‘Bike & Bungee In Soweto’ Tour

Description

Price Excludes Bunjee Jump Fee

This short tour will give you a brief but good insight into the history and daily life of residents of Soweto.  Our local guides will give you a unique township experience. As you cycle past some of the exciting hotspots you will see street vendors plying their trade, interesting, colourful murals and men and women pushing huge trolleys of plastic and paper which they collect and deliver to recycle depots for an exchange of cash. 

Cycle down the dusty streets of an informal settlement past make shift homes and imaginative fences made from bed springs or discarded boxes. The people are friendly and will happily share their stories with you. You travel down vibrant Vilakazi Street, the only street to house two winners of the Nobel Peace Prize: Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.

At the iconic Orlando Towers, a landmark in Soweto, decorated with imaginative murals, you will travel the 100 metres to the top in a lift. From this height you have spectacular views out over Soweto. A suspension bridge has been constructed between the two former cooling towers and the bungee jump is run from there. This is a unique experience in a unique environment. For those less focused on adrenaline you can just ride to the top and enjoy the views.

You will have an idea of what apartheid meant to the local people of Johannesburg's sister city as you hear some stories about the struggle of black South Africans against Apartheid. You also experience 'the better life for all South Africans' after the first free elections in 1994.

On any tour, your guide might have some pleasant surprises on the route of course.

Highlights

Cycle through the vibrant streets of Soweto

Interact with locals

• Enjoy some local colour  
• Ride 100 metres to the top of the Orlando Towers
• Enjoy the views from the top of the towers 
• Bungee Jump from this iconic heigh [Fee for Bungee Jump for own account]

Itinerary

Departure: Cycle in Soweto, Cnr Litabe Street and Pela Street, Soweto (The bus parking behind the Hector Pieterson Museum): Follow the signs for "Hector Pieterson Museum".

Times: 9h00, 11h00, 13h00

Duration: 4 hours 

Security: The parking area has security guards.

Bike Rentals

Arrive at Cycle in Soweto: Next to Hector Pietersen Museum

• Get fitted with helmet and bike
• Cycle Vilakazi Street past the former homes of Nelson Mandela and Rev. Desmond Tutu
• Cycle down the back streets of informal settlements
• Interact with friendly locals
• Take a lift to the top of the Orlando Towers
• Bungee Jump from 100 metres at the Orlando Towers
• Return to the Hector Pietersen Museum 

Enjoy a coffee or lunch [R85 for own account] before returning to your hotel

PICK UP AND DROP OFF SERVICE: COST

Johannesburg inner-city area (Gautrain park station & Melville)
ZAR 190 p.p. (minimum R550 return trip)
(optional Drop off at OR Tambo airport for R250/group extra)
Outside Johannesburg inner-city area (Sandton & Rosebank)
ZAR 275 p.p. (minimum R800 return trip)
(optional Drop off at OR Tambo airport for R250/group extra)
OR Tambo airport area (Kempton Park/Boksburg)
ZAR 325 p.p. (minimum R950 return trip)
(optional Drop off at OR Tambo airport at no additional charge)  

Important information

Price Excludes Bunjee Jump Fee

Operated by: Cycle in Soweto