New things to see on Joburg’s bus tours
JOBURG – There are so many sights to see on the City Sightseeing Tour Bus in Johannesburg.
Internationally renowned, the City Sightseeing tours operate in a number of countries around the globe, and this could be the best way for you to see Johannesburg and all it offers.
HISTORY LESSON: Learn about the mining history of Johannesburg on the City Tour.
With the high crime rate and horror stories we’ve all heard, some may not think Johannesburg is a great place to visit, but they’re wrong. It offers some of Gauteng’s best venues, live shows, fringe events and theatre productions – and many more attractions.
Here’s what you can see on the many exciting stops on the tour …
Instagrammers, bloggers and photographers – this one is for you! The City Sightseeing bus now takes patrons on a tour of Johannesburg’s most picturesque spots in the city!
OLD AND NEW: Historical buildings in the city are painted in exquisite pink to make a statement, so find out all about their stories.
Embracing the biggest man-made forest in the world, with leafy suburbs and cities, the company has decided to offer a Green Tour which takes passengers to Constitution Hill, Johannesburg Zoo, Ditsong National Museum of Military History and Zoo Lake and takes them to the best angle of the suburbs to get the best view and pics – it’s like an instawalk without the effort.
The next two options are the City Tour and the City and Soweto Tour – which take passengers to the most popular sites in Johannesburg including Constitution Hill, the Apartheid Museum, Carlton Centre, Gold Reef City and many other places that show the rich history of the city; with the Soweto extension of the tour visiting some popular sites including Nelson Mandela and Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu’s previous homes on Vilakazi Street.
IN NEED OF LOVE: Johannesburg is a vibrant city offering contrasting views of brand-new buildings and the old, neglected ones.
Unfortunately, the tour has lost some of its excitement, having removed the Maboneng leg of the City Tour – which, last year, would take passengers to one of the most successfully rejuvenated precincts in Johannesburg.
This cut now means that visitors on the bus will not get a look at the Museum of African Design, Common Grounds commercial park, POP Art Theatre where fringe theatre in Johannesburg thrives and the Bioscope where old, new and uncommercial films are screened.
This year the tours offer something different, so take a ride and see Johannesburg this unique way.
Details: www.citysightseeing.co.za
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