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Johannesburg:
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Arriving in Johannesburg means arriving in a city of diversity and character! This 4 hour tour allows you to see just enough of the city to wet your appetite! Travel past the Supreme Court and visit Museum Africa before you cross the new Johannesburg Landmark - the Nelson Mandela Bridge! Travel to the 'Top of Africa' for a majestic panoramic view.

2mandelabridgeaYour first stop is "The Top of Africa", the 50th floor of the Brixton Tower. Here you get a panoramic view of Johannesburg, which orientates one to the size of this vast metropolis. Continue downtown past the Supreme Court, visit "Museum Africa" (time permitting) where the history and cultures of the South African "Rainbow Nation" are well represented. Then travel over Nelson Mandela Bridge in Newtown, continue onto Constitution Hill, the Constitutional Court and Old Fort Prison.

Soweto:
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According to the City of Johannesburg's marketing and tourism report for May 2003. Some 180 000 foreign visitors took a tour of Soweto in 2002, while 29 379 people visited the Mandela Museum, 24 779 people stopped off at the Hector Pieterson Memorial, and 12 600 people spent time at the Ubuntu Kraal, all in Orlando West, a suburb of Soweto. That totals 246 758 visitors for 2002.

soweto3The Mandela Museum, in Vilakazi Street, is the former four-roomed home of Nelson and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela; the Hector Pieterson Memorial, is three blocks from where the 13-year-old Hector was shot and died on 16 June 1976, the day when students in Soweto marched against the repressive imposition of Afrikaans in schools; and Ubuntu Kraal is a collection of straw-roofed rondavels that form a homestead, popular as a wedding and conference venue.

"Soweto is currently the fifth most popular destination for overseas visitors to Gauteng province," states the report.

Pretoria:
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Pretoria is the administrative capital of South Africa's cultural hub as well as a centre of research and learning. It is a friendly city with open streets and warm hearted people.
A city for both young and old. Pretoria is not only the seat of the legislative and executive power, but the display of cabinet and the country’s cultural heritage. The cultural buff has more than 30 museums, The city caters for all levels of education through its four universities.

Highlights:

  • Voortrekker Monument
  • Church Square
  • Melrose House
  • Old Synagogue
  • Union Buildings
  • Paul Kruger’s House

Cape town
capetown-toursTravel by Cable Car to the top of Table Mountain, then descend and visit the Malay Quarter, city centre, Company Gardens and Castle of Good Hope. Travel to Milnerton Lighthouse and photograph Table Mountain from across Table Bay. Then visit the Diamond Works.

This tour showcases some of the oldest monuments and historical sights in Cape Town. See District Six Museum, Langa - the oldest formal township and the Gugulethu township, where you will view crafters at work. Visit the largest informal settlement - Khayelitsha, before popping in to a shebeen where you will meet and interact with the local community.

Durban:
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We explore the temples, churches and architecture Durban is blessed with. Drive past the beautiful City Hall and Playhouse theatre complex before reaching the Indian market where you'll have time to explore. Take a peek inside the Emanuel Cathedral before we head off to the informal settlement of Cato Manor. End the morning with tea at the beautiful Botanic Gardens (own account).

A full day tour of the city of Durban, with the morning dedicated to showing you the cultural and historical contrasts of this city. We continue to Durban's newest attraction: uShaka Marine World, for lunch (not included). Afterwards enjoy a guided tour of this world class facility, which will comprise of a saltwater aquarium with both indoor and outdoor displays and exhibits of South Africa's unique Indian and Atlantic Ocean Marine life. Also included is a wonderful Dolphin, Seal and Penguin show.

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