Johannesburg tours
There are a large variety of tours and tour operators operating from Johannesburg:
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Gold and Diamond Mine tours.
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City and Cultural tours.
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Adventure Tours
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Golf Tours
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Hiking Tours
Experience: Soweto, Walking Safaris, Horse riding, Safari drives, kayaking, camping, bungy jumping, canopy tree top tours, fishing.
TOUR PACKAGES
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Johannesburg Cultural City Tour
Johannesburg is the major international gateway to SA. The City of Gold.
Visit: Top of Africa, on the top floor of Carlton centre.
Lilies Leaf Farm, Constitutional Court - Hillbrow and Apartheid Museum, African Museum, SAB World of Beer. Drive by Mandela Bridge and Ghandi Square.
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Soweto Tour:
The name Soweto is derived from the 1st 2 letters of South Western Township as the name indicates it lays Southwest of Jhb, and is the largest black residential area of SA.
Drive By: Baragwaneth Hospital, Kliptown squatter camp, Twin Towers, Mandela’s house, Hector Peterson Memorial Museum, Regina Mundi Church, enjoy delicious traditional lunch at a local restaurant (SHEBEEN).Visit a Traditional SANGOMA (Doctor).
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Pretoria Tour
Pretoria is the Capital of SA and is also known as the Jacaranda City.
Visit: Voortrekker Monument, Church Square, Melrose House, Kruger house, Union Buildings and the Transvaal Museum.
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Gold Reef City:
Gold and the history of Johannesburg are intertwined. The discovery of gold in the late 1890 led to a gold rush by prospectors from all over the world to the area known as Johannesburg.
Gold Reef City reflects the history of the discovery of Gold and the style of life to those who worked on the mines.
Travel back in time as you take a ride on a penny farthing or stroll through the olden day houses.
Visit: Jozi City of Gold and Underground Tour ,Tour Gold pouring demonstrations, miners dancing performance, theme park.
4D Theatre and Curio Shops.
Cullinan Tour:
Premier Diamond Mining Town Tour.
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The operational Cullinan diamond mine with a surface tour of the diamond mine where the famous Cullinan diamond of over 3000ct was found.
See the Big hole, shaft and diamond room, where a selection of uncut diamonds and replicas of the famous diamonds are kept.
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Lesedi Cultural Village
Lesedi African lodge is a multi cultural village set amongst the pristine bushveld and rock hills. Live the experience- experience the vibrant and colourful traditions of the Basothpo, Ndbele, Pedi, Xhosa, and Zulu people. Be part of Afrcia for a short while, you will never forget it.
7. Sterkfontein Caves and Maropeng Centre( World Heritage Site)
Accompany us on a tour of the cradle of man kind, the Sterkfontein Caves. The Sterkfontein caves are the site of the discovery of the famous Mrs. Ples. The cave comprises a series of caverns with many stalactites and stalagmites and a huge underground lake.
Maropeng attractions provide the visitor an exciting 4 billion year journey on an underground lake through the elemental forces. Journey continues through an experience highlighting the history of our world and human kinds as a species.
8. Pilansberg National Park:
The park borders on the entertainment complex of Sun City and ranks amongst the largest of the national parks in South Africa and covers an area of 55 000 ha, a non malaria area, and home to the big 5. The beauty of Pilansberg is reflected in a large central lake. It is almost perfectly secular because it comprises the area of a 1200 million year old volcano crater. IN the park today live virtually all the animal species of Southern Africa including lions, elephants, white/black rhinos, buffalos, leopards, zebras, hyenas, giraffes, hippos and crocodiles. Over 300 bird species are also present.
Sun City and Lost City:
Sun City is not known as Africa’s kingdom of pleasure for nothing. This extraordinary resort, unique in the context of world resorts, with a combination of features unmatched anywhere, draws thousands of visitors each year to its four top-quality hotels, a Vacation Club plus magnificent sporting and recreational facilities including 2 world class golf courses, and the magical Lost City water-park, The Valley of Waves. The resort situated in the bushveld of South Africa's North West province, is surrounded by the imposing mountains of the Pilanesberg. The wide choice of conference venues ensure a level of convention and banqueting facilities which few can beat.
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De Wildt Cheetah Centre:
This centre was established in 1971 with the aim of breeding endangered species.
The cheetah project was the base from which the centre launched its conservation ethic. Other rare and endangered animal species such as wild dog brown hyena serval, suni antelope, blue and red duiker, vultures including the very rare Egyptian vulture is housed at the centre.
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Kruger National Park:
This park is best known for the big 5. Lion, elephant, leopard, buffalo and rhino-and is truly the flag ship of Africa and south Africa’s game reserves with a range of accommodation and game drive safaris to suit all preferences and budgets. The Kruger National Park offers an exceptional experience in Africa at its best.
It’s sunrise. Picture yourselves sipping champagne as you float high above the majestic magaliesburg mountains in a hot air balloon. Just outside Johannesburg northern suburbs. The view is stupendous, the thrill is indescribable, the silence only punctuated by the occasional blast of the powerful burners and the faint call of a bird or animal beneath. Hovering gently above the tree tops you can chat to
the people below, if the conditions permit, your pilot can take you to soar high above the clouds where you can see forever. After landing savour a hearty farm style breakfast at the launch field.
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White River Rafting:
Enjoy 10kms rafting on the Vaal River. APA- qualified guides will accompany you, and they will ensure that your day is one big adventure. After playing in gatsien rapid a scrumptious lunch, ice cold fruit juice awaits you on the banks of blue lagoon. After lunch, paddle through lovers lane and baby knuckles crusher back to camp.
14. Adventure Kayaking and Team Building.
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If you enjoy the outdoors, paddling a kayak is like back-packing on water. You get to go to places and see things you would not have been able to without some form of paddle craft.
We will co-ordinate self-catering overnight and multi-day “expeditions” on a regular basis throughout the year. We will help make experiencing the inland waterways and coastal waters easier and safer.
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These tours take us to some of the most remote and breathtaking areas throughout Southern Africa, to Dams like Vanderkloof, Gariep, Sterkfontein and Ebenezer - places offering isolated beaches, kloofs, waterfalls, and bushveld with an abundance of game and beauty.
We paddle various sections of the Orange River, including the stretch through the rugged, arid but very beautiful Richtersveld.
The turquoise tropical waters of the Mozambican Coast with island and mangrove swamps to navigate is another annual favourite.
Slightly higher up north we paddle on Lake Malawi a freshwater marine reserve and World Heritage Site, an area of overwhelming beauty.
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The Garden Route is a popular and awe-inspiring week-long adventure where we set up a central camp and paddle various sections of coastline, inland rivers, estuaries and lagoons.
In addition to the above we also offer regular “closer to home” get-
togethers on the Vaal River, Vaal Dam, Loskop Dam, Rust-de-Winter, Hartbeespoort Dam, Vaalkop Dam and anywhere else we can find. Surf weekends are another popular paddle-weekend with tuition on how to paddle in and out of the surf. These are organized through our E-Groups, which helps us to keep you notified of what we have to offer and also allows you to find like minded paddlers to join you on a trip of your own. Kayak touring is enjoyed by all outdoor / water enthusiasts, the young and elderly, male and female, families, couples and singles. It is a lifestyle enhancing activity.
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Canopy Tours.
Experience one of South Africa’s fastest growing eco-adventures with thousands of satisfied thrill-seekers having already caught the bug. A Canopy Tour takes you on an unforgettable adventure as you slide from one platform to the next along a series of steel cables set amongst magnificent natural surroundings.
The scenery high up within the forest canopy is spectacular. Enjoy the view from above while taking in waterfalls and spotting birdlife amongst the surrounding trees.Our professional guides will assure the safety of each group and point out interesting facts along the way.
The Canopy Tour® experience is an excellent corporate and team building event with a number of packages available at our canopy tour sites.
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