
Tour Specifications:
- Daily Departures
- Duration ± 4 to 5h
- R600 per person
- Minimum 2 people
- Excluding lunch, refreshments, gratuities and personal items
Tour Includes:
- Entrance fees to Melrose House, Kruger House and the Voortrekker Monument
- Spectacular views of the Union Buildings
- Drive through the city of Pretoria
- Bottled water
For more information please contact us or complete the booking enquiry to check tour availability and full details. |
Pretoria Tour comprises:
Kruger House:
The Kruger house is a house museum, i.e. it attempts to recreate the ambience of a historic period, event or person. The house has been refurbished to look almost as it did at the time when President Paul and Mrs Gezina Kruger's lived there.
An almost total historic environment has been recreated. Visitors to Kruger House should feel as though the President or Mrs Kruger might return at any moment.
The furnishing plan has been based on a thorough study of the available evidence of original furnishings. In accordance with this several changes have recently been made to the interior, not as a curatorial whim, but with a view to give the visitor a more accurate conception of the life style of the Krugers.
Voortrekker Monument:
The majestic Voortrekker Monument is situated in the northern part of South Africa in the Pretoria (Tshwane) region in a nature reserve. It is a unique Monument which commemorates the Pioneer history of Southern Africa and the history of the Afrikaner and is situated in a beautiful setting. Today it is the most visited heritage site of its kind in Gauteng and one of the top ten cultural historical visitor attractions in the country.
The Union Buildings:
The Union Buildings were designed by Sir Herbert Baker and are considered to be one of the country's finest architectural masterpieces. They were the setting for President Mandelas historic inauguration on 10 May 1994. The beautifully landscaped grounds are open to the public, including features such as the amphitheatre, the Garden of Remembrance and the Delville Wood memorial.
Melrose House:
Peace officially Declared! Lord Roberts requisitioned Melrose House as headquarters of the British forces, after the invasion of Pretoria in June 1900. Instructions were issued from here for more than 18 months, determining the strategy of the British forces in the field. The Peace Treaty of Vereeniging which ended the Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902) was signed in Melrose House on 31 May 1902.
Collection Points (between 8:30 and 09:15am):
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The Palazzo Hotel - Montecasino
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The Michelangelo Hotel - Sandton
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The Hyatt Regency Hotel - JHB
If you require collection from a different location please contact us regarding times and prices. Please note there is no extra cost to be collected from any hotel in the Sandton area. |