Things to do in  Johannesburg

Great experience. Clement the tour guide was excellent. We were able to see lots of historical places in Johannesburg and Soweto

The trip was interesting and the guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. It was a really good way to see parts of the city of Johannesburg which may not have been accessible as a tourist without a guide. Either way, the guide was local and clearly knew his stuff and so I was able to enjoy exploring the city whilst feeling safe

Good to see more of the locals in Johannesburg! I would recommend you guys to do it and see more of SA. Ivo

We didn't have time to visit Kruger National Park and Pilansburg was a nice alternative. Obviously much smaller but it is closer to Johannesburg and malaria-free while it is a real nature reserve, not just a private game reserve (which sometimes can be a bit disappointing and more similar to a zoo than to a real safari). Unfortunately, you have better chances to see lions early mornings or in the night but you'll probably see elephants, hippos, rhinos, giraffes, zebras during the day as well. Both our driver, Dennis and our ranger, Buffalo Soldier were friendly and knowledgeable.

Really interesting tour. The guide Pastor was very knowledgeable and friendly, Apartheid museum was fascinating as was the chance to see what life is like in one of the Johannesburg townships although it does also make you feel sad to see some of the poverty these people endure

It was a great way to see a little bit of Johannesburg during a stopover. The guide was very knowledgable and chatty. Can only recommend this tour.

This was the best way to see Johannesburg it was very informative two thumbs up . Your able to take your time and enjoy the sites

This is a must if in Johannesburg! Fantastic tour. You get to see so much! It is an all day tour and they pack a whole lots of things into that time frame.

Can't say enough about Anthony. He made my trip worth every penny and some. I would suggest doing your homework before arriving just In case you want to see something else. Anthony does his best to ensure you enjoy your ti.e in Johannesburg. I will be returning with my family.

Fantastic tour with Anthony that we had. Very knowledgeable, very flexible with the tour itinerary, it was a great way to see the main parts of Johannesburg, our only regret is not having done it earlier during our visit. Highly recommended!!!

A missed flight in Johannesburg led to my family and I spending a full day at the airport hotel. Looking for last minute tours, MAN am I happy to have found Tsalanang Tours!! Thabang is easily the best all around guide I've had. A Soweto native and resident, he's friendly, easygoing, very knowledgeable and surpassed all of our expectations. Felt like a friend right away. This tour is fantastic because you get to see some of Johannesburg and its very contrasting neighborhoods before getting to Soweto, seeing the attractions (like the Mandela house and Hector Pieterson museum), but also different hidden areas of Soweto the big companies don't show you. The tour is perfect especially if you're trying to get a feel for Johannesburg and Soweto on a time crunch.

Solly was amazing...although the Apartheid Museum was closed he still filled the time with plenty of info and other sites to see around Johannesburg. All the info provided helped myself and the other group members learn about the history of not only Johannesburg but also the country of South Africa as well. Visiting Soweto and being educated on its past was great as well. I highly recommend the tour to anyone wanting an informative look at the city.

Jason is a wonderful guide. He picked me up from my hotel in Pretoria before getting the other passengers in Johannesburg (there were three of us total on the tour). He made occasional comments as we drove towards Pilanesberg then when we got to the park, we transferred to an open top vehicle with a ranger. With her, we spent three amazing hours spotting animals inside the park. We saw so many animals! I didn’t have high hopes because it had just rained and it’s the middle of the summer but we saw three of the big five, and much more. Jason picked us up for lunch which was at a beautiful, high-end bush resort. Incredible food. He then took us on another two hour safari through the park in his van, before we journeyed home. We saw so many fantastic things – I had the best day. What a great time!

Overall I give this safari package a 5 star rating. I was beyond what I could have ever imagined. Viva Safaris goes out of their way to give you the ultimate safari experience through sunrise, sunset and all day drives through the game parks. The personnel at the loge were exceptional, the food was great. The only negative item was that I was given the impression that on the day of arrival there would be time to relax, maybe take a dip in the pool before heading out on the sunset drive. The drive from Johannesburg took 8 hours including stops so we didn't arrive until 5:00 pm and the sunset drive was departing at 5:30 so there was barely enough time to put your bags in the room before activities begin. I would definitely do this safari again, although next time I would book either the 4 or 5 day instead of the 3 day.

We only had 2 days in Johannesburg and we used it to see Kruger National Park. Our skilled guide searched out numerous animals, both big and small, making this an unforgetable experience. Our expert driver got us comfortably and safely to and from the hotel and Park, even making time to stop at a local farm to let us see the Rhino that remained elusive during our 2 game drives. We had a perfect trip!

Loved this experience because our guide, Joseph, was really open with how life is living in South Africa and Johannesburg, and it was extremely eye-opening. This was a driving tour where he took us through several neighborhoods where you could see the drastic wealth-inequality which was really sad to see but necessary. It helped us understand how the impacts of the Apartheid are still very much alive today. And the Apartheid Museum in general was one of the highlights of the trip. Don't think of it as any old museum (cause to be honest museums aren't usually too appealing to me) but this was 100% worth going to Johannesburg for and I think visiting the museum is an absolute must-do if you visit South Africa to understand it's past and its people. Also they picked us up and dropped us off at the airport which was super convenient, and held all of our luggage for us in the car. It was safe with our driver because he stayed around/in the car the entire time while we got out of the car. We also got to pick what time we wanted to start and end the tour which was incredible because I was researching so many Joburg tours to see the Apartheid Museum and Soweto combined and this was the only place that i found that allowed us to arrange those details; everything else had a set time in the morning which we couldn't do since we were flying in from Cape Town that morning.

This full day tour was brilliant from start to finish and very organised. We were able to visit Constitution Hill, the constitutional court, the apartheid museum and the huge township of Soweto. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and it was fascinating to learn facts and history in relation to both Johannesburg and the country itself; the best part of the tour was Mo guiding us through Soweto and visiting his home. The tour of Soweto did make us appreciate the luxuries at our disposal in the UK and was a huge eye opener to the economic chasm that exists in South Africa.

We, three couples from USA (from Seattle, Chicago and Miami), had an amazing and breathtaking three day Safari tout with Bruce and Loretta, the owners of Balanta Imagine Safaris from August 12-14, 2019. It was an incredible experience. Both Bruce and Loretta took extra care to ensure our trip was memorable and went extra mile to cater to diverse needs of the group. Since all of us are vegetarian, they made extra effort to ensure we get proper vegetarian food. On Aug 14, we had limitation to reach back Johannesburg airport in time to catch flight for Cape Town by 6:30pm. In spite of road blockages due to some local protests, they ensured to find new ways to make us reach the airport somehow and enabled us to catch the flight. It was an amazing effort to make it happen. We feel extremely happy to recommend Balanta Imagine Safaris to anybody and especially to tourists from USA to use their five star services. Since the owners have strong US connections, they understand needs of US customers very well and cater to them with a smile. We have very high words of appreciation for their professionalism, sincerity, customer care, and above all humility. Given another chance to visit South Africa in future, we will certainly avail of their services again - we are sold. Thanks Loretta and Bruce for your great 'customer delight' attitude. Keep it up!

From the moment we were picked up at our Airbnb by Ishmael we knew we were going to enjoy this trip and where going to see the real way the people of this area of Johannesburg live and the real struggles they deal with everyday. We got to see so many amazing people, so much life and visited places that we will never forget this is definitely the way to see Soweto. Raw, by bus and walking around the people and getting to see things from their point of view and perspective. We went to a day care where we met some amazing teachers and caregivers who took care of dozens of kids it was so powerful to see even though they had very little they were happy kids. Ended up the trip by having a Soweto Gold beer at a restaurant by the Orlando Towers. Magical experience. Great food great conversation. Thank you Ishmael.

My sisters and I just took our first trip to Africa. We were very unsure of where we really wanted to visit. One of my sisters found Viator, while researching Kruger National Park. The prices at the park for a 3 day tour were very high! She noticed Viator was much less expensive for the same trip options. So we booked it, not sure what to expect. It was awesome!!! Our guide Bruce was phenomenal!!! He was very accommodating, made sure we knew what we should see/do inside the park. Even picked us up at 6am the last day, to make sure we got to see a few missed animals, before we left the park for our trip back to Johannesburg. We could not have asked for a better guide! I highly recommend Viator, but I even more so recommend Bruce. ;)