Mandela House Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Mandela House. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Soweto /Johannesburg and Apartheid Museum Guided Full Day Tour
• Half-Day Tour of Soweto Tour
• Full-Day Soweto, Apartheid Museum, and Lunch Tour
• Ultimate Johannesburg Soweto Experience with Apartheid Museum
• Soweto Walking Tour with Lunch

Ticket prices for Mandela House vary depending on whether you’re an international visitor or an African resident. For international visitors, adults pay ZAR 180, while children aged 7–18 years and students pay ZAR 70. For locals and anyone from African Union member states, admission is ZAR 100 for adults, ZAR 50 for seniors over 60, and ZAR 40 for students and children aged 7–18. Kids under the age of 7 enter for free.

Yes, there are guided tours available at Mandela House. Docent-led tours cover the history of the house and Mandela’s life, and typically take around 20 minutes. You can also visit the museum during a multi-stop tour that visits other sites, which typically includes the Apartheid Museum.

Mandela House is located in Soweto, around a 30-minute drive southwest of Johannesburg city center. You can take a taxi, but some travelers find it safer and more comfortable to visit on a guided tour that includes round-trip transportation.

Nelson Mandela and his family lived in what is now Mandela House from 1946 onwards, and it's where the famed leader returned after spending 27 years in prison. Mandela later donated the house to the Soweto Heritage Trust and it was transformed into a museum soon thereafter.

Yes, visiting Mandela House is worth it, especially if you’re interested in South African history—it presents important details on the life of President Mandela and the anti-Apartheid movement in an interesting and informative way. Pair it with a visit to the Apartheid Museum for a particularly educational experience.