Friday, February 19, 2010

ZONE 11 TOWNSHIP EXPERIENCE (6hrs guided tour)

Guided tour inclusive of lunch, transportation and entrance fees.
Free pick-up can be provided with public transportation from JHB bus
station and airport.

PROGRAM:

Starting at 9am our tour guide will pick you up at the premises above indicated.
Once reached the foundation office we begin our walking tour through Zone 11 township, meeting locals and key players in the community life which will introduce to the
culture and history of this former male hostel.
Strolling down the street we will have the chance to learn the different phases of the developing of its transformation into township, where families carrie on their daily life.
Afterwards, with private trasportation we head to other nearby townships, beginning with a visit at the Baragwanath hospital, colorful market and
match-boxes houses.
Driving through Orlando East we sight-see the Cooling Towers, the Pirates' soccer stadium and Elias Motswaledi squatter camp. Next stop at Walter Sisulo square where will learn about the Fredoom Charter: blacks, whites and indians gather to agree the pillar of freedom, walking
around the market inside the mall and visiting the Kliptown Museum.

Then we visit Regina Mundi, the biggest catholic church in Soweto, historically famous because, during the student upraising, polical activistes used to hold meetings and hide inside.

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