Full Day - Johannesburg, Sandton & Pretoria City
Traveler rating
4.6/5
Based on 11 traveler reviews. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Quick answer
Is Full Day - Johannesburg, Sandton & Pretoria City worth booking?
Full Day - Johannesburg, Sandton & Pretoria City is a 8-hour experience in Pretoria, South Africa, from $203 per person. It scores 63 out of 100 on the Outty Ranking, which we label “Solid Choice”, based on a 4.6/5 rating across 11 reviews. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the start time. Same-day spots are currently showing.
- Outty Ranking
- 63 / 100
- Rating
- 4.6/5 (11)
- Duration
- 8 hours
- From
- $203 per person
Spend a day exploring the most remarkable cities, not only in Gauteng Province, but in South Africa. The destination of extraordinary contrasts where history meets modern ambition, culture blends with urban sophistication and every street tells the story. We stop in Nelson Mandela Square, Constitution Hill, Voortrekker Monument and Union Buildings. Other highlights are Ghandi Square in Johannesburg, Paul Kruger House in Pretoria and Church Square in Pretoria. Hotel pick and drop off offered at no additional costs. Entrance fees included on our mentioned stops. Lunch break provided for you.
What you get
About this experience
Spend a day exploring the most remarkable cities, not only in Gauteng Province, but in South Africa. The destination of extraordinary contrasts where history meets modern ambition, culture blends with urban sophistication and every street tells the story. We stop in Nelson Mandela Square, Constitution Hill, Voortrekker Monument and Union Buildings. Other highlights are Ghandi Square in Johannesburg, Paul Kruger House in Pretoria and Church Square in Pretoria. Hotel pick and drop off offered at no additional costs. Entrance fees included on our mentioned stops. Lunch break provided for you.
What's included
Included
- WiFi on board
- Bottled water
- All Fees and Taxes
- In-vehicle air conditioning
Not included
- Alcoholic beverages
What you'll see and do
Apartheid Museum
A visit to Apartheid museum covers a two main exhibition, permanent and Nelson Mandela exhibitions. This is the only exhition in the country that goes deep into the roots of this darkest moment to the people of South Africa. How it began, the purpose behind it up until it was forced to collapse. After here one will start to understand when we say South Africa is a home to multi-races, the rainbow nation.
120 minutes here · Admission included
Mandela House
The family house to Nelson Mandela in Soweto to the world only street, that's Vilakazi street.
200 minutes here · Admission not included
Constitution Hill Human Rights Precinct
Constitution Hill is a home to the country's highest court, constitutional court. The tourist guide will take you inside this court for a brief moment to understand how it is operating and the reason for locating this highest institution here and get to understand the unique design of the cour that is traditionally influenced. As it is located to what considered a worst prison ever, you will also be highlighted to the divided prisons that been used to incarcerate those defied racial injustice system. This include three Nobel prize winners.
30 minutes here
Where it starts and ends
Hotel pickup
Pickup is included for all travelers. Pickup begins about 30 minutes before departure.
Before you book
- Cancellation
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Languages
- en
- Ticket
- Mobile Only
- Runs on
- Every day
- Group size
- Up to 9 travelers per booking
- Operated by
- Nhlalala Travel
Know before you go
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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What travelers are saying
Outty’s summary of the themes that recur across 11 traveler reviews. Written by us, not quoted from reviewers.
The guide
6 mentionsTravelers single out the guide as the reason the experience works.
Knowledge and storytelling
5 mentionsReviewers describe the commentary as informative rather than scripted.
Organization
2 mentionsPickup, timing, and logistics are described as running smoothly.
Food and drink
2 mentionsThe tastings and food stops are a highlight for most reviewers.
Small groups
2 mentionsThe group size is repeatedly described as intimate rather than packed.
Traveler reviews
11 verified traveler reviews for Full Day - Johannesburg, Sandton & Pretoria City. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Very poor and careless service
We have booked with this agency a tour of Johannesburg in January. It was on our way back home from Kruger Park that we had a whole day and booked a cultural city tour with this agency for our family of 3. They asked for a down payment of 35% when booking some weeks in advance and for the full payment of the balance before the tour start. We did so - they were supposed to send us a payment link for the balance one week before the tour but they forgot, we noticed them and we paid. In the morning of our tour, the weather at Nelspruit Airport was bad and our flight was cancelled so we could not make it to arrive to Johannesburg at the previewed hour. We even had to rent a car and drive for more than 4 hours so as to be sure we get in time for our flight back home in Europe. I wrote them a message right after the cancellation of the flight was announced, let them know that we could not make it and kindly asked them whether we could be reimbursed all of part of the Euro 250 cost of the tour. They did not answer for a week or so. After few kind follow ups, they replied, they said they will inquire again internally, I waited for another 2 weeks, made follow ups again. Long story short, they not even bothered to answer something. Not to say that they did not announced us that in case of cancellation due to a non-attributable reason they will not reimburse anything. Anyhow, a very poor service, a clear careless agency related to its clients and absolutely no sympathy or courtesy for its clients. I am even more surprised they have such high ratings. My recommendation - be careful if you book with them and never pay the balance before the tour (as they request).
Response from the operator: Noted and welcome the review. It is very important to understand the booking terms and conditions prior confirmation. This is my humble plea to our future guests not to get into bookings without understanding the booking terms and conditions. We are more transparent on this issue. If don't understand we are here to assist you.
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Eye-opening insight into the past and present of Johannesburg
Jo’ burg is a city with a mixed past and the tour was a fantastic way to spend a day sightseeing & learning about the city. Excellently led by Khongi, we enjoying a day in a private air-conditioned vehicle travelling throughout the city. Unfortunately the Apartheid Museum was shut, but we visited Consitution Hill where Nelson Mandela and Mahetma Ghandhi were imprisoned, then a brief stop at the FNB Stadium, before spending considerable time in Soweto. Here we experienced the 3 levels of housing including visiting a shantytown which was quite confronting and eye-opening. We then travelled onto the Hector Pietersen Memorial and Museum which details the awful events of the Student Protests against apartheid in Soweto in 1976, before finally visiting Nelson Mandela House.
Response from the operator: Thank you for the fantastic outcome review.
via Tripadvisor
Johannes historical visit
We had a very pleasant tour of key historical sites around Johannesburg area with an outstanding driver and guide Norman . Would strongly recommend this tour particularly with Norman
Response from the operator: Thank you Sunshine
via Tripadvisor
Not just a tour!
This was very unexpected! I expected a ‘tour’ and we got an amazing tour guide ‘Norman’ who gave us a real flavour of SA and an immersion into the culture now and then. Can recommend highly enough!
Response from the operator: Thank you for taking time reviewing our tour. We are happy about the tour feedback.
via Tripadvisor
Johannesburg Past, Present and Future
Johannesburg (Joburg to the locals) is a troubled city, but don’t let that stop you from taking this tour. In fact, it’s part of the reason to take the tour. First, with the help of our hotel it was very easy to book the tour the night before. We were leaving South Africa later in the day after the tour and at the end of the tour they even dropped us of at the airport promptly at the time we requested. Mining and minerals, with the wealth that followed led to Johannesburg becoming the financial capital of South Africa. However, in the 1980’s and 1990’s conditions deteriorated for several reasons including high crime rates. I mention this brief history because the tour really is about Past, Present and Future. The past is about the development that made Johannesburg a great city, then deteriorated. Our guide, Norman, was incredible. He started the tour giving the history in much more detail and accuracy than what I have presented. He took us through the city including downtown. The dystopian hulk of the now abandoned, but once grand Carlton hotel is a good symbol of what has happened to the city. There are many other examples you will see including many architecturally important, but dilapidated buildings. The other part of the past is apartheid. Johannesburg and Soweto are crucial to understanding the history of apartheid. In downtown we visited the constitutional court. It was built on the site where apartheid era prisoners were held and tried. The court is a symbol of the new era of justice brought about by the end of apartheid. The most impactful part of the trip was the visit to Soweto. It is still home to some of the poorest of the poor and the tour took us through those areas. It was also ground zero for many of the events that led to the end of apartheid. The visit to the Hector Pieterson (who I had never heard of) museum was so moving that I will never forget it. After visiting the museum there was a nice buffet lunch near the Nelson Mandela house, followed by a visit to the house where he lived much of the time when he wasn’t in jail. We were told by Norman and you will frequently read that the street was home to two Nobel prize winners, Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu. You have to understand the past to understand the present and I can’t give our guide Norman enough credit for the job he did with his presentation. Everything was detailed, precise and extremely interesting. And what about the future? Norman had an unwavering belief in a bright future for Johannesburg and the country of South Africa. It is an attitude I frequently encountered during our trip to South Africa. He made it a tour never to be forgotten. Highly recommended!
Response from the operator: It is our pleasure to have a five star detailed review from you Vince and travel partners. We feel highly honoured for being the one to successfully taking care of your last holiday day in South Africa. Thank you and all best wishes back home.
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Good to know
- Duration
- 8 hours
- Free cancellation
- Up to 24h before
- Minimum age to book
- All ages
- Availability
- Bookable today
- Runs on
- Every day
- Price range
- $203 to $3,990
- Hotel pickup
- Included for all travelers
- Booked in 30 days
- 4
- Verdict
- Solid Choice
Who runs this experience
Operated by Nhlalala Travel, who run 17 experiences we rank across 2 cities, with an average Outty Ranking of 63.2.
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Full Day - Johannesburg, Sandton & Pretoria City: questions travelers ask
Practical detail on this experience, plus the wider planning questions for Pretoria.
How much does Full Day - Johannesburg, Sandton & Pretoria City cost?
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Prices start at $203 per person. The final price depends on the date, the time slot and the number of travelers, and peak weekends in Pretoria usually price higher than midweek mornings. Live pricing and remaining availability are confirmed on the booking screen before you pay.
How long does Full Day - Johannesburg, Sandton & Pretoria City take?
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Plan for about 8 hours from start to finish, not counting travel to the meeting point. Most travelers leave another 30 minutes on either side so the rest of the day in Pretoria is not rushed.
Is Full Day - Johannesburg, Sandton & Pretoria City worth it?
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It holds an Outty Ranking of 63 out of 100, which we label "Solid Choice". That score blends traveler sentiment (4.6/5 across 11 reviews), the depth of that review evidence, recent booking momentum, value for money against comparable last minute in Pretoria, and how flexible the cancellation terms are.
Can I cancel or reschedule Full Day - Johannesburg, Sandton & Pretoria City?
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Yes. Cancel free up to 24 hours before the start time for a full refund. Inside that window the booking is non-refundable, and no-shows are not refunded.
Is Full Day - Johannesburg, Sandton & Pretoria City suitable for kids and families?
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Yes, all ages are welcome. Families should still weigh the 8-hour running time, and strollers are easier on the earlier, quieter departures.
How far in advance should I book Full Day - Johannesburg, Sandton & Pretoria City?
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Around 4 people booked this in the last 30 days, so popular slots go early. Two to three weeks ahead is comfortable in shoulder season, while summer weekends and holidays in Pretoria can sell out a month out. Same-day spots do open up when other travelers cancel, so it is worth checking if you are already in town.
What should I bring or wear?
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Bring photo ID, your booking confirmation on your phone, a refillable water bottle and comfortable shoes. Dress for the weather in Pretoria and add a light layer if any part of the 8-hour experience runs outdoors or after sunset.
Where does Full Day - Johannesburg, Sandton & Pretoria City start and how do I get there?
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The exact meeting point and directions are on your voucher once you book, and they sit in central Pretoria within reach of public transport. Arrive 15 minutes early: late arrivals are treated as no-shows by most operators.
What are the best things to do in Pretoria?
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On Outty we rank every Pretoria experience on the same 0 to 100 scale, and alongside this one the highest scorers right now include Soweto Cultural Walking Tour with Lunch, Guided Bicycle Tour of Soweto with Lunch, Johannesburg and Soweto tour. The city page groups everything into most popular, highest reviewed, last minute and family-friendly so you can build a day around what actually delivers.
When is the best time to visit Pretoria?
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Booking patterns follow the same curve: prices and queues climb in peak weeks, while shoulder season gives you better availability on the top-ranked experiences and more room to change plans.
How many days do you need in Pretoria?
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Three full days covers the headline sights without sprinting. A workable rhythm is one anchor experience each morning, such as this one, an unhurried afternoon in a single neighborhood, then a food or nightlife booking in the evening. Five days lets you add a day trip outside the city.
Do I book through Outty or through the operator?
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Outty ranks and explains the experiences, then hands you to Viator to complete the booking with the operator directly. The price is the same as booking on Viator yourself, and Outty earns an affiliate commission on the referral, which is how the rankings stay free to read.
What is included in Full Day - Johannesburg, Sandton & Pretoria City?
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Included: WiFi on board; Bottled water; All Fees and Taxes; and In-vehicle air conditioning. Not included: Alcoholic beverages. Always check the voucher for the final list before you travel.
Does Full Day - Johannesburg, Sandton & Pretoria City include hotel pickup?
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Yes, pickup is offered for every traveler from 669 listed pickup locations in and around Pretoria. Be ready about 30 minutes before the start time. You can also enter a custom pickup address when booking.
What languages is Full Day - Johannesburg, Sandton & Pretoria City offered in?
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It runs in English. Pick your language when choosing a date and time, as not every departure runs in every language.
Will I get instant confirmation and a mobile ticket for Full Day - Johannesburg, Sandton & Pretoria City?
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Confirmation is sent by the operator after booking, usually within 48 hours; if it is not confirmed you are not charged. Mobile tickets are accepted, so you can show the voucher on your phone.
Is Full Day - Johannesburg, Sandton & Pretoria City wheelchair or stroller accessible?
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The operator notes: Wheelchair accessible; Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller; Specialized infant seats are available; and Transportation options are wheelchair accessible. If accessibility is critical, contact the operator after booking to confirm arrangements for your date.
What happens to Full Day - Johannesburg, Sandton & Pretoria City if the weather is bad?
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It generally runs rain or shine, so dress for the forecast in Pretoria. Standard cancellation terms apply: free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start.
What do travelers say about Full Day - Johannesburg, Sandton & Pretoria City?
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Across 11 reviews averaging 4.6 out of 5, recurring themes include the guide, knowledge and storytelling, organization. Travelers single out the guide as the reason the experience works.
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