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Johannesburg Walking Tour: Exploring City Lifestyle and Mandela's Legacy
4.8
72 Ratings
Johannesburg
Experience the vibrant city lifestyle of Johannesburg on a walking tour. Explore the culture, visit Nelson Mandela's law firm, and enjoy a delicious Braii lunch in the artsy neighborhood of Maboneng.
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Johannesburg - This is a walking tour of the rich history of Johannesburg. We will see old architecture along with history, interact with the locals and take great photos. Walking through the City of Gold you will feel the hustle and bustle of the people, lifestyle, and culture of Jozi.
What's Included
- Lunch
What's Not Included
- All additional Items and Cost
Additional Information
Experience the vibrant energy and character of Johannesburg by exploring its streets, getting involved in its lifestyle and engaging with its culture, including a visit to Nelson Mandela’s Law firm.
Begin your journey at Museum Africa, situated in Newtown, from there proceed to the Workers Museum, the only remaining municipal compound for African men in Johannesburg. Next stop is Chancellor House, the establishment where Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo founded the first law firm owned by black individuals in South Africa.
Travel down Main Street, home to some of the city’s finest historic edifices. This street will guide you to Gandhi Square, a dynamic centre of trade and retail activities. Moving forward, reach the Top of Africa, situated within the highest skyscraper in Africa. Subsequent to Carlton, use local transportation to reach Maboneng, a neighbourhood renowned for arts, to enjoy a Braii lunch (options available for vegans and vegetarians).
Location
Nando's Ghandi Square
Rissik Street
Nando's Ghandi Square, Shop 180, Cnr Fox &, Gandhi Square, Metropolitan Building, Rissik St, Marshalltown, Johannesburg, 2107, South Africa (The Metropolitan House)
Please wait INSIDE the coffee shop if you arrive before your tour starts!
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(72 Ratings)
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Samuel_l
Jun 11, 2024
Amazing. Cool. - Really cool way to see city with very cool and knowledgeable guide. Great way to walk about and see some cool stuff. Just do it.
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Keionnag2020
May 29, 2024
Excellent Tour Experience! - This was such an informative and well thought out tour. Our guide Mulalo was impressively knowledgeable about the history of the city and South Africa as a whole. He was very professional and made us feel very safe and comfortable the entire time. Would highly recommend for anyone who is interested in a unique and immersive learning experience.
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Juliana
Apr 24, 2024
Jo’burg Tour with Mulalo - highly recommend! - I went on the Johannesburg walking tour with Mulalo and would highly recommend for anyone considering! He was extremely knowledgeable on past and current events. I was able to gain a deep insight on the culture and history of South Africa. He was also extremely friendly and relatable making the tour fun as well. You can tell they are passionate about giving individuals a in depth and authentic experience
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Eracanada
Mar 27, 2024
Information Galore - If you are ever in Johannesburg for a couple of days, I encourage you to book this city walk of the downtown area- a great experience for a morning or afternoon….
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Scott_m
Feb 22, 2024
Relaxed walk, fascinating history, wonderful guide - My guide Clement made this walking tour so relaxing that it was just like strolling around chatting with a friend. We went past many sites rich in culture and history - Mary Fitzgerald Square, the Workers Museum, Chancellor House, Main Street with its outdoor mining equipment, Gandhi Square, the Carlton Centre and Maboneng street art centre to name a few. Clement gave me so much interesting background to these sites, and we talked a lot about their ongoing significance and many other topics that came up. He was really flexible and generous too - due to my error and difficulties communicating, we started late but he was kind and patient in dealing with it, and I never felt like that was a burden to him. Central Johannesburg is really worth walking around slowly to appreciate and understand, and doing it with this walking tour is definitely 100% recommended.
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Sophie
Feb 14, 2024
Joburg walking tour - We did a walking tour with Mulalo. He showed us lots of diverse spots in the city and had a great knowledge of the history of Joburg! It was from the point of view of a ‘younger’ person, which was nice for us, as he showed cool and hip places as well. Would recommend it to get an overview of the city.
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Sanivi
Jan 20, 2024
Very friendly and caring guide - I had a wonderful time with Mathapelo.
She shared a lot of information with me. I highly recommend the tour.
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1925656ulf
Dec 29, 2023
Great tour of Johannesburg - Our very nice and experienced tour guide KG gave us a good impression of Johannesburg on this great tour. We would definitely recommend the tour.
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Msharjeelashraf
Apr 30, 2024
Experiencing one of the sides of Joburg - Joburg is a fascinating city with different sides to it. Starting from Gandhi Square and ending around Constitution Hill gave an insight into the history and life that is very different to the area I was staying in.
Our guide Refilwe stepped in last minute to cover this tour and he was quite good and well informed and passionate about the city. It was his first time doing this tour I think and he did well!
He was accommodating to our needs and what we wanted to see.
Just to let others know - I would not recommend bringing and flashing your camera around on this tour. Being with a guide did give us that feeling of being safe and wouldn't be going there alone.
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Awesome3050
Apr 1, 2024
Great walking tour - Mulalo was a great guide and brought me to visit many important areas to get a better gist of what local life in the city is like. He explained much of the history behind the buildings and parks, giving me a much better understanding. The tour started and ended on time.
The itinerary on the website needs to be updated to reflect that the Top of Africa was not accessible. This accounts for the 4/5 rating.
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