18 Sep 2022
This was a great day given how we felt. We were not feeling well in general but our tour guide was upbeat, positive and managed to cram a ton into our day.
We sort of went into this tour blind as we really just needed to fill our day and get a transfer from Pretoria to our hotel in Johannesburg. The booking process was great and Virgio Tours was VERY accommodating to our needs and made this booking even though we chose to do the Lion Park and half-day Soweto tour instead of the actual listing.
Lion Park was quite fun and even though we came back from safari and a long tour in Botswana and Zimbabwe; this was still a fun place to see lions up close and our guide there was VERY knowledgeable and entertaining. Somehow I wish this park had a longer experience so perhaps this tour can provide that.
Soweto has a lot of history and somehow I forgot how much time we had for a half-day tour. No worries though cause our guide I felt did as much as he could in our short time together and took us to places I did not expect. We saw the towers, stadium, Nelson Mandela house, a local pub/bar, had lunch, beer tasting (shame we were not feeling well to try), township and a few other places.
We never felt rushed and we felt safe and enjoyed our day.
Only reason this is not a 5 star is I do think overall this private tour is a bit expensive. Compared to the general cost of other things we experienced. Perhaps this is standard for what we get for a private tour.
Overall, I would recommend Virgio Tours and I enjoyed our time and day.