12 Walking Tours in Johannesburg Worth Booking

1.Walking Tour with a Local Guide and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 648 reviews · 4 hours · from $43Our pick

Walk Soweto with a local guide, follow the 1976 uprising route, meet Mandela and Tutu sites, enjoy lunch, and ride a minibus taxi.

“I had an amazing tour of the Soweto neighbourhood. My tour guide Maweza is very knowledgable, kind and very passionate to show me around. We interacted with the locals in the township and with children. Eye opening in terms of culture and their struggles. We were kept safe at all times. Definitely recommend”

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2.Soweto Walking Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 288 reviews · from $40Top rated

A local-led half-day walk through Soweto’s freedom story, with a kota sandwich lunch at Orlando Towers and key Mandela and Tutu sites.

“We had an amazing experience with Maweza on the Soweto half-day walking tour! We found him engaging, knowledgeable, and open to our many questions. We also appreciated his willingness to share personal and family experiences which allowed us to see many sides of the diverse, beautiful Soweto community. As a result, our tour was moving and very much worth the time. It will surely be the highlight of our trip to Johannesburg!”

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3.Local Food Tasting Guided Walking Tour

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

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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4.City Centre Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 152 reviews · 3 hours · from $40

3-hour guided Johannesburg CBD walk from Gandhi Square to Mandela Bridge, featuring Mandela law firm, Workers Museum, and Newtown street culture.

“Great activity ! Mathapelo was an amazing guide, very passionate and kind. I had a good time and i learned so much about Johannesburg and South Africa’s history.”

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5.Johannesburg City Centre Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 80 reviews · from $45

Walk central Johannesburg with a local guide, then braai lunch in Maboneng. See Mandela sites and Top of Africa skyline views.

“Great tour seeing the centre of Johannesburg, learning a bit about the history and seeing a lot of art. Tebogo was a great guide and knew where you were safe. He got us a taxi to go through an area that was a little dangerous. Otherwise no trouble at all!”

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6.Guided Walk with Lions in the African Bush

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 45 reviews · 5 - 8 hours · from $246

Guided walk with lions in Gauteng near Johannesburg. Watch young lions from a bush deck, with safety rules, pickup, and refreshments.

“I enjoyed the experience of walking with the Lions. It was something I'll never forget . However the other group didn't follow any instructions and could have made it dangerous . Also was shorter than anticipated”

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7.Hillbrow Walking Tour Including Ponte building

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 32 reviews · from $52

Walk Hillbrow with a local expert, then visit brutalist Ponte City. Lunch and pickup included, with strict no-photo community respect.

“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.”

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8.Private Walking Tour with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 17 reviews · 2 - 6 hours · from $35

A private Lokafyer-led walk in Johannesburg, tailored to your interests, with local stories, street culture, and possible Soweto stops.

“Very good guide, it was interesting to get to know about history of Soweto”

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9.Johannesburg City Walking Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 12 reviews · from $40

Walk Joburg from Braamfontein to Maboneng with a local guide, street art, Mandela connections, and lunch, for $40.

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10.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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11.City of Gold Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 7 reviews · 4 hours · from $54

4-hour Johannesburg walking tour with local guide: Maboneng art, Kwa Mai-Mai market, Carlton Centre views, Gandhi Square, Mandela downtown.

“Great tour. Eco was a great guide and fully informant.”

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12.Sip & Paint Walking Tour & Take Home a Canvas

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 7 reviews · 3 hours · from $31Best value

Walk Soweto’s street art with a local guide, taste local food and wine, then create and take home your own canvas.

“the tour was amazing, it was informative and emotional! our guide was passionate about Soweto and where he grew up, we felt safe the entire trip and being immersed in the culture and art in soweto was great, painting was great fun. it was 1 of our favourite days on holiday”

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