

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Joburg Hidden History Exposed walking adventure.
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 19 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 am (+02:00)
- **Event Description**: Step back to 1886… and discover how Johannesburg was born. ⛏️🕰️

Join Timetraveller on an unforgettable walking adventure through the historic heart of old-town Johannesburg. From the gold rush streets of Ferreirasdorp to the power corridors of Marshalltown, we uncover the stories, myths, and characters that built the City of Gold.

🔎 Along the way you’ll:

• Descend into the old Ferreira’s Mine tunnel
• Solve the mystery of which George really discovered gold
• Learn how gold transformed the Witwatersrand
• Explore the fascinating history of Gandhi Square and inner-city regeneration
• Walk historic Main Street and see rare mining relics — including a stamp battery buried for 23 years
• Visit the former Anglo American plc campus and the legacy of the early mining magnates
• Stand at the Randjeslaagte Beacon, where Johannesburg was officially born in 1886

🤯 Plus we’ll unravel some of Joburg’s strangest mysteries:

• What’s the truth behind the three Georges?
• What did a circus have to do with early Johannesburg?
• How is soda water connected to the Vaal Dam?
• Where exactly was Frenchfontein?
• Why was Pritchard Street once Joburg’s ultimate shopping destination?
• And what on earth does a right-angled triangle have to do with the founding of the city?

📍 Tour Details

⏱️ Duration: 3.5 hours
🚶 Distance: ±4 km (easy pace)
🚗 Safe parking at Newtown Junction Mall
💰 R270 per person

📅 19 April 2026

📞 WhatsApp / bookings: 083 206 2262

🔔 Spaces are limited — book your journey through time today!

#Johannesburg #Jozi #CityOfGold #WalkingTour #HiddenHistory
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/johannesburg/the-joburg-hidden-history-exposed-walking-adventure/200029730181755
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures, shopping
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 52

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.timetravellerjozi.co.za/home/hiddenhistory/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=johannesburg-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Johannesburg
- **state**: GT
- **country**: South Africa
- **location**: Newtown Junction
- **lat**: -26.200864453298
- **long**: 28.031737246498
- **full address**: Newtown Junction, Truworths, 839, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: TimeTraveller Adventures (https://allevents.in/org/timetraveller-adventures/16401891)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 19 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 am (+02:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Newtown Junction, Truworths, 839, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** TimeTraveller Adventures
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** trips-adventures, shopping
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Joburg Hidden History Exposed walking adventure. ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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