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Game Reserves   Johannesburg

Game Reserves, Johannesburg

 33 Reviews  De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre Besides 'normal' cheetahs, De Wildt has a number of King Cheetahs, distinguished by the different coat pattern. There is also a healthy population of African wild... 

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Gold Reef City   Johannesburg

Gold Reef City, Johannesburg

 22 Reviews  Gold Reef City is a Johannesburg institution and as my kids have been nagging me to go for months, I finally succumbed early in the New Year. I have to declare my bias: I hate theme parks, I dislike... 

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Sun City   Johannesburg

Sun City, Johannesburg

 17 Reviews  Hey guys Sun city the name which is almost known to most of the passionate tourists coming to South Africa the place where there is a heaven between the mountains far away from here when you approach... 

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Downtown Architecture and Tours   Johannesburg

Downtown Architecture and Tours, Johannesburg

 20 Reviews  The Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) is exhibiting some of its historical Dutch collection in three of the gallery rooms between 13 November 2011 and 25 March 2012. This exhibition is being curated by... 

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Randburg Waterfront   Johannesburg

Randburg Waterfront, Johannesburg

 5 Reviews  Well the Randburg Waterfront has been revamped and is now called the Bright Water Commons. There is alot less water but is a 100 times nicer than before. Its a very nice to do a little shopping ,... 

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Apartheid Museum   Johannesburg

Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg

 17 Reviews  Jo'burg is sadly not a city blessed with many great museums, but the Apartheid Museum is truly world class and a moving testament to South Africa's troubled history. The title is slightly misleading,... 

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Harbeesport Dam   Johannesburg

Harbeesport Dam, Johannesburg

 6 Reviews  The De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Conservation Centre is an interesting place for what the tour operators bill as a “half day tour”. You have to be up early for the 08h00 tour as it takes at least... 

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MonteCasino   Johannesburg

MonteCasino, Johannesburg

 11 Reviews  Bright and cheerful entertainment is ongoing at Montecasino Montecasino has buskers, street performers, wandering around and entertaining people. Busking dates back through the ages to earliest... 

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Museums and Art   Johannesburg

Museums and Art, Johannesburg

 18 Reviews  This tiny, obscure and dog-eared museum in the Bernard Price Institute (BPI) of Paeleontology on the campus of the University of the Witwatersrand ('Wits') is one that that most Johannesburgers - let... 

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Soweto   Johannesburg

Soweto, Johannesburg

 19 Reviews  The overly cautious have long (and incorrectly) maintained that it is not safe for visitors to venture into the townships, even as part of a tour - however, they probably never envisaged a scenario... 

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Lion Park   Johannesburg

Lion Park, Johannesburg

 9 Reviews  The Lion Park is located in Lanseria, about 45 minutes drive north west of Johannesburg. It gives visitors the chance to drive through a rather small reserve in which you can see big carnivores (white... 

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Sterkfontein   Johannesburg

Sterkfontein, Johannesburg

 6 Reviews  Mrs Ples is 2.7 million years old, but don't tell: it's impolite to discuss a woman's age, particularly someone who has aged so much. Little Foot is a child fossil over 4 million years' old. Poor... 

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Melville   Johannesburg

Melville, Johannesburg

 4 Reviews  The Melville Koppies are part of the rugged Witwatersrand (‘White Water’) ridge that runs west-east through the western and northern suburbs of Johannesburg. Further west along the ridge is... 

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Townships   Johannesburg

Townships, Johannesburg

 11 Reviews  Nice little museum in the former (although refurbished) home of Nelson Mandela with a lot of his old possessions etc and also items given as gifts to him by the people of South Africa and other... 

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Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens   Johannesburg

Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens, Johannesburg

 3 Reviews  Against the backdrop of the magnificent Witpoortjie waterfall, this Garden (previously called the Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden) covers almost 300 hectares and consists of both landscaped... 

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Constitution Hill   Johannesburg

Constitution Hill, Johannesburg

 5 Reviews  This moving place allows you to appreciate the wonder of the transition of South Africa to democracy. Its history spans Paul Kruger's construction of a fort in 1899, the Anglo-Boer war at the turn of... 

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Blyde River Canyon   Johannesburg

Blyde River Canyon, Johannesburg

 3 Reviews  The Blyde River Canyon is one of the most spectacular views in South Africa and its cliffs rise between 600m-800m from the river bed. At the Three Rondavels viewpoint (also called The Three Sisters)... 

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Diamonds and Gold   Johannesburg

Diamonds and Gold, Johannesburg

 4 Reviews  Colonel Ignatius Phillip Ferreira (1840-1921), a speculator in the diamond rush in Kimberly, the gold rush at Pilgrim's Rest and finally the Witwatersrand. In October 1896 he struck gold and formed... 

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Nelson Mandela Square   Johannesburg

Nelson Mandela Square, Johannesburg

 5 Reviews  So many places have lights for Christmas, not least of which are the malls. The Nelson Mandela Square has a model of a baobab tree lit for Christmas. One can buy small wire baobab trees at many of... 

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Zoo   Johannesburg

Zoo, Johannesburg

 5 Reviews  Things I found interesting. ...Constitution Court. A guide took us around and told us interesting stories. ...Rhino and Lion Park. We had some great looks at the animals and particularly the... 

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Carlton Center   Johannesburg

Carlton Center, Johannesburg

 3 Reviews  Johannesburg view-from-the-top. Carlton Center, a mall actually...take the elevator up to the 50th floor something for 7.5 Rands a ride. But the point is...this area is stated dangerous, I suggest you... 

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Theatres   Johannesburg

Theatres, Johannesburg

 3 Reviews  This theatre was built about 2 years ago, seating up to 1800 people. Shows like "The Lion King" ( a local production) with a true South African flavour, "Chicago", "Beauty and the Beast", "High School... 

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The Old Fort   Johannesburg

The Old Fort, Johannesburg

 2 Reviews  This fort was the place were thousands of political leaders and ordinary people were detained and punished for their political thoughts against apartheid. Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi were also... 

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Crocodile Farm   Johannesburg

Crocodile Farm, Johannesburg

 2 Reviews  I went to Croc City which is a crocodile farm which is situated very close to the Lion Park. I think its about 2km or so away which will make a nice stop if you visiting the Lion Park. The staff here... 

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Casinos   Johannesburg

Casinos, Johannesburg

 4 Reviews  This tip is for receptive audience only! The casinos as part of gambling experience should be classified as a vice in general and a sin in particular but this does not seem to bother the South... 

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Archaeology and Cradle of Humankind

by kenHuocj

Sazi Radebe, an events executive at Maropeng wrote after a training session :-" A child asks his mother: “Mother, where did we come from? And where can I go to look for the “Represented by eight simple letters. M for motherland A for ages in the making R for remembrance O for origins P for populations of the world E for evolution N for new beginnings G for gaining knowledge“Bringing all these letters together, you come up with the word Maropeng – a place in the world-famous Cradle of Humankind, where life began; a place where the journey of humankind begins; a place where history, present and future meet all at once. “A place called Maropeng.”see more on Cradle of mankind - Sterkfontein Travelogue

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Magaliesburg

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The village of Magaliesburg lies just below the southern range of the Magaliesberg Mountains. The roads and rivers take similar paths, breaking though the steep ridges of the mountains in a few places, only to traverse much of the land along the valleys on either side of the two mountain ridges. This small village lies at the heart of a beautiful region of mountains, valleys, rivers and indigenous woodland - home to a variety of birds.The Magaliesberg mountain range lies in between the highveld savannah of the Witwatersrand and the African bushveld, stretching roughly from past Rustenburg in the west, past Pretoria to Bronkhorstspruit in the east. This mountain range is almost 100 times older than Everest with interesting geology, archaeology, fauna and flora.

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Krugersdorp - West Rand

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Krugersdorp, the centre of the Mogale City region, is equidistant from both Johannesburg and Pretoria and a short drive away from the Magaliesberg mountains, with its wide range of luxury and budget accommodation.This town, the industrial hub of Western Gauteng, with its mild climate, interesting topography and rich cultural and historical background, was founded in 1887 by MW Pretorius when gold was discovered on his farm Paardekraal. The mining industry has been an integral part of Krugersdorp ever since.With a population of more than 350 000, Krugersdorp is the industrial hub of Western Gauteng and was founded in 1887 by MW Pretorius when gold was discovered on his farm, Paardekraal. The mining industry has formed an integral part in the development of the town, which has a rich cultural and historical background. Krugersdorp was named after President Paul Kruger of Zuid-Afrikaansche...

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Gold Reef City

by MikeAtSea

Fancy an exploration underground? Gold Reef City is part of the over 100 km long gold reef that lays below the city of Johannesburg. Escorted tours explore the underground and one can attend demonstrations as to how gold is "made". Above the underground Gold Reef City provides a casino and entertainment park that attracts a lot of visitors particulary on weekends.

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Johannesburg

by MikeAtSea

This is the largest city of South Africa and virutally created overnight when the gold boom started here at the end of the 19th century.Today one can say it is the city of South Africa where the money is, the Stock Exchange of South Africa is at home here, as are most larger corporations including all banks. Most of the foreign visitors will first arrive in Johannesburg, since the main international airport is also situated here. Johannesburg is also the capital of South Africa's smallest - and richest - province, called Gauteng, a Sesotho name meaning "Place of Gold". Gauteng makes up just 1,4% of South Africa's land area, but it is home to more than a fifth of the population and produces a third of the country's wealth.The city is the most densely populated and urbanised municipality in South Africa, home to 3 225 800 people in 1 006 900 households.

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Pretoria (Tshwane)

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Tshwane, the administrative capital and the birthplace of the new South African democracy, is home to a large diplomatic community. Well over a hundred embassies and foreign missions are located here.The city covers an extensive municipal area (3 200 km2), stretching for almost 60 km east/west and 70 km north/south. The municipal area includes Pretoria, Centurion, Akasia, Soshanguve, Mabopane, Atteridgeville, Ga-Rankuwa, Winterveld, Hammanskraal, Temba, Pienaarsrivier, Crocodile River and Mamelodi. The area is inhabited by approximately 2,2 million people.

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Shopping Sandton City Johannesburg

by nora_south_africa

South Africa offers some of the best shopping on the African continent

township tour in SOWETO

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THIS IS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE, SEE HOW THE TYPICAL AFRICAN LIVES.......

Top 3 Hotels in Gauteng

The Westcliff Hotel  Johannesburg

 5 Reviews and 201 Opinions  Being a local, I have never stayed here (and probably couldn't afford to!) - having visited business... 

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Sheraton Pretoria Hotel  Pretoria

 4 Reviews and 84 Opinions  Stayed twice, two weeks apart for 2 nights and one night respectively. Rooms are very nice, roomy... 

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InterContinental Johannesburg Sandton Towers  Johannesburg

 7 Reviews and 107 Opinions  Sandton Sun & Towers must rate as one of the best hotels to stay in when visiting Johannesburg. It... 

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