- Culture
Culture vultures can get their fill of museums, art galleries, Anglo/Boer/Zulu/bullet slinging/spear throwing battle sites. Southern Africa’s history is flavoured by a variety of exotic influences and there’ll be something to suit everyone’s taste. Just don’t expect 1 000 year old cathedrals. This icons covers all cultural interests.
- Nature in South Africa
There is lots of it. And most of it is protected so there are huge tracts of unspoilt loveliness that will have any nature lover coming back for more. This icon indicates naturally beautiful areas away from any major civilisation.
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| Physical address........ www.jozitours.co.za |
Cultural, historical and nature tours of Johannesburg and Soweto
Jozi Tours will hold your hand and take you down Gauteng’s highways and byways. Walk the streets of Jo’burg, Pretoria and Soweto, visit the Apartheid Museum, the Cradle of Humankind, the Lesedi Cultural Village, Pilanesberg, Sun City and the Rhino and Lion Park. Their tours pick up from anywhere in Jo’burg, are fun, good value for money and cater for individuals or groups. Once the continent beckons, ask their South African tour guide for advice on safaris to the Kruger and overland trips further afield.
No need to book ahead. Baz Bus agent. Car rental.
Soweto tour combined with the exciting Orlando Power Swing and Bungi
The Hector Peterson Memorial. The now famous image of a young man holding a dying, young schoolboy in his arms, as his hysterical sister runs besides him screaming. This photograph epitomised the pain and suffering South Africa endured and dominated the recent 25th anniversary of the Soweto uprising when South Africa's black youth challenged the white apartheid government in 1976 . (45min stop)
A drive by the Mandela Family House, for a photo opportunity, entrance optional (~R60), then across to Vilikazi Street - which is the only street in the world that houses 2 Nobel Prize winners - Nelson Mandela and Bishop Tutu. (15 min tour)
We visit the Regina Mundi Cathedral which introduces you to the world renown Black Madonna. (25 min stop)
We also take a further 25 min guided tour through one of the historically rich suburbs of Soweto and interact with some of the locals.
It doesn’t end there... and this is only for the brave and adventurous! We take an adrenaline turn to the Orlando Power Station which has been transformed into one of South Africas top hotspots within historical Soweto.
The towers offer you the first ever swing between two cooling stations in the in the world - a dizzy 100m up from the ground! And they're not just any towers! They were originally built for the Orlando Power Station which was the most advanced facility in the Southern hemisphere in its day. Although the station is no longer in operation, you can still FEEL THE POWER!!! own cost and risk.
| Tour Cost: | R450.00 per person |
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| Entrance Fees | Included |
| Activity Fees | Excluded (at own cost) |
| Duration | 5 hours |
After a few hours at the Apartheid Museum you will feel that you were in the townships In the 70s and 80s, dodging police bullets or teargas canisters, or marching and toy-toying with thousands of school children, or carrying the body of a comrade into a nearby house.
This extraordinarily powerful museum has already become the city's leading tourist attraction, an obligatory stop for visitors and residents alike. The Museum, with its large blown-up photographs, metal cages and numerous monitors recording continuous replays of apartheid scenes set in a double volume ceiling, concrete and red brick walls and gray concrete floor, is next to the Gold Reef City Casino, five kilometres south of the city centre.
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A safe way to get around Jo'burgs night time hotspots.
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(Mossel Bay,Garden Route)
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(Cape St Francis,Sunshine Coast)
House on the Hill offers luxurious accommodation at backpacker rates.
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Hey Backpackers, here's a safe place to stay in the presigious suburb of Randburg for under R100 a head!
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Help research the movements of lions in the Addo.
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This log cabin is set close to the world’s highest bungy jump with a huge view over the Bloukrans Gorge and indigenous forest below.
(Bloukrans,Garden Route)
Ansteys Beach Backpackers is just a short walk from the world famous “Cave Rock” surf break. The perfect place to stay at in Durban if you are after waves and beaches.
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