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Johannesburg Holidays
Johannesburg is one of South Africa's main cities. Although it has a reputation for being dangerous, it's also home to an incredibly moving museum that will plunge you into the country's dark past.
Visit Johannesburg
- Art & Culture
- Place or Historical Monument
- Museums
Johannesburg: How to get there?
50 km from Pretoria by car
Johannesburg: See when to go?
All year round, though April to October is best
Johannesburg: For how long?
1 to 2 days
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Johannesburg: What to see nearby?
What our travellers think of their stay
The biggest city in South Africa is impressive by its tentacular dimensions and its split. In the centre: Hillbrow and from Yeoville to Downtown, dangerous and poor quarters. To the north: rich quarters which gravitate around Sandton.
My suggestion
It's better to stay in Sandton if you like luxurious villas which are ultra safe, and in Newtown or Melville, more in the town centre, to try a more alternative lifestyle and discover a mixed race and branched urban population.
Johannesburg lies 50 km from Pretoria and is Africa's wealthiest economic capital.
My suggestion
Though there's no need for paranoia, there are certain basic safety rules to follow when in Johannesburg. At night, travel around exclusively by taxi, and don't have anything expensive on display.
Johannesburg is one of South Africa's main cities. Although it has a reputation for being dangerous, it's also home to an incredibly moving museum that will plunge you into the country's dark past.
My suggestion
Be careful in this city, but also prepare yourself for an emotional shock when you visit the museum. Remember that what we learn about apartheid in South Africa, is no way near the cruel, bitter reality of people's lives at the time.
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