Creating a self-guided walk to explore Johannesburg is easy. Choose the attractions that interest you the most, and let our software create a walking route based on your selections. Afterward, retrieve your walk in the GPSmyCity app on your mobile device. The app will guide you from one tour stop to the next as if you had a personal tour guide. Our short
tutorial video shows the steps needed to create your walk.
Step 1: Select Attractions
Select "Interface" below to select the 'List' or 'Map' interface. Use "Filter Sights" to filter attractions by category. Maximum 20 sights per walk. If you select the 'Map' interface, click a map pin to view the sight information and select the sight.
Interface* :
Map and List of attractions
List of attractions
Map with attraction pins
Filter Sights* :
-- Show all sights --
Must-see
Attraction/Landmark
Museum/Gallery
Religious
Food/Drink
Disco/Nightclub
Shopping
Park/Outdoor
Absa Money Museum
Adler Museum of Medicine
Ansteys Tower
Apartheid Museum (must see)
Art on Paper Gallery
Bassline
Bensusan Museum
Bertram's Mosque
Bidvest Wanderers Stadium
Braamfontein Cemetery
Braamfontein Centre
Brixton Cemetery
Carfax
Carlton Centre
Cherie de Villiers Fine Art Gallery
Color Café
Consolidated Building
David Krut Projects’ Print Workshop and Bookstore
E E S Millinery (Pty) Ltd
Everard Read Gallery
Gandhi Square
Giles
Gold Reef City (must see)
Goodman Gallery
Hyde Park Shopping Center
James Hall Transport Museum
Johannesburg Art Gallery
Johannesburg Botanical Gardens (must see)
Johannesburg City Hall
Johannesburg City Library
Johannesburg Planetarium
Johannesburg Stadium
Johannesburg Trades Hall
Johannesburg Zoo (must see)
Joubert Park
Katzy Bar
Liebermann Pottery Gallery
Liquor City - Hillbrow
Manners Mansions
Moyo
Museum Africa
Natal Bank Building
National Bank Building
National Children's Theatre
National Museum of Military History (must see)
Nelson Mandela Bridge
Nelson Mandela Square (must see)
Old Fort (must see)
Origins Centre Museum
Ponte City
Rand Club
Rosebank African Craft Market (must see)
Sandton City Office Tower
Sentech Tower
South Africa's Constitutional Court
Standard Bank Building
Standard Bank Gallery
Studio 109
Telkom Joburg Tower
The Wanderers Club
Victory House
Xai Xai Lounge
Step 2: Select Starting Point
Indicate walk's starting point which can be either one of the selected sights (shown on the map in 'Step 3') or a custom sight of choice, e.g. your hotel or a metro station.
Select One* :
Enter Place Name* :
GPS Coordinates* :
Locate the place on map
Choose a Hotel* :
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Starting Point* :
Step 3: Create/Update Route
The selected attractions are displayed on the map below.
Walk Distance:
Your walk is not saved yet. To save it, please proceed to the final 'Step 4' below.
Selected Attractions:
Step 4: Save Your Custom Walk
Enter a name for your custom walk, along with your email address, in the fields below. You will receive the instructions for retrieving your custom walk in the GPSmyCity app by email. The GPSmyCity app offers turn-by-turn travel directions to guide you from one attraction to the next.
Walk Name* :
Email* :
