Free walking tours in Johannesburg

An insightful tour of Soweto, one of Johannesburgs most renowned neighborhoods

Wow Thabo, what a tour guide. He took his time and gave thorough information. Super friendly and felt like a buddy the whole day. We enjoyed the Soweto tour and learned so much! Siyabonga Thabo, see you again 🤟

Fantastic tour with an excellent guru. I was the only person attending and the trip still took place. Thabo addressed all my questions, silly or not, explained everything and provided me with a life-time shared taxi experience. The tour was one of the best I’ve ever attended.

I had an amazing experience with Thabo 🤩 Meeting a local guide like Thabo was the highlight of my last day in Johannesburg. He was on time, made sure that I learn about his town, I learned few words from his local language and learned how to stop a local taxi. He is genuine, professional and very friendly. Too bad I couldn't hangout with him more as I had some emergency but we finished the tour and we had great local food. Very happy to book this tour and I highly recommend it.

Excellent walk with Thabo very informative and interesting. Would recommend

Fantastic, better than expected

Excellent Guia. Muy interesante y triste tour historico

We really enjoyed the tour with Sean ; he gave us an excellent introduction to South Africa. We went on his tour before starting a safari tour and I must say that his tour and information was a lot better than the one we got on a week tour with a company. In short time he describe important aspects of South Africa culture and society. Help us to navigate Johannesburg and went above and beyond to help . I highly recommend his tour .

The Soweto bike tour was an absolutely fantastic experience! It was one of the highlights of our visit to Johannesburg. The tour was exceptionally well organized, and our guide was knowledgeable, passionate, and eager to share the rich history and culture of Soweto. Cycling through the vibrant streets gave us a unique perspective on the community and allowed us to experience places we might never have discovered otherwise. I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Johannesburg. An unforgettable experience and a must-do activity!

Fue un gran tour, el recorrido muy interesante, conocer gente de los alrededores fue genial. Sobre todo lwazi un gran sujeto, amable y muy grato

This was a great tour through SOWETO made more interesting being on a bike. It isn't strenuous bike ride. It was well paced and very interesting. A great way to see more of SOWETO with a knowledgeable guide. Well worth doing, I'd highly recommend the tour.

Great and informative tour with Nonhlanhla. I liked how the experience was organized through different parts of Soweto, combining local community insight, key landmarks, and Mandela’s house at the end. I felt safe throughout, and Nonhlanhla was excellent.

It is a very good way to visit and feel the soul of Soweto. Taste original food and drink beer. strongly recommend.

Fue muy especial, interesante y seguro todo el recorrido, nos llevó desde el Soweto más humilde hasta el más exclusivo a través de su historia, caminar y charlar con un guía local hizo la diferencia. Muchas gracias por todo.

I did this tour solo and it was genuinely one of the highlights of my time in Johannesburg. Thabo is a fantastic guide: warm, knowledgeable, and clearly proud of where he comes from. He shares local insight you’d never get from a guidebook, and Soweto comes alive in a way that’s hard to put into words. Travelled alone and felt completely comfortable throughout. Don’t think twice about booking this one

This free walking tour was wonderful! Our guide Thabo was extremely knowledgeable and passionate, and we learned so much about the important history of the area. He made us feel safe, well taken care of, and entertained. Definitely worth doing if you have the time!

VERY GOOD! The split the walking into be lower, middle and upper Soweto. Lower you’re in touch with the community and they explain you the context, then the towers and you finish with Mandela ‘s house SAFE ALL THE TIME. Thabasio did a very good job.

Uno de los mejores, sino el mejor, GuruWalk que he podido hacer a lo largo y ancho del mundo…… espectacular experiencia

Fantastic introduction to Johannesburg. I loved it

Excellent tour thanks. Loved seeing Soweto

Great tour of Soweto. Very informative.

Thabo was amazing - Highly highly recommended! There were laughs, some tears….and food. It felt like we were hanging out with a friend. I will definitely link up with Thabo again for Soweto 2.0 and also the Jozi tour.

Smooth tour. Slightly delayed. The tour guide had good info. But this is the first time I have been literally forced to pay a certain tip. And tour guide was trying to sell other packages. This should not be listed on Guruwalk. There are other platforms for such agencies.

War eine super Entscheidung diese Tour zu machen. Sehr interessant :) Danke Sean

I was alone but Thabo was so professional for the tour. He lives in Soweto and is full of insights and knowledge. I really enjoyed the tour. If you are willing, he can also recommend an authentic African restautant in Soweto (I had buffet lunch there and Thabo explained everything about the dishes, which was really nice). He is friendly and honest. I recommend him.