More and more visitors are making their way to Gold Reef City. The complex, made up of theme park, Apartheid museum and casino facilities has proved to be a winning combination. International travellers savour the offering of traditional African music, dance and history found throughout the complex. The carefully documented history of Apartheid is a must-see on a South African visit. It is a comprehensive and colourful depiction of mining life at the turn of the nineteenth century. With Gumboot dancing that can be enjoyed in three daily displays at points throughout the town.

The underground mine tour takes place in the world's richest and deepest gold mines and go down 57 levels or 3 500 metres. Over its 90-year lifespan the mine has produced some 1.4 million kilograms of gold, blasted out of the ground by 30 000 miners. As you step out the lift underground, you look ahead to a whitewashed tunnel and walk down two-metre high tunnels, with a hardhat and a torch. There is even an underground pub if you feel like some refreshments!

The Apartheid Museum
The basic principle behind Apartheid was simple – segregate everything. Cut a clean line through a nation to divide black from white and keep them divided. Segregation is exactly where it belongs – in a museum.
The Apartheid Museum is the story of the triumph of the human spirit over adversity. Beginning in 1948, the  National Party government initiated a process which turned over 20 million people into 2nd class citizens. Their liberation in 1994 with the election of Nelson Mandela, the prisoner who became president, is a climax in the saga of a nations resistance, courage and fortitude.

The Apartheid Museum, the first of its kind, illustrates the rise and fall of apartheid: The racially prejudiced system that blighted much of its progress and the triumph of reason which crowned half a century of struggle.

For anyone wanting to understand and experience what South Africa was really like, a visit to the Apartheid Museum is fundamental. The museum is a beacon of hope showing the world how South Africa is coming to terms with the past and working towards a future that all South African's can call their own.

Daily Departure, closed on Mondays
Duration: 7h+
Tour Price: R 720.00 per person
Minimum 2 people