Welcome to Johannesburg Walking Tour

Our Welcome Joburg Walking Tour is perfectly positioned as a short and easy walk, providing a thorough introduction to Johannesburg.
If you are pressed for time or simply do not want to walk too far, then our Welcome Joburg Walking Tour is perfect for you. Only two hours and slightly more than 1km, it will give you all the background insight to make the most of your visit to this astonishing city (and to South Africa as a country).

The tour focuses on the historical background from ancient and pre-colonial times, up till the formation of South Africa as a country in 1910. It explains how Johannesburg came into being without delving into recent history. It answers the fundamental questions of where you are and leaves you inspired about how complex and diverse South Africa is as a country.

It is an exceptional storytelling experience, guided by Charlie Moyo with his exceptional, deep, velvety voice who the New York Times called a storyteller extraordinaire!

Meeting Point

Gandhi Square Precinct

New St, Marshalltown, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa

Meet us at the Gandhi Sculpture on Gandhi Square. Find the sculpture in front of the Vodacom shop. From Nando's walk towards the Vodacom Shop and meet us at the statue.

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours

Gandhi Square

New Street between Rissik Street and Eloff Street, Johannesburg

Our tour starts on the central square of Johannesburg, where the court building once stood in which Gandhi worked as a laywer.

30 minutes

Johannesburg

Johannesburg

Our tour explores the historic heart of Johannesburg between Gandhi Square and the erstwhile Anglo American offices. This pedestrianised street forms an outdoor city museum. The best place to learn more about the astonishing history of Johannesburg.
We unpack the Joburg story from ancient and pre-colonial times, through to the discovery of gold in 1886, the resultant gold rush and the birth of the City of Migrants. It positions Johannesburg within the context of the Scramble for Africa and the eventual formation of the country, South Africa.

Along the way we stop at a replica of the Mapungubwe Rhino, view the Rand Club from outside and explore historic Hollard Street – once home to one of Joburg’s stock exchanges, the Cullinan Building and the modernist Hanging Tower. We also delve into mining history at the Mining Headgear and marvel at the Art Deco Wonder that is 44 Main Street, as well as the city's most famous Impala Stampede sculpture.

1 hour, 30 minutes

What's included:

• Guide and storytelling.