A variety of tours are available with the main emphasis falling on South African culture, history and nature. As our tours are personalized, guests might wish to discuss their itinerary with the tour operator at the time of booking.

Tours in and around Pretoria and Johannesburg are normally of a half or whole day duration while tours to the Pilanesberg or Kruger National Parks, the Panoramic region and the Kwazulu Natal battle fields will require two, three or even four days.

Gauteng Cultural Tour

This popular tour takes the visitor to Johannesburg along the early gold seekers route, then into bustling Soweto to meet the locals and see the homes of our icons, Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu.

The tour would include visits to the Reginah Mundi Church, Hector Pieterson Memorial and lunch at a Soweto restaurant/shebeen.

The tour continues in Pretoria with visits to historic Church Square with its fine architecture, Union Buildings, the impressive Voortrekker Monument and Fort Klapperkop with its fine vista over the capital.

Other highlights that may be considered include the following

Johannesburg

• Cradle of Humankind (World Heritage Site)
• Apartheid Museum
• Gold Reef City – early Johannesburg theme park with underground visit to a gold mine

Pretoria

• De Wildt Cheetah breeding centre
• Cullinan village and diamond mine
• Melrose House – a fine Victorian house where the treaty was signed ending the Anglo Boer War.

Whatever your purpose is in visiting South Africa we recommend that at least two or three days be set aside either at the beginning or end of your trip to explore and experience the most vibrant of South Africa’s provinces – GAUTENG.