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Gauteng Travel
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Gauteng - Place of Gold – is the economic powerhouse of the Southern
African region and home to Africa’s greatest cities.
From the vibrant metropolis of Soweto, through dynamic
Johannesburg,
City of Gold to the tree-lined diplomacy of
Pretoria, Gauteng is a
cosmopolitan, multicultural mix of people from all walks of life, from
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Johannesburg
Johannesburg is the
commercial capital of the African continent with some 74% of
South African companies situate their headquarters in
Johannesburg. |
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Pretoria
Pretoria has a rich heritage.
It first became the administrative capital during the
Anglo-Boer War and today the legacy of the war is still to
be seen in the monuments and sites throughout the city. |
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Jhb Int Airport
Johannesburg International
Airport - the gateway to Africa - is situated at Kempton
Park with numerous hotels close by. |
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Hartebeespoort Dam |
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Johannesburg Hotels |
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Shopping |
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The Hartbeesport
Dam is a major attraction with its spectacular scenery and proximity
to Johannesburg and Pretoria, and is the principal water recreation
area of Northern Gauteng. The dam is open to all and the dam wall is
the country's only Roman Truimphal Arch style wall. |
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Johannesburg
and particular
Sandton offer the
discerning traveller some of the best hotels on the African
continent.
Most upmarket hotels are situated in the heart of the most exclusive
residential and business area and close to the shopping districts. |
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Johannesburg is undoubtedly the shopping Mecca of South Africa.
Being among the world’s largest producers of gold and diamonds,
jewellery and precious stones
shops are abundant and affordable. There’s something for
everyone and for every pocket. |
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Johannesburg Museums
Historic Johannesburg
offers you from the Madiba Freedom Museum charting South Africa`s
journey to demoscracy to the Museum Africa where you step into the
typical 1950s shebeen. |
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Randburg
The Brightwater
Commons in Randburg, is designed around the concept of an urban
shopping space - a transformation from a stark harbor and warehouse
development into a welcoming small town streetscape. |
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Sandton
Sandton is the Gauteng
property of choice, a sophisticated, upmarket suburb featuring
expensive shops, world-class hotels and Johannesburg`s most
illustrious corporate adresses. |
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