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Within this tour, you will further learn about the Soweto Uprising that simplifies a peaceful protest from the black students; in the quest for a better education. The uprising began in the early morning of 16 June 1976. This led to June, 16 as a day to commemorate the student that partook in the protest and lost their lives; in South Africa, it is considered to be ‘Youth Day’. As part of our Soweto Tour, we view FNB Soccer Stadium known as Soccer City built carrying a great element of “Calabash or African Pot” located in Nasrec out of Soweto. We continue to stop for a photo opportunity at the “Welcome To Soweto” sign in Diepkloof. As we proceed through Diepkloof expensive houses known by the locals as “Diepkloof Expensive”, we encounter a hostel build for Black Men mostly populated by the Zulu tribe. The hostels still keep the old bricks that were used to build houses in Soweto and pit latrines used by 5 families or more. We continue driving past Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital was later renamed in 1997 in honor of a hero struggle who fought alongside Nelson Mandela for democratic change in South Africa. Thereafter we make way to Hector Peterson Museum, honoring the Soweto Uprisings on 16 June 1976. Those hundreds of children and youth lost their lives while protesting against the Apartheid education system. Proceed to Vilakazi Street a well-known street for local restaurants and home to two Nobel Prize winners namely the late first black South African President Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Visit the Nelson Mandela House where he spent a couple of nights upon his release after 27 years of imprisonment with his late former wife Winnie Mandela. Orlando West also stands as one of the townships in South Africa which fought against the difficulties of apartheid.