Johannesburg Cycling Tour of Soweto Townships

This tour will let you experience day to day life in the township, from the first people living in Soweto up to today's flamboyant five star Soweto Hotel. You will visit a squatter camp and Regina Mundi church, see Nelson Mandela's house and hear stories about the struggle by black South Africans against Apartheid. You also experience 'the better life for all South Africans' starting after the first free elections in 1994.

Meeting Point

Hector Pieterson Memorial

8287 Khumalo Rd, Orlando West, Johannesburg, 1804, South Africa

meet behind the museum at the bus parking

What's included:

• Local guide
• Use of bicycle
• Use of helmet

Not included:

• Hotel pickup and drop-off

What to expect:

Duration: 4 hours

You leave from Hector Pieterson museum in Orlando West and cycle through Soweto’s daily life.
With your guide you will cycle to the place where Soweto started in 1904. You will see the good, the bad an even the ugly side of this world famous township and will get lot’s of information about what happened during the tumultuous past.
Some of the things you’ll see are churches, you will pass an orphanage, hostel for mineworkers and of course see Winnie Mandela's, Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu’s and Nelson Mandela’s house.

At Orlando West High school your guide will explain the local struggle against the Apartheid system which led to a student uprising and the killing of Hector Pieterson.

You end the tour at Coffee and Cream coffee shop. If you like you can visit the Hector Pieterson museum in your own time after.