Pretoria City Tours

Pretoria city was founded in the year 1855 by Marthinus Pretorius but after the Boer War the South African Republic came under the reign of the British. In the tear 1910 Pretoria became the administrative capital of South Africa and Cape Town became the legislative capital of the country. In the year 1931 Pretoria received the official status of a city and with South Africa becoming a republic in 1961, Pretoria continued to be the administrative capital of the country. With the creation of new municipal structures in South Africa in the year 2000, the name of the city was changed to Tshwane. Therefore, it can be inferred that the city of Pretoria bears testimony to innumerable historical events and thus there are a host of historical and cultural sites in Pretoria. These places of tourist attractions in Pretoria can be covered through Pretoria city tours conducted by various tour operators.

Pretoria city tours are generally half day tours of the city of Pretoria lasting for about 5 hours. The tour operators in Pretoria operate daily Pretoria city tours from the capital city Johannesburg. The price of Pretoria city tours varies around R 380 according to the currency of South Africa. The Pretoria city tours cover almost all important places of tourist interest in Pretoria like

• The Church Square – The Church Square is characterized by the statue of Boer leader and President of former South African Republic, Paul Kruger
• Union Buildings – This is the official seat of the Government of South Africa and it is also the home of the President of South Africa. The buildings, designed by Sir Herbert Baker are made of sandstone.
• Voortrekker Monument – This monument, built of granite was constructed by architect Gerard Moerdijk in memory of Voortrekkers who left the country in thousands in between 1835 and 1854.