Pretoria Historical and Cultural Private Tour

This tour is private with just you and the guide in the vehicle. The vehicle is fully sanitized for your use. Pretoria is often called the "Garden City" and indeed this is especially true in late spring when the Jacaranda trees bloom into a sea of purple. It is the capital city of South Africa and steeped in the history of South Africa. You will learn much about South Africa of the present and its history on a tour of Pretoria. Visit venues such as the Voortrekker Monument, The Union Buildings, and Church Square in the center of Pretoria.

What's included:

• Private tour
• Professional guide
• Round-trip private transfer
• Transport by air-conditioned minivan
• Hotel/port pickup and drop-off

Not included:

• Souvenirs and Curios

What to expect:

Duration: 8 hours

Freedom Park

Koch & 7th Avenue, Salvokop, Pretoria

Freedom Park celebrates South Africa's heritage. It is a centre of knowledge aimed at deepening the understanding of the nation. It strives to accommodate all of the country's experiences and symbols to tell one coherent story.
Freedom Park is a national and international site that celebrates the ideals of liberty, diversity and human rights.
Freedom Park is a national and international site that celebrates the ideals of liberty, diversity and human rights.

Freedom Park is a cultural institution housing a museum and a memorial dedicated to chronicling and honouring the many who contributed to South Africa's liberation. The museum aims to preserve and narrate the story of the African continent, and specifically South Africa, from the dawn of humanity, through pre-colonial, colonial and apartheid history and heritage, to the post-apartheid nation of today. It is a long walk, spanning some 3.6 billion years.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Union Buildings

Government Avenue, , Pretoria, 0002

The Union Buildings form the official seat of the South African Government and also house the offices of the President of South Africa. The imposing buildings are located in Pretoria, atop Meintjieskop at the northern end of Arcadia, close to historic Church Square and the Voortrekker Monument

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Voortrekker Monument

Eeufees Road, Groenkloof 358-Jr, Pretoria, 0027

The majestic Voortrekker Monument is situated in the northern part of South Africa in the Pretoria (Tshwane) region in a nature reserve. It is a unique Monument which commemorates the Pioneer history of Southern Africa and the history of the Afrikaner and is situated in a beautiful setting.
The Monument was inaugurated in 1949. It was designed by architect Gerard Moerdijk. In the Hall of Heroes is the world’s longest historical marble frieze. A tapestry with more than three million stitches is housed in the Cenotaph Hall.

Today it is the most visited heritage site of its kind in Gauteng and one of the top ten cultural historical visitor attractions in the country. It is also the only Grade 1 national Heritage Site in Pretoria. The Monument also manages the Blood River Heritage Site.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Church Square

Stanza Bopape Street, , Pretoria, 0186

Our guide will explain the significance and history of the buildings in this central feature of Pretoria.

30 minutes

University of Pretoria Museums

University Rd, University of Pretoria, Hatfield Campus, Pretoria, 0028

Much is to be learned here about pre-colonial African civilization and peoples and art, particularly early gold mining and trading with the middle and far east.. Pretoria University along with Cape Town and Johannesburg University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) makes up our top 3 Universities.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Pretoria

Pretoria

Depending on the schedule we will stop somewhere to get you a light lunch which is included in the tour. Pretoria has many nice restaurants.

45 minutes