Things to do:
Around JHB:
- Township Tour to Soweto, a tour that will take you around the densely populate but vibrant town of Soweto
- Rosebank Rooftop Flea Market, Top parking level of the Rosebank Mall,Between Bath and Cradock Avenues, Rosebank, ☎ (+27) (0)11 442-4488 (fax: (+27) (0)86 636-5964), [46]. Open Sundays only, 9AM to 5PM. Find a vast selection of African crafts.
Close to JHB:
- Sun City is a two hour drive away and offers world class golf courses and entertainment. The Pilanesberg Game Reserve is adjacent to Sun City and offers visitors to get the taste of an African Game Reserve. However it is no comparison to the world famous Kruger Park which is about 500km from Johannesburg.
- Kruger National Park (KNP) [1] is in north-east of South Africa and and runs along the border of Mozambique in the east, Zimbabwe in the north, and the southern border is the Crocodile River. The park covers 20,000 square kilometers and is divided in 14 different ecozones, each supporting different wildlife. It is one of the main attractions of South Africa and it is considered the flagship of South African National Parks (SANPark). Bookings at SANParks, ☎ +27 (0)12 428-9111 (reservations@sanparks.org, fax: +27 (0)12 343-0905),
- Cradle of Humankind is a World Heritage Site comprising a number of attractions including the Sterkfontein Caves, the Wonder Caves and Maropeng [89] visitor education centre. Explore fossil-filled caves where important palaeoanthropologist discoveries such as Mrs Ples and Little Foot were found. +27 (0) 14 577-9000
Other destinations
- Bourke's Luck Potholes, Pilgrim's Rest and the Blyde River Canyon
- Cape Town is one of the largest cities in South Africa and is in the south-west corner of the country near the Cape of Good Hope. Cape Town is a stone's throw from South Africa's world-famous Cape Winelands around Stellenbosch and Paarl.
- Durban is primarily a holiday/resort city at the Indian Ocean but also boasts South Africa's busiest container port.
- Drakensberg -- Massive and spectacular mountain range. Peaks exceed 3000 meters above sea level. Climbing, hiking, wilderness trails, mountain biking, fly fishing, and more.