This fun walking tour covers the fascinating history of Fordsburg, the oldest suburb in Johannesburg. The focus is on street food, and we eat from Indian, Bangladeshi, Syrian, African, Turkish and Pakistani traders – best to come hungry! You will discover all the hidden secrets, meet the traders and lovely people of Fordsburg, and do plenty of shopping! The tour is suitable for vegetarians and people unable to eat spicy food, but not for vegan or lactose intolerant eaters. Please note duration depends on group size and mobility, how much you shop etc. It's a Muslim area, please dress respectfully. No revealing clothes please
Posted By : Leslie_R
Three of us did this tour with Gilda. We were late arriving at the Joburg airport and hence a few minutes late for the start of the tour. Fortunately it was only the three of us on the tour. We tried middle eastern and Indian food which was all really good! Make sure you come hungry and are not offended easily as Gilda likes to joke around!
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Posted On : 2024-05-11 12:07:30 
Posted By : Debra_W
Loved the adventure trying new foods. Tried everything and was pleasantly surprised how much I loved it all. Thanks Gilda for exposing us to very different cultural foods.
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Posted On : 2023-11-11 15:22:52
Posted By : Traci_D
Gilda, our guide, was fantastic! Very knowledgeable on the area, the food, the people. Was such an incredible evening.
Note: if you do the experience on a Saturday, do the earlier time as the street art shops close at 2pm so we missed that part, which we would have loved to enjoy!
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Posted On : 2023-08-14 03:59:28
Posted By : Charl_d
Gilda is a brilliant tour guide and generally wonderful human. Gilda's extensive knowledge of the surrounding area and excellent relationship with the local community shines through. Absolutely wonderful tour and of course, the food is amazing. 10/10 would recommend
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Posted On : 2023-03-06 05:30:49
Posted By : Eric A
Gilda was an outstanding and knowledgeable guide. We had a great time wandering around the old parts of Jo'berg. Great variety of wonderful food we sampled. Highly recommend this tour. Suggestion... bring napkins or moist towelettes to clean up between samples.
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Posted On : 2022-12-12 06:55:47 
Posted By : DrDMel
The conversation with Gilda, the guide was as delightful as the food served on the tour. The pacing was relaxed even though we covered a lot of ground.
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Posted On : 2022-09-25 17:19:59
Posted By : Born2go
What a fun and informative way to experience the diversity of Johannesburg’s Fordsburg neighborhood.! Making our way through the streets and markets, Gilda introduced us to amazing, unique taste treats of this Muslim and Indian area. Her breezy warm friendly manner with the local traders and thoughtful, honest conversations with us was refreshing. The coconut samosas (or Samoosas, as the locals say) were amazing.
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Posted On : 2022-08-15 12:36:20
Posted By : jeanette s
The variety of activities and Gilda's expertise and entertaining style
Thank you to Gilda for a fantastic experience with my son Rob (Not a teen I might add so put in couple for category) To be honest I would have probably not ventured into this neighbohood on my own having just arrived in Joburg with no knowledge. We would have missed out on a wonderful day indeed. I highly recommend this tour! Make it one of the first tours you book!
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Posted On : 2021-12-06 17:26:56
Posted By : Rob_L
Learning the history of that part of Johannesburg and the amazing streetfood.
Our guide is knowledgeable and knows many people on the route, which made the experience great.
She is clearly well known and well liked.
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Posted On : 2021-10-05 03:26:19
Posted By : Erika_L
Gilda was an excellent tour guide. She was very informative, confident, and freely shared her knowledge of South African social history and more.
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Posted On : 2021-08-21 12:51:38
