15 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.Innercity Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · from $50

Johannesburg inner-city walking tour with art and markets, Carlton Centre skyline views, and Mandela-era stops, skip-the-line included.

“The whole trip was enjoyable, brought back fond memories of the town I grew up in. Thepso our guide was also very accommodating & knowledgeable.”

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7.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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8.Half-Day Walking Tour in Soweto

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · from $32

A guided half-day walk through Soweto’s key landmarks, murals, and memorials, plus street culture stops and a brewery tasting.

“Even though I traveled with a group, I went to this tour solo and I’m happy that I did. It was very interesting to come see this historic area and the guide was great - very friendly and informative.”

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9.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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10.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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11.LocalPlaces Understanding Johannesburg Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $80

Walk Johannesburg’s historic Marshalltown and Gandhi Square to connect gold-rush origins to today, about 4 hours, $80.80 per person.

“We thoroughly enjoyed the tour of the original CBD. Charlie is a lively raconteur. Going inside the abandoned stock exchange, with its stained glass windows, was like going back in time. If you like history, architecture and urban culture, you will enjoy this tour.”

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12.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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13.Bush Babies & Monkey Sanctuary and Elephants walk Private

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $207

Private Johannesburg wildlife visit with free pickup: monkeys in the sanctuary, bush babies and elephant walk at Hartbeespoort Dam.

“Beautiful walking tour..small uphill hike during the tour but well worth it for the view.. monkeys roam freely and a couple of them know how to pick pockets LOL”

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14.Johannesburg Street Art & Museum Walking or E-scooter Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · from $31Best value

Street art and museum stops in Braamfontein and Newtown, mixing Constitution Hill, Joburg Theatre, and Wits Museum with coffee and context.

“A group of 4 of us were taken around in downtown Joburg by our tour guide Sean. We had a great time, he was very informative and we really enjoyed the stops he took us to. Can't reccomend this your enough as it helped us learn more about the history of the city's diverse background.”

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15.Full-day Johannesburg Bike Or Walking tour – With Transport

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $78

Bike Johannesburg’s street art and migration story from Maboneng to Victoria Yards, with pickup, coffee, and water in about 4 hours.

“Ivan Andre of Honest Travel was an amazing guide. Such a knowledge guide. I learned so much. Ivan was on track when timing of this tour.”

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