Overview & visitor information
1. Parktown and Westcliff Heritage Trust Telephone: +27 (0)11 482-3349 Website: http://www.parktownheritage.co.za Sites Visited: They offer fairly well guided walking tours of about three hours on Saturday afternoons that cover most of Parktown and Westcliff.
2. Self Guided Tours Pamphlets are available from Northwards at 21 Rockridge Road, Parktown (Daily from 9AM to 1PM) a. Mansion & Minor Masterpieces This tour takes walkers through Parktown and explores the houses designed by Sir Herbert Baker and the artworks that decorate those houses. b . From Cliff to Forest This walk explores Westcliff and ends at the zoo and Military History Museum. c. Northcliff and Melville: Pre-History to Present This tour goes through ancient Stone Age sites in areas such as Melville Koppies, Emmarentia Dam and the Botanical Gardens.
3. Walktours Telephone: +27 (0)11 444-1639 Website: http://www.walktours.co.za/ This company organizes long walk tours extending from 4 to 8 hours and covers areas such as Sandton, the Braamfontein Spruit, the Zoo Lake and Emmarentia Dam and nocturnal tours of Johannesburg Zoo with dinner for groups of 10 or more.
