South Africa - Johannesburg

South Africa's largest city remains financial and commercial heart of South Africa. Following are activities / Excursions that can be planned while you stay in Johannesburg depending on the duration of stay and area of interest.

City Tour (Half day)

• Drive through the upmarket suburb of Houghton.

• View the jarring contrast of Hillbrow and it's downtown living conditions.

• Visit Constitution Hill - home of South Africa's Constitutional Court and site of the Johannesburg Old Fort Prison (closed Sat & Sun).

Soweto Tour (Half day)

Soweto - acronym for South Western Township, is home to over 2 million people who, despite living in crowded and chaotic conditions, have a tangible sense of community, which the ordered walled northern suburbs lack.

• Visit the Hector Peterson Museum - discovering the cause of the riots.

• Pass the Mandela House, with the option to visit this small museum (own account).

• Visit Regina Mondi Church, site of many underground meetings for the then banned political parties.

Gold Reef City  (Half day)

A reconstruction of Johannesburg during the Gold Rush era, Gold Reef City is designed to replicate an era of the Gold Rush experience and is also home to a Victorian fun fare.

• An organised tour 'Jozi's Story of Gold', takes you through the many attractions on offer.

• Enjoy a performance of gumboot dancing routines, devised decades ago by mine workers.

• Take a trip down an old mine shaft and get a sense of the tough working conditions miners had to endure.

• Watch molten gold being poured.

City Ranger Tour  (Full day)

Our fully-guided luxury excursions are designed to provide an off-the-beaten-track tour beyond the city, thus the itinerary is totally flexible. 

• Choose to explore the natural area of the Magaliesberg Nature Area, or the 'Cradle of Mankind'.

• Or possibly the Hartebeespoort Dam and it's various restaurants and flea market.

• Whatever your choice, you'll have the use of our luxury vehicle and the services of a highly competent guide at your disposal.

The Apartheid Museum  (Half day)
Apartheid was dismantled a decade ago, but its horror lives on, in a stark white building in Johannes-burg. It is the Apartheid Museum, and it takes visitors on a journey you're unlikely to forget in a hurry.

• Inspiring journey from the dark days of 'whites only' privilege, through to Nelson Mandela's historic release.

• Documented film snippets, texts, sound clips and live accounts recapture life in the old South Africa.  

Pretoria City Tour  (Half day)

An exploration of imposing museums and monuments, dedicated to tracing South Africa's extraordinary history. Pretoria is also known as the 'Jacaranda City', for it's beautiful purple lined streets when the jacaranda trees are in full bloom.

• A visit to the Voortrekker Monument, a memorial to the early settlers.

• Kruger Museum - private residence of president Paul Kruger of the old Transvaal Republic.

• Visit Church Square, surrounded by buildings dating back to the turn-of-the-century.

• The Union Buildings - an architectural masterpiece and scene of Nelson Mandela's emotional inauguration as president in 1994.

Lesedi Cultural Village  (Half day)

An afternoon / evening tour of discovery at the Lesedi Cultural Village, home to families of various African tribes, living in traditional homesteads. 

• Discover the Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele, Sotho and Pedi cultures.

• Multilingual, multi visual orientation depicting the history of South Africa.

• Enjoy a traditional African meal.

Sun City & the Pilanesberg Nature Reserve (Half day)

A visit to the Pilansberg National Park in search of the 'Big Five' and other animals, before continuing to one of South Africa's most popular theme resorts - Sun City.

• Guided closed vehicle game drive within the Pilanesberg National Park, in search of the 'Big Five' and other animal species.

• Visit Sun City Resort, with access to the casino. 

Ideal Stay Duration at Johannesburg : Considering Johannesburg is the main International Airport to access South Africa and therefore would be mostly visited anyways and that South Africa's other destinations has so much to offer, its difficult to decide upon ideal stay duration for Johannesburg. It could be just 1 night in transit or anything upto three or four nights fully exploring area around.