Top 4 Cultural Village Tours in Pretoria

1.Elephant Experience & Lesedi Cultural Village

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · from $151Our pick

Travel from Johannesburg in a small, air-conditioned minivan with a guide such as Lucille or Mike. Visit Glen Afric for tea, muffins, and a 4x4 search for elephants, then browse the Chameleon African Curio Market and enjoy a buffet lunch, music, dance, and village visits at Lesedi Cultural Village.

“This tour was great. From our driver, Lucille, to the experience at Glen Afric to the wonderful people at Lesedi. Even the lunch there went above my expectations. Money well spent!”

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2.Lesedi cultural village tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · from $112

Spend about six hours at Lesedi Cultural Village with a private guide, learning about Zulu, Xhosa, Pedi, Basotho, and Ndebele traditions. Your air-conditioned ride includes Wi-Fi, bottled water, hotel pickup, and lunch at Nyama Choma. Expect village presentations, hands-on activities, drumming, dancing, and time for African crafts.

“Great to take part in the stories and activities. The guides and people taking part were enthusiastic and fun”

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3.Lesedi Cultural Village Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $98Best value

From Pretoria, Tsalanang Tours takes you to Lesedi Cultural Village for an introduction video, guided visits to Zulu, Xhosa, Pedi, Basotho and Ndebele homesteads, traditional dancing and a boma buffet lunch. Guides such as Thabang Molefe and Tibone are available on some departures. Pickup, bottled water and admission are included.

“This was a great experience; we learned a lot and it was also very entertaining. We wished we had more time.”

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4.Lesedi Cultural Village Half Day Tour from Johannesburg

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 8 reviews · from $167

Spend about five hours at Lesedi Cultural Village with a private driver-guide, round-trip hotel transport, cultural presentations, dancing, and an African buffet lunch listed as included. You will learn about Zulu, Xhosa, and other South African traditions, with morning or afternoon departures and bottled water provided. Confirm the meal details before booking.

“We enjoyed our visit to Lesedi village. This tour was however too expensive as the tour company just drove us to and from the village, paid the entrance fees (a small fraction of what the tour costs) took us to buy snacks that were inexpensRead more”

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