Gauteng
South Africa's economic powerhouse anchored by Johannesburg and Pretoria
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Johannesburg
City of Gold — South Africa's restless creative and economic engine
Pretoria
Jacaranda-draped administrative capital with a complex political heritage
emoji_events Bounties in Gauteng
Confront History at the Apartheid Museum
Journey through South Africa's painful past and triumphant liberation.
Stand Where Mandela Stood on Vilakazi Street
Walk the only street in the world that was home to two Nobel laureates.
Descend into the Cradle of Humankind
Explore caves that yielded the oldest hominid fossils ever discovered.
Taste the Township Flavours of Soweto
Join a food tour through Soweto's vibrant street kitchens and shebeens.
Tour the Union Buildings and Presidential Gardens
Walk the terraced gardens of South Africa's seat of government.
Walk Beneath the Jacaranda Canopy
Stroll through purple-draped streets when 70,000 jacaranda trees bloom in October.
Explore the Street Art of Maboneng
Wander Johannesburg's creative precinct where murals tell the city's rebirth story.
Explore the Voortrekker Monument
Climb to the roof of the massive granite monument chronicling the Great Trek.
Party Until Dawn in Braamfontein
Experience Johannesburg's pulsing nightlife in the student quarter's rooftop bars.
Savour Biltong and Boerewors at a Pretoria Deli
Sample South Africa's legendary cured meats at an old-school Afrikaner butchery.