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Johannesburg is the place to go to mix big-city culture, shopping, dining and nightlife with outdoor adventures, up-close wildlife encounters and visits to historical sites. Explore caves and nature reserves, or visit a traditional village by day, then enjoy dinner at a hip cafe or five-star restaurant. And if you're a shopper, bring an extra, empty suitcase. With malls, open-air markets and places that blend the two, you'll find plenty of unique souvenirs.
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1. Soweto Day Tour from Johannesburg
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
This tour will help you understand the history of South Africa during the Apartheid years. Take a walk at Vilakazi street which is the only street in the world where you'll find the houses of Two Nobel Peace Laureate, visit Nelson Mandela House Museum, Hector Peterson Memorial Museum and Motsoaledi one of the informal settlement in Soweto.
Inclusions: Driver/guide, Local guide, Professional guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Transport by air-conditioned minivan, Transport by private vehicle
Exclusions: Gratuities, Drinks
Reviewed By noaho273
Haven’t stayed a Thakadu River, but I highly recommend Madikwe. Not as big, clearly, as Kruger, but uncrowded and less expensive than the fancy places in the Greater Kruger. Stayed at Tau and Buffalo Ridge.
2. Street food, public art & history tour
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5.0 based on 17 reviews
This fun walking tour covers the fascinating history of Fordsburg and surrounds. The tour meets up at the City Lodge Hotel in Newtown, from where we take a gentle walk to Fordsburg, covering some beautiful street and public art along the way. The focus is on street food, and we eat from Indian, Bangladeshi, Syrian, African and Pakistani traders – best to come hungry! You will discover all the hidden secrets, meet the traders and lovely people of Fordsburg, and do plenty of shopping! The tour is suitable for vegetarians and people unable to eat spicy food, but not for vegan or lactose intolerant eaters.
Inclusions: A variety of snacks, drinks as well as lunch is included in your tour. Best to arrive very hungry!
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Reviewed By Matteo C
we spent a lovely day with our guide visiting several parts of Soweto, we enjoyed nice food nice view and we discovered a lot of the history of this incredible township
3. Soweto - an authentic, true & bespoke day with locals
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5.0 based on 21 reviews
There are many tours to Soweto, covering the same sights in large groups. Eenblond TOURS do things completely different. We believe in making travellers out of tourists, and prefer to share current day Soweto, let you experience life as it is lived today and meet some regular local people without ignoring the importance of past events. Your guide is well known and loved in Soweto, and also use 2 local guides to give you a more varied experience. Eenblond TOURS also supports the communities we travel in, and will take you to the NGO we support in Soweto. Furthermore we support at least 8 entrepreneurs on tour, making sure your tour fee is shared with the community. We do not support poverty tourism. Book now if you don't want a rushed experience in a bus full of tourists, but rather spend a warm, immersive day in a very interesting and friendly city. We would love to share Soweto with you over some drinks, walking and lots of chatting. Admission fees and a traditional lunch included.
Inclusions: A traditional South African lunch is included in your tour. We change venues according to weather conditions, but they are all local and offer the best cuisine in Soweto!, Air-conditioned vehicle, Bottled water, A glass of traditional beer, Entrance fee to Mandela House, All tour guides used are paid by Eenblond TOURS
Exclusions: Drinks at Native Rebels, taverns, Lebo's or with lunch excluded, Tips to local performers, dancers and guides (optional)
Reviewed By Michelle G
Gilda is hilarious and knowledgeable! We tasted so many different things, all based on who was selling that day. Gilda is very good with being flexible, and really took into account everyone’s preferences to try to choose the best places to visit. She made us feel so much more comfortable with the city of Johannesburg as a whole. We would absolutely recommend this tour!!
4. Maboneng Precinct Walking Tour
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Maboneng meaning “Place of Light” is a fully integrated urban neighborhood on the east side of Johannesburg CBD. Both a mixed-use development and urban community, Maboneng is home to several independent retail, restaurants and entertainment venues as well as loft apartments, offices, film and sound studios, a hotel, a hostel, a museum and creative factory spaces. As such, the Maboneng Precinct offers a range of well-designed and affordable spaces within an urban landscape in Johannesburg. With all its offerings, Maboneng has proved to be a popular destination for locals and international tourists.
Inclusions: Guide
Exclusions: Gratuities
Reviewed By Eliza H
I loved my cycle tour with Ayanda. As a solo female traveller it was just perfect. The tour was so informative and we covered so much ground, saw the most intriguing neighbourhoods and places, accentuated by Ayanda's extensive knowledge. I would highly recommend this tour as without it I would never have seen so many fascinating parts of Joburg through the eyes of someone who grew up in the east city. Thanks so much Ayanda!
5. Safe Guided Tour of Johannesburg City and Soweto
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
This is a popular tour that has a combination of a short Johannesburg city tour and a Soweto tour. Soweto is a vibrant city with diverse cultures and plenty of entertainment and rich history. You will learn about and see the iconic heritage sites that have significance of their existence today and get to enjoy lunch at one of the local restaurants.
Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Hotel Pick-up and Drop-off, Bottled mineral water, Entrance fees to places of interest, Lunch
Exclusions: All Drinks, Gratuities, Items of personal nature
Reviewed By Jess02320
It was so beautiful I had a wonderful time. Food there was incredible. Got to see many historical sites that are part of South African history. Finally it was an amazing tour it was filled with lots of exciting moments and fun.
6. Johannesburg Walking Tour
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
Johannesburg is the largest urban complex of South Africa with a population exceeding quarter million. This tour will take you back from the apartheid to freedom by guiding you through the historical area in Johannesburg. With this tour you will embrace things like art, architecture, history and multi-culturism. This is a walking tour where we are going to use public transport and walking the streets.
Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Bottled water
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Reviewed By Z7246PSmarkd
Andile is a very friendly, engaging and knowledgeable tour guide. Unfortunately for us, we were in Johannesburg at a time when many attractions were still closed due to COVID-19. This meant we could not go to the Apartheid museum. Andile did his best to compensate for this. He took us to Soweto Towers instead and gave us a lot of history and background on the Apartheid era, as well as great insight into life in Soweto today. Despite us not being able to do the full tour, I would still recommend this package. Thank you Andile.
7. Soweto half-day tour
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Our tour helps you to experience our local taxi with the locals to Soweto and how the taxi operate You get to know more about the hidden germs in Soweto and also experience Soweto in a local perspective
Inclusions: You get to taste one of our typical local cuisine and beer
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Reviewed By Compass818748
We did the Soweto Pub Crawl Tour together and were simply thrilled. Although only two of us took part in the tour, our guides Nthabi and Luthando took a lot of time for us and introduced us to beers in South Africa. Of course there were also numerous and really nice photos taken. During the tour we got to know Soweto from a very personal and exciting side. We tasted several beers and at the end there was a surprise for us. We learned a lot and our alcohol level was accordingly high at the end of the evening and the atmosphere was relaxed and fun. We were also lovingly welcomed by the other South Africans and integrated into the conversations. For both of us it was an unforgettable evening. I can recommend the tour to anyone who likes to drink a beer or two and get to know Soweto in a very personal way. The only point of criticism is that at the end of the evening Luthando did not behave like a professional guide anymore and became a bit pushy. Apart from that, the guides were super good and cared a lot about our well-being and gave us a lot of knowledge.
8. This is Hillbrow
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5.0 based on 12 reviews
Explore the streets of Hillbrow and Berea and discover more about one of Johannesburg's most notorious and misunderstood districts.
Inclusions: Classic Hillbrow street fare - Pap & Chicken with a drink of your choice
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Reviewed By kennedy116
Was an awesome experience. Very friendly guys and they are knowledgeable on the history of the place. The venue offers killer views! Will keep on visiting this space!
9. Johannesburg City Centre Tour
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Our tour is the best way to discover the city centre and know more about the places of significant history and see some of the areas you can't visit on your own and here you experience the city from the local perspective and our guides are very good at making the clients happy all the time making sure that the clients explore the city and are safe through out and they are also very good walking companions who are happy to share the history, culture and life of of the city as a whole
Inclusions: Local guide
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Reviewed By Compass818748
We did the Soweto Pub Crawl Tour together and were simply thrilled. Although only two of us took part in the tour, our guides Nthabi and Luthando took a lot of time for us and introduced us to beers in South Africa. Of course there were also numerous and really nice photos taken. During the tour we got to know Soweto from a very personal and exciting side. We tasted several beers and at the end there was a surprise for us. We learned a lot and our alcohol level was accordingly high at the end of the evening and the atmosphere was relaxed and fun. We were also lovingly welcomed by the other South Africans and integrated into the conversations. For both of us it was an unforgettable evening. I can recommend the tour to anyone who likes to drink a beer or two and get to know Soweto in a very personal way. The only point of criticism is that at the end of the evening Luthando did not behave like a professional guide anymore and became a bit pushy. Apart from that, the guides were super good and cared a lot about our well-being and gave us a lot of knowledge.
10. Soweto Lunch & Apartheid Museum Full Day Tour
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Get the experience of being a local Soweto resident by spending your day in one of the largest townships in South Africa; as we drive and walk through the vibrant Soweto Township. Come enjoy the by going through the Rich history that Soweto boasts, as we also top it up by having lunch at a local restaurant for a Sowetan lunch.
Inclusions: Lunch, Air-conditioned vehicle, All Fees and Taxes
Exclusions: Shopping
Reviewed By Derrickchisenga
I enjoyed the visit from start to finish. The Toor Guide was punctual, vehicle clean, and the service excellent throughout the entire tour. I have no doubt in my mind that he will offer the same or even more excellent service to other would be tourers/visitors.
