Johannesburg is popularly called as Joburg and is the largest city in South Africa. You can find Johannesburg brimming and buzzing with life and activity. The cityscape is marked with many skyscrapers and tall buildings, shopping complexes and entertainment centers.
Well, Johannesburg is a cosmopolitan city and has many tourist attractions to visit. If you are with family and kids, you need to first visit the Johannesburg Zoo which has white lions as its prized possessions along with thousands of other animals belonging to varied species. The Gold Reef City is an historic place reminiscent of the Gold Rush period but do make it a point to visit a previously used mine, along with a Chinese Laundry and other allied service offices. The Top of Africa is a tallest building in South Africa which even has a roof top restaurant for a great dining experience. People get a great view of the city including Soweto, Pretoria, Sandton, airport and other city landmarks. The Kwazulu Muti Shop sells not only ethnic items but also traditional medicines and often attracts many tourists which throng to visit the sixty year old store.
The Shopping in Johannesburg is different and exciting as well. You can visit the flea markets which sell all sorts of wares and crafts in traditional African style especially the toys, jewelery, clothes, craftwork and ceramics – worth visiting the Bruma Market World. For an urban shopping experience you should visit the Brightwater Commons which offers you a well laid out and planned shopping avenues. The Oriental Plaza has many franchise stores and designer stores but the ambience is intoxicating old eastern bazaar one which gives you a totally different shopping experience.
Johannesburg is full of excitement and music activity as you have a whole lot of nightclubs, bars, and pubs which play great live music and a great variety of drinks as well. Well, for that you would need to check out Bassline, back2basix, the Rock,Tanz Café – a comedy dinner Club, the Radium Beer Hall for a live jazz music band and plays, the Bohemian offers pool tables and rock music for a great evening. There are lot more clubs and even gay clubs in Johannesburg if you still wish to explore, you have just to be there.
Dining and tasting South African cuisine in Johannesburg will be undoubtedly a memorable experience. Some of the well acclaimed eateries include Deluxe – with ever changing menus, Chefs in Motion – to see the cooks at works, Moyo is very popular, The
Bell Pepper is most famous at Kensington, for Japanese fare you should visit the Yamato while the rich and powerful can be found lunching and dining at eth Auberge Michel. For the vegetarians amongst you, do visit the Shayona, Fruits and Roots and the Greenlands. Meanwhile those who wish to try out the local fare, can always visit the road side stalls and open air eateries too most of them are operated by families.