Drive south to Gold Reef City, Johannesburg's primary theme park and casino. Fun rides include a trip on a sight seeing train, run-away train and a host of other exhilarating rides.

Descend 720 feet (220 meters) down a Gold Mine shaft (children under 5 years old not permitted) to level 5 underground for a guided tour, watch a 27 pound (12.5 Kilogram) gold pour, visit the mine manager's house and be entertained by the Siyagida Dancers.

Watch how coins were pressed in the early days of Johannesburg. Gold Reef City provides entertainment for young and old. Have your photo taken in period costumes, down a pint at the saloon or amble through the animal farm.

Leave the hustle and bustle of South Africa's largest city behind and experience the natural wonder of The Victoria Falls.

During your stay you will take a guided walking tour of the Falls, along with a sunset cruise on the Zambezi River and see tribal dancing at the "African Spectacular".

On day three you will continue on to Botswana's Chobe National Park, home of Africa's largest concentration of elephants. It is also a bird watchers paradise with over 450 species populating the park.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
You MUST confirm and obtain any visa requirements prior to arrival in Zimbabwe and Botswana. All visa requirements are the sole responsibility of the traveler.

Absorb the beauty of nature with the morning spent game viewing on the 55,000 hectares (550 square kilometers) that are Pilanesberg Nature Reserve. With over 7,000 animals in the park, your search for the Big 5 - Elephants, Lions, Rhinos, Leopards and African Buffalo, along with many other animals and birdlife, will be eventful.

Pilansberg Nature Reserve has over 124 miles (200 kilometers) of good quality roads, which makes it one of the best game reserves in South Africa. Anything is possible on an African safari so keep your eyes and ears open!

Deep in the rugged bushveld, in the heart of an ancient volcano, lies the world's most unique resort - Sun City. After a relaxing morning game drive you will arrive at Sun City for an afternoon at leisure. With a golf course, Butterfly World, Cultural Village, wave and swimming pools, Lost City, numerous bars and restaurants, and the well known Grandwest Casino, there is plenty to do at this outrageous resort!

Embark on a discovery of the racial segregation experienced by millions of South Africans a mere decade ago.

On entering the building you are racially classified and you see this segregation in all forms of life. There are excellent displays on the Soweto up-rising, ANC in exile, petty apartheid, solitary confinement, anti-apartheid movements abroad and sporting boycotts.

The displays culminate in the birth of a new democratic country, the inauguration of Nelson Mandela as President and witness one of the most progressive constitutions in the world.

The Ride to Freedom Tour is a combination of 2 tours - Soweto and Apartheid Museum.

Soweto Tour
You will be picked up at your hotel and drive through to Soweto (South Western Township). his sprawling metropolis of more than 3.5 million people on the outskirts of Johannesburg, is synonymous with South Africa's turbulent past and its hopes for the future. Soweto is a multi-cultural composite of South Africa today.

Peek into the past - hostels, Freedom Square, the struggle for liberty. Tread the paths to greatness by Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu. Visit the Mandela Museum. Stand on the only road in the world, which carries the honor of two recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize. See Desmond Tutu's home.

Your tour includes a full view of Soweto from the vicinity of Baragwanath Hospital, visits to African merchants of traditional medicines, a typical four-roomed dwelling, an informal settlement, a cr?che, an old-age home, affluent suburbs and a typical Shebeen (tavern). See Winnie Mandela's house and the Hector Peterson Memorial.

Apartheid Museum
Embark on a discovery of the racial segregation experienced by millions of South Africans a mere decade ago.

On entering the building you are racially classified and you see this segregation in all forms of life. There are excellent displays on the Soweto up-rising, ANC in exile, petty apartheid, solitary confinement, anti-apartheid movements abroad and sporting boycotts.

The displays culminate in the birth of a new democratic country, the inauguration of Nelson Mandela as President and witness one of the most progressive constitutions in the world.

The administrative capital of South Africa, Pretoria is also known as the Jacaranda City, as it blossoms with beautiful jacarandas sweeping over the roads and providing shade from the burning African sun.

See the historical sights of this city including the Sir Hubert Baker designed Union Buildings; see the President's office, Church Square, Paul Kruger and Melrose Houses and Voortrekker Monument. This tour is a great way for you to familiarize yourself with the picturesque city of Pretoria.

Experience the immense power of The Victoria Falls, a World Heritage Listed site and natural wonder of the world.

At a little over a mile (1,708 meters) wide and with a vertical drop of 295 - 351 feet (90 - 107 meters), the Victoria Falls drops an average of 550,000 cubic meters of water over its edge into the Zambezi Gorge every minute.

During your stay you will see the "African Spectacular" tribal dancing, take a guided walking tour of Victoria Falls, visit a craft market and sit back and relax on a sunset cruise on the Zambezi River.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
You MUST confirm and obtain any visa requirements prior to arrival in Zimbabwe. All visa requirements are the sole responsibility of the traveler.

Share in the vibrancy of this city by starting off with a magnificent panoramic view from the 50th floor of the Carlton Center - "The Top of Africa". Travel past the Supreme Court through the northern suburbs and see where Nelson Mandela lives today.

Pass through Hillbrow before reaching Museum Africa where the history and cultures of the South African Rainbow Nation are well represented (time permitting).

See traditional Zulu, Ndebele, Sotho, Pedi and Xhosa villages. See the Lesedi tribal dancers and enjoy a pan African feast with delicacies from north, east and southern Africa.

Lesedi is a multicultural village set amongst the pristine bushveld and rocky hills less than an hour's drive north of Johannesburg. Situated at Lesedi are five traditional homesteads: the Zulus with their fighting sticks and cozy beehive huts; the Xhosa with their perfectly thatched rondawels and distinctive white blankets; the rhythmic drums and whistles of the Pedi tribe; the conical straw hats and thick, colored blankets of the Basotho; and the colorful homes of the Ndebele.

Families live their traditional peacefully lives and inhabit each homestead at Lesedi. Lesedi is a Sotho word that means, "Light". It was made famous by the great leader and founder of the Southern Sotho Nation, Moshoeshoe. During the terrible Mfecane wars, refugees from many nations joined him and were saved by him.

Lesedi Cultural Village awaits those willing to participate in an adventure that reveals the mystical cultures and traditions of the people of Africa, steeped in tribal folklore and ancestral traditions. Their culture is the light of the South African nation: "Whoever walks here amongst our cultures at Lesedi can also see the light".

You will be picked up at your hotel and drive through to Soweto (South Western Township). his sprawling metropolis of more than 3.5 million people on the outskirts of Johannesburg, is synonymous with South Africa's turbulent past and its hopes for the future. Soweto is a multi-cultural composite of South Africa today.

Peek into the past - hostels, Freedom Square, the struggle for liberty. Tread the paths to greatness by Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu. Visit the Mandela Museum. Stand on the only road in the world, which carries the honor of two recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize. See Desmond Tutu's home.

Your tour includes a full view of Soweto from the vicinity of Baragwanath Hospital, visits to African merchants of traditional medicines, a typical four-roomed dwelling, an informal settlement, a cr?che, an old-age home, affluent suburbs and a typical Shebeen (tavern). See Winnie Mandela's house and the Hector Peterson Memorial.