What Makes Johannesburg The Crown Of African Tourism?
by Sara Smith I am a TravellerThe
biggest city of South Africa and dearly called Jo'burg, Jozi and E'Goli,
Johannesburg is the industrial and commercial metropolitan of South Africa.
Once, being the home of Nelson Mandela, Johannesburg encloses the rich history
of gold mining. This vibrant city proudly flaunts the artistic and cultural
chronicle which is explicit in its art studios, cafes, museums, edifices,
contemporary galleries, soaring skyscrapers and voguish restaurants. Besides
these, other attractions to this place include extensive wild-life, beautiful
gardens, and parks in Pretoria and also UNESCO enrolled Cradle of Humankind.
Let's get an overview of the exuberant delight that entrails Johannesburg and discuss
few of the city's attractions in detail:-
Constitutional
Hill:-
In
the northern region of Johannesburg, the Constitutional Hill is the true
embodiment of democracy. The premises in the adjoining area include the
Constitution Court, Old Fort, W women’s prison and Number Four prison, which
are major attractions for the visitors. The constitution court is elegantly
built in the old fort which has tales of imprisonment of few great leaders
including Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi. The structure of the court has
been changed from what it was in the past and what we see now, though much has
been still kept unchanged like the old prison walls. Number Four prison and the
Women's prison come next after the visit to the court.
The
Apartheid Museum:-
Standing
close to the city centre, the Apartheid Museum is located in the southern part
of Johannesburg. With extensive illustration of maltreatment and day to day
injustice done to the minority community, the Apartheid Museum exhibits every
minute detail of struggle for independence. An entire section is dedicated to
Nelson Mandela and his endeavour for freedom. The details were such that could
make even the strongest heart cry. Everyone should visit this museum to
acquaint with the atrocities that humanity once experienced in Africa.
Gold
Reef City:-
The
Gold Reef is approx. 8 kilometres away from the main town, which was built on
an old gold mine. Gold Reef displays a spectacular view of ancient historical
marvels, plenty of theme park rides and modern artefacts. City attracts a large
number of visitors specially the gold lovers. People who come to see Gold reef
city have much to buy and explore from various shops, stores, hotels and
commercial centres.
Market
Theatre:-
Market
Theatre is refurbished market building and is of great importance in
Johannesburg's history. It is well known tourist spot in the country and lures
a lot of tourists from all parts of the world. The market theatre has four live
theatre venues where the best performances are held. Skits with strong plots
and story lines are delivered on stage. Visitors come in huge numbers to see
the fabulous acting and dialogue delivery of the participants. There is also a
book store, art and image gallery and restaurants in the premises of the
building.
Lion
Park:-
Animal
lovers can straight away head towards Lion Park in Johannesburg which is a two
kilometre long wildlife sanctuary and undoubtedly the most attractive spot in
Johannesburg. Inundated with a lot of adventure and thrill activities for it's
visitors to try upon, the lion park has much to excite people like Lion and
Cheetah tours, self drive in a Safari vehicle, Giraffe and Zebra grazing,
spotting of animals like dogs, hyenas, deer, rarely found white lion and other
wildlife species. All this and much could be experienced here, so hurry up and
book your flights to Johannesburg.
National
Museum of Military History:-
People visit this place to get equipped with the military history of
South Africa. They get informed about the struggles and hurdles that subsisted
there a few decades back. The major attractions of the place are equipment of World
War II, bombers, fighter planes and ruins of arms, tanks, medals and uniforms
of the soldiers. There is also an interesting exhibition of the medicines and
medical aid that was used during the war time which included Zulu's traditional
healing and treatment that was given on the battle-field.
To
visit all these and to be a witness to South African's rich and splendid
cultural heritage, Johannesburg is sufficed with O.R Tambo International
Airport, which is situated around 25km north-east of the city centre. One can
book the flights from London to
Johannesburg with best travel
agents in UK, and head towards this land of sheer pleasure.
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