Johannesburg Trip Overview
Spend a full day in “Jacaranda City” (so called because of the many Jacaranda trees which transform the city streets into blankets of magnificent purple every October).
Serving as the seat of the administrative branch of the South African government, Pretoria is one of the country’s three Capital cities. Founded in 1855, it was named after the Voortrekker leader, Andries Pretorias. A regal, quiet city, its interesting history is hidden between magnificent towers, classical architecture, and amphitheatres.
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Duration: 4 to 5 hours
Starts: Johannesburg, South Africa
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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Spend a full day in “Jacaranda City” (so called because of the many Jacaranda trees which transform the city streets into blankets of magnificent purple every October).
Serving as the seat of the administrative branch of the South African government, Pretoria is one of the country’s three Capital cities. Founded in 1855, it was named after the Voortrekker leader, Andries Pretorias. A regal, quiet city, its interesting history is hidden between magnificent towers, classical architecture, and amphitheatres.
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Stop At: Paul Kruger Country House Museum, Rustenburg South Africa
This modest and informative house museum in downtown Pretoria outlines the life and times of the 19th-century Afrikaans leader and Transvaal President Paul Kruger
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Union Buildings, Government Avenue, Pretoria 0083 South Africa
Pretoria’s Union Buildings, the official seat of the national government, house the offices of the South African president.
The Union Buildings are one of the most recognisable and impressive heritage landmarks in Tshwane.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Freedom Park, Koch & 7th Avenue Salvokop, Pretoria South Africa
Freedom Park is situated on Salvokop in Pretoria. It includes a memorial with a list of the names of those killed in the South African Wars, World War I, World War II as well as during the apartheid era. Construction of the monument was by Stefanutti Stocks overseen by Mongane Wally Serote
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Voortrekker Monument, Eeufees Road Groenkloof 358-Jr, Pretoria 0187 South Africa
The majestic Monument is located just south of Pretoria in South Africa. This massive granite structure is prominently located on a hilltop, and was raised to commemorate the Voortrekkers who left the Cape Colony between 1835 and 1854.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Church Square, Stanza Bopape Street, Pretoria 0186 South Africa
Church Square, originally Market Square, is the square at the historic centre of the city of Pretoria, South Africa. The founder of Pretoria, Marthinus Pretorius, determined that the square be used as a market place and church yard
Church Square in central Pretoria was the site of the city’s first church, built in 1855. During its early years, the square was used as a marketplace and sports field and today is the grandest civic square in the city and among the great attractions in Gauteng
Duration: 45 minutes