Orlando West and Vilakazi Street may be Soweto&#39;s most famous heritage sites, but there is much more depth to Soweto&#39;s history than this famous street and the neighbouring Hector Pieterson memorial.<br /> <br /> This tour brings the rich history of the often overlooked Soweto neighbourhood of Orlando East into the spotlight, taking in significant heritage monuments such as;&nbsp;Soweto&#39;s very first High School (Orlando High), the&nbsp;Orlando Community Hall where Robert&nbsp;Sobukwe&nbsp;founded&nbsp;the PAC, the Orlando Public Library which housed the book collection of the activist and ANC leader&nbsp;Dr Alfred&nbsp;Bitini&nbsp;Xuma, Orlando football stadium and the&nbsp;Orlando Police Station where the youth of Soweto&nbsp;went to present their petition of protest&nbsp;on&nbsp;16th&nbsp;June 1976.<br /> <br /> The tour will also visit the home&nbsp;of James Sofasonke Mpanza who in 1944 led the homeless and destitute people working on the Joburg gold reefs to Soweto, building a huge shanty town which had some 20,000 residents.<br /> <br /> The tour is led by&nbsp;Eric Itzkin&nbsp;a local heritage expert and activist who has been crucial in helping the area receive recognition as an important heritage landmark.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Tour leaves at 13:00 from the car park at&nbsp;Sunnyside Park Hotel (tour by bus). Tour lasts approximately 4 hours<br /> Costs R300 (Joburg Heritage members R250), booking essential. Call +27&nbsp;11&nbsp;482 3349 or email <a href="mailto:mail@joburgheritage.co.za, johannesburg@inyourpocket.com">mail@joburgheritage.co.za</a> to book.