WELCOME to Joburg - the heartbeat of the country. It's the economic and cultural centre of South Africa, where people work hard and play harder. Everyone is on the move, from doing business to hitting the city's nightspots until late. Joburg is a dynamic cosmopolitan city with great places to eat, interesting sites to visit and a good range of places to stay.

Need to know

TOURISM ADVICE Red tape guide Airport arrivals Your money Your health Traveller's guide  Maps Photo gallery South African-isms

ACCOMMODATION Airport hotels Hotels B&Bs Budget BUSINESS TRAVELLER Conference centres Exhibitions

DINING OUT Neighbourhoods Award winners Historic African Vegetarian Restaurant guides Inner City

Must-sees

TOP ATTRACTIONS Constitution Hill Soweto JAG Joburg Zoo Apartheid Museum Gold Mine Joburg Theatre Hector Pieterson Museum

OUT & ABOUT Parks Heritage trails History and heritage Rivers Landmarks Extreme sports

Happening Jozi

WHAT'S ON Events calendar What's Hot Arts and Culture Cultural calendar Nightlife Fun for kids Fun for teenagers

FUN IN THE CITY Entertainment Museums Art galleries Sightseeing Guided tours Shopping

JOBURG OUTDOORS Parks Heritage trails Rivers Landmarks Extreme sports SPORT Golf Swimming pools Jogging Gyms

For more detailed information about Johannesburg, please visit the Johannesburg Tourism Company website.

A week in Joburg HAVE fun! Follow LUCILLE DAVIE'S selection of the most interesting city activities. Johannesburg Zoo A SPRAWLING 54 hectares in central Parktown, the Johannesburg Zoo has grown to become the most popular public venue in… Soweto SETTING trends in politics, fashion, music, dance and language. Constitution Hill: essence of SA VISITORS to Constitution Hill get a guided tour of all prison buildings and exhibitions. Great churches and temples of Joburg CHURCHES have always been places of sanctuary. In Joburg, many of the older ones supported the fight against apartheid. Others… Heritage trails YOU know those grand mansions in Parktown you drive past all the time? Well, here's a way to stop and… « 01 A week in Joburg 02 Johannesburg Zoo 03 Soweto 04 Constitution Hill: essence of SA 05 Great churches and temples of Joburg 06 Heritage trails » Pause Frontpage Slideshow | Copyright © 2006-2010 JoomlaWorks, a business unit of Nuevvo Webware Ltd.

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