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A red double-decker bus with 'Jubilee' written on it, parked on a road with a clear blue sky and some clouds in the background. 1
A hotel shuttle schedule. 2
A bus schedule with the start point at Rosebank, Tour Office: The Zone @ Rosebank Shopping Centre. 3
A travel map with landmarks like the Voortrekker Monument, Constitution Hill, and the Nelson Mandela Foundation. 4
A lake with boats, a fountain, and trees. 5

Johannesburg Hop-On Hop-Off City Tour with Soweto Option

By City Sightseeing South Africa
9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €16 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

This flexible hop-on hop-off bus tour is the easiest way to explore Johannesburg’s top landmarks — with 16 stops covering everything from Constitution Hill and the Apartheid Museum to Gold Reef City and Mandela Bridge. Enjoy onboard audio commentary in 12 languages, and the freedom to explore the city at your own pace.

What truly sets this tour apart is the free hotel shuttle from major Sandton hotels to the main starting point — making it effortless to join the tour without worrying about transport. Travellers can also upgrade to a live-guided Soweto tour, led by a local expert who brings South Africa’s complex and powerful storey to life.

It’s the perfect combination of convenience, independent exploration and authentic cultural insight — all in one ticket.

Activity location

  • Multiple Locations Visited
    • Soweto, South Africa

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Multiple Locations Visited
    • Soweto, South Africa

Check availability

1 Day: Hop-On, Hop-Off Ticket in English

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • Opening hours: Sat 08:00-17:30
  • English

1 Day HoHo bus ticket: This ticket allows you unlimited access to the buses for 1 day

Price details
€15.51 x 1 Adult€15.51
Total
Price is €15.51
Until Fri, 31 Jul

1 Day: Soweto & HoHo City Tour in English

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • Opening hours: Sat 08:00-17:30
  • English

Combo Ticket: 2h Small Group Soweto Tour + HoHo Bus stopping at Apartheid Museum

Price details
€35.49 x 1 Adult€35.49
Total
Price is €35.49
Until Fri, 31 Jul

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Free onboard Wi-Fi
  • Inclusions
    Audio commentary in 8 Languages
  • Inclusions
    Free Hotel shuttle service between select Sandton Hotels
  • Inclusions
    Optional live guided 2h small group Soweto extension tour available
  • Inclusions
    Headsets (use of your own headsets if preferred)
  • Exclusions
    Food and drinks
  • Exclusions
    Entrance fees

Know before you book

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
    • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
    • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • A 2h small group Soweto Tour can be added
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Johannesburg Red City Tour

  • 13 stops
  • 1 Point of interest
  • 3h
Operating schedule

First departure from Stop 1 at 09h00. Last departure at 15h00. Frequency every 40 minutes. Staying in Sandton? Take the Gautrain to Rosebank Station. Our main ticket office and 'Stop 1' are just a short walk away at The Zone Shopping Centre @ Rosebank

City Sightseeing Johannesburg | Official Hop-On Hop-Off Tour

  • Stop 1: City Sightseeing Tour office, located at "The Zone" shopping centre pedestrian mall, between the Holiday Inn Rosebank and Hamley's Toys. (Check details of Free Hotel shuttle )

Melrose

  • Stop n. 1
  • Stop 2: Melrose Arch

Nelson Mandela Foundation

  • Stop n. 2
  • Stop 3: Nelson Mandela Foundation

Munro Drive

  • Stop n. 3
  • Munro Drive View Point Photo Stop

Constitution Hill

  • Stop n. 4
  • Stop 5: Constitution Hill (Tour Interchange Point)

Apartheid Museum

  • Stop n. 5
  • Stop 7: Apartheid Museum

Gold Reef City Casino

  • Stop n. 6
  • Stop 8: Gold Reef City Casino Hotel (Soweto Small Group Tour departs and returns here)

11 Helen Joseph St

  • Stop n. 7
  • Stop 9: Newtown Precinct

The Playground

  • Stop n. 8
  • Stop 10: Braamfontein (Playground market - formerly NeighbourGoods Market - Saturdays only)

20 Upper Park Dr

  • Stop n. 9
  • Stop 12: Johannesburg Zoo

South African National Museum of Military History

  • Stop n. 10
  • Stop 13: Johannesburg Military Museum

Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre

  • Stop n. 11
  • Stop 11: Holocaust & Genocide Centre

City Sightseeing Johannesburg | Official Hop-On Hop-Off Tour

  • Stop n. 12
  • Return to Stop 1: City Sightseeing Tour office

Points of interest passed by on this route

  • Soweto

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    Multiple Locations Visited
    • Soweto, South Africa

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Multiple Locations Visited
    • Soweto, South Africa

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