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🗺️ Johannesburg3-day guide

Museums, Soweto, and neighborhood hopping.

🧭 Guide at a glance

  • 💡One day for icons, one for neighborhoods, one for a day trip or deep dive.
  • 💡Aim for a long lunch each day—book popular spots in advance.

Day 1 – Museums

morning
Apartheid Museum

Context for the city.

afternoon
Constitution Hill

Court and former prison.

evening
Braamfontein

Student energy and eats.

Day 2 – Soweto & Vilakazi

morning
Soweto tour

Hector Pieterson Memorial.

afternoon
Vilakazi Street

Mandela House and local food.

evening
Rooftops

Skyline bars.

Day 3 – Design & Parks

morning
Victoria Yards

Artist studios.

afternoon
Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden

Green escape.

evening
Melrose Arch

Dinner & stroll.