The Johannesburg City Guides deal with what makes Joburg hard on a first visit: a huge city split into separate neighbourhoods, where a good plan matters more than a long list. They show where locals go for curry, dim sum and steak, how to see Soweto and the Apartheid Museum properly, which rooftop to pick at sunset and how to move between places safely. Every place comes with the reason to go, the area and one practical tip, and the guides open in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Johannesburg City Guides
- 138 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Johannesburg guides
Food guide
23 places
Soweto and Yeoville home cooking, Fordsburg curry houses, dim sum in Cyrildene’s Chinatown, steak done properly and weekend markets.
Things to do guide
24 places
Museums that explain the country, Soweto’s historic streets, city views and markets, parks and gardens, with safety and booking tips.
Family guide
22 places
A zoo and a lake with paddle boats, a theme park, hands-on science, a planetarium for stormy afternoons and animal parks worth the drive.
Nightlife guide
21 places
Jazz and live music, hidden cocktail bars, Melville pubs, sunset rooftops and Soweto dinner nights, with a plan for getting home safely.
Day trips guide
24 places
Soweto, Pretoria, the fossil caves of the Cradle of Humankind, Cullinan, Hartbeespoort and Pilanesberg, with real drive times.
Budget guide
24 places
Free museums and galleries, free parks and viewpoints, cheap eats and markets and the safest low-cost ways to get around.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
The Grillhouse Rosebank
The Firs, Rosebank
South African steak as it should be: dry-aged cuts, fillet on the bone and malva pudding to finish, for far less than the same cut would cost in Europe. From the food guide.
Liliesleaf
Rivonia, northern suburbs
The farm where police arrested the ANC leadership in 1963, now a carefully made museum in the original buildings, with strong audio-visual displays and guided tours through the day. Give it two hours. From the things to do guide.
Sterkfontein Caves
Kromdraai Road, 15 min from Maropeng
The caves where the fossils known as Mrs Ples and Little Foot came to light. A one-hour guided tour leads down the stairs to an underground lake, with some ducking under low rock on the way. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in Johannesburg
Take one area per day and use Uber or Bolt between stops. Day one: Soweto, with Vilakazi Street, Mandela’s House and the Hector Pieterson Memorial, then a local lunch. Day two: the Apartheid Museum and Constitution Hill, then steak in Rosebank or a Melville bar after dark. For a rainy or slow day, the free Wits Art Museum, the Origins Centre and the Wits Digital Dome keep you indoors, while the Rosebank Sunday Market or Zoo Lake suit a lazy weekend.
Questions about the Johannesburg guides
What do I get with the Johannesburg City Guides?
Six guides covering 138 places: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each entry tells you why to go, which area it is in, what to know about opening times and one useful tip.
When can I use the guides after buying?
Straight away: the links appear on your order page after payment and in your confirmation email. They run in the browser of any phone or laptop, without an app or an account.
Do the Johannesburg guides work without internet?
Yes. Load each guide once while online and it stays usable offline, together with your ticks and notes. Only the map links need mobile data.
Which languages can I read the guides in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
Can I buy a single guide?
Yes. One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and the full set of six is €19.99.
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