June 2025
The 16th of June is South Africa's National Youth Day, which honours the youth who died during the Soweto Uprising. This movement began on 16 June 1976 with a series of rallies and protests led by black pupils. The protests attracted around 20,000 students. They were met with a bombardment of police brutality, with several of them shot and killed as a result. This day should be honoured by all of our communities' youth.
Youth Day 2025
We've done some legwork and have come up with a few ideas on how to spend the Public Holiday in Jozi.
City Sightseeing
At City Sightseeing, we are known for our specials and for looking after our locals. Our famous annual Winter Special is the perfect way to spend Youth Day. When you buy one adult one-day ticket, you can bring two children (under the age of 18) for R49.
· For only R675, you will get a 1-day pass for 2 adult tickets and 2 child tickets.
Hop on our Johannesburg Tour at our main departure point in Rosebank and visit the beautiful districts around Zoo Lake, stopping at all of the key sights such as Zoo Lake, the Johannesburg Zoo, and the Military Museum. Change to the Red City Tour at this point and continue your tour across the inner city, stopping at the James Hall Museum of Transport, Gold Reef City Theme Park, and the Apartheid Museum before returning to Constitution Hill via Newtown and Rosebank. You'll quickly see why the City of Gold is not only Africa's economic playground but also one of the world's most forested cities.
Tickets are available online or at The Zone retail complex, Oxford Road, Rosebank (in the pedestrian mall, near KFC and adjacent to Hamley's Toys). The promotion will run from May to 12 September 2025.
Be sure to keep an eye on our website for other amazing specials and combo deals.
Our famous Red Bus
Soweto Experience
One of the best ways to truly celebrate Youth Day is to actually visit the city where this took place. We’ve found a few activities and things to enjoy in Soweto on Youth Day.
Soweto Experience
Join us on board and combine your red bus experience with a Soweto tour guided by a local resident. This 1-day valid ticket for the hop-on hop-off sightseeing bus tour of Johannesburg allows you to explore the city at your own speed. A 2-hour extension tour of Soweto, dubbed "Africa's New York," is featured as well. Enjoy the attractions of the city where Nelson Mandela lived and Mahatma Gandhi began his law career. Hear about two of the twentieth century's most famous liberation heroes in the city where their legal and political careers began, while on the Soweto adventure. Follow in the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi and his Satyagraha (Passive Resistance) Movement, as well as Nelson Mandela's Defiance Campaign. Be sure to book your ticket in advance by visiting our website.
The Orlando Towers
To add on to the above, and another fantastic way to spend Youth Day, and to experience Soweto from a different angle, we recommend booking a Walking or Cycling Tour with Lebo’s. Taking a bicycle, walking, or Tuk Tuk tour of Soweto is a fantastic way to see the city. Lebo's provides 2-hour, half-day, and full-day packages. The routes include stops at historic and cultural sites such as Vilakazi Street, where you can see Nelson Mandela's house and the Hector Pieterson museum, as well as men's migrant worker hostels, churches, and local community gathering places where you can learn about African customs and traditions like tasting home-brewed beer and singing and dancing to traditional African music.
On Youth Day (16 June), trade the towers for the Art Is Alive – Celebrating Youth Through Arts festival at Kagiso Memorial & Recreation Centre (Kagiso, west of Soweto). From 12:00 until late, the venue bursts with:
Entry is free, but the organisers recommend pre-registering on Quicket to secure your place and receive the full programme. Grab your friends, support young creatives, and celebrate Youth Day in style – book or learn more on the event page.
Whatever you have planned for Youth Day, remember to honour our youth and take advantage of the public holiday.
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