A Huge Hello and Happy New Year to all our Past Experiences Friends and
Loyal Clients!
We have had a really busy festive season, with many
international tourists, visiting friends and family and local Jozi residents
joining us on tours in Johannesburg and Soweto! Thank you for your continued
support.
2013 promises to be a great year for us and we have
numerous plans to make our tours and offering even better!
The year has started off with a BANG as company founder
and Jozi lover Jo has been sponsored by South African Tourism and the Tourism
Enterprise Partnership to join SAT in New York at the New York Times Trade
Fair. She will be leaving next week for a few days! We cannot thank SAT and TEP
enough for this opportunity! We are aiming to sell the Johannesburg Inner City
like mad!
We have also started a new project on our blog called
“52 Weeks of Public Art in the Jozi Inner City”. We will post a piece of public
art on the blog every week of 2013, so please do take a look! We will also
continue to post our usual city - themed updates! For more info: http://joburgtourguide.blogspot.com/
So many of you have been asking for our budget tour
schedule for the next couple of months so here we go! We have kept it quite
light as we know many of you are recovering after the festive season. We might
add a few more tours but will update you!
Best Wishes for the Upcoming Year and hope to see you
in the Jozi CBD soon!
The Past Experiences Team
January/
February 2013 Schedule
Past Experiences started doing shorter budget walking tours especially
aimed at Johannesburg locals in 2009 and we have absolutely no intention of
ever stopping these! We believe that Jozi is a place yet to be discovered by
her own inhabitants just as much as visitors from afar and so we will always be
on hand to show you guys around at a budget-friendly price.
We
do this by scheduling a few public tours each month - here is the January/February
tour schedule. Booking is essential - so please email us on past.experiences@hotmail.com or phone us on 011 678 3905
Also please note
we do create tailor-made private tours for locals, international tourists,
corporate groups and schools during the week and on weekends. These are very
popular and can be worked around your budget, interests and needs.
January
26th
January 2013- Saturday- Early Morning Marshalltown
Photography Tour
Marshalltown
is one of the oldest parts of Johannesburg and home to some of its most beautiful
and unique buildings. From Edwardian to Art Deco, it is a great place to take
some photographs. Join our resident photographer and guide Tania for a walk
around this fantastic area. You will have ample time to take photos and Tania
will be on hand to give you info on Marshalltown’s history and regeneration.
We
will begin and end at the Reef Hotel, where you can have a cup of coffee and
relax after the event.
Price:
R100
Time:
07h30-09h30
Meeting
Place: The Reef Hotel, 58 Anderson Street, Marshalltown
Parking:
Reef Hotel parking
To book please email us on
past.experiences@hotmail.com or phone Past Experiences on 011 678 3905
February
9th
February 2013- Saturday- I ♥ Braamies
If you have visited Braamfontein lately, you will know
how absolutely fantastic it is looking. From its stunning new hotel and student
accommodation, to its fantastic new restaurants, galleries, shops and the 70
Juta district, this is a tour not to be missed.
Join us for a relaxed but concise walking tour looking
at the history, present and future of this special inner city area, as well as
a little public art and graffiti!
The Tour will begin at the Grove of the Lamunu Hotel -
from there we will discover and learn about the area. The tour will end at the
stunning new neighbourhood Goods Market where you can have a delicious
breakfast (yum!), browse the stalls or even have a refreshing beer!
This is a perfect way to spend a Saturday morning in
your own city.
Price:
R70 (Kids 13 years and under R40)
Time: 08h30 and end at about 10h00
Meeting
Place: The Grove at the Lamunu Hotel (GPS coordinates: 26.19375, 28.0364)
(Corner of Juta and Melle Street)
Parking:
on opposite corner.
To book please email us on
past.experiences@hotmail.com or phone Past Experiences on 011 678 3905
16th
February 2013-Saturday- Creative Jozi Public Art Tour
Join
Past Experiences for a leisurely walking tour of the inner city. This fantastic
tour will focus on the wonderful array of public art that can be found in the
Joburg CBD. Public Art is great as it is art created specifically for public
spaces- as opposed to art created for a private or public art gallery. Public
art is for everyone and can be seen anytime. Joburg has awesome public art-
both old and new and on this tour we are going to see as much of it as
possible. We will also look at the history, present status and rejuvenation initiatives
of the inner city as we journey through town.
Price:
R110-00 (Kids 13 years and under R50)
Time:
10h00 until 12h00
Meeting
Place and parking area: Sci Bono Coffee Shop, Miriam Makeba Street (Across from
the SAB World of Beer), Newtown
To book please email us on
past.experiences@hotmail.com or phone Past Experiences on 011 678 3905
23 February
2013-Saturday- Jozi Inner City Flash Tours….WOOP WOOP
Why not join us for some flash tours (this means
short!) in the Jozi Inner City!! These concise hour-long tours have a number of themes and focus on history,
architecture, public art, street art and City culture. This is perfect for
anyone who wants to venture into the Jozi Inner City but not sure how to do it!
So why not join us for one or a few and explore your city at a great budget
price!
Please arrive a few minutes before each tour!
Flash Tour Schedule:
Time: 09h00-10h00
Newtown Graffiti Photo Walk - Guide: Tania
Join
resident photographer and guide Tania for a tour of this industrial and
graffiti rich area, this tour will give you loads of time to capture the
perfect shot.
Public Art in the City - Guide: Jo
This
tour will focus on the wonderful array of public art that can be found in the
Joburg CBD. Public Art is great as it is art created specifically for public
spaces - as opposed to art created for an art gallery. Public art is for
everyone and can be seen anytime. Joburg has awesome public art - both old and
new and on this tour we are going to see as much of it as possible.
Time: 10h20-11h20
A Tiny Touch of Inner City Shopping - Guide: Tania
Join us on a mini intro to shopping in the Ferreirasdorp
area. You will make whirlwind stops at the Chinese Supermarket, a material
shop…and a few more surprises. Don’t forget to bring cash for a little retail
therapy.
Joburg’s Original Chinatown - Guide: Jo
Did you know Johannesburg’s original Chinatown is in
the Inner City? Why not join us on a short exploration of this fascinating area
and learn more about its people and history? We will also make a short stop at
the city’s oldest Chinese supermarket.
Time: 11h40-12h40
Mandela’s Joburg - Guide: Jo
This flash tour focuses on Nelson Mandela’s life in the
Inner City during the 1950s’. We will look at what life was like during this period
and visit his law office. We will also learn more about other apartheid
activists who spent time in the area.
Newtown Past
and Present- the Perfect Intro to an awesome area - Guide: Tania
Newtown is definitely one of our favourite areas in the
Inner City. This former industrial area and present day cultural precinct has a
lot of heart and is home to many creative….. Join us on a tour looking at its early history,
formation, buildings, present status and future development.
Price:
R50 per tour (Kids 13 years and under R30)
Times:
Please see above
Meeting
Place and Parking area: Sci Bono Coffee Shop, Miriam Makeba Street (Across from
the SAB World of Beer), Newtown
You do not need to book for our
flash tours but for more info please do not hesitate to contact us on
past.experiences@hotmail.com or phone us on
011
678 3905
