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2 nights accommodation in ensuite twin or double rooms - see "Seasonal Rates" tab for prices plus you can add additional nights and additional activities to your Package
Soweto full day tour

Accomodation Description
Literally 5 minutes from O.R. Tambo airport , this 19 room lodge epitomizes hospitality , a family run guest house where all rooms have en suite bathrooms, each room has its own TV with 14 DSTV channels to choose from. All rooms have tea or coffee making facilities and the rooms are serviced every morning. A delicious breakfast of muesli, fruit juices, egg bacon and toast, all done to order is included in the rate and is served in the breakfast room. A fully licensed bar is also available. Lunch and dinners are available on request.

The swimming pool and garden is available for guests to relax in , or you can enjoy a sundowner in the Lapa next to the swimming pool. The lodge has a tranquil and relaxing atmosphere; full of books, music, good wine and home cooked meals. Surrounded by a beautiful garden with mature tropical trees, green lawns and a cool blue sparkling pool, here you can kick your shoes off and unwind, rather than squeeze yourself into a small box like airport hotel .

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

Standard Johannesburg Airport City Stay Package Rates
Double/ Twin ensuite  R1690 pp additional nights R440 pp pn
Single ensuite R2555 additional nights R810 pn
The above rates are valid from 5 June10 through to 30 Sep10.

Double/ Twin ensuite  R2170 pp additional nights R680 pp pn
Single ensuite R3455 additional nights R1260 pn
The above rates are valid from 1 Oct 10 through to 31 Dec10

Double/ Twin ensuite  R2270 pp additional nights R730 pp pn
Single ensuite R3655 additional nights R1360 pn
The above rates are valid from 1 Jan 11 through to 30 Apr 11

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