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Eat some real African food at Gramadoelas, and then spend the afternoon getting your freak on in Newtown. Market Theatre, Bree Street, Newtown.
Tel: +27 11 838 6729 6960.
Go surfing - what else are mine dumps for? - with a snowboard on the yellow sand. Call Pure Rush Industries.
Tel: Marco on +27 82 605 1150 or Duncan on +27 72 443 7000.
Play with lion cubs or climb a ladder and hand feed the giraffes at the Lion Park in Honeydew. Malibongwe Drive, Honeydew.
Tel: +27 11 691 9905.
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Take a rollercoaster ride into the bowels of the earth at Gold Reef City. Northern Parkway, Ormonde, Johannesburg.
Tel: +27 11 248 5000.
Paraglide over Joburg, on a tandem flight for newbies of course, with Paragliding Adventures.
Tel: Carlos on +27 82 550 7568 or Hendrik on +27 82 894 0804.
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Take a taxi to Soweto. There are plenty of tour operators to try out.
If it’s Sunday, spend the morning buying souvenirs of your African adventure at the Rosebank Rooftop Market, The Mall of Rosebank, corner Bath and Baker streets, Rosebank.
Tel: +27 11 442 4488.
Learn about traditional South African medicine - and be fascinated by the wares on display - at the kwaMai Mai Muti Market, on the corner of Berea and Anderson streets, in the city centre.
Ride a horse through the veld with SA Horse Trails at Northern Farm Nature Reserve, in Johannesburg North.
Tel: +27 82 533 4545.
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Go to the top of the Carlton Centre and take in the sheer size of the city of gold. 52 Commissioner Street, city centre.
Tel: +27 11 308 1331.
Race around Kyalami Race Track in a sports car with Fantastic Racing.
Tel: +27 11 466 6601.
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Where to eat 
There are many areas in Johannesburg with clusters of restaurants offering food for the discerning diner. Here’s a guide to gourmet neighbourhoods.
There are some splendid restaurants in Johannesburg, spread across the city. Many of them have been honoured with national awards on lists that are usually dominated by Cape Town establishments.
There is more history in Johannesburg than one would expect from a city just over a century old. While none of these restaurants are as old as the city, they have been around for long enough to have served as the scene for exciting events.
A burgeoning of African restaurants in Johannesburg offers testimony to the city's cosmopolitan nature, with people flocking to here from all over Africa.
South Africa is a good country for carnivores and a quality steak – or burger – is not hard to find in Joburg.
Sout Africa is home to many ethnic and racial groups, many of them migrant communities. These groups have all contributed to the rich cultural mix of the country.
