Johannesburg

 

Johannesburg was founded in 1886 as a gold-mining

town and is the capital of the province of Gauteng. The city had a troubled past with apartheid. It is a cultural city, the main museums are Mandela Family Museum in Soweto’s Orlando West, the Apartheid Museum is one of the largest museums in the African continent. There’s lso the Museum of Africa that focuses much about the history of Africa including ancient petroglyphs. The Lion Park and the Johannesburg Zoo, the largest in Africa, allow visitors to have contact with wild Africa. Hotels in Johannesburg

What to visit in Johannesburg: Johannesburg Zoo; Lion Park; Nelson Mandela Family Museum; Sentech Tower; Soweto;

Transports in Johannesburg

O.R.Tambo International Airport (JNB): There are many flights to/from European cities.

By train and bus: There are trains and buses to/from several cities in South Africa.

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