Fun things to do

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.