Cycle in Soweto

Very interesting tour through Soweto with some interesting highlights and information. Cycling through various parts of the township and seeing the differences in places where people live. Also getting information about the Soweto towers, cycling through the Vilakazi street and meeting some locals. Felt very safe throughout the entire tour and would recommend this to others.

Great way to experience Soweto. Pule is a brilliant guide. He took us some of Soweto's historical places, explaining thoroughly the history behind each historical site. His assistant made sure we all confortable on our bikes. Great experience indeed.

highly recommended if you are in Johannesburg. Interesting visit of the city of Soweto with 2 inhabitants who make us discover their city: House of Nelson Mandela and House of Desmond Tutu + others historical places and we finish by a fresh beer made in Soweto. Thank you again

We had the 2 hour bike tour. We didn't get much from our guide, at Multiple spots he'd just tell us to read the existing signage to learn about the place. The bikes were very bad and could be better maintained. At times they left us behind while cycling. The whole thing had a bit of an unpleasant vibe. Would have been better to just do a walk ourselves.

Lovely private tour with Pule where we got to see main parts of Soweto. Be prepared with small change though, as many parts of the tour include voluntary guides who depend on tips and donations.

We booked the tour spontaneously, on the same day in the morning. The guides were super nice and took us through the different neighbourhoods of Soweto for almost 4 hours, including the famous Vilakazi Street, where the Mandela House is located. We learnt a lot about the history of Soweto, especially about the Soweto student uprising in 1976. We enjoyed the tour very much and would recommend it to others. We felt safe the whole time. The bikes are quite old, but that didn't detract from the tour.

Very good everyone must experience the historical of Soweto

Very interesting way to see and experience the Soweto community. The guide is super well known in the area and very fun!

Such an amazing experience. Emotional rollercoaster. Eye opening. Our tour guide Siya was a top one. So much respect for these guys.

If you want a fancy, comfy tourist experience, do the bus tour instead. This is for people who want a real sense of Soweto in a short time. Yes, the gear shifting was iffy, the seat had adjustment problems, and the bike got a flat one third of the way into the ride. That's Soweto, too. Everything sort of works here, some of the time. Or they make it work. Oliver, my tour guide, was friendly and knowledgeable, with a good sense of humor. He was able to answer any questions I had, and tell me about the local culture, history, and establishments. Good conversations with the locals at the food stops. Relax and have a laugh, and you'll enjoy yourself. Do bring a little extra cash for the shops and vendors. But don't feel you have to do things or buy things that you don't want to. We did stop at the Hector Pieterson Museum, right next to the tour's home base. But what Cycle in Soweto shows you that the regular tours don't is the rest of Soweto, where regular Sowetans go about their daily lives. Sure, you're still a tourist. But this is as close to experiencing the real Soweto as you're going to get in a few hours.