Tours and activities

Johannesburg and Soweto full day tour

For a deeper dive into both Johannesburg and Soweto, we highly recommend a full-day private tour with Cecilia Mlangeni. Her extensive knowledge and warm personality make for an insightful experience.

Itinerary Highlights:

Northern suburbs: Parkview, Rosebank, Illovo, Sandton
Houghton: Stop at Munroe Drive for a panoramic city view
Yeoville & Hillbrow
Constitution Hill & Kwa Mai Mai Market
Maboneng & Mandela Bridge
Mining District & Johannesburg's historic landmarks 

Soweto Highlights:
FNB Soccer City Stadium
Vilakazi Street, Mandela House, Hector Pieterson Museum
Famous Twin Towers & Soweto's diverse neighbourhoods
Duration: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Cost: R1575 per person (R1845 for solo travellers, kids under 12 half-price)
Extras: Entrance fees & lunch not included
Lunch: Stop at a Soweto restaurant (decided on the day)

Soweto half day Tour

For an intimate and insightful experience, we highly recommend Cecilia. She has lived in Soweto her whole life and brings the history of this vibrant area to life with her warmth and knowledge. This tour is flexible, covering major sites while allowing you to explore at your own pace.

In Soweto you will pass FNB Soccer City stadium

Welcome Board - Upper Class Group of Soweto

Kliptown

Diepkloof hostel - Former single sex residential homes

Bara Bridge - For high view of Soweto

Famous Twin Towers - Soweto coal plant towers

Lower Class Group - Tin houses

Vilakazi Street : Visit Mandela House and Hector Peterson Museum

Cost: R1030 per person, R1475 for solo travelers (excludes entrance fees)
Duration: 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM (afternoon tours available on request)
Includes: Collection and return to the house
Note: This tour does not include the Apartheid Museum.

Lebo’s Bicycle & Tuk-Tuk Tours

Lebo’s offers a fun and interactive way to explore Soweto on two wheels! Their tours are full of energy, led by friendly local guides, and include a delicious Potjie lunch.

Tour Options:
2-hour tour: Starts at 10:00 AM
4-hour tour: Starts at 1:00 PM
Transport: Collection and return can be arranged
More info: http://sowetobicycletours.com

French / Spanish / Portuguese speaking Tour Guide

Alain Tchappa is our go-to guy, with a few tour options. We would connect you with him so that you could communicate directly.

Collection and return from Lucky Bean Guesthouse.

Inner city

Dlala Nje

For the Adventurous

Explore the misunderstood but fascinating neighborhoods of Hillbrow, Yeoville, and Ponte City with Dlala Nje. Their tours are informative, eye-opening, and support a foundation that educates local children.

Dlala Nje (meaning 'Just Play' in isiZulu) is an innovative tour company based in Hillbrow’s iconic Ponte building that offers memorable walking and immersion experiences in the infamous inner-city neighbourhoods of Hillbrow and Yeoville. Dlala Nje’s aim is to dispel myths about these notorious suburbs and to showcase the unusual history and various African communities that make these areas of the city so distinctive.

Tours start at Dlala Nje's 51st floor apartment venue on the top floor of Ponte, Africa’s tallest residential building, from where you are surrounded by awe-inspiring views. It’s also an atmospheric starting point to listen to Dlala Nje telling the remarkable story of one of Joburg’s most distinctive landmarks and its surrounding neighbourhoods. 

The Red Hop-on Hop-off Bus

This is a very effective way to see the city, and get a sense of it. It covers the main attractions and you have commentary in many languages. https://www.citysightseeing.co.za/johannesburg

The bus visits:
The Braamfontein district, Constitution Hill, The Mining District Walk, The Apartheid Museum and Newtown. There is also a route through the North of the city – this is not very important, especially if time is limited.

In Newtown, pop into The Market Photo Workshop, The Bus Factory / Artists Proof Studio at 2 President Street and The Market Theatre. There is also some graffiti that is worth seeing. Walk through Workshop Newtown, which is behind the Market Theatre, through the rear left exit. The graffiti runs under the motorway.

You are also able to walk to the Wits Art Museum (WAM) and Origins Centre, from the Braamfontein stop. WAM is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Quirky eating and entertainment

The Yeoville Dinner Club is worth checking. https://www.facebook.com/yeovilledinnerclub/ Sanza is an amazing character, and it’s a crazy experience. Yeoville is populated by immigrants from all over Southern and Central Africa, and Sanza serves Pan-African food at a table that seats about 14 guests. It’s R785 per person and this includes some drinks. He is a great story teller, and has interesting guests. You never know who you will be eating with!

Artists, diplomats, fellow travellers; Anthony Bourdain loved the Supper Club. It’s a unique experience. It’s best if we arrange your transport to Yeoville, this would be R250 one way, for a car. Sanza will put you in a car to send you home. Another R250.