Johannesburg Travel Guide
Johannesburg |
‘There’s a train that comes from Namibia and Malawi. There’s a train that comes from Zambia and Zimbabwe. There’s a train that comes from Angola and Mozambique …
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Zoo Lake
Zoo Lake
Popular for welcoming all races, even during apartheid, Zoo Lake is a park located on the outskirts of Johannesburg. It has a lake with boating facilities, a swimming pool, tennis courts, a…
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Upcoming Events in Johannesburg |
 | Football Festival 28 - 29 Nov 2009 Nelson Mandela Square Encompassing youth tournaments, David Beckham Academy training sessions and a… more... |
 | Soccerex 30 Nov - 2 Dec 2009 Sandton Convention Centre A leading business convention for the global football community, Soccerex visits… more... |
 | The KILLERS 4 Dec 2009 Coca-Cola Dome Alternative rock band The KILLERS announces its first-ever South African tour. The… more... |
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Nightlife |
Johannesburg has a lively nightlife and venues go in and out of fashion all the time. In Soweto and other townships, nightlife is centred on shebeens (informal drinking places, which are often in someone’s home) or taverns (more fancy than shebeens, possibly with live music). Going out alone in Soweto is not advised, although do go with a local or take a guided shebeen tour (see Soweto T ours in the Key Attractions section).Across the rest of the city are numerous places to drink from male- and …
Sightseeing |
Unlike other South African cities (such as Cape Town, with its world-famous Table Mountain, and Durban, with its dramatic beachfront parade of towering hotels) Johannesburg has no obvious scenic feature to distinguish it from many other drab and sprawling inland cities.The 30-minute drive from the airport serves as a good introduction to this city. From here, a six-lane highway (the R24 and N12) carves a path first through a high-tech industrial and commercial district, then through leafy, upper…
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