Visit the tallest Building in Johannesburg Ponte city & Hillbrow

Name: Visit the tallest Building in Johannesburg Ponte city & Hillbrow
Brand: Viator
Price: 62.5 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (14 reviews)

5.0(14)3 hoursEnglishPretoria, South Africa

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Ponte City Tour – Johannesburg’s Iconic Landmark

Visit Ponte City, the tallest residential building in Africa. Rising 54 stories above Johannesburg, this cylindrical tower – often compared to Paris’s Montparnasse – offers the best views of the city and a history as dramatic as its skyline.

From its glamorous beginnings in the 1970s, to its fall into a “vertical slum,” and its transformation into a vibrant hub today, Ponte’s story will captivate you. Our tour takes you inside the building, then out into Hillbrow for a walking tour of this dynamic neighborhood.

With transport, lunch, and three tours daily, everything is taken care of. Whether you want to admire the view, dive into the building’s history, or explore the city’s heart, this experience has it all.

Included

Private transportation
Bottled water
All Tours include Entrace to the iconic Ponte city Tour
Lunch is included on the walking tour not the tour of the building.
Gratuities

Not included

Alcoholic Beverages

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What you'll do

We start the tour at our community centre where we introduce ourselves ourselves
Lotjhani! Molo! Sawubona! Dumela! Avuxeni! Ndaa! and illustrate the relevance of our location. Our guides will take you through a chronological journey, helping better understand the building's history and context. We will go through the early days of grand opulence, government red-lining and social oppression. We will also detail the stories of urban decay and the building's resilient nature through complex economic times. You will enjoy a drink on the 51st floor of the building to compliment the experience.
2 hoursAdmission included
Hillbrow Tower
35 Goldreich Street, Johannesburg, South Africa
We will be providing context to the iconic Hillbrow Tower.
The iconic Windybrow provides context to housing in the area back in the apartheid days

Meeting and pickup

22 locations

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Meeting points21

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Davinci Hotel and Suites
Corner of Maude Street and 5th Street, Sandown, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Raphael Penthouse Suites
South Tower, Nelson Mandela Square, Fifth Street, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel, Sandton Johannesburg
Rivonia Rd & West St, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Southern Sun Sandton
123 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Johannesburg, South Africa
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The Leonardo
75 Maude Street, Sandown, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Black Brick Hotel Sandton
Fredman Drive, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Garden Court Sandton City
Cnr West and Maude Street, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Sandton Black Brick Apartment
25 Fredman Drive, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Mint Hotel 84 On Katherine
84 Katherine Street, Sandown, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Hotel Sky Sandton
150 West Street Sandton, Corner Of West And Maude Street, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Sandton Sun & Towers
Corner Of Maude & 5th Street, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Michelangelo Hotel
Nelson Mandela Square 135 West Street, Sandown, Johannesburg, South Africa
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BlackBrick Sandton 2
22 Fredman Dr, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Morningside
77 Grayston Drive, Johannesburg, South Africa
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The Capital Empire
Cnr Rivonia Road 177 Empire Place, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Embassy Towers Sandhurst
175 Empire Place, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Protea Hotel Johannesburg Balalaika Sandton
Maude Street, Sandown, Sandown, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Onomo Johannesburg Sandton
135 West Street, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Road Lodge Sandton
117 Grayston Drive, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Sun International
6 Sandown Valley Crescent, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Michelangelo Towers
8 Maude Street, Sandton Central, Johannesburg, South Africa
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End point

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This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Good to know

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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