SowetoSoweto is a symbol of the New South Africa, caught between poverty and new prosperity, and an upbeat lifestyle. It is a vibrant area which still openly bears the scars of the Apartheid past and yet shows what’s possible in the New South Africa. This tour is innovative and highly diverse with customised experiences allowing you the opportunity to touch South Africa and experience ‘township living’. Price: R690 (ca. 35€) Number of participants: min 10 / max unlimited Time of departure: 13h30 Place of departure: Capital on the Park Hotel lobby Duration: 4.5 hours (includes travel time) Included in this tour: Entry to the Hector Pieterson Museum and the Mandela House Museum, A drive past the Regina Mundi Church and Soccer City Stadium and a visit to Freedom Square and Freedom Charter Memorial. A drive along Vilakazi Street past the homes of Nobel peace prize winners Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela and freedom fighter, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. |
Apartheid Museum This extensive museum strives to show the bitter realities of the apartheid system from many angles and a visit is an unforgettable, thought-provoking, and at times difficult experience. The story of South Africa’s struggle for democracy is compellingly told with powerful displays and interactive elements, and through everyday heroes as well as historical leaders. Price: R690 (ca. 35€) Number of participants: min 10 / max unlimited Time of departure: 13h30 Place of departure: Capital on the Park Hotel lobby Duration: 3 hours (includes travel time) Includes a visit to the Apartheid Museum. |
Maropeng/Cradle of Humankind The Maropeng Visitor Centre is an exciting, world-class exhibition, focusing on the development of humans and our ancestors over the past few million years. Maropeng means “returning to the place of origin” in Setswana, the main indigenous language in this area of South Africa. Our ancestors have lived in this area for more than 3-million years. The Sterkfontein Caves - about 50 km from Johannesburg - is the site of some of the most important discoveries concerning the evolution of humans and have been declared a World Heritage Site. If it's true that Africa is the cradle of all mankind - and most paleontologists believe this to be so - then Sterkfontein Caves is surely one of the continent's sacred sites. The Sterkfontein caves have been described as the 'anthropological treasure-house of the world'. Price: R1090 (ca. 56€) Number of participants: min 10 / max unlimited Time of departure: 13h00 – please note earlier departure time with this option Place of departure: Capital on the Park Hotel lobby Duration: 4.5 hours (includes travel times) This tour includes: Entry into the Maropeng Visitor Centre and Sterkfontein Caves, a visit to The Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, a display of original fossils and a guided tour through The Sterkfontein Caves. |
Lion and Rhino Nature ReserveThe Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve is a privately owned game reserve, covering approximately 1200 hectares of land on the typical Highveld of Gauteng. The reserve is situated in the "Cradle of Humankind", a declared World Heritage Site, about 40 km north-west of Johannesburg. Price: R1190 (ca. 62€) Number of participants: min 10 / max unlimited Time of meeting: 13h30 Place of departure: Capital on the Park Hotel lobby Duration: 4 hours (includes travel time) This tour includes: Entry into the Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve and the Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve Animal Crèche, a professional guided tour throughout the Reserve which offers a view of various species, including more than 20 species of game. |
Lesedi Cultural VillageLesedi offers two unique day experiences in themselves where guests can share the excitement and warmth of true rural African culture. We invite you to experience the spirit of Ubuntu at this Unique Cultural Venue where the people of Lesedi welcome you with music, song and the warmth of Africa. One of Lesedi’s many differentiating factors is the village’s natural and tasteful incorporation into the surrounding bush, with five traditional homesteads showcasing traditional Zulu, Xhosa, Pedi, Basotho and Ndebele ways of life. Price: R1390 (ca. 72€) Number of participants: min 10 / max unlimited Time of departure: 15h00 – please note the later departure time with this option Place of departure: Capital on the Park Hotel lobby Duration: 4.5 hours (includes travel time) This tour includes: Entry to Lesedi Cultural Village, a traditional African welcome and meal, a multi-visual theatre presentation on the history and origin of the people, a guided tour of five homesteads, a song and dance performance and a Pan African Feast. |
Booking and PaymentWe are pleased to inform you of the exciting social tours that will be on offer during the KBS conference. Please visit https://www.kbs2023joburg.org/social-tours.html for more information. However, please note that booking and payment for social tours will only be possible after the conference registration and payment page has been opened. Please check the conference news announcements regarding the opening of the page regularly for updates. Thank you for your understanding.
Contact information for tour operators Odirile Sophie Motsogi: Mobile: +27 83 307 4390 Snowy Mattera: Mobile: +27 72 200 7704 |
