Short Budget Tour of Johannesburg

This is the ideal add on package to any tour staring or finishing in Johannesburg, or as a short getaway to this fascinating city. Combine New York, London and Amsterdam. Add a touch of Calcutta, Rio and Los Angeles, and you get Johannesburg. It is the second largest city in Africa, south of Cairo, and home to some eight million people.

Johannesburg is the financial, economic and cultural powerhouse of South Africa - and by implication the entire African continent.

Johannesburg can seem overwhelming to the first-time visitor. Some travellers are aprehensive about Johannesburg, but most love it. Take the time to explore the city and be amazed by the diverse cultures, interesting people and numerous places to visit.

The Johannesburg City Stay Package consists of the following:

• 1 x Transfer (to or from the Airport).
• 2 x Nights' accommodation (En-suite Guesthouse accommodation on a Bed & Breakfast Basis).
• 1 x 5 hour Day Tour (Soweto & Apartheid Museum OR Johannesburg & Soweto ).

Accommodation description

Accommodation on this Johannesburg tour is in a comfortable lodge conveniently located less than 10km’s from the O.R. Tambo International Airport.

The lodge is set on an 8000sq km property with a stream flowing through it, offering a peaceful setting for guests to relax in and enjoy the country feel of the open space. A warm and welcoming atmosphere is created by the African style décor of the lodge. The lodge has a large dining room, lounge and bar area. The tastefully decorated and spacious lodge rooms also follow an African theme and have en-suite bathrooms.

The lodge features a wooden deck, ideal for taking it easy beside the sparkling swimming pool. Your accommodation includes breakfast and one airport transfer. 

Soweto & Apartheid Museum – Johannesburg  (5 Hours)               

Johannesburg & Soweto (5 Hours)             

Highlights of the city tour include a visit to Museum Afrika, for a historical aspect on South Africa, a small but powerful museum, a climb (in an elevator!) to the top of the highest building in the continent - the Carlton Centre - for a splendid view of the city, a tour of Constitution Hill - formerly the site for prisons and courts, now an area of museums and history. Also inlcuded is a visit to the the Market Theatre precinct offering some of the most diverse cultures to be seen in one place, a drive through what was once the most 'happening' place in town - Hillbrow, and finally see Houghton, one of the elite suburbs where most of SA's government live.

Apartheid Museum

No visit to Johannesburg should go by without a visit to the Apartheid Museum. The museum was established in 2001 and tells the story of Apartheid or "seperate development" that catagorised over 20 million local South African's as second class citezens in their own country. The museum tells the story of the triumph of the human spirit when faced with adversity.

The museum is made up of 22 individual exhibition areas that take the visitor through an emotionally moving voyage, the museum does an excellent job at telling the story of a state-sanctioned system based on racial discrimination, this is the story of the struggle of the majority to overthrow this tyranny. For anyone wanting to understand and experience what apartheid was all about, a visit to this amazing Museum is a must do. Today the museum is a shining light showing the world how South Africa is dealing with its oppressive past and how all South African's are working for a united future.

Please note:

• This Package requires a minimum of 2 clients in order to run.
• Extra nights’ accommodation & Day Tours can be added to your package. Please see Optional Extra’s tab for details.

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