The 15 Best Walking Tours in South Africa

1.Soweto: Walking Tour with a Local Guide and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 648 reviews · 4 hours · from $43

Review of Soweto’s four-hour walking tour with a local guide, street-food lunch, Mandela landmarks, history, and practical tips for visitors.

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2.Bungee Jumping with Zipline and Sky Walk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 506 reviews · from $97Top rated

Review of Bloukrans Bridge bungee jumping near Plettenberg Bay, with zipline, SkyWalk, safety details, price, and practical tips.

“Amazing experience. Fun atmosphere on the bridge before the jump and reassuring instructors”

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3.Nathi Langa Township Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 493 reviews · 2h 30m · from $31

Walk Langa Township with local guide Nathi, explore Guga S’thebe, hear South African history, meet residents, and gain a thoughtful view of Cape Town.

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4.Art, Culture & History Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 392 reviews · 2 hours · from $37

Explore Bo-Kaap, Long Street, District Six, and Cape Town’s art scene on a lively two-hour history and culture walk.

“It was brilliant and inspiring and fun :) Thank you Diego and Oluweta for an amazing experience”

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5.Street Art Walking Tour in Woodstock

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 293 reviews · 2 hours · from $37

Explore Woodstock and Salt River street art with a local guide, learning the stories, politics, and culture behind Cape Town’s murals.

“This was a really amazing tour! Our guide Diego was funny and knowledgeable, and the art was fantastic. Highly recommend!”

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6.Soweto Walking Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 288 reviews · from $40

Walk Soweto with a local guide, visit key apartheid sites, see Mandela’s home, and enjoy a filling kota lunch at Orlando Towers.

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7.Guided Historical Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 283 reviews · 1h 30m · from $18

Explore Stellenbosch’s oak-lined streets, Cape Dutch buildings, village green, and four centuries of stories on a 90-minute guided walk.

“Johan was fantastic, thank you. Learnt so much about Stellenbosch, even though have visited many times. I wish Johan HD been my history teacher at school, perhaps I would have listened more. Fabulous news about the wonderful ideas and systems in Stellenbosch.”

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8.Langa Township Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 272 reviews · 2h 30m · from $37

Explore Langa with a local guide, visiting its museum, art center, homes, projects, and galleries during a meaningful Cape Town walk.

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9.Private Walking Tour with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 243 reviews · 2 - 6 hours · from $35

Review of Cape Town’s private local walking tour, with flexible routes, personal stories, practical tips, pricing, guides, and booking advice.

“Fred was personable and flexible to adapt the walk around our requests”

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10.Local Food Tasting Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 192 reviews · 3 hours · from $77

Taste African cuisines, explore Maboneng or Yeoville, and learn Johannesburg history on a guided three-hour food walk.

“Great tour, the highlight of it was our tour guide Nkosi and the charisma he brought during the tour. Food was good and interesting, and the walking part was also very enlightening about the history of the neighborhoods and the city.”

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11.The 10 Tastings of Cape Town With Locals: Private Food Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 169 reviews · from $103

Taste 10 Cape Town favorites with a private local guide, from koeksisters and biltong to street food, city sights, and cultural stories.

“Great experience rain or shine! Great to have a local guide. Thank you! The food was great and the guide was very friendly and knowledgeable!”

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12.Cape Town Walking Tour: Bo-Kaap & City Highlights

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 161 reviews · 2 hours · from $40

Review of Cape Town’s 2-hour Bo-Kaap walking tour, covering District Six, City Hall, Greenmarket Square, local culture, and practical tips.

“Dylan was an amazing guide, best guide Ive ever had on a tour. Knowledgeable, clear communication and a great guy”

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13.City Centre Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 152 reviews · 3 hours · from $40

Explore Johannesburg’s CBD on foot, from gold rush landmarks and Mandela’s law office to Newtown, the Workers Museum, and Braamfontein.

“I got to see parts of the city that I would not otherwise have dared to visit”

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14.Bo-Kaap: Walk with a local

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 131 reviews · from $25

Walk colorful Bo-Kaap with a local descendant, visit Auwal Mosque, smell Cape Malay spices, and enjoy rooibos tea with a sweet snack.

“Siddiq was insightful and thorough in giving a history as well as current state of the Bo-Kaap. He is a respected member of the community, so we walked the streets that are his own, which was different than any other tour group we crossed pRead more”

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15.Culture Walking Tour of Durban

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 110 reviews · from $63

Walk Durban’s markets, ride local transport, learn its history, and finish with bunny chow on the beachfront with a local guide.

“vielen Dank Johnny für diese tolle Tour. durch deine erklärungen hast du uns deine Stadt leidenschaftlich nähergebracht. der gang durch die vielen märkte war absolut eindrucksvoll. wundervolle begegnungen mit den Menschen die hier leben Read more”

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