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On holiday in Johannesburg<\/a> and desperate about what to do with the kids? There is no cause for concern. Despite being a concrete jungle, there are plenty of things to do with children:<\/p>\n

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Zoo Lake<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2022 Gold Reef City<\/a> – themed around the Johannesburg gold rush in the late 1800s, Gold Reef City is an entertainment complex that comprises a theme park.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Johannesburg Botanical Gardens and Emmarentia Dam, just 6km from the city centre, provide a great open space and recreational area and a popular weekend picnicking site. (See nature reserves<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Johannesburg Zoo – home to more than 2 000 animals, among them the rare white lion.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reefsteamers Train Tours to Magaliesburg – for a day trip with a difference, travel to the picturesque town of Magaliesburg and back on a classic old steam train.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Sci-Bono Discovery Centre is the largest science centre in Southern Africa and offers more than 300 world-class science exhibits, which are all interactive and contemporary.<\/p>\n

\u2022 South African Air Force Museum for those who love all things aviation and who have a passion for military history. (See museums<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve<\/a> is set in the heart of the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site<\/a>, west of Johannesburg and boasts more than 600 animals.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Zoo Lake is located off Jan Smuts Avenue across the road from the Johannesburg Zoo and offers one of the city\u2019s best daytime picnic spots with an assortment of activities for visitors of every age.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Croc City Crocodile Farm provides the opportunity to observe one of the world’s most spectacular predators at close range and to  hold a hatchling.<\/p>\n

For more info contact Joburg Tourism<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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