Maboneng Arts and Crafts Markets Walking Tour

 

Explore Maboneng, a neighbourhood with a vision and future unrivalled among the urban set and you immerse yourself in the vibrant culture, entrepreneurial spirit and a strong sense of community.


Highlights
- Browse the arts and crafts shops at the famous Carlton Centre
- Discover the heart of the bustling community of Maboneng
- Immerse yourself in a vibrant urban community oozing in history and culture

Maboneng, a Sotho word meaning “Place of Light”, is a fully fledged thriving community that has become a centre of creative energy for Johannesburg’s urban artists. Located on the eastern side of the city's business district, Maboneng offers retail stores, entertainment venues and restaurants combined with residential, office and industrial spaces appealing to many types of people and businesses. With a mix of art galleries, retail and studio space, the precinct draws the inner-city public as well as a chic, art-going crowd.

Enjoy a leisurely walking tour of the area and a visit to the Carlton Centre, browsing around the arts and craft shops and sampling artisan food and produce.

Some places in Johannesburg were for years seen as no-go zones because of urban decay and crime, so these areas were transformed and regenerated – and the Maboneng precinct to the east of Joburg city is one of them. Now, life has been brought back into this Gauteng neighbourhood in downtown Johannesburg. This is a secure, urban neighbourhood where residents, businesses and visitors form a growing number of people making up the heart and essence of the city of Johannesburg. It was art that started out Maboneng, and since then, the area has become a collaborative hub of culture, business and lifestyle that encourages curiosity and exploration and creates a sense of urban togetherness.

Maboneng is the epicentre of the Joburg inner-city renaissance, and is a place where you can find a creative edge to history, architecture, art and nature.

Languages
English

Redeem information
Voucher type: Printed
Printed Voucher. Print and bring the voucher to enjoy the activity.

Location
Start point:
Pick up at the hotel reception only for hotel located in Garden Court Sandton City, Sandton Sun, Intercontinental Sandton, Hilton Sandton, Protea Hotel Intercontinental, Michelangelo Hotel, Davinci Hotel, Radisson Blu Sandton, Radisson Blu Gautrain, Park inn Sandton, Garden Court Morningside, Crowne Plaza Rosebank & Protea Hotel Wanderers. If you are staying in a different area, you should make your own way to the meeting point: Garden Court Sandton City, corner of West & Maude Street, Sandown, Sandton.

End point: Same as the starting point

Schedule
Opening dates
Sunday, 09:00 - 14:00

Duration: 5 Hours

Guide options
Guide type: Guide

Requirements
Children up to the age of 3 years old are required to sit in a car seat. Car seats are subject to availability at the time of booking. Parents are welcome to bring their own car seat.