4 day Gauteng Historical Tour
Gauteng means “place of gold”, after the 1886 discovery of gold in Johannesburg.
Itinerary:
Day 1: This tour takes you into the most famous sprawling township in Africa, home of about 2 million people. We start this tour by crossing the Nelson Mandela Bridge to visit the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg's Newtown Cultural District. You will see Constitution Hill, where we take a highlights tour. Now to Vilakazi Street where we can relive the history of two Nobel Peace Prize winners. We visit the Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum, and then the Mandela House Museum. Have an authentic African eating experience at a local restaurant and end the day with a drive past the Baragwanath hospital, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, and the Orlando power station’s towers. Overnight at a 3/4 star hotel. Day 2: Pretoria was named after one of the "Voortrekker" leaders Andries Pretorius, and is the administrative capital of South Africa. It is also called the "Garden City" due to the abundance of Jacaranda trees flowering into a sea of purple. It is the capital city and steeped in the history of South Africa. On entering Pretoria city center, we visit the historic Church Square with its beautiful buildings and the Kruger Statue. Visit the Voortrekker Monument to study the Pioneer history of South Africa and the history of the Afrikaner (Lunch not included). We then traverse to the Sammy Marks Museum for a guided tour through the Marks Mansion. Union Buildings concludes this rich South African heritage excursion. We overnight at a 3/4 star hotel. Day 3: The Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve is a game reserve in Gauteng covering 1200 hectares. Besides the game drive where white lions and rhinoceros can be seen, visitors can view a wide variety of game including some very rare and endangered species. You can choose from a big variety of additional things to do, from lion, cheetah and wild dog feeding, a visit to the vulture hide and predator camp. It includes a visit to the Wonder Caves, a Natural Wonder 5 – 10 million years old, where Cave Pearls, Stalactites & Stalagmite Formations up to 15 m, and a Rim Stone pool can be seen. (have lunch at one of the restaurants, own cost) Overnight at a 3/4 star hotel. Day 4: You have the option to choose between the Magalies Adventure (https://www.amatungulu.com/gauteng-historical-tour) or a Pilanesberg Big 5 Game Drive. (https://www.amatungulu.com/pilanesberg-game-drive) See itineraries, and download the brochure here: https://www.toursouth.africa/_files/ugd/f84e46_b88f6a9df22b48a6bae59fefcbf22b4c.pdf?index=true
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