SOUTH AFRICA · WALKING TOURS IN JOHANNESBURG
The good walking tours in Johannesburg fill up a season ahead, and school holidays here run over Christmas. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and where they differ.
Walk through Soweto with a local guide, trace the 1976 uprising, visit Mandela landmarks, sample street food, and meet residents for $43.
“our guide Maweza was fantastic! he was really insightful and answered so many of our questions. we loved being able to walk through the neighbourhood and see how the community is. highly recommend this tour!”
Walk Soweto with a local guide, learn its apartheid history, visit Mandela’s street, and enjoy a filling kota lunch at Orlando Towers.
“Words can’t begin to describe how incredible this tour was. Mulalo Mphuma was our guide and he was so knowledgeable and inviting. We spent the morning on an incredible tour around Soweto and left hungry for more knowledge of the township. If you’re looking for an in depth immersive experience, this is the tour for you!”
Taste African cuisines, street art, and Johannesburg history on a guided Yeoville or Maboneng walking tour with food and local insight.
“Great tour, the highlight of it was our tour guide Nkosi and the charisma he brought during the tour. Food was good and interesting, and the walking part was also very enlightening about the history of the neighborhoods and the city.”
Walk Johannesburg’s CBD from Gandhi Square to Mandela Bridge, exploring gold, apartheid, architecture, arts, and daily city life with a local guide.
“My wife and I particularly enjoyed our tour. We learnt a lot about the early history of Johannesburg and the mining industry.”
Walk Johannesburg’s city centre with a local guide, visit historic sites, enjoy city views, and finish with a South African braai in Maboneng.
“Tebogo was such a great guide, so knowledgeable and fun to do the tour with. Many interesting spots to see and stories to hear. Loved it!”
Explore Johannesburg on foot, from Maboneng to Chancellor House, with local history, public transport tips, and a panoramic Carlton Centre view.
“You will experience the nice neighbourhood of Maboneng, lots of street art and a bit of the city centre.”
Walk beside young lions in Gauteng’s African bush with trained guides, transport, refreshments, safety briefings, and strong photo opportunities.
“Enjoyed the hostess and how they wanted everyone to be able to have good views and pictures. The guides can take great videos and pictures!”
Explore Hillbrow and Ponte Tower with a local guide, lunch, transfers, history, community stories, and striking Johannesburg views.
“Die gesamte Tour hat mir sehr gut gefallen, sehr viel erfahren über die Geschichte dort und für mich war es Wahnsinn das alles so zu sehen und ich habe mich sehr gut aufgehoben gefühlt bei dem beiden guides. Ich kann diese Tour nur empfehlen und finde es persönlich auch wichtig das mal zu erleben und zu sehen.”
Review of Johannesburg’s private local walking tour, with flexible routes, Soweto insight, practical tips, pricing, and booking advice.
“Bello was a great guide! She was accommodating and kind and executed the tour exactly as we imagined. 10 stars!!”
Explore Johannesburg’s gold rush past, Gandhi Square, historic architecture, and urban renewal on a private four-hour walking tour.
“We thoroughly enjoyed the tour of the original CBD. Charlie is a lively raconteur. Going inside the abandoned stock exchange, with its stained glass windows, was like going back in time. If you like history, architecture and urban culture, you will enjoy this tour.”
Walk Johannesburg with a local guide from Braamfontein to Maboneng, exploring Mandela sites, street art, music, industry, and city life for $40.
Review of Johannesburg’s private monkey, bush baby, and elephant tour, with pickup, guide, pricing, itinerary, pros, drawbacks, and booking advice.
“Monkeys and elephants were very interesting. Learned a lot about both. Disappointed in that Bush Babies heads the name of this tour and the few bush babies are nocturnal so nothing to see. A little false advertising.”
Explore Johannesburg’s Newtown and Braamfontein on a 2.5-hour street art, museum, and history tour with coffee and local insight.
“A group of 4 of us were taken around in downtown Joburg by our tour guide Sean. We had a great time, he was very informative and we really enjoyed the stops he took us to. Can't reccomend this your enough as it helped us learn more about the history of the city's diverse background.”
Taste Soweto street food, local beer and township life on a four-hour guided walk through Orlando West and Vilakazi Street.
“Fantastic way to see Soweto and eat/drink local food and beer! Had an amazing time. Thanks guys!”
Explore Johannesburg’s Constitution Hill, Wits Art Museum, street art, Newtown, and local transport on a thoughtful small-group tour.
“Excellent tour with Sean. Very knowledgeable guide who explained the background to significant sites in downtown Johannesburg. Great local food option at the end, the platter was enough for lunch and dinner!”
Cape sea days, bush mornings, tasting rooms and the long road east.
