Pretoria City Tour

描述

Explore Pretoria and discover the de facto South African capital’s intriguing monuments and museums. Observe streets lined with purple jacaranda trees and vintage buildings that tell the story of South Africa.

Go on a cultural journey through the South African capital on this 4-hour sightseeing tour to get a comprehensive overview of one of Africa’s most laid-back cities. Often referred to as the “Jacaranda City” for the thousands of jacaranda trees that line its streets and parks, when in bloom, they turn the city a breathtaking purple.

You will be picked-up from your city center hotel by your guide who will take you on an exploration through the city’s extraordinary history, starting with the legendary Voortrekker Monument, a memorial to the early settlers.

Continue to the Kruger Museum, located in the private residence of President Paul Kruger of the old Transvaal Republic. Visit Church Square, surrounded by vintage buildings that date back to the turn of the century.

End your tour at the Union Buildings, which are not only an architectural icon, but also the site of the emotionally charged scene that played out at Nelson Mandela’s joyful inauguration as president in 1994.

You will be left standing at precisely the spot where South African history turned its most notable corner in the late 20th-Century.