Welcome to Dlala Nje, Joburg's favourite city tour guides

Challenging perceptions and creating opportunity in the heart of Johannesburg since 2012

Explore Johannesburg with Dlala Nje!
Book A City Tour, Volunteer or Donate

Discover the vibrant heart of Johannesburg with Dlala Nje’s unique inner-city tours and experiences. Explore the city’s most misunderstood areas, and help fund our community initiatives at the base of the iconic Ponte Towers. Our tours directly support two community centers, offering safe spaces for early childhood development and youth engagement in one of the world’s most unequal societies.

Join us and make a difference in the city of gold! 

When you book a tour with Dlala Nje, you’re not just exploring; you’re contributing to a brighter future. Every tour booked keeps the lights on and our doors open!
If that’s not for you, we also invite you to volunteer your time or make a donation. With your help we can continue providing essential support and learning opportunities to vulnerable Johannesburg youth. Together, we can not only shatter the misconceptions about our corner of the city but also create lasting opportunities for Johannesburg’s young people.

Over 25,000 unique tourism experiences and hundreds of young lives positively changed since 2012!

BOOK THE BEST TOUR IN JOHANNESBURG

Mission and Vision

Dlala Nje has been challenging perceptions and creating opportunity since October 2012. But we don’t simply take you on a world famous tour of Johannesburg – with Dlala Nje you become an agent of positive change in the heart of the city’s most misunderstood areas. 

Dlala Nje CEO Grant

Our Team

Dlala Nje is currently led by CEO Grant Ngcobo who began his journey with Dlala Nje as a teenager on its opening day in October 2012. His team of 10 permanent staff keeps Dlala Nje’s wheels greased and surging forward.

Our ECD centre and youth space is run by Zet Nkomo and Ntando Pilime who are ably assisted by our legion of volunteers offering their time and skills to all Dlala Nje kids. While deputy CEO Sifiso Zikhali is responsible for the overall operations of our experiences team.

Partnerships

At its core Dlala Nje is a social enterprise operating with section 18a non-profit organization status.