17 Apr 2023
What an unbelievable experience, Gilda gave us! From the moment we arrived in Soweto we knew it was going to be a great day.
Gilda sat with us in a coffee shop along with our driver, who was great as well, and explained the history of Soweto and the townships before we even started our tour. She is a very special person with a passion for her profession, and for her community, she is very generous and caring about, the Soweto people, and especially the children we visited. We received a tour of the area where the students were shot while protesting apartheid. Then we got a chance to look in the museum as well briefly, but the best part of the tour was the walk through the area of Soweto called Kliptown. What an experience it was! We interacted directly with the residents and got to see how difficult their lives are and yet see how much happiness and love is obvious throughout the community
The best part was taking selfie's with the residents who loved being part of pictures. We were never hounded to give money like happens in many places. We chose how to give a small token of our appreciation to, and they were eternally grateful this was one of the best tours we have ever taken
If you want to see the real Soweto and learn about its history, and the history of apartheid take the tour!
If you want to just sit in the bus and stare at monuments in museums and residents out a window this is definitely not for you