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TOURS

You will probably enter southern Africa through Oliver Tambo International airport in Johannesburg.

 

To ensure you make the most of your stay in Johannesburg enjoy one of our specially designed local tours. These tours include starting from the airport or your city hotel.

 

Listed below are some of the many day and half day tours available. Some half day tours can be combined into a full day tour. We require a minimum of 4 passengers on any tour.

For fewer passengers contact us for the rates.

Pilanesberg & Sun City Tour - (Full Day)
The Elephant Sanctuary Tour - (Full Day)
De Wildt Cheetah & Wildlife Centre - (Half Day)
Lesedi Cultural Village - (Half Day)
Gold Reef City Tour - (Half Day)
Pretoria City Tour - ((Half Day)
Soweto City Tour - (Half Day)
Johannesburg City Sightseeing - (Half Day)
Apartheid Museum Tours - (Half Day)
Lion Park Tour - (Half Day)
Optional Add-Ons
Also see what’s included (note: we also do Airport transfers to anywhere - price starts from R80 per person).

 

PILANESBERG NATIONAL PARK AND SUN CITY (Full day)
If you don’t have time to visit Kruger Park, we offer shorter safaris to Pilanesberg, which is only 2 hours drive from Johannesburg and also it’s malaria-free.

 

Pilanesberg National Park covers an area of 55,000 hectares and is situated in the North West Province in an eroded volcano which is millions of years old. This park is unique because it is the result of one of the biggest ever game translocations with over 6,000 animals having been relocated to Pilanesberg since 1979. There is a wide diversity of animals including “the Big Five” (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo) as well as 30 other large mammal species, 350 birds and 65 reptiles. Game drives are available during the morning, late afternoon and night time.

 

Should you wish to stay longer we can arrange overnight bookings according to your choice of hotel and availability. These costs are additional.

 

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ELEPHANT SANCTUARY (Half day)
Elephant Sanctuary and Guest Lodge is in the scenic Magaliesberg Mountains, just 45 minutes from Johannesburg and Tshwane. The sanctuary lies in natural indigenous bush and is home to plenty of wildlife and about 350 species of birds and 12 African elephants.
Elephant Sanctuary offers guests a comprehensive, hands-on elephant experience that enriches and informs. Activities include touching, feeding and brushing elephants, walking with them or riding them through the bush. Guests will leave with a new respect and admiration for the gentleness and intelligence of African elephants. Cost of Elephant rides are not included.

 

Should you wish to stay overnight in the 10-bedded Indo-African lodge, where all rooms share a common wall with the elephants’ stables; we can arrange bookings dependant on availability. Overnight costs are additional.

 

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DE WILDT CHEETAH AND WILDLIFE CENTRE (Half day)
Visit this rare and endangered species breeding centre near the Magaliesberg just over an hour north of Johannesburg.

 

Join a guided tour in an open safari vehicle to observe cheetah, wild dog, brown hyenas and vultures and many more.

 

Learn about the development of this centre and their rehabilitation programmes and success in releasing animals into the wild.

 

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* For this tour we recommend combine with a half day tour to the Lesedi Cultural Village.
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LESEDI CULTURAL VILLAGE (Half day)
Lesedi is a multicultural village less than an hour’s drive north of Johannesburg. Live through the colourful traditions and cultures of the Basotho (from the mountain kingdom), Ndebele (known for their colourful artwork and painted homes), Pedi (the warm hearted nation), Xhosa (the proud people) and the Zulu (the warrior nation), on a tour through their homes. Share the fascinating traditions and customs of five different black cultures of South Africa - Zulu (the warrior nation), Xhosa (the proud nation), Pedi (the warm hearted nation), Basotho (the mountain dwelling nation) and the Ndebele nation known for their colourful painted homes. Let them lead you through their homesteads and enlighten you with their history, culture and legends.

 

After a traditional dance show from the different cultures, anl African style feast will be enjoyed in the Lesedi “Nyama Choma” restaurant. Overnight accommodation in traditional huts with own bathroom can be arranged at Lesedi. Overnight costs are additional.

 

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* For this tour we recommend combine with a half day tour to De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre and The Pretoria City Tour.
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GOLD REEF CITY (HD/GRC)
Built as a reconstruction of the Gold Rush era, Gold Reef City was built around a mine. Enjoy the Victorian fun fair, the miner’s house, the brewery, pubs and restaurants, as well as the stock exchange. See molten gold being poured and take a trip down an old mine shaft. Watch tribal dancing and experience Johannesburg in the Gold Rush era.

 

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* For this tour we recommend combine with the half day tour to Soweto.
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PRETORIA CITY TOUR (Half day)
Called the Jacaranda City, because of the deep blue blossoms of Jacaranda trees in early summer. See the many historical sights of Pretoria, South Africa’s administrative capital, including the President’s Office, the Church Square, Kruger House, Melrose House and the Voortrekker Monument as well as the Union Buildings.

 

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* For this tour we recommend combine with a half day tour to the Lesedi Cultural Village.
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SOWETO TOUR (Half day)
With houses ranging from shacks to large mansions, Soweto’s diversity only adds to its character. On one street you will find the houses of two Nobel Peace Prize winners - Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The Baragwanath Hospital, thought to be the largest hospital in the southern hemisphere, is also located in Soweto. See informal settlements, affluent suburbs and the Mandela House.

 

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* For this tour we recommend combine with a half day tour to Gold Reef City.
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JOHANNESBURG CITY TOUR (Half day or Full day)
Johannesburg is a cosmopolitan city of rich diversity and character. This sightseeing tour allows you to see just enough of the city to whet your appetite. Ascend to the 50th floor of the Carlton Centre Tower for a panoramic view from the “Top of Johannesburg”, which orientates you to the size of this vast metropolis. Travel through Hillbrow to see The Old Fort and Constitution Hill. The jail that held leading activists from Nelson Mandela to Mahatma Ghandi and later converted into the new Constitutional Court and Museum Africa where the history and cultures of the South African Rainbow Nation are well represented (time permitting).

 

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* For this tour we recommend combine with a half day tour to the Apartheid Museum.
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APARTHEID MUSEUM (Half day)
At The Apartheid Museum you can learn of the segregation experienced by millions of South Africans a mere two decades ago. Learn of the Soweto Uprising, the ANC in exile, the history of apartheid and the effects it had on millions of South Africans.

 

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For this tour we recommend combine with the half day tour Johannesburg City Tour.
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JOHANNESBURG LION PARK TOUR (Half day)
The Lion Park just outside Johannesburg serves as an introduction to the wildlife of Africa. It is home to more than 70 lions including white lions and many other carnivores such as cheetahs, wild dogs, brown and spotted hyenas, black leopards and many more. Apart from the larger carnivores a variety of plains game species roam freely in the Lion Park’s antelope area. Get really close to lions and experience the thrill of holding a lion cub (depending on availability). The Lion Park near Johannesburg in Gauteng Province serves as a gateway and introduction, a true window, to the splendours of Africa’s Wildlife. It is home to more than 70 lions including white lions and many other carnivores such as cheetahs, wild dogs, brown and spotted hyenas, black leopards and many more. Apart from the larger carnivores a variety of plains game species roam freely in the Lion Park’s antelope area.

 

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For this tour we recommend combine with the half day tour Johannesburg City Tour.
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OPTIONAL ADD ONS

Botanical Gardens
One of South Africa’s finest succulent collections, in addition to wide open green spaces, sparkling dams, roses, herbs, birds and trees galore. See the famous Black Eagles nest site and a variety of bird species.

Monte Casino Bird Gardens
A new attraction with some 200 species of birds and over 500 species of small animals. A feature being is the walk-in aviary containing 100 species of birds.

Mai-Mai: visit a genuine African bazaar
The city’s oldest market, Mai-Mai, transports the visitor into a fascinating world of indigenous African clothing and curios. But the main attractions are the “inyanga” (traditional doctors) and “Sangomas” (spiritual healers and traditional seers) selling their “muti” or medicinal herbs and potions that have been used for hundreds of years.

Airport Transfers
Hop on a comfortable transfer upon arriving at Johannesburg International Airport and travel to your hotel in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Sun City or Kruger National Park. Enjoy the convenience of this service waiting to take you to your hotel.
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WHAT’S INCLUDED

Hotel Pickup:
Tours commence with pickup from Sandton Hotels only. If you need to be collected from a hotel outside the Sandton area please notify us. There will be a surcharge.
Please advise your hotel details at time of booking and call the supplier at least 24 hours prior to tour commencement to reconfirm your pickup location and departure time.
Tours return to original point of departure.

Included:

  • Entrance fees

  • Professional narration by qualified and registered tour guide

  • Hotel transfers (collection from Sandton Hotels only)

 

Excluded:

  • Gratuities / Tips (optional)

  • Food and drinks, unless specified

Additional Info:

  •  Tour should be booked at least 48 hours in advance.

  •  Confirmation will be received at time of booking.

  • Tour is operated in English, unless otherwise stated.

  • Child prices are applicable for children aged 3 to 12 years

  • Minimum of four people per tour.

  • Vehicle used will depend on passenger numbers on the day. E.g. Coach, mini-bus.

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Disclaimer
Whereas Inkosi Africa Tours and Safaris presents these itineraries in good faith, it is in the nature of a safari, or travelling in Africa that for reasons beyond its control, not all aspects of an itinerary may be available or sensible at the time the safari/tour takes place. Should this be the case, Inkosi Africa will in its discretion replace certain items, venues or routes with those of a similar nature. So things may change, e.g. tour direction may be reversed.
Remember – this is Africa! – its all part of the adventure.