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The Hector Pieterson Museum and Memorial is a poignant<br \/>\nreminder of the 1976 Soweto Uprising and will provide visitors with crucial historical context. At the Kliptown Youth<br \/>\nprogram, which is in an informal settlement, visitors will witness how individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds<br \/>\ncame together to form an organization to alleviate the tough conditions in which they grew up.<\/p>\n<p>The Apartheid Museum,<br \/>\ngives a deeply moving experience that chronicles the history of apartheid. FNB Stadium, the biggest in the country<br \/>\nand host to the 2010 soccer world cup games is part of this tour, including Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital and the<br \/>\nOrlando towers, where visitors can partake in bungee jumping on their accounts if they so wish. Experiencing local<br \/>\ncuisine in Soweto, visitors also get a chance to engage with local residents and learning about their experiences.<\/p>\n<h2>Departures &amp; Time<\/h2>\n<p>Daily at 9:30 am<\/p>\n<h2>Duration:<\/h2>\n<p>8 hours or more<\/p>\n<h2>Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>FNB Stadium<\/li>\n<li>Diepkloof (Upper Class)<\/li>\n<li>Chris Han, Baragwanath Hospital<\/li>\n<li>Orlando Towers<\/li>\n<li>Kl1ptown Youth Projects<\/li>\n<li>Nelson Mandela House<\/li>\n<li>Vilaka 21 Street (The only street in the world where two Nobel Peace Prize winners lived)<\/li>\n<li>Hector Peterson<\/li>\n<li>Memorial<\/li>\n<li>Soweto Museum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Soweto tour would ideally combine historical significance, cultural immersion, and educational excursion by offering a vast array of attraction sites, including Vilakazi Street, Hector Pieterson Museum and Memorial, Kliptown Youth Program, Apartheid Museum, The Orlando Towers, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital and FNB stadium. democracy. 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