Johannesburg is located in South Africa's eastern plateau area known as Highveld, and is the capital of the affluent Gauteng province, which is the country's economic hub. Major mining, banking, and investment companies, as well as the Johannesburg Stock Exchange are all found here. It features some of Africa's tallest buildings, as the city's skyline certainly reflects, but the city offers a lot more than just commerce to tourists, from museums and shopping to dining and nightlife and a great selection of budget hotels through Travel Clearance.
Johannesburg is home to many museums and galleries, one of the main museums being the Apartheid Museum in Soweto, a worthwhile stop for any traveller wanting to learn more about South Africa's previous regime.
There is also the Hector Peiterson Museum and many art museums. The Johannesburg Zoo and the Gold Reef City amusement park are also there for families travelling to this bustling city. Johannesburg suburbs such as Norwood and trendy Melville are good choices for fine dining, lively cafes and nightlife.
Johannesburg also boasts the world's largest man-made forest, with more than 10 million trees. Johannesburg offers a range of attractions that make it a destination in its own right and has everything you need for a diverse, enjoyable vacation.The Market Theatre precinct, Museum of Africa and Newtown are particularly vibrant sectors of the city centre. By day, a walk around Newtown will give you a taste for the wide range of traditions and cultures to which the city plays host.
You can also see the Johannesburg Art Gallery,.the biggest gallery on the African continent with a good collection of local and international work on display, or visit the Mandela Family Museum, in Orlando West, Soweto, Mandela's first house and now a museum, or the Origins Centre - The South African Museum of Rock Art,with an excellent multimedia display of the rock art and the origins of humankind. There’s also the Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens, one of the last green areas remaining within Johannesburg. with lots of birds, including the endangered Black Eagle. Then for a taste of cultural Africa, the Lesedi Cultural Village, offers traditional dances and food in authentic Zulu, Sotho, Pedi, Xhosa and Ndebele villages. For the adventurous traveller, Johannesburg has plenty to fill your holiday schedule.