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This is not a self-drive extension, but rather a collaboration of day excursions, which will take you through Johannesburg’s famous landmarks. Let us know which of the impressive list below interests you and we will organise you tours accordingly – half and full day excursions available
Johannesburg is in the Province of Gauteng and is where you will find the money and the action is. It is the most powerful commercial centre on the African continent an African city that works. The phones dial, the lights switch on, you can drink the water, there are multi-lane freeways, skyscrapers, conference centres, golf courses...it is the gateway to many Southern African tourist hotspots. Johannesburg is also home to Gold Reef city, many museums and theatres as well as spectacular botanical gardens – Johannesburg is also know as the City of trees – making one of the largest Urban Jungles in the world. Spend the day visiting Gold Reef City, about 35 KM out of Johannesburg. Gold Reef City is a living museum built around a worked out gold mine, depicting life in Johannesburg in the 1890’s. Home to casinos and theme parks, Gold Reef City is a day of fun and relaxation. Go visit the Apartheid Museum to learn about the history and the horrors of apartheid. After a day of fun return to Johannesburg to decide, which adventure you will undertake the next day. This morning head towards town and visit the Museum of Africa – this museum is the only one of its kind and is open daily for visitors, afterwards go visit the Sterkfontein Caves (50 KM West of Johannesburg) the cradle of humanity, where our ancestors can be traced back 3 million years. Alternatively take a tour to Soweto South of Johannesburg, rich in protest history (please speak to your hosts at the guesthouse – own expense). Also, home to two Nobel Peace Prize Winners and to over 2 million inhabitants - Soweto, a city developed as a township under the apartheid system. Most of the struggle against apartheid fought in and from Soweto. With homes ranging from extravagant mansions to makeshift shacks, Soweto will most certainly surprise you at every turn. Soweto is a city of enterprise and cultural interaction the place where the
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Suggested
Itinerary: An ideal Self-Drive Itinerary
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