Information on Flights to Johannesburg

Johannesburg OR Tambo International is South Africa's largest airport and is the air transport hub for Southern Africa. If your flying to Jhb OR Tambo is the main airport unless you booked a flight to Lanseria ariport.

OR Tambo, earlier known as JHB International, carries about 20 million passengers annually. It accounts for nearly half the air traffic, coming in and going out of South Africa.

The bustling Johannesburg city was once a tiny shanty town with only miners with eyes laden with dreams of diamond?its hard to imagine. Besides being the main city and a eventful monopoly of commerce and trade, Johannesburg is also a fast growing tourist destination.

To get a glimpse of Johannesburg?s past, visit Gold Reef City. It also offers a trip to a mineshaft and some present day entertainment. For a quicker look at the tradition of the area, visit the Lesedi Cultural Village, which is a mixed group, comprising of Xhosa, Basotho, Zulu, and Pedi folks. You may find this experience highly pleasing and enlightening, as you see the dances and get information their culture and history.

Tourist mostly head for sites like the Hector Pieterson Memorial Museum, former home of Soweto and Nelson Mandela, and the Regina Mundi Church. In between your sightseeing trips, don?t miss catching a quick drink at any ?shebeen?. The most popular of these is known as the Wandie?s Place.

The Johannesburg Zoo houses its animals without the use of bars and has gone to great lengths to reproduce the animals? natural habitats. This is a good alternative if you can?t go to a proper nature reserve. While you are in the vicinity you could also rent a rowboat and spend a bit of time on Zoo Lake to do a bit of bird watching, and if you feel a little peckish at the end of the day, pop in at Moyo?s for the best African cuisine accompanied by the best African music that this city has to offer.

Another very interesting sight is just an hour?s drive away from Johannesburg, it is called The Cradle of Humankind, which is a World Heritage site. The Sterkfontein Caves can be found here. In this place, Mrs. Ples, a skull, 3 million year old was first found in 1947.

Johannesburg is a haven for the shoppers. It offers exciting shopping experiences. There are stylish malls like Sandton City, Hyde Park, and Nelson Mandela Square; and on the other hand a wide variety of lively African flea markets. Most travellers just can?t go without purchasing some striking arts and crafts, available for sale at the markets. Some of such articles are traditional carvings, local wire-work, bead work, and fertility dolls.

The city specializes in food and wine. The local cuisine is highly influenced by the cultures of this place. You can get anything from Malaysian, Creole, African, Indian, French, Mexican, Italian, and Moroccan. Ensure that you have enough time at hand while visiting Johannesburg, so that you can explore all that this amazing city offers to tourists.

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