A must-do tour - If you want to understand the fascinating city of Johannesburg, go on this tour. You will be enthralled, educated, and entertained, and all the while you sill be supporting the great work that Dlala Nje does for the community. It's a must-do tour

Authentic Hillbrow Experience - We were taken around Hillbrow, given lunch and then had a tour of Ponte City. Mangaliso and Babalo were absolutely fantastic. Warm, funny, deeply knowledgeable, and just great to be around. We enjoyed the entire morning, learnt so much, and ate delicious food (they do a vegetarian option too). What Dlala Nje are doing for their community is wonderful and if you want to see parts of Johannesburg in a respectful way, we couldn’t recommend them more.

Exciting story, great initiative, impressive architecture. - All guides were very nice and informed us wonderfully. We saw the tower and learned more about the history, then we explored the neighborhood around it. We felt very safe at all times and could ask all questions. Thank you very much

Amazing Hillbrow - Wow, an absolute must do when in Johannesburg. Our guides from DlalaNje Alvaro and Margaliso were the best. Super engaging, friendly and informative. It’s not all doom and gloom in Hillbrow. A vibrant, constant on the go community. If you don’t do this tour, you haven’t visited the real Joburg

A SAFE BUT SCARY INSIGHT INTO OLD JOHANNESBURG - Fascinating walk through “once was white” suburbs where now the only white people are those on the tour. While on other visits to Johannesburg I have walked through parts of the old downtown this walk was something quite different. It was not as intimidating as downtown but much more fascinating because this was about where people actually lived and with the Dlala NJE guides you felt comfortable and could actually take in all the scene. Well worth the very reasonable fee for such an insight in to Johannesburg history.

Great tour to understand complexity of inner city Johannesburg and support a great local project - Really challenging and fascinating tour of an area with such a complex and contested history. I came with a group of colleagues who had recommended Dlala Nje as a great local project for community building and they are doing amazing work. This is a tour that is simply not possible unless you have a knowledgeable and helpful guide like Delight. It was impressive the amount of engagement with the wider community that they clearly went to, working with different groups of local people and supporting local children through activities, clubs, and safe places to exist. It is well worth coming to see a place that is a microcosm of so many issues in Johannesburg and to support an organisation that is trying to do good work in a very challenging situation.

Wonderful and insightful experience - I went for "This is Hillbrow" trip - I think it was one of the best experiences of my trip in South Africa. It helped me to understand what I see rather than just just observe. Hillbrow is still a troubled area, but DlalaNje shows the life in it. Throughout whole trip, I felt really safe and well taken care of. If you are uncomfortable with driving to the meeting point, you can get in touch with DlalaNje and they can pick you up from the entrance to the Ponte Building.

An experience you won’t get anywhere else - You will hear stories and get impressions that you will never get elsewhere. It’s a crazy place with a crazy important history. And a must see as it is reality for so many people. Make use of the knowledge of the local guides.

Hillbrow …. Please go see for yourselves - My partner lived in Hillbrow in the 80s.. so interesting to see and understand how and why it has changed so much. I’d thoroughly recommend this tour. Our guide ( Alvaro) was really knowledgable and so personably. A wise head on young shoulders. This is a charity that supports young kids after school clubs etc to ensure their safety and education. Please support them. We travel a lot and this is one of the best local tour trips we’ve ever done.

Respectful tour of downtown Johannesburg with locals - This tour is a great example of how conscious tourism can benefit both locals and tourists. We have learned so much about Hillbrow, the area and the history. Our guides have made this tour very memorable with their first hand knowledge of the area. That the proceeds directly help funding and supporting local initiatives is a very positive aspect of this tour. At no point of the tour have we felt unsafe. The guides were always around us and we even had a great conversation at the end of the tour while enjoying a drink and food with an amazing view of the skyline. If you are in Johannesburg, take this tour!