Journey To Freedom Experience

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This full day tour shares some of the journey, pain and struggle of South Africans; witness the places, experience the diverse museums where these momentous, tumultuous years have been documented.

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Highlights

  • Driving past the affluent suburb of Diepkloof Extension.
  • Have lunch in Soweto at a local restaurant.
  • Hector Pieterson Museum, where we unravel the cause of the devastating riots.

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Many South Africans gave much, some gave all, to achieve a truly democratic South Africa. Come with us on this full day tour which shares some of the journey, pain and struggle of those heroes; witness the places, experience the diverse museums where these momentous, tumultuous years have been so well documented. Our day begins at the Kliptown Open Air Museum where delegates met in 1955 to adopt the Freedom Charter, now the cornerstone of the Bill of Rights and the South African Constitution. Our journey continues to Regina Mundi Church, site of many secret underground meetings of the then banned political parties. Standing in here, you can feel the tension, picture the intensity, the strain on the faces of those unthinkably brave souls, committed at any cost to changing the way of life of a nation. Our next stop is the Hector Pieterson Museum, where we start to unravel the cause of the devastating riots, before travelling past Mandela House, where you have the option of visiting this small museum (own account). We’ve chosen to lunch in Soweto at a local restaurant (own account). We then continue our journey driving past the affluent suburb of Diepkloof, which is in stark contrast to the lower income areas seen earlier in the day, en-route to the iconic Apartheid Museum. This is an interactive voyage of discovery, one which takes you from the dark days of ‘whites only’ privilege, through to Nelson Mandela’s historic release. The Apartheid Museum is a multimedia experience, with documentary film snippets, texts, sound clips and live accounts, recapturing life in the dark days of South Africa. It’s a fascinating tour, filled with tales of bravery and sadness, but ultimately, it’s a story with the right ending.

Includes

Hotel pickup and drop-off Entry tickets to Nelson Mandela House and Apartheid Museum Entry to Kliptown Open Air Museum

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