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All tours are conducted in English. Should any other language be preferred, it could be arranged in advance at an extra cost. All rates are quoted per person.

Prices are subject to change without prior notice.

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Johannesburg City Tour

Experience the diversity of this city and its people. After the discovery of gold in 1886 this city evolved from barren land to the principal financial, mining and industrial centre of Southern Africa. This city claims to be the largest man made forest in the world – it’s estimated there are more than 6 million trees growing within the city limits. WE VISIT

·         Lilliesleaf farm where Nelson Mandela worked under the pretext  of a caretaker under the name David Motsamayi during the early 1960’s before his arrest.

·          Constitution Hill where Nelson Mandela, Gandhi and other liberation leaders were held

·          Alexandra – the oldest township in JHB

·          The Apartheid Museum – A MUST

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Gold Reef City Tour

Go back in time to old time Johannesburg at 14 Shaft Crown Mines, where a mine museum and entertainment complex known as Gold Reef City has been created. WE VISIT

·          An underground pub and toast the bravery of mineworkers

·          Go underground and experience a Gold pour

·          See displays of tribal and Gumboot dancing

·          Visit the theme park and the Casino

·          Apartheid Museum

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Soweto Cultural Historic Tour

An acronym derived from South Western Townships (S O W E T O)

Definitely South Africa’s best known township. A sprawling township formed during the 1930’s that grew with the arrival of job seekers from all the rural areas. It became the principal residential area of the African population since the earliest Johannesburg.

Soweto has a history closely associated to the struggle against apartheid. It has its own urban culture with unique set trends in fashion and music. Stay a few nights and be surprised.  WE VISIT

·          Freedom Square in Kliptown where the Freedom Charter was proposed in 1956

·          Multi million dollar mansions to shacks, barber shops and sidewalk hairdressers

·          Heroes Corner where activists like Joe Slovo and Helen Joseph is buried

·          Hector Peterson Memorial where the first scholar was shot in the 1976 Soweto uprisings

·          Regina Mundi Church where activists held political meetings

·          Nelson Mandela’s house and museum

NB  We can arrange bicycle tours through Soweto. Please book well in advance

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Pretoria City tour

Pretoria is the Administrative capital of South Africa and with its brilliant climate it is a popular city visited by numerous tourists. A visit during Spring and summer (October to early December) is a must do! During this time the city’s 60,000 jacaranda trees erupt into a dazzle of purple flowers.  Not only for this, Pretoria is most probably the most important city historically to visit from an Anglo Boer War perspective.  WE VISIT

·          The Voortrekker Monument – in honour of the pioneers who abandoned the Cape Colony between 1835 and 1854 for regions away from British Colonial rule

·          Kruger House – A museum and house of the then President of the Transvaal Republic (ZAR) Pres Paul Kruger

·          Church Square – which houses the “Ou Raadzaal” and the palace of justice which was used as a military hospital during the British occupation in 1900

·          The Union Buildings – On 10 May 1994 Nelson Mandela was inaugurated here as the first President of the democratic South Africa. Designed by Sir Herbert Baker, built with local stone a must to see.

·          Melrose House – The house where on 31 May 1902 the treaty of the Peace of Vereeniging was signed, finally bringing to an end the tragedy of the Anglo Boer War.

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Cullinan Diamond Mine Tour

Cullinan is a town developed after Sir Thomas Cullinan discovered the Premier Diamond Mine in 1902. It is situated near Pretoria and offers much to see. In 1905, a 3024,75 carat diamond, the largest diamond ever found, was mined here. From this one stone, the 530 carat Star of South Africa, the smaller Cullinan 2,3 and 4 stones as well as several brilliants, all of which are set in the British Crown Jewels.

We visit the mine on a 3 hour surface tour. An underground tour can be arranged well in advance. Buy your own diamond here at a price you will never get cheaper and see how the jeweller set it in a ring while you wait!

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Lion and Rhino Park Tour

This  Game Reserve supports a dense population of Eland, Zebra, Black Wildebeest (Gnu), Red Hartebeest, Springbok, Blesbok, Rhino and Lion. Visit this splendid privately owned Reserve viewing a variety of game. This is a convenient  break away for city dwellers only 35 minutes from Johannesburg.

We give you the opportunity to interact and touch a lion cub or hyena pup and take a picture of this encounter.

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Sterkfontein Cave Tour

 One of South Africa’s  7 World Heritage Sites as endorsed by UNESCO. Experience a guided trip down into these caves, now known as The Cradle Of Humankind. See the world renowned fossils of human evolution including Mrs. Ples, the first adult Ape-human, and Little Foot, an almost complete skeleton of an Ape Man. The tour includes a guided safe tour down into the caves with the underground lake, stalectites, brimstone, etc

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Lesedi Cultural Tour

Lesedi is a cultural Village, set in the bushveld on the way to The Pilanesberg National Park and Sun City in the North West Province. Experience this multi-cultural village housing the traditional Zulu, Xhosa, Pedi and Basotho tribes.  Learn about these different cultures.

The tour consists of a multi-media theatre presentation of the history and origin of the people of South Africa followed by a guided tour of the different homesteads, a traditional song and dance of all four villages in the Boma End this experience with a Pan African Feast in the Nyama Choma Restaurant.

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De Wildt Cheetah Centre

In 1971 Ann van Dyk started this centre in order to breed this severe endangered fastest land mammal on earth. It’s thanks to the work done here that the cheetah is now off the endangered species list. The centre is also famous for successfully breeding other endangered species such as the African Wild dog, brown hyaena, riverine rabbit, suni antelope and the Blue Duiker.The tour takes you on a open truck drive to see their existence in the wild. For the fittest of the fit, you can go on a thrilling cheetah run. Bookings are essential and should be done at least one week in advance.

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Pilanesberg National Park

More than 1,000 million years ago, a mountain higher than Kilimanjaro stood here. Then there were cycles of volcanic eruptions deep down, where magma cooled down before reaching the surface. This eventually caused the centre of the mountain to collapse, forming a crater in the centre, now known as the Mankwe Dam in the centre of the Pilanesberg National Park.

This is the setting of the 4th largest National Park in SA and has an excellent  100km of dirt road which gives you freedom to search for all of the big 5 incl. African Wild dog and cheetahs. Birdlife is abundant and very good value accommodation is available.

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Custom or tailor made tours

Combine any of the above to suit your needs for two or more days

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For complete itinenaries for the above tours, don’t hesitate to contact us.

Or : Work out your own itinenary and hire our guide and vehicle @ R1,250 per day unlimited kilometres

We supply a full tank and you fill up on return.

·          Quoted prices are subject to availability and based on a “per person SHARING” basis

·          Prices are subject to fluctuations of fuel costs and Forex

·          Transportation fees are included eg toll and diesel cost. All extra activities and or drives will be handled on a cash payment basis to the guide

·          A 50 % deposit is required before any bookings can be done

·          A 100% payment is required before the vehicle and guide is handed over

·          A 75 % cancellation fee applies if any booking is cancelled 5 days prior to departure

·          OKAPI TOURS is not responsible for loss of or damage to property or injuries sustained to during the use of the vehicle UNLESS DUE TO ROAD ACCIDENTS

·          Each passenger is covered for R50 million passenger liability insurance in case of accidents

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