Johannesburg Accommodation & Packages

Johannesburg

One of Africa’s premium shopping destinations, Johannesburg, City of Gold, Jozi, promises shoppers a choice of wonderful Johannesburg accommodation and hotel packages for one night or one week in the golden city. Get out there and find a mall where you can shop ‘til you drop! Explore this vast financial hub of South Africa on walking and bus tours. Enjoy the thrill of being close to game reserves and wildlife with exclusive safari lodge accommodation.

Johannesburg is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng, the seat of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. Most of the major South African companies and banks have their head offices in Johannesburg, located within the mineral-rich Witwatersrand hills, the epicentre of the international-scale mineral, gold and diamond trade.

Find Johannesburg in the eastern plateau area of South Africa known as the Highveld, 1,753 m high,  its former CBD located on the southern side of the prominent ridge called the Witwatersrand (English: White Water’s Ridge). The Limpopo and Vaal Rivers flow through this region and part of the city is drained by the Jukskei River while the Klip River drains another part. 

Did you know?

Johannesburg is one of the ‘greenest’ cities in the world, with approximately six million trees in the city, the number growing every year as more are planted. Johannesburg Botanical Garden, located in the suburb of Emmarentia, is a popular recreational park and when you fly over Johannesburg, all you see is a sea of green!

Highlights

  • Experience a fun and diverse holiday experience in a city with a unique energy, from shopping malls to theatres, casinos and indoor entertainment venues.
  • Enjoy a cultural and historical tour of some 40 art galleries, many museums, cultural institutes, studios and cafes.
  • Glorious sunsets and summer thundershowers with plenty of lightning – look forward to a cool and comfortable climate with very dry, frosty winters in this highveld city. 
  • Buy fascinating goods from vendors lining the streets – food, umbrellas, soccer balls, cellular phone accessories, bags, toys, kitchen goods and more – then stop at a barber shop with a plastic roof or get your nails done in a tin shanty. 
  • Many nightlife hotspots from pubs to clubs and shebeens, dance halls and restaurants – and stay in upmarket Jozi hotels and luxurious lodges or find a comfy bed and breakfast in the leafy suburbs.

History of the Golden City of Jozi

When you drive around Jozi you see huge hills of old sand from the mine dumps when the city formed decades ago due to the gold rush. The city was established in 1886, following the discovery of gold, on what had been a farm called Vogelstruisfontein. Many extremely large gold deposits were found along the Witwatersrand and within 10 years, the population had grown to over 100,000 inhabitants. 

Jan, Johan and Johannes were common male names among the Dutch of that time and two men involved in surveying the area for the best location of the city, Christian Johannes Joubert and Johann Rissik, gave the city its name of Johannesburg. 

A separate city from the late 1970s until 1994, Soweto, is now part of Johannesburg proper. An acronym for “South-Western Townships”, Soweto was initially a collection of nondescript settlements on the outskirts of the city, for African labourers working in the gold mining industry. Soweto was eventually incorporated into Johannesburg but had been explicitly separated as a residential area for blacks only who were not permitted to live in other “white-designated” areas of Johannesburg. 

Since the terrible era of Apartheid and many political changes, the inner city has recently been rejuvenated. The Maboneng District is located on the south-eastern side of the CBD and started off as an art hub but has grown to include restaurants, entertainment venues and shops as well as luxury hotels, lodges and self-catering houses in upmarket Johannesburg accommodation venues. Maboneng calls itself “a place of inspiration—a creative hub, a place to do business, a destination for visitors and a safe, integrated community for residents. A beacon of strength in Africa’s most economically prosperous city”.

Family Safaris to Johannesburg are Hot

Johannesburg family holidays are immensely popular thanks to the city’s easy accessibility from the rest of South Africa and southern Africa. The OR Tambo International Airport never sleeps and the city hotels offer wonderful bases from which to explore the CBD and leafy suburbs. There is so much to do in the stunning region including bus tours, township tours, the zoo, the malls, mountain bike routes, hikes on the old mine dumps and indoor fitness centres. Johannesburg accommodation is varied and holidays can focus on urban fun at the local parks, botanical gardens, country restaurants, animal farms and huge modern malls. Stay in luxury lodges with fine dining in restaurants, tall modern hotels or homely guest houses in the suburbs.  

Voyage2Africa will advise you on where to stay and what to do in Johannesburg. We recommend fab family accommodation with our favourite hand-picked selection of guest houses, boutique hotels, family-friendly hotels as well as luxury private villas.

The Best of the Best Safaris in Johannesburg

Johannesburg is an easy 5-hour drive to Durban and the south and north coasts, creating an excellent starting point for your holiday in South Africa. It is also a mere 3 hours from Sun City and Pilanesberg Game Reserve, the border of Botswana just further north. From here, Voyage2Africa offers the best safaris inland to the rest of South Africa and beyond. We cater for families, honeymoon couples and friends, business travellers and large groups. 

Talk to us, Africa is our home. We customise your dream Johannesburg holiday in a region that has it all. We have the best packages for your family holiday in Jozi or your couple’s retreat to Sun City.  Chat with us today to secure your customised Jo’burg tour package with special rates on all accommodation.

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