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Johannesburg
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Johannesburg Architectural Walking Tour
Discover the architectural history of the city! Begin at Mary Fitzgerald Square, and explore the city center. Witness the changes over the years. Visit the iconic Marshalltown mining office district. The tour concludes at the Top of Africa.
Things to do Johannesburg Architectural Walking Tour
We will build an image of the history of the city from an architectural standpoint. We will walk and explore the city from that perspective. Our tour starts at Mary Fitzgerald Square in the Newtown district where art and creativity thrive, making our way into Albertina Sisulu Street (formerly known as Market Street) which is the birth of the entire city. There, we will pause at the Library gardens where it all started as I tell you and show you the historical spaces and changes over the years. Our path will take us to the beautiful mining offices of the Marshalltown district which holds a vital role in the narrative of the city, and our tour ends at “The top of Africa” in Carlton Center, which was the highest point in the whole of Africa until recently. (Currently, the Top of Africa is closed, we'll end at the bottom of the Carlton Center).
Included
Newtown Junction
Mary Fitzgerald Square
Carlton Centre
Meeting point
Newtown Junction
Reviews (24)
2025-01-26 18:52:50
“Great tour very informative ”
Mo did a great job showing us the downtown area. We learned a lot and saw many buildings we would otherwise not notice. Highly recommend. Thank you.
Michael Tang (English)
2025-01-23 19:32:52
“Great Tour”
Great tour. The guide explains the history of the city very well through its buildings. Highly recommended.
Gabriel Olmedo (English)
2025-01-23 13:43:59
“Tour very interesting and our guide nice”
our guide Mau was really good precise competent and nice. We are very enjoi
Tatiana Sverko (English)
2024-11-24 16:28:03
“Great Knowledge ”
It was a great tour. Mongameli has a fantastic knowledge about all buildings and you can see his passion.
At the beginning I was not so confident about the area, but Mongameli made it a safe trip.
Thanks
David (English)
2024-11-03 19:35:16
“Architectural Tour”
It was an excellent tour in all respects, thank you so much.
Nicole (English)
2024-10-07 17:45:47
“Super knowledgeable and interesting”
Mo teaches the history of Johannesburg through architecture and does an excellent job of conveying life through the decades. He had good answers to many of our off script questions - an excellent tour.
Ben White (English)
2024-09-09 13:10:22
“Fabulous intro to SA!”
Mongameli was an amazing guide! Very interesting history and he has a wonderful grasp of architectural knowledge. It made our start to Jo-burg perfect! Thanks!!!
Cathy (English)
2024-08-11 18:42:09
“Best walking tour in Joburg ”
Mo is a perfect guide, he really know everything about the growth of the city. A tour concentrate in the buildings and in their story.
Simone Parolo (English)
2024-07-27 15:09:00
“Great surprise”
We were on our last day in Johannesburg and thought of a nice and simple walk to see some final details of the city. But we got way more that: lessons about its history, info on its process of construction and cultural influences, minutiae of several important buildings we had seen before without having noticed them! And all that with Mo’s attention, respect, care and easygoing approach. He was the best guide. Thank you very much for the experience. We strongly recommend it!
Fabiana Vilaco (English)
2024-07-10 15:02:48
“Tour Joh Burg”
Amazing tour because the guide is so knowledgeable! Mo was absolutely fantastic
Martien de Vletter (English)
2024-07-05 10:37:01
“The best tour ever”
It was one of the amazing tours i have been. Mo was too knowledgeable, you get from hi. Very interesting facts about the city building, architecture and history. Besides that he seems very kind and helpful person. He help me with many things. I would recommend everyone to book a tour with him
Oussama korichi (English)
2024-07-02 16:52:44
“Exceptional!”
I brought four architects with me and they were all really impressed with Mo’s knowledge, the buildings he selected, and the route we took. It was one of their highlights in visiting SA and it opened my eyes to how accessible the CBD is as I live here A great learning experience!
Ann Elleh (English)
2024-05-25 10:09:55
“Great Tour to Introduce you to the City”
Mo was a great guide, his stories of the buildings and architecture of the city both past and present gives you an idea of the history of Johannesburg. He was also very helpful after the tour helping us get to our next destination.
I recommend this tour to people that want to get introduced with the city.
Charles Cedric Tan (English)
2024-05-13 17:19:54
“Top notch tour by Mo”
Mo is super friendly and knowledable! We had a great tour - from meeting at a safe shopping mall which we explored before the tour to waiting with us until we left by uber... We enjoyed hearing about local history and especially the varied architecture. Mo even took us to several hidden gems and took great photos of us at special spots for our instagram & Facebook posts. .
Jose Gonzalez (English)
2024-05-12 17:59:53
“Mo”
Very knowledgeable about the history of the buildings. Good intro to south african history :)
Travis (English)
2024-05-08 19:28:56
“Amazing Tour”
Mongameli is really nice and knows everything about the history of the Johannesburg and your buildings. We highly recommend.
Ana Paula Aletto (English)
2024-04-30 09:40:34
“Awesome!”
Mongameli was a great guide, he told us a lot of stories of the city... It was nice to see for example the offices of Tambo and Mandela. I really recommend it!
Francisco Delgado Arrechea (English)
2024-04-19 17:51:28
“Nice tour with a lot historic building introduced”
If you would like to see important historic buildings in Johannesburg, Mr. Mongameli Mahlangu is a perfect person from freetour.com to guide you. He is young, but knowledgeable, he also is a very polite person. I enjoyed the time with hom.
Thanks Mongameli!
CHENG WU XU (English)
2024-03-02 16:41:53
“Amazing insight into local history and architecture ”
Our guide took us through a historic route explaining the important cultural history of the various downtown areas. He was informative, knowledgeable and polite. I can highly recommend this tour that many would miss by going on the hop off hop on bus.
Anthony Towell (English)
2024-03-01 18:52:36
“Mongameli is the best tour guide ”
Mongameli is a great tour guide, I had an amazing time on the tour. He is very respectful, knowledgeable, polite and well rounded person. I learned so much from him. I do recommend you to take a tour with him.
Yulia Popova (English)
2024-01-15 15:04:59
“A good approach to the city ”
It was a very interesting tour and a great guide
Mercedes Martin-Municio (English)
2024-01-02 06:35:35
“Fascinating Architectural Downtown Tour”
We were really fascinated by the financial district of downtown Johannesburg. It must have been a vibrating city and it could be like FiDi in Manhattan if it would be still busy.
Mongameli is a really nice guy. It felt more like a walk through the city with a good friend of us.
He knows so much about all the architecture and the buildings and it was exciting to listen to him.
Thank you very much for a great afternoon!
Bernd (English)
2023-09-24 06:51:58
“Un gran guia”
Es una gran persona y tiene un alto conocimiento de la ciudad. Muy recomendable!
Maria martin (Spanish)
2023-06-30 15:02:20
“Great tour with a great guide !”
We really enjoyed the tour. It was nice to walk around and learning about the architecture of the city. Mo was very knowledgeable, and he answered all of our questions (even the one not related to the tour). I would definitly recommand!
Valérie Turcotte (English)