Itinerary

The City Stay Package consists of the following :

Return airport to lodge transfers
2 nights accommodation in a dorm bed or ensuite twin or double rooms - see "Seasonal Rates" tab for prices plus you can add additional nights and additional activities to your Package
Soweto Cycle tour picks you up at around 8 am and drop off time between 4 and 5 pm.

Accommodation Description
A self catering Backpacking lodge situated in a quiet suburban area just 10 minutes from the airport , a comfortable place to stay with clean rooms, frirndly staff and a well equipped kitchen. The gardens are well looked after and the lapa where BBQs are hosted is a favourite gathering place for travellers . Enjoy the ensuite private rooms, the cozy dorm or the comfortable veranda.
Rooms have safe boxes, bedding and towels are provided. Most rooms have a TV, lots of packing space and heaters. There are a few shops within easy walking distance. Laundry service on request.

Soweto Cycle Tour
We head to the bustling city for a day tour of Johannesburg, the hub of South African business. Entering Jozi – affectionately named by the locals, our first stop is the highest building in Africa.  The Carlton centre was built in the 1960’s and is 50 stories high.  From the viewing deck at the top of the building we are able to get our bearings of this vast city.  Our next stop is the Apartheid museum which depicts the rise and fall of apartheid in South Africa.
We make our way to Soweto in time for lunch and try the local cuisine.  After lunch we get together at the starting point of the biking tour of Soweto. You will be introduced to Soweto, its history and its people. More than three million people are living here speaking all the of 11 official languages of South Africa, you will be taught some of the most common phrases to be able to greet people as you are cycling along the streets. Speaking and interacting with the locals at a real level and not from the comfort of a closed vehicle. Learning about the different cultures and history of this famous city.  Go to places such as a former migrant workers’ hostel for men. Here you will be introduced to the culture and life today by your local guide. Continue to Meadowlands, famous for the forced removals from Sophiatown in the 1950's. Cycle through historical landmarks of the 1976 student uprisings and visit the memorial site of Hector Pieterson. You will also cycle down Vilakazi Street where Nelson Mandela used to live and where Bishop Desmond Tutu has his home. Finish the biking tour of Johannesburg off at the local shebeen, have a drink, play pool and dance to kwaito music.
This day tour of Johannesburg gives you insight about Soweto's many different faces, the Soweto uprisings and the resistance against Apartheid. You will also see and learn how the communities have changed and developed to what it is today.
Included: English speaking guide, Entrance fees and transportation as indicated and lunch.

Seasonal Rates

Budget Johannesburg Airport City Stay Package Rates
Dorm bed   R1100 pp  additional nights R140
Double/ Twin ensuite  R1380 pp additional nights R300
Single ensuite R1420 pp additional nights R300

The above rates are valid through to 30 June 11 but are subject to certain price adjustments

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