Travel Guide of Johannesburg in South Africa by Influencers and Travelers

Johannesburg, informally known as Jozi, Joburg or "the city of gold", is the largest city in South Africa and one of the 50 largest urban areas in the world.

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1 - Johannesburg Zoo South Africa

Pretoria, is one of South Africa’s three capital cities, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa.

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2 - Braamfontein

Braamfontein is a central suburb of Johannesburg, in South Africa, seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and some of South Africa's major corporations such as Liberty Holdings Limited, JD Group, Sappi, Bidvest Bank and Hollard.

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3 - Safaris in Johannesburg

After collecting you form your hotel or residence in Johannesburg between 06:00 – 06:30, we travel to the Pilanesberg Nature Park We should arrive at Pilanesberg Park around 9am where we will then board and start our 1st open vehicle safari drive ( +- 3 hours) in search of the Animals that inhabit the National Park We will then have a short stop from 12 pm until 1 pm for lunch at Pilanebserg Center inside the middle of the park overlooking a beautiful waterhole . After Lunch we will depart on our 2nd Open Safari Drive (+-2 hours) we depart the park around 15h30 arriving back in Johannesburg between 17h30 to 18h00

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4 - Gold Reef City

Gold Reef City is an amusement park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Located on an old gold mine which closed in 1971, the park is themed around the gold rush that started in 1886 on the Witwatersrand, the buildings on the park are designed to mimic the same period.

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5 - Apartheid Museum

The Apartheid Museum is a museum in Johannesburg, South Africa illustrating apartheid and the 20th century history of South Africa. The museum, part of the Gold Reef City complex, was opened in November 2001.

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6 - Mountain Bike Tours in Johannesburg

Embark on a fun and unique tour experience as you explore the urban complex of Soweto on a bicycle. Get to experience the township like a local. Get a glimpse of Hector Pietersen Museum, Mandela House and Tutu House. Start your cycling tour in Killarney, to learn how Soweto was created in 1904 and share the history of this Township. Continue to Mama Lilian Ngoyi's house, an anti-apartheid activist. Cycle to Hector Pietersen Museum where the Soweto uprising transpired which was one of the turning points of apartheid. This tour will get you closer to all the highlights of Soweto. See the Mandela House, where Nelson Mandela lived from 1946 to 1962. Then, pass by Tutu House on Vilakazi Street, where Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his family once resided. Talk about the Nobel Laureate's contribution to apartheid's downfall in South Africa. Give your feet a break by stopping for lunch. Taste South African sandwiches called kota before cycling back to the starting point.

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7 - Diepkloof

   10 km away

Diepkloof is a large zone of Soweto township in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is also sometimes referred to as Diepmeadow, if considered as a single township with the nearby Meadowlands.

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8 - Klipriviersberg

Klipriviersberg is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

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9 - Archaeology Tours in Johannesburg

The Maropeng Visitor Centre is an exciting, world-class exhibition, focusing on the development of humans and our ancestors over the past few million years. Maropeng means “returning to the place of origin” in Setswana, the main indigenous language in this area of South Africa. Our ancestors have lived in this area for more than 3-million years. The Sterkfontein Caves – about 50km from Johannesburg – is the site of some of the most important discoveries concerning the evolution of man and have been declared a World Heritage Site. If it’s true that Africa is the cradle of all mankind, and most palaeontologists believe this to be so, then Sterkfontein Caves is surely one of the continent’s sacred sites. The Sterkfontein Caves have been described as the ‘anthropological treasure-house of the world’.

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10 - Nelson Mandela Bridge

Nelson Mandela Bridge is a bridge in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the fourth of five bridges which cross the railway lines and sidings located just west of Johannesburg Park Station, the first being the Johan Rissik Bridge adjacent to the station.

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11 - Nelson Mandela Square

   11 km away

Nelson Mandela Square is a public square and shopping centre in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa. The square was formerly known as Sandton Square and was named for the former President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela in March 2004.

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12 - Hot Air Balloon Rides in Johannesburg

In line with traditional balloon flights, our Classic Air Balloon Flight offers guests the serene beauty of floating gently over the Cradle of Humankind or the Magaliesberg, while sipping on champagne, as the pilot allows the hot air balloon at times to drift at tree top height and at other times will ascend into the skies, offering guests a panoramic view of the beautiful African landscape below.

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13 - Sandton

   11 km away

Sandton is a financial centre of Johannesburg, South Africa and forms part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. The name of the city came from the combination of two of its suburbs, Sandown and Bryanston.

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14 - Johannesburg North

   19 km away

Johannesburg North is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region C of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

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15 - Soweto

   20 km away

Soweto is a township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships.

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16 - Eldorado Park

   20 km away

Eldorado Park is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region G of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. It lies on the southern boundary of Soweto and prior to 1994, was a Coloured township during Apartheid.

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17 - Nizamiye Masjid

   23 km away

Nizamiye Masjid, often called the Nizamiye Mosque, is a mosque situated in the city of Midrand, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa.

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18 - Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden

   24 km away

Roodepoort is a town in the Gauteng province of South Africa. Formerly an independent municipality, Roodepoort became part of the Johannesburg municipality in the late 1990s, along with Randburg and Sandton.

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19 - Zakariyya Park

   24 km away
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20 - Protea Glen

   25 km away

Protea Glen is a township of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa, located north of Lenasia and west of Soweto. The suburb was developed in the 1990s for middle-class residents.

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21 - Benoni

   33 km away

Benoni is a town in Ekurhuleni municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. Benoni was also the setting for the MTV-inspired movie Crazy Monkey: Straight Outta Benoni, released internationally in 2005.

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Johannesburg is situated at an altitude of 1800 metres: it is developing at great speed, resembling Manhattan with its skyscrapers. Johannesburg is also still very much marked by the Apartheid era and one can still see the scars between the dense city centre and the residential suburbs that border the huge townships like Soweto further south. However, Joburg (the city's nickname for Johannesburg lovers) is very attractive: like the city of Los Angeles, it is possible to drive all the time, there are almost no pedestrian crossings. A very big city where you have to take your time to explore because there seems to be a thousand things to discover. But what to see in Johannesburg? What to do in this bustling and lively city? 1 The Apartheid Museum, which illustrates the rise and fall of the era of segregation and oppression in South Africa, is a must-see museum. Films, texts, audio and explanations provide a chilling insight into the architecture and implementation of the apartheid system, as well as inspiring stories of the struggle for democracy. The museum is a vital resource for gaining an understanding of the inequalities and tensions that still exist today. It is located 8 km south of the city centre, just off the M1 motorway. A visit to the museum is an overwhelming experience; one room is particularly harrowing to see, in which 131 nooses are hung, representing the 131 opponents of the government who were executed under anti-terrorism laws. 2. The Newtown area This is Johannesburg's cultural district: you will find theatres (notably the Market Theatre), concerts in the various halls in the district. The Newtown area is recognisable by the small African-looking wooden statuettes on the pavements. From here you can reach the Nelson Mandela Bridge, which crosses the railway line into the centre. This is also where the Museum Africa is located.

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