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Johannesburg Stopover 2D/1N
Johannesburg is the most powerful commercial centre on the African continent. Johannesburg hosts every form of commercial activity from financial services to heavy industries and mining. There’s hardly a major international company doing serious business in sub-Saharan Africa that has not looked to Johannesburg as the gateway to the continent. It is an African city that works: the phones dial, the lights switch on, you can drink the water, there are multi-lane freeways, skyscrapers, conference centers, golf courses. Johannesburg is one of the world’s few large metropolitan areas to be based on neither an ocean port nor a major river. The sea is a six hour drive to the east. The nearest major river. the Vaal River, is a two hour drive to the south. Ironically, the city is ranked as the biggest port in southern Africa, thanks to an export/import railway freight facility called City Deep.
Johannesburg is the capital of South Africa’s smallest - and richest - province, called Gauteng, a Sesotho name meaning “Place of Gold”. Gauteng makes up just 1,4% of South Africa’s land area, but it is home to more than a fifth of the population and produces a third of the country’s wealth. Gauteng is predominantly urban, consisting chiefly of industrial and mining satellite towns surrounding the twin cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria. Pretoria, South Africa’s administrative capital (the legislative capital is Cape Town) is itself merging into Johannesburg’s outer suburbs.
Our stopovers provide a small taste of the cultural mix of South Africa with programs to the major cities: Cape Town, Pretoria, Umhlanga, Port Elizabeth, Durban and Johannesburg. They are stand-alone packages, but can also be “pre” or “post” stopovers en-route to your next destination. They include assistance on arrival, return airport/hotel transfers, accommodation and scheduled day excursions. The tours are flexible, you can make your stay longer or shorter to suit yourself.
Highlight:
- Johannesburg is the cosmopolitan Afro-centric city of contrasts – visit Soweto for an insightful glimpse of township life.
- Explore the many shopping malls that this vibrant city has to offer.
- Johannesburg is the economic power-house of South Africa, as well as the main gateway to the country and the rest of Africa.
Hotels: A selection of hotels of different categories is available from Standard to Boutique and Superior Deluxe range
Included: Meet and Greet at OR Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg), Return scheduled airport/hotel transfers, 1 Night accommodation in Johannesburg - bed and breakfast
Not Included: Airfare and airport taxes, Tips and expenditure of a personal nature, such as drinks, souvenirs and laundry etc. Other tours & meals not mentioned in the program. Travel & Personal accident insurance.
Departures: Daily - Guaranteed Departure.
Day by day Itinerary
- Day 1 Arrive Johannesburg - Meet & Greet at OR Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg) and transfer to the selected hotel, located in the prestigious suburbs of Sandton or Rosebank. The remainder of today will be at leisure, exploring the wonderful shopping experiences that this city has to offer.
- Day 2 Depart Johannesburg - After breakfast we recommend a tour to Soweto (own expense). After the tour you will be transferred to OR Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg) for your onward flight
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