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First Time in Johannesburg: A Complete Visitor's Guide

Johannesburg rewards visitors who come with an open mind. This guide covers the Apartheid Museum, Soweto, Constitution Hill, the Cradle of Humankind UNESCO site and game reserves within a two-hour drive.

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Saxon Hotel Villas & Spa
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Sandhurst

Where Nelson Mandela completed Long Walk to Freedom, Joburg's finest hotel
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Constitution Hill

Hillbrow

Former prison complex turned human rights landmark and contemporary gallery
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Apartheid Museum

Gold Reef City

Powerful museum documenting and contextualising South Africa's apartheid era

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First Time in Johannesburg: A Complete Visitor's Guide

Saxon Hotel Villas & Spa

Constitution Hill

Apartheid Museum

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