11 Food Tours in Johannesburg Worth Booking

1.Local Food Tasting Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 192 reviews · 3 hours · from $77Our pick

Johannesburg guided food walk through Yeoville or Maboneng, sampling Ghanaian, Nigerian and more African dishes with local guides.

“Joe was an amazing tour guide! You can really tell how passionate and knowledgeable he is and he shared so many interesting details along the way. The tour was super organized, and the food was absolutely delicious. It felt very authentic and thoughtfully chosen. :) I’d 100% recommend!”

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2.Soweto Food & Beer Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 40 reviews · 4 hours · from $49

Ride through Soweto on a 4-hour bike tour of Vilakazi Street and Orlando with 2 meals, beer stops, and local stories.

“the best! the for real Saweto! the guides story telling and history was amazing.”

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3.Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 39 reviews · 1 day · from $12Best value

Sip five boutique South African wines at Eighteen13 in Fourways, paired with cheese and charcuterie, taught by an expert host in Sandton.

“This sounded like a great idea, the actual wines were good. What didn't work was the way the experience was managed. I actually want a refund. When we arrived they didn't have our booking they only had bookings for direct bookings. that was resolved. Then they brought us chocolates instead of the charcuterie board that we booked. I am diabetic, I don't eat chocolate. when we questioned that the hostess shrugged and said since it's Valentines day they are serving chocolates, so basically not her problem. We tasted 5 wines, 3 white and 2 red. after every tasting I kept asking if they will change the glasses, eventually they did…”

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4.Unique street food tour from at least 6 different cultures!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · from $60Top rated

Johannesburg street food in Fordsburg Square, tasting six cultures with a guide in 2.5 hours for $60.

“Loved the adventure trying new foods. Tried everything and was pleasantly surprised how much I loved it all. Thanks Gilda for exposing us to very different cultural foods.”

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5.Wine Tasting and Cableway Half Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $143

Cableway views over Hartbeespoort plus a Cape-style wine tasting with a cheese platter, all tied together with Sandton pickup and air-con transport.

“We so enjoyed the wine tasting and hearing all about the wines in South Africa. The story telling and humor was on point. I would have loved this experience better if we went to the cable car first and then stopped somewhere else for lunch (food at the cable car experiencRead more”

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6.Lesedi Cultural Village with lunch or dinner cultural food

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 9 reviews · 5 hours · from $143

Lesedi Cultural Village near Johannesburg is a 5-hour tour with drumming, dance from five tribes, and lunch or dinner included for $143.

“L'accueil en chanson fait bonne impression, le personnel chargé de l'animation est très avenant. La visite est essentiellement basée sur le visuel : reconstitution de huttes traditionnelles et scènes jouées par le personnel. Le spectacle de danse est très agréable et impressionnant mais tout le reste paraît artificiel et semble être monté de toute pièce pour plaire aux touristes occidentaux. Au final, je n'ai pas appris grand chose.”

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7.Soweto Tuk-Tuk Food & Beer Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 4 hours · from $49

A 4-hour Soweto tuk-tuk food and beer tour starting at Kumalo Street, with tastings near the Hector Pieterson Museum and local history.

“We really enjoyed our tour around Soweto with this awesome team! The tuk tuk was fun to ride around and it was a great local experience. Definitely choose this tour if you’re looking for a local guide to show you around Soweto with lots of information about the history and culture. Everything was awesome, including the beer and local street food!”

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8.Soweto Food and Beer Tasting Walking Tour with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 4 hours · from $40

Sample Soweto street food and local beer on a 4-hour walking tour, passing Mandela and Desmond Tutu sites with two beer stops.

“Amazing tour! The guides live in Soweto and will make you discover the real soweto beyond the touristic parts. Very recommended”

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9.Zulu Food Cooking & Dining Experience with a local Chef

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 5 reviews · from $85

Cook Zulu-inspired food with a local chef in Maboneng, stroll markets, learn culture, and enjoy a full lunch for $85.

“Nkululeko was a great hostess! We had great conversation and great food. Bongani also was a great addition. The chicken he bbq’d and sausage he grilled was phenomenal! We learned so much from the walk through the neighborhood to the history lesson Nkululeko gave us. We really enjoyed ourselves and I’m glad we had the Zulu and Xhosa cooking experience. I would definitely do it again!”

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10.Wine Tasting and Cableway Half Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3 reviews · 6 hours · from $166

Enjoy Johannesburg pickup, Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway views, and a relaxed wine tasting at the Indaba Hotel, with cheese platter included.

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11.Johannesburg Culture and food tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $102

A 4-hour Johannesburg culture and food tour linking Nelson Mandela House and Constitution Hill with an included Kwa Mai Mai Market bite.

“The food portion was great but since we did a bus tour the day before, there was not much else to be shown.”

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