The tour was great. Maweza knows so much and so many people! Bontle holds her own and will be great when she starts leading the tours. I think the way they set the tour up is perfect. It is important to see all the facets of this society and to hear the history that lead to it. I am glad they do not shy away from showing us the poverty that is a part of Soweto and South Africa. I would highly recommend this tour. The food we were given was delicious. And there was vegetarian option. The bus ride was a unique part.

Thabo was an amazing guide!! He was very nice and explained everything there is to know about Soweto. Soweto is a beautiful place that deserves to be more famous. Wether it is visiting Mandela house, having a traditional lunch and much more, Soweto is a must when you come to Johannesburg.

Me and my wife had an excellent tour around Soweto. Our guide was a genuinely friendly and nice guy called Mulalo. He had brilliant knowledge and very good way of presenting it. The bikes are modern and easy to ride, they allow you to see, and be properly immersed in the townships. You’re made to feel totally safe by the Guide, in what could be an in intimidating environment. It’s a pretty heavy/somber experience, but a very good and informative one. Should be coupled with doing the Apartheid Museum (also very good) if that’s what you’re here to learn about.

We had a wonderful artistic stroll through Maboneng with Refiloe. He was a friendly, enthusiastic and very knowledgeable tour guide. Not only about the art, but the neighbourhood and Joburg itself. We could have walked around all day chatting about art and culture with Refiloe!! Great tour. Highly recommend!!

Very nice tour with an enthusiastic guide in a vibrant neighbourhood full of original street art, mostly 'official' work. The guide made us feel very safe knowing all people around.

Our bicycle trip through Orlando with our guide Thbo Mzolo was interesting and fun. We learned a lot about the history of apartheid and the Soweto-uprising in 1976. He answered all of our questions and took care of us while cycling (through the left-side-traffic).

My booking was confirmed via e-mail and shortly after I received the tickets. However, the tour guide never showed up on the day. When we called the guy he just said that they didn’t operate today. Luckily we were able to book with a local guide nearby, otherwise we would’ve driven to Soweto for nothing. I’m still waiting for the refund of my money also! Terrible experience!

Mulalo was a great guide. He shared a lot of history, politics, and culture that I would not have learned in a guidebook. We learned so much about Soweto.

We had a great tour with Refiloe, who was both knowledgeable and eager to share his enthusiasm for Johannesburg and for the street art that we saw.

Refiloe was an amazing tour guide. He gave us a comprehensive way of viewing the various tags and unique signifiers of the local street artists which we continued to use during our stay in Johannesburg as we noticed street art in other areas. Highly recommend this tour!

The Joburg CBD gets a bad wrap. With Refilwe, we asked the city for four hours, soaking up the sites and sounds. Would recommend as an introduction to the city.

We toured Soweto with Maweza and had a wonderful, informative, eye-opening time. The information and places he shared with us gave us a real feel for the township. Also, he skillfully set expectations for the tour, and ensured that we could be respectful of the people and places we visited.

Refiloe provided an awesome experience. My artistic 17yr old daugther absolutely loved it and we had the most fun. Refiloe’s knowledge of the area, the street art and artists not too mention his passion and enthusiasm made this tour a lasting memory.

I spent an amazing afternoon with lead guide Mulalo Mphuma and Sihle Bontle (who was fantastic - shadowing Mulalo while training to be a walking guide) - I would thoroughly recommend to any visitor to Johannesburg. As a tourist from the UK in S Africa for work/ holiday - in Johannesburg for a few days, what I wanted from the walking tour was to connect in a meaningful way with Soweto (like a city in itself - 1.5million people) that wasn’t limited to a sanitised, tourist-orientated experience. I got this from this walking tour - an informative, respectful (to Soweto) and enjoyable afternoon spent with Mulalo and Sihle who are both from and still live in Soweto. The tour was personalised around what I wanted to experience - which was to get a feel for and understanding of Soweto. Mulalo gives an unflinching and honest overview of the history of Soweto in a way that ensured I could see the human side of historical facts - the racialised, racist laws that brought it into being, the struggles by the Black African majority population for freedom, the site of the courageous peaceful protest by Soweto children in 1976 that gave rise to a murderous, violent response from S.African police, as well as passing Nelson Mandela’s and Desmond Tutu’s family homes. We visited different sides of the township, from the more prosperous neighbourhoods, to the informal side settlement where people who experience the most structural barriers battle with ingenuity and resilience to make a future for themselves and their wider community. We stopped at a snack stop where I attempted to fit into my mouth a fabulous yet somewhat daunting open Sandwich - made of a tall slice of bread, chips and various bbq meats slathered in delicious sauces- larger than my head! Mulalo recommended eating through some of the chips first to reduce the enormity of the task… I did my best to devour it all. From a high point we overlooked the surrounding hills, on one of which was the Cape Town University Soweto campus, where Soweto students can attend without having to travel great distances from home. We also passed through an enormous, bustling shopping mall - full of every modern/ luxury item you could want - frequented by the shoppers all from Soweto. Mulalo and Sihle were keen to pass on an insight into a Soweto as a nuanced, varied place that is energetic and creative despite all the structural barriers they still face. I can’t recommend enough! Thanks both of you for an unforgettable afternoon.

I highly recommend the tour with Maweza, he was very knowledgeable and friendly. We got to know the area quite well, with its history and people. During the tour, we were shown houses of Tutu and the Mandela couple, in addition to learning about their lives. It wasn‘t terribly in depth, so even for an impression it‘s worth going. After the tour, I picked up details from the internet. The tour operator never responded on tripadvisor or sent any message re starting point, which I found confusing re list of starting points on here and people saying it‘s the Pietersen museum. Same happened to another person, so we waited and called the company ultimately; the others had met at a coffee shop opposite the museum. I‘m also in two minds about visiting the basic settlement - it was good to hear from their community leader and to speak to an inhabitant however a bit awkward re tips as everyone we met stressed for us to please give what we can and the little traditional merchandise layout at the end was especially uncomfortable as we were being pulled in every direction to come and buy. Children kept following us asking for sweets too which we didn‘t have with us. Rather than giving here and there awkwardly I‘d prefer for the operator to say x amount of your total cost goes to their projects - I‘d be more than happy to pay a premium.