Johannesburg and Soweto Tour in French
Description
We are a French Guide service provider. Our tours include visiting local schools, participating in traditional weddings and attending church services on top of visiting popular places of interest in and around Johannesburg. The focal point of our tours is to take our visitors to meet local people and to expose them to local culture. Our guides are among the best in the country, they have demonstrated that by winning awards such as "The Lilizela Award for the Best Tourist Guide in the Gauteng province" and "The Best Guide of the Year" for one of the big DMC companies in the country.
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Itinerary
In 1976, the student uprising started in Soweto and spread to the rest of the country, travelers will see the Memorial and the Museum dadictat
Situated in Vilakazi Street, Nelson Mandela lived in this house with his first Evelyn and later with his second wife Winnie Mandela. travelers will learn the history of the house and see some Mandela's family pictures.
Also known as the parliament of Soweto. This is the biggest catholic church in the country. During the student uprising in 1976, it's here were students came to hide from the police.
Situated in Kliptown the oldest multicultural area in Jo'burg. It's here where the freedom charter was voted in 1955.
The FNB Staduim as known as Soccer City. Home of the FIFA World Cup 2010.
The tow cooling towers are a prominent landmark in Soweto, they were built in 1951 to supply electricity to the city of Johannesburg. Today the towers are also used for bungee jumping from a platform between the top of the two towers.
There is perhaps no other site of incarceration in South Africa that imprisoned the sheer number of world-renowned men and women as those held within the walls of Constitution Hill’s Old Fort, Women's Jail and Number. Nelson Mandela. Mahatma Gandhi. Joe Slovo. Albertina Sisulu. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Fatima Meer. They all served time here, but the precinct also confined tens of thousands of ordinary people during its 100-year history. They were men and women of all races, creeds, ages and political agendas; children too, the everyman and the elite. In this way, the history of every South African lives here. Constitution Hill is a living museum that tells the story of South Africa’s journey to democracy. The site is a former prison and military fort that bears testament to South Africa’s turbulent past and, today, is home to the country’s Constitutional Court, which endorses the rights of all citizens.
The Apartheid Museum, the first of its kind, illustrates the rise and fall of apartheid. An architectural consortium, comprising several leading architectural firms, conceptualised the design of the building on a seven-hectare stand. The museum is a superb example of design, space and landscape offering the international community a unique South African experience.
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Pickup Locations & Times
Travelers will be contacted a day prior the tour by our agent.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(18)
We have been waiting for 1 hour at the meeting point but still no driver - guide. The hotel reception called them and it is not even certain that ke chauffeur will come.. we are 6.. I let you imagine the bill! Not to mention the cost of UBER to get to this hotel!!! This is not serious.
We booked a day tour of Joburg confirmed in advance by the operator. On the day the operator did not show up, respond to phone calls or emails. As a result we could not go on the tour and so had the last day of our holiday messed up. The only contact from the operator was a phone call 3 hours later asking me why I called them. Unreliable and not recommended.
Great time! Yu came to pick us up directly from our accommodation. Very kind guide! The explanations were precise and very interesting! He was able to answer all our questions and expectations! Thank you very much for sharing this unforgettable experience! We highly recommend, don't miss out on this excursion!
A very pleasant day of sightseeing thanks to our guide Nathan who allowed us to better understand the Johannesburg area and get a deeper look at the reality of recent South African history. I highly recommend this excursion to all Francophone tourists.
Merci bcp Laurent, nous sommes tres content de nous avoir choisi pour votre tour de Soweto. Kiwa
The guide to Kiwa and the team of guides is very good. They offer guidance in several languages. Our guide was Kiwa and in English, very good the fluency of explanations to know the culture of the place.
Thank you very much. we really appreciate. Nkuli
Thanks to Yu Kiwa, very professional and balanced licenced tour guide, (and I know what I am speaking about, beeing a tour guide myself : ) I experienced my best birthday ever, in Soweto ! It was just great !! Especially, discovering the orphenage Little Rose Center, a Sun ray in the middle of slums and misery. An unforgettable moving moment. I warmly recommand him. Don't hesitate. Go for him. You will enjoy for sure at least as I did.
Salut Nadine, Thank you very much for your outstanding review, coming from an experience and professional tourist guide. I am really honored. Hope to meet again soon. Yu Kiwa
We had a great time in Soweto! Kiwa, our private guide took us to the most important places, and provided meaningful explanations everywhere. The apartheid museum is incredible and Kiwa helped us understand South Africa’s reality during that tumultuous time. Visiting Mandela House was also an amazing experience, and after that he took us to have lunch to a great place with lots of typical food. We ended the day visiting an orphanage in Soweto, an experience we will never forget. We learned so much about Johannesburg through him. He also took us to the Elephant Sanctuary and the lions park. Definitely a trip we will cherish forever. Thank you so so much Kiwa, we loved meeting you and hope to be back to South Africa soon!
Thank you very very much Veronica, Yes I hope to see you soon in SA. Yu Kiwa
Great day with Yu Kiwa who picked us up in Mandela Square at 10:00 and brought us back there around 5:00 pm. Yu is educated and knows South African history perfectly. The journey time to Soweto was used to explain this story with a stop at Africa’s largest calabash stadium (FNB stadium). The visit to Soweto was interesting: notably Mandela's house, the memorial to Hector Peterson, the Charter of Freedom monument. Also visiting very different neighborhoods (bourgeois neighborhoods, former miners’ houses, etc.) and most importantly, visiting a crèche / orphanage "Little Rose Centre" in Kliptown where we were accompanied by a young man who works there and resides in this neighborhood. We also met the founder, Mrs Nomayeza Majola, who spoke to us about the centre with love and pride. Around noon, a lunch break at Sakhumzi a nice restaurant that serves local food near Mandela's house. A tour we highly recommend to discover the different aspects of Soweto and thank you again to Yu for his kindness, knowledge and humor. Valerie (x2) and Marcel
Merci beaucoup Valerie b'abord pour avoir choisi notre tour de Soweto et aussi pour votre commentaire. Je suis tres heureux de voir que vous avez aimer le tour. Guider c'est une passion! Yu Kiwa
I do not have with my children felix and simon a great stay in South Africa thanks to our great guide kiwa..I keep an unforgettable memory. I recommend to all the kiwa guide for your stay... Yes it's "the best"
Merci beaucoup pour votre commentaire, nous esperons vous revoir dans un bref delai. Yu Kiwa
100% recommended!! Could not have asked for a better guide, Nkuli, to get to see and learn about Soweto. :)
Thank you for your feedback. I really appreciate it. Un abrazo. Nkuli
