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Visit the tallest Building in Johannesburg Ponte city & Hillbrow
(14) Reviews
Johannesburg
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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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 build...
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's 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
Alcoholic Beverages
Visit the tallest Building in Johannesburg Ponte city & Hillbrow
(14) Reviews
Johannesburg
About
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 build...
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's 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
Alcoholic Beverages
Itinerary
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DlalaNje.
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 hours
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Hillbrow Tower
We will be providing context to the iconic Hillbrow Tower.
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Windybrow (1896)
The iconic Windybrow provides context to housing in the area back in the apartheid days.
