Pretoria city half day tour

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Pretoria, South Africa

4 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Ideal for travelers with limited time in Pretoria, this guided half-day private tour is a great way to learn about the area’s history and tick off a variety of key sights in a short space of time. Find out stories about the first European settlers in the Cape area, and see the Voortrekker monument, the Kruger House Museum, Church Square, and the Union Buildings.

Find out interesting stories about Pretoria’s history, dating back to 1652
Ideal for avoiding the crowds: This is a private guided tour
Travel with ease between sites in an air-conditioned vehicle
Save time: See the Kruger House Museum and Church Square in a day

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
All Fees and Taxes
Bottled water
WiFi on board

Lunch
Alcoholic Beverages

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

Backpackers, Guesthouses, Airports & lodges around Pretoria and Johannesburg.

Operating hours
.8:30 am

Itinerary

The Voortrekker Monument

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Kruger Museum

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Church Square

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Union Buildings

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Infant seats available
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.5

based on 21 reviews

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Great tour for seeing the highlights of Pretoria!

Deb_D, Sep 2024

We enjoyed our tour of Pretoria with Khongi and Bongani. They were both very knowledgeable about Pretoria and answered all of the questions we had. This was a great way to see the various sites in a half day. We would recommend this tour with them, they made a great team!

Response from Host, Nov 2024

Thank you Deb

Great tour of a wonderful city

Boiyd_R, Jan 2023

I wanted to see Pretoria to learn about its history and its contemporary status. My guide was Norman. He arrived at the designated pick-up time at my hotel. Norman was friendly but courteous, and he knew the city's history and its culture. I learnt a lot about the city and about South African culture.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Thank you Boiyd for the very contributive review. So impressive indeed. Much appreciated. Hopefully Norman began missing your presence in the country.

Great guide but the trip felt a bit overpriced

Olga_N, Jul 2022

It was a private tour with Pastor, who is incredibly knowledgeable (absolute 5/5). However, the trip felt a bit short, after 3,5h I was back in the hotel (including two drives of 30-40min each - Johannesburg-Pretoria and back). The only place that we stayed for longer was Voortrekker Monument, which we visited inside and walked around. Unfortunately Kruger's House, was unexpectedly closed (entry tickets were included in the tour's fee), so we only passed by. Other sites, also more passed by with car, or with a stop for a minute or two in front of it (couple more on the main square, to be fair). During the trip you see city from the car, rather than walking around. Also, since it was Saturday, we couldn't get close to Union Buildings (and Mandela's monument there). I wouldn't recommend do this trip on weekend (you won't be able to see Union Buildings from close). It felt a bit disappointing, very short for its price.

Response from Host, Jul 2022

Dear Olga Thank you for the Pretoria city tour review. It was a highly honored opportunity to have you on board. It is so unfortunate for unexpected closure of Kruger house and the prohibited access to Union buildings as it always not like that. Since we now aware about such immediate incidents we will make sure to always double check our sites so that we make it optional to our future guests in case there's a similar situation (of unexpected closure). For the pricing the pricing, it looks expensive because you were the only one on the tour. We provide different rates for single and above single travellers. It is less when there's more than one booked for the tour. Highly appreciate your transparent review it is very contributive to our operation method and from now on it will never happen this way to our future guests. Thank you again for this open review.

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Davide_C, Aug 2025

That's bad. Not only did they not pick me up from my hotel but they also did not bother to reply to my messages. Unprofessional and unfair conduct

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Response from Host, Sep 2025

We understand the means of being disappointed and taken appropriate measures to avoid this negative conduct in our reservation. I personally monitoring our staff to return back to company basics.