Things to do in Johannesburg

Need to plan your trip once you’ve booked your cheap flights to Johannesburg, but don’t know where to start once your flight tickets are booked? South African Airways has got you covered! Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Joburg, Joni, Egoli or Joeys, abbreviated as JHB, is the largest city in South Africa by population and region. Johannesburg offers so many exciting places to experience, so many friendly new faces to meet, a With the multitude of places to see and fun things to do in Johannesburg, everyone is bound to find entertainment to suit their taste and their pocket. This is one of the reasons so many visitors keep coming back to the City of Gold!

Arts and culture lovers visiting from all over the globe will feel right at home with Johannesburg’s over 40 art galleries, not to mention numerous museums, institutions and studios all over the city. If the call of the dramatic arts beckons, Johannesburg boasts several nationally and internationally renowned theatres, which can often be seen staging numerous theatrical, opera, and ballet productions, hosting performers from all over the word. You’ll also have the prime opportunity to learn more about the regional traditional culture, and history, from local handicrafts to street performances of indigenous ethnic heritage. Of course, no trip to South Africa is complete without a safari adventure, and Johannesburg is home to several major game reserves and conservation sanctuaries in and around the metropolitan region, so even in the city you have the opportunity to get in touch with Africa’s natural wonders.

Johannesburg is famous all across the African continent for its dynamic nightlife. Pubs, clubs, shebeens and live music festivals to suit almost every taste abound throughout the year. But, as any Jozi resident will tell you, your Johannesburg experience isn’t complete without a serious shopping spree. Home to some of the most premium shopping malls and high-end label outlets in all of Africa, shoppers flock from all over the continent to experience this first-class city’s first-class shopping destinations, like Sandton City, Clearwater Mall, and Maponya Mall in Soweto. Thanks to the cheap flights to Johannesburg that you can book with SAA, you’ll have plenty left over in your budget to go towards your holiday shopping spree.

Some of the hotspots that you can visit in Johannesburg are:

• Soweto. Take a trip to Johannesburg's largest Township and experience township life. Visit the Hector Peterson Museum, Nelson Mandela's house, take pictures and enjoy a drink and some local cuisine at one of the many eateries in Vilakazi Street.
• Gold Reef City. If you’re a fan of amusement parks you'll love Gold Reef City, which houses some of the best rides in the country. It is built on an old gold mine and themed around the gold rush on the Witwatersrand. It's also right across from the Apartheids Museum.
• The Apartheid Museum. Take a walk through South Africa’s turbulent history. Most people describe it as eye opening, even South African visitors.
• Maboneng Precinct. This is the new hip and happening district in Johannesburg. A fully integrated urban environment where you'll find flagship fashion stores, diverse eateries and entertainment spaces.
• The Absa Gallery. Located in Johannesburg's downtown northern suburbs, it houses some of South Africa's most renowned classic and contemporary local pieces by globally celebrated South African artists.
• Pilansberg. Just two hours drive outside of Johannesburg, Pilansberg nature reserve offers visitors a profusion of wildlife in an arresting bushveld terrain.

Learn more about Johannesburg at South Africa Tourism