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Once a dusty mining town, Johannesburg is now the country's
largest city and the commercial, financial and transport
hub of the subcontinent. It's a big, brash, in your
face city - a kaleidoscope of African sights, smells,
colours, cultures and habitats - with lots to see and
do around the city, in Soweto, and further afield, including
game drives in less than an hour's drive from the CBD.
An exciting destination for a city-lover or inveterate
gambler! 2 nights in Johannesburg and perhaps an
extra night or two at Sun City...
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- For a marvellous view of the city, go to the Top
of Africa, on the 50 floor of the Carlton Centre in
downtown Johannesburg.
- Spend a day at Gold Reef City, where you can tour
a gold mine, watch a gold bar being poured and relive
the gold-rush in early Johannesburg.
- Take a tour of Soweto, South Africa's most famous
township, and see Nelson Mandela's old home, Freedom
Square, Regina Mundi church, the Hector Pieterson
Memorial and other famous "struggle" sights.
- Visit Museum Afrika, in the Newtown Cultural Precinct,
for a reminder of Johannesburg's (and South Africa's)
dramatic history)
- Go shopping at Sandton City, Hyde Park, the Rosebank
Craft Market and the Oriental Plaza for some of the
best buys in Africa
- Have fun at the Randburg Waterfront, home of "shoppertainment"
- Take a drive to the Cradle of Humankind at Sterkfontein,
now a World Heritage Site, where our ancestors walked
3 million years ago.
- Go on safari to the Krugersdorp Game Reserve and
see four of the big five, or the Rhino and Lion Park.
The best way to see the city is by car or aboard the
City Slicker Bus - a hop on and off service between
the major tourist attractions and shopping centres.
Johannesburg also has a municipal bus service for suburban
travel and an extensive informal minibus taxi service
that may not always be safe for visitors. Neither service
can be relied upon at night, so a metered taxi or hired
car is recommended.
Visit the Gauteng Tourism Centre in the Rosebank Mall
for brochures, maps and information (tel 011 340 9000)
and Tourism Johannesburg, Sandton (tel 011 327 2000).
For the Johannesburg city tour (hop
on, hop off)
call the Adventure Bus Company |
(24 hr hotline 082 413 9192) |
For tours of Johannesburg, Gold Reef
City,
Soweto, the Lion & Rhino Park
and other major sights,
call Adventours |
(011 828 2791) |
| Springbok Atlas Safaris |
(011 396 1053) |
| Jimmy's Face to Face Tours |
(011 331 6109) |
| Ithemba-Lethu Tours & Safari |
(011 855 8497) |
| For a tour of Soweto, call JMT Tours
& Safaris |
(011 980 6038) |
For meet- and-greet services
and tailor-made tours, call Happy Tours |
082 254 0832 |
| Top of Africa |
011 308 1331 |
| Museum Afrika |
011 833 5624 |
| Gold Reef City |
011 248 6800 |
| Randburg Waterfront |
011 789 5052 |
| Johannesburg Zoo |
011 646 2000 |
| Sterkfontein Caves |
011 956 6342 |
| Computicket |
011 340 8100 |
| Rose's Taxis |
011 403 0000 |
| Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve |
011 957 0109 |
| Krugersdorp Game Reserve |
011 950 9900 |
| Kromdraai Rhino Nature Reserve |
011 957 0039 |
Links to Useful
Sites
www.joburg.org.za
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