City Sightseeing offers city tours in a hop-on, hop-off format. This means you have the freedom to decide the destination and how long you stay for. On the bus, the informative audio guide keeps you entertained, teaching you a thing or two you may not have known about the city. The company offers three tours in Johannesburg. They run throughout the day according to a timetable. The red city tour takes you through the city centre with stops at the following places and more:

1.The Apartheid museum (next to Gold Reef City)
2. Carlton Centre
3. SAB World of Beer
4. Constitution Hill (link to the green tour)
5. James Hall Museum of Transport

It’s perfect if you’re wanting to get out of the city with your family, but definitely more of a history outing. The visit is sure to be as fun as it is educational. There is a Learner Centre which is informative and will prove to be a hit with both young and old. A major attraction is the underground boat ride which takes you through the history of the earth’s creation. If you dig fossils, a tour through the Sterkfontein caves, the home of the historic “Mrs Ples”, is sure to be interesting. 

Combine your red bus experience with a Soweto tour guided by a local resident. You'll unlimited access to the Green suburbs tour and the Red City tour and a 2h Tour of Soweto (Live guided by a local Soweto resident). But remember, you have to still pay for entrance to the various attractions.

The Lion Park, an established tourist destination, well loved by locals and foreigners alike, became a popular experience for all over the last 50 years. Having moved to the Cradle of Humankind in July 2016, this new must-see world class facility, called Lion and Safari Park, offers guests a memorable experience.

The new park offers a wealth of exciting activities such as animal interactions, guided game drives and self-drives.  You are guaranteed to get super-close to some of Africa’s favourite animals whether you go on an informative guided tour or self-drive.  Guests also have the opportunity to engage in the experience of hand feeding a selection of animals including giraffes, ostriches and various other antelope species that roam freely on the 600-hectare property and frequently visit the wetlands in front of ‘the Wetlands’ Bar and Restaurant.

Among Southern Africa’s fascinating game reserves, Pilanesberg National Park is possibly the most accessible to Joburg. Situated in the ecologically rich transition zone between the Kalahari and the Lowveld, this vast area promises thrilling big game viewing in a malaria free environment which is great for kids. A wide variety of accommodation is available to suit your needs, plus you can see the Big 5.

New York has the Statue of Liberty, Egypt the Great Sphinx and Brazil the Christ the Redeemer statue. And Sandton, South Africa? We have a world-famous statue of the man who led our country to an equal rainbow nation, Nelson Mandela. Standing six metres tall and weighing 2.5 tons, the bronze Nelson Mandela statue in the Nelson Mandela Square was unveiled on the centre’s 10-year anniversary in March 2003. The unveiling also served as a celebration of 10 years of democracy in South Africa as well as the renaming of the centre from Sandton Square to Nelson Mandela Square. Dine by this statue, or stay right there in the Michael Angelo Hotel.