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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
The Inner City Urban Hiking Tour combines walking and the use of safe public transport to provide a structured tour of the City’s best kept secrets. The tour passes some of the City’s most magnificent heritage sites, offering a complete cultural mix and in doing so, exposes parts of the city that most people are reluctant to visit.
Air-conditioned vehicle
All Fees and Taxes
Refreshments
Departure Point
302 Fox St, Jeppestown, Johannesburg, 2043, Zuid-Afrika
Curiocity Backpackers
Return Details
302 Fox St, Jeppestown, Johannesburg, 2043, Zuid-Afrika
Curiocity Backpackers
Fox St &, Kruger St, City and Suburban, Johannesburg, 2094, Zuid-Afrika Maboneng meaning “Place of Light” is a fitting name for a district that has fast become a center of the creative energy for Johannesburg’s urban artists, designers and entrepreneurs. Only a few years ago, this inner-city neighborhood was largely viewed as a no-go zone due to urban decay. Today, as the result of plan to place art at the center of the revitalization efforts in Johannesburg, the now popular Maboneng cultural precinct is living up to name as the “Place Of Light” and drawing tourists from aroundthe world eager to be witness and be part of this transformation. 45 minutes
14 Berea Rd, City and Suburban, Johannesburg, 2094, South Africa One of the oldest markets in Johannesburg. Once an old horse stable, now houses over 176 market stall, with traditional medicines, African attires, beaded items, artefacts, walking sticks and craft works. A truly hidden treasure and an authentically genuine place to buy souvenirs to take back home. 30 minutes
Collectors Treasury, Johannesburg, South Africa We visit the largest second hand bookstore in the Southern hemisphere. There are books stacked everywhere in this 8 storey building, plus LPs, maps, porcelain &postcards 15 minutes
Carlton Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa Built between 1969 until 1976 by the American architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. The Carlton Centre is a skyscraper with a panoramic views of the City of gold. At 223 meters above Johannesburg we will narate the history of the city, from the gold rush in 1886, to the urban decline in the late 80s and 90s and now the re-birth of the city centre. 60 minutes
New St, Marshalltown, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa Remember the lawyer? Gandhi Square, is named after Mahatma Gandhi the Indian leader and human rights activist, who spent 21years in South Africa and had his law firm in downtown Johannesburg. 20 minutes
Fox St, Ferreiras Dorp, Johannesburg, 2001, Zuid-Afrika A walk through the Main Street mining district towards Chancellor’s House.
In the 1950s, the humble 3-storey Chancellor House was home to Mandela and Tambo Attorneys where they set South Africa’s first black-owned law firm. Opposite the old law firm now stands “The Shadow Boxing Sculpture” designed by artist Marcos Cianfanelli based on a famous Bob Gosani image of young Mandela boxing. 30 minutes
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
laylas805
04 Nov 2022
Experience was great! Amazing see the arts around Maboneng, Ikoh was super friendly and with awesome knowledge of the history.
t_bis2016
23 Jul 2022
Excellent tour! Great guide. You can literally feel Jozi vibes! It helps so much to have a guide on your side who makes you feel safe!
Collin_T
15 Apr 2022
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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Curiocity Backpackers
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