What You Will Do
Embark on a fun and unique tour experience as you explore the urban complex of Soweto on a bicycle. Get to experience the township like a local. Get a glimpse of Hector Pietersen Museum, Mandela House and Tutu House.
Start your cycling tour in Killarney, to learn how Soweto was created in 1904 and share the history of this Township.
Continue to Mama Lilian Ngoyi's house, an anti-apartheid activist. Cycle to Hector Pietersen Museum where the Soweto uprising transpired which was one of the turning points of apartheid.
This tour will get you closer to all the highlights of Soweto. See the Mandela House, where Nelson Mandela lived from 1946 to 1962.
Then, pass by Tutu House on Vilakazi Street, where Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his family once resided. Talk about the Nobel Laureate's contribution to apartheid's downfall in South Africa.
Give your feet a break by stopping for lunch. Taste South African sandwiches called kota before cycling back to the starting point.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
Meeting Point
Meet your guide in front of the Vilakazi Espresso, opposite the Hector Pieterson Memorial.
1
Phomolong
15 minutes
Sharing stories about different family generations, how apartheid had an impact in everyone, and how Soweto has changed today.
2
Mzimhlophe
10 minutes
Visiting the only former women’s hostel, which housed domestic workers from the rural areas working for the whites in johannesburg.
3
Nkungu Street
10 minutes
Visiting Mama Lillian Mgoyi's home, an anti-apartheid activist, President of the Women's League and she is one of the women who led a women's march of 20,000 women to the Union Buildings of Pretoria in protest against the apartheid government requiring women to carry passbooks as part of the pass laws.
4
Hector Pieterson Museum and Memorial
30 minutes
1976. youth uprising
5
Soweto
Biking around the township
6
Mandela House
30 minutes
famous house of Nelson Mandela
7
Vilakazi Street
40 minutes
2 Noble piece price winners
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