Top 10 Experiences in Johannesburg

A guided tour of this historic township visits Vilakazi Street — the only street to have housed two Nobel Peace Prize winners — as well as the Hector Pieterson Memorial and vibrant shebeens.

This regenerated inner-city neighbourhood is Johannesburg's creative heartland, lined with independent galleries, design studios, rooftop bars, and the acclaimed Arts on Main weekend market.

The Constitutional Court sits within the former Number Four prison complex, a site of colonial and apartheid injustice transformed into a monument to South Africa's constitutional democracy.

Built on a decommissioned gold mine shaft, this theme park and heritage site offers underground mine tours, traditional Gumboot dance performances, and stomach-dropping roller coasters.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site an hour west of Joburg, this complex of dolomite caves has yielded some of the world's most significant hominid fossils, including the 3.3-million-year-old Little Foot.

This iconic Saturday market in the Braamfontein warehouse district draws thousands for its artisanal coffee, craft beer, street food, vinyl records, and independent fashion brands.

The modest red-brick house on Vilakazi Street where Mandela lived with Winnie before his imprisonment is now a museum offering an intimate window into his family life during the freedom struggle.

The largest art museum in sub-Saharan Africa holds a remarkable collection spanning Dutch masters, contemporary South African works, and African sculpture in a 1915 Edwardian building.

Located in the Cradle area north of Joburg, this sanctuary allows visitors to walk with lion cubs, interact with cheetahs, and drive through open camps housing giraffe, buffalo, and wild dog.

A guided tour of this historic township visits Vilakazi Street — the only street to have housed two Nobel Peace Prize winners — as well as the Hector Pieterson Memorial and vibrant shebeens.

This regenerated inner-city neighbourhood is Johannesburg's creative heartland, lined with independent galleries, design studios, rooftop bars, and the acclaimed Arts on Main weekend market.

The Constitutional Court sits within the former Number Four prison complex, a site of colonial and apartheid injustice transformed into a monument to South Africa's constitutional democracy.

Built on a decommissioned gold mine shaft, this theme park and heritage site offers underground mine tours, traditional Gumboot dance performances, and stomach-dropping roller coasters.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site an hour west of Joburg, this complex of dolomite caves has yielded some of the world's most significant hominid fossils, including the 3.3-million-year-old Little Foot.

This iconic Saturday market in the Braamfontein warehouse district draws thousands for its artisanal coffee, craft beer, street food, vinyl records, and independent fashion brands.

The modest red-brick house on Vilakazi Street where Mandela lived with Winnie before his imprisonment is now a museum offering an intimate window into his family life during the freedom struggle.

The largest art museum in sub-Saharan Africa holds a remarkable collection spanning Dutch masters, contemporary South African works, and African sculpture in a 1915 Edwardian building.

Located in the Cradle area north of Joburg, this sanctuary allows visitors to walk with lion cubs, interact with cheetahs, and drive through open camps housing giraffe, buffalo, and wild dog.