Language: English (also 11 official native languages)
Currency: South African Rands
Holidays: January 1, March 21, March 29, March 30, April 1, April 27, May 1, June 16, August 9, September 24, December 16, December 25, December 26
Climate: In summer, the days are hot and the nights pleasantly cool. In winter, the nights can be quite cold, even below zero, but during the day the sun shines and lets the temperatures rise up to 25 degrees. Rainfall is to be expected only in summer.
Location: Gauteng Province, South Africa.
Country dialling code: 27; as of May 2002, all local numbers dialled, even from within Johannesburg, will have to be preceded by the area code (011).
Population: 2.5 million (city); 7.3 million (Gauteng Province).
Ethnic mix: 72% black (expected to rise to 74,7% by 2010), 17,4% white (expected to drop to 14,8% by 2010), 6,5% coloured (expected to remain constant), 3,7% Asian (expected to rise to 4% by 2010).
Religion: 90% Christian, 4% Jewish, 3% Muslim, 2% other, 1% Hindu.
Time zone: GMT + 2.
Electricity: 220 volts AC, 50Hz; round three-pin plugs are standard.
African Wildlife
Flying Schools
Hanggliding and Paragliding
Hiking, Trekking, Walking
Hot-air ballooning
Horse Riding
Hunting
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HALF DAY TOURS

JOHANNESBURG · GOLD REEF CITY
Built around the original No. 14 Shaft of Crown Mines, Gold Reef City recreates the city of Johannesburg as it was during the gold rush days of the last century.
Duration: 4,5 hours.
Entrance included: Conducted public tour of Gold Reef City.

PRETORIA (JACARANDA CITY)
Although Pretoria lies only 58km (36 miles) north of Johannesburg, South Africa's administrative capital provides a complete contrast to the City of Gold. Places of interest abound in Pretoria and our tour includes the most important highlights: The Voortrekker Monument, Kruger House, Church Square, African Window Museum and the Union Buildings.

Duration: 5 hours.
Entrance included: Voortrekker Monument, Kruger House Museum, African Window Museum.

SPECIAL NOTE:
THE ABOVE TOURS CAN ALSO BE PRE-BOOKED AS PRIVATE TOURS

OTHER PRIVATE SIGHTSEEING TOURS
These tours operate only as pre-booked private tours, with English or Foreign language driver/guide. Entrance fees and luncheons are included, where applicable.

LESEDI CULTURAL VILLAGE
Duration: 4,5 hours. Entrance included: Monati lunchtime experience at Lesedi Cultural Village. Lesedi is a multi-cultural African Village, set amongst the pristine Bushveld and rocky hills less than an hour's drive from the city of Johannesburg.
The village consists of a number of different homesteads or traditional villages: the Xhosa, Zulu and the Pedi. Guests experience a traditional welcome upon arrival, guided cultural walkabout through two of the four homesteads, traditional song and dance and traditional lunch.

DAY TOURS

JOHANNESBURG · SOWETO · GOLD REEF CITY
This tour is a combination of the Soweto and Gold Reef City tours as described above. After a morning tour of Soweto, passengers will be taken to Gold Reef City for the afternoon public tour, commencing at 13h30.
Duration: 9 hours.
Entrance included: conducted public tour of Gold Reef City.

PRETORIA: CITY & PREMIER DIAMOND MINE
We travel to Pretoria to visit the Voortrekker Monument, then continue through the city's eastern suburbs to the town of Cullinan, for a conducted tour of the Premier Diamond Mine.

Duration: 9,5 hours.
Entrance included: Voortrekker Monument, conducted public tour of Premier Diamond Mine, African Window Museum, Kruger House Museum.


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