to 32. Pre-booking required.

Pick-up at 09:30 and return at 15:00, daily. The price includes hotel pick-up, bottled water and entry to the South African Hall of Fame, Mandela House Museum, Hector Pieterson Museum and the Soweto Heritage Hall. The route adds Winnie Mandela's house, the Soweto Five Roses Bowl and Regina Mundi to the standard landmarks.

Lunch and unlisted museum fees are excluded. Private Sowetoo Day Tour with Lunch R1350 per person for a minimum of six people, with the same group sizes catered for and pre-booking required. Pick-up at 08:30 and return at 16:30, daily. Covers everything on the half day tour and adds lunch on Vilakazi Street.

Unlisted museum entry fees are excluded. June 16 Memorial Tour R1295 per adult, for a minimum of four people and up to 20, strictly by pre-booking. A dedicated walk through the 1976 Soweto Uprising. It starts at the Donaldson Orlando Community Centre, where Nelson Mandela trained as a boxer, then moves through Morris Isaacson High School, the June 16 Memorial Acres and the Hector Pieterson Memorial Site, following the student leadership of the uprising and the legacy of Tsietsi Mashinini.

Soweto Bicycle Extension with Bookibhoni R150 per person, pre-booking required, with bookings taken between 10:33 and 13:33 daily. A ride through the streets of Soweto that works as an add-on to a guided tour. Half Day Soweto and Half Day Safari Experience Quoted on request. Minimum of four people and up to 20, strictly by pre-booking.

Pairs a half day in Soweto with a half day game experience. Four Day Township, Culture and Safari Experience Quoted on request. Minimum of four people and up to 20, strictly by pre-booking. A multi-day itinerary built around the township, cultural sites and a safari leg. za . Online bookings qualify for a discount.

Prices are those published by the operator and are subject to change.