A lot of people want to visit South Africa at some point in their life, and there are many different landscapes and experiences to be had in this magnificent country. A tour through Johannesburg, disputably the heart of South Africa, could be just the experience you are looking for. Johannesburg tours are excellent for foreigners or even those who have been living in South Africa.

On a Johannesburg tour you will have a range of different activities to indulge in. There are many companies offering Johannesburg Tours, with package deals showing you many different sides to the City Of Gold.

A Johannesburg Tour will usually start in the morning. If you are arriving from the airport, there are certain packages that can have you collected from there, and you will begin your tour. If they collect you from the airport, they can drop you at your hotel to leave your bags, and then you will continue with your tour. Sometimes the tour will only start from a certain destination, such as your hotel, so you will have some time to settle in before embarking on your adventure.

Many Johannesburg tours will usually start with a drive through some of the nice suburban areas, showing off some of the city’s best universities and schools. This assists in showing visitors how the way of life here is, and the types of educational facilities that are available. From there the tour will move into the central business district. Here the tour operator will point out key parts of the Johannesburg city skyline to you, and what each building represents. A lot of Apartheid buildings will be pointed out, and other buildings that were pinnacles to South African history. At the same time, depending on the specifications of your tour, you may go on a few museum visits.

The Johannesburg tour will also take you through Soweto, the largest informal settlement in South Africa. There are separate Soweto Tours that you can take, which will also take you around the township, and will show you how the disadvantaged communities of South Africa live, which is directly a result of the injustice of Apartheid. Many pinnacle points in the Apartheid fight will be pointed out in the Soweto part of the tour, as well as visiting the locals and eating some traditional meals.

Your tour can be customized for you to explore all avenues of this exciting city, and can be extended into the Kruger National game park and also the Gold Reef City casino and theme park. How far you want to go, and the reach of your tour is completely up to you.