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Discover Old Johannesburg – Hidden History Tour

  • Newtown Junction · Johannesburg
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Discover Old Johannesburg \u2013 Hidden History Tour
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🕰️ STEP BACK IN TIME... 3 STORIES UNDERGROUND ⛏️
Ever walked through the actual tunnel where Johannesburg's gold rush began?
Join Timetraveller on the Hidden History Tour — a walk through old-town Joburg's gold rush streets, from Ferreirasdorp to the power corridors of Marshalltown. Uncover the stories, myths, and characters who built the City of Gold. ✨
🏆 On this journey you'll:
⛏️ Descend into the old Ferreira's Mine tunnel
🔍 Solve the mystery of which George really discovered gold
💰 Discover how gold transformed the Witwatersrand
🏛️ Explore Gandhi Square and the inner-city's regeneration
🚏 Walk historic Main Street — see a stamp battery buried for 23 years!
🏢 Visit the former Anglo American plc campus
📍 Stand at the exact spot Johannesburg was born in 1886 — the Randjeslaagte Beacon
🤔 PLUS — can you crack Joburg's strangest mysteries?
🎪 What did a circus have to do with early Johannesburg?
🥤 How is soda water connected to the Vaal Dam?
🛍️ Why was Pritchard Street once THE place to shop?
📐 What does a right-angled triangle have to do with founding the city?
There's only one way to find out... 👀
📅 11 October | 22 November
⏱️ 3.5 hours | 🚶 ±4km, easy pace
🅿️ Safe parking at Newtown Junction Mall
💵 R300 per person
📲 Book now — spaces are limited!
WhatsApp: 083 206 2262
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Newtown Junction, Top Flo Prestige, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa

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