With wealth built on gold, a Luxury Johannesburg holiday is a lively, affluent and cosmopolitan experience, offering the visitor a tempting array of superb restaurants, bustling world-class shopping centres and elegant designer boutiques.
Yet it is also fresh and breezy with golf courses, botanical gardens and well-manicured parks dotted among its modern amenities. A stay in Johannesburg would be a great addition for any luxury South Africa stay.
Explore the cultural hub, Newtown where there is an abundance of galleries, museums and bars. Take a trip to the theatre or to the Apartheid Museum, a must-see offering a sobering reminder of the city's past.
Visit other popular attractions including Constitution Hill and the Johannesburg Zoo, which is home to the 'big five'. As the sun sets on this vibrant city take the opportunity to soak up the relaxed vibe inside the many world-class restaurants and bars.
With easy connections to the Blue Train and Rovos Rail, the city is the gateway to the whole of Southern Africa, including the world-famous Kruger National Park.
Did you know...
- Johannesburg is one of the few major cities in the world not located on a body of water.
- At 6000 ft above sea-level, it is one of the world's highest-altitude cities.
- Johannesburg is one of the few major cities world-wide where the high-quality potable tap water is safe to drink.
- Johannesburg boasts the world's largest man-made forest of cultivated trees. Not bad for a city which started life as a mining town on a dusty, treeless and windswept plain in 1886!
Ricky
Travel Specialist
Where to go in South-africa
South Africa travel information
- Time zone: +2 GMT
- Flight time: 11-12 hours
- Recommended airlines: Emirates, British Airways, KLM, Qatar Airways
- Currency: South African Rand
- Tipping guideline: 10-15%
- Health considerations: There is a risk of malaria in certain areas of South Africa, including the Kruger National Park. However, transmission occurs typically between the months of September and May only. In June, July and August, the risk is considered to be very low. There is a low to very low risk of malaria in the rest of South Africa throughout the year.There is no risk of yellow fever in South Africa, however, yellow fever vaccination is required for travellers arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission.
- Capital: Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein
- Population: 61,020,221
- National languages: 11 official languages including English, Afrikaans, isiZulu, and Xhosa
- Electricity and plugs: Type C, D, M, N, 230V
- Mobile phone coverage: Good coverage
- UK passport visa requirements: You don't need a visa for South Africa if you have a British passport - for a maximum of 90 days
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