11 Street Art Tours in South Africa Worth Booking

1.Street Art Walking Tour in Woodstock

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 293 reviews · 2 hours · from $37Our pick

Walk through Woodstock and Salt River with an English-speaking local guide such as Mandy, Diego, Chandy, or Terence. In two hours, you’ll see major murals, hear the stories behind them, visit creative spaces, and learn how street art connects with Cape Town’s culture and past.

“I enjoyed my personal tour of Woodstock and Salt River street art with Diego. Informative and interesting, I certainly would not have discovered this art by myself. Diego's passion and enthusiasm for life and art was great.”

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2.Maboneng Street Art & Culture Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 257 reviews · 2 hours · from $37

Walk through Maboneng and Jewel City with an English-speaking guide such as Refiloe, Mulalo, or Clement. See major murals, meet local artists, visit galleries and craft spaces, and learn how art, post-apartheid change, and Johannesburg’s mining past shape the city today.

“Extremely interesting , beautiful murals, Refiloe is a passionate guide, making us discover this part of town .”

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3.Maboneng Street Art & Culture Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 140 reviews · from $37Top rated

Walk through Johannesburg’s Maboneng Precinct with guides such as Refiloe and Mulalo, tracing murals, graffiti, galleries, and the stories behind them. The small-group tour covers local art, community change, and neighborhood history, ending back near Fox and Berea Streets.

“We enjoyed this tour of the vibrant Maboneng neighborhood. The murals are beautiful and inspiring and our guide discussed their meaning and significance and shared information about the artists. Visiting Maboneng was a highlight of our stay in Johannesburg. Bring your camera.”

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4.Street Art and Culture in Maboneng!

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 107 reviews · 2 hours · from $40

Walk Maboneng with guides such as Ayanda, Bonny, Kaiser, or Michael, stopping for coffee, murals, galleries, informal traders, a former activist hideout, and city views. This English-language tour connects street art with Johannesburg’s mining past, social change, and present-day creative life.

“I loved the tour. It is really inspirational and show us a good and realistic view of Joburg. Maboneng is a fascinating place and Ayanda showed the very best of it.”

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5.Cape Town Woodstock Street Art Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 77 reviews · from $31

Walk through Cape Town’s Woodstock with local guides such as Shaheed, Tariq, Zac, or Shameelah, depending on the date. Expect murals, artist stories, neighborhood history, possible studio visits, and time at the Old Biscuit Mill, with coffee or tea included.

“Shameelah was an excellent tour guide, she educated me about the history of the Woodstock neighborhood and its art. She engaged me in discussion about the meanings behind some of the images and asked me questions about my impressions of the art.. I highly recommend the tour!”

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6.Woodstock Street Art & Culture Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · from $38

Walk through Woodstock and Salt River with guides such as Chandy, Terrence, Shandy, or Shipo, viewing bold murals and meeting artists when possible. In two hours, you’ll connect the artwork to local politics, social change, community life, and Cape Town’s modern creative scene.

“Its amazing, the people and the art its just magical.. the guide was so so kind and gentle, and the hood is lovely!”

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7.Colours of Johannesburg: A Graffiti & Street Art Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 3h 30m · from $43

Join Ayanda for a 210-minute English-language tour of Johannesburg’s street art. Walk through Braamfontein, Newtown, and Maboneng, learn how graffiti differs from street art, visit a local graffiti store when open, and travel between districts by included transport.

“This was an excellent, wide ranging tour. Covering Graffiti and Street Art and in 3 separate locations using the guides Uber in between. The guide is not only knowledgeable in his subject he grew up in these areas and knows many of the artists. Also his wider knowledge of SA past and present to add context was in depth. I've done many similar tours in a variety of countries. I can't recommend this tour enough.”

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8.(Meet the Artist)Art Gallery & Street Art tour with lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 21 reviews · from $38

Spend about two and a half hours with a local guide such as BK, visiting Ellis House of Art, Living Artists Emporium, and Victoria Yards. You’ll hear how Joburg artists build careers, meet a street artist, and enjoy coffee or tea. Lunch may be part of the outing, but confirm what is included.

“This tour takes you to hidden gems of Joburg. Learn about Joburg life and art with BK. BK grew up and lives in the area. This makes the tour deeper and more personal. The gallery you get taken to has the most amazing artwork by amazing local artists.”

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9.Johannesburg Street Art & Museum Walking or E-scooter Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · from $31

Walk or ride through Newtown and Braamfontein with local guides such as Sean, Franck, or Zodwa. See Constitution Hill, Joburg Theatre, Wits University’s African art museum, street art, and city culture from a born-free South African perspective.

“A group of 4 of us were taken around in downtown Joburg by our tour guide Sean. We had a great time, he was very informative and we really enjoyed the stops he took us to. Can't reccomend this your enough as it helped us learn more about the history of the city's diverse background.”

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10.Inspiring sustainable change through Street Art

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 5 reviews · 2h 30m · from $48

Walk through Woodstock and Salt River with local guides Dauriq and Gail, seeing murals, galleries, and creative subcultures. Over 150 minutes, you’ll learn how artists use color, technique, and public walls to discuss Cape Town’s changing communities. Pickup and transfer are included.

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11.Cape Town Street Art Walking tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 3 reviews · from $30Best value

Join Sheldon’s English-language walking tour through central Cape Town for murals, public artworks by local and international artists, and lesser-known city corners. He explains the art in detail and introduces you to people connected to the city. Lunch is optional, and you can reserve now and pay later.

“Lovely tour! Sheldon takes time to explain everything in detail and can answer any questions. What is very lovely is that he knows a lot of locals. You, therefore, have the chance to interact with many locals, which is very interesting and fun! :)”

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