Highlights
- Led by specialised cultural guides spanning five generations
- Experience Jo'burg's Creative Uprising through its artists
- Explore revolutionaryhistory, Soweto & Jo'burg's creatrive streets
Description
Discover a city where revolutionary history, vibrant contemporary art and urban creativity collide. You will be guided by an elite team of master cultural guides spanning 5 generations. Explore iconic landmarks, enter working artist studios, experience Soweto—and let the kids become artists themselves.
This is more than sightseeing. It is Johannesburg through its people, stories and creative energy.
Begin at Constitution Hill, Johannesburg’s powerful former prison complex. Explore its historic spaces and hear stories of resistance, justice and transformation, including those of Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela.
Continue to discovering Soweto and the Hector Pieterson Museum, where photographs, archives and personal stories reveal the courage of the young people who stood at the centre of the 1976 uprising.
Visit the Black Madonna at the Regina Mundi Church and drive down the famous Vilakazi Street passing Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu homes.
Then discover another side of the city: Johannesburg’s contemporary creative revolution.
Go beyond museums and monuments and step into the places where Johannesburg’s art is being created.
At Studio 12 – Art Aid Gallery, discover the Creative Uprising—connecting contemporary African art, heritage, Indigenous Knowledge and creative enterprise.
Visit Asisebenze Art Atelier, a multi-level creative hub in a historic heritage building. Meet artists, explore working studios and experience the energy of Johannesburg’s emerging art scene.
Explore Ellis House Art Studios, a former textile factory transformed into a vibrant home for artists, galleries and multidisciplinary creative practices.
This is art in the making—not art behind glass.
Enjoy lunch at Nando’s, surrounded by Southern African contemporary art, and experience the connection between food, culture and creativity.
At Victoria Yards, children take part in a supervised SafePlay educational art workshop, guided by professional creative educators with all materials provided.
While they create, adults can explore studios, craft, design, urban agriculture and sustainable creative businesses.
End with a twilight drive across illuminated Mandela Bridge—a spectacular symbol connecting Johannesburg’s revolutionary past with its creative future.
✔ Elite expert, historical and cultural tour guides spanning 5 generations
✔ Constitution Hill & Soweto
✔ Mandela & Gandhi stories
✔ Contemporary South African art
✔ Working artist studios
✔ Creative Uprising experience
✔ Children's hands-on art workshop
✔ Lunch included
Includes
hotel pickup and drop-off in Johannesburg
air-conditioned transport throughout the tour
Professional local cultural tour guide
Constitutional Hill Full Tour entrance
Hector Pieterson Museum entrance
Guided Soweto experience
Visit to Regina Mundi Church
Drive along Vilakazi Street
Mandela and Desmond Tutu heritage sites
Visit to Studio 12 - Art Aid Gallery
Creative Uprising contemporary art experience
Visit to Asisebenze Art Atelier
Artist studio visits and opportunities to meet working artists
Visit to Ellis House Art Studios
Southern African contemporary art experience at Nando's
Lunch at Nando's
Supervised SafePlay educational art workshop for children at Victoria Yards
All art materials required for the children's workshop
Time for adults to explore the creative studios, design, craft and urban agriculture at Victoria Yards
Twilight drive accross illuminated Nelson Mandela Bridge
Bottled water during the tour
Excludes
Personal purchase and souvenirs
Additional food or drinks not specified in the itinerary
Alcoholic beverages
Optional purchases of artwork or crafts
Travel insurance
Pickup or dropoff outside the designated Johannesburg service area
Any activities or services not specifically listed under 'What's included'
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
