Part of our Gate 1 tour , we stopped at Nelson’s Mandela family house. The cost of this entrance is 60 rand. He moved there with his first wife Evelyn in 1940 however after their divorce in 1957, she moved out. He married Winnie in 1958, and she joined him in this Soweto home. Part of the visit, is seeing pictures of him and his wives, his bedroom, his books-library , some of his letters… I found the house small and I expected more so I was a bit disappointed.

A very nice and educating experience that definitely should be part of your visit in Johannesburg. Went there with an Uber from central Johannesburg and the house itself is not that big but there are plenty of things to look at and read so if you read everything available count on spending an hour, tops two hours. The gift shop is part of the ticket both and that could need an upgrade. As we arrived we were "greeted" by street sellers pushing their hats, armbands and what not. These guys are friendly and wants to make a living but you can avoid them if you're quick.

The Mandela House is a well maintained museum filled with a variety of things that belonged to the whole Mandela family, not just Nelson Mandela. There are pictures and letters and all sorts of documentation to view and the house has a lot of energy inside of it. I suggest taking your time to read all the things that hang on the wall and fully immerse yourself in trying to imagine what the Mandela family had to go through. This can be difficult especially if you go during a busy time as the house is quite cozy in terms of space. The house has a lot of focus on Winnie Mandela as well and I enjoyed seeing her history be recognised within the walls too.

This was Mandela's home and now is a small museum. It has been renovated in parts and contains important clippings and items of historical significance. It is important to include a visit to the Apartheid museum either before or after visiting his home. You can still see the bullet holes on the outside bricks.

This small house doesn’t take very long to walk around (even if you browse some of the memorabilia that is displayed inside). We had guide show us around both outside and inside. She was difficult to hear at times due to the conversations of other tourists and the incessant street performers right outside that were noisy distractions.