Born in 1886 Jo'burg was concieved from barren,rocky land after gold was found on a farm in Langlagte, it grew rapidly with people from all over South Africa and afar making their way to the City of Gold to claim thier fortune. What started off as barren land grew to being the largest man-made urban forrest in the world at 6 million trees Jo'burg has certainly earned the title.
If you really want to get to the heart of Jo'burg a walking tour of town is in order. The city centre has some of the oldest buildings Architecture tells a story of a different era. During the week it is always abuzz with activity, people commuting to work, hawkers selling fruits and vegetables on the side of the road and bankers making their way to the financial district.
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| Taxi's shuttling commuters around jo'burg, taxis are still the most used form of public transport in South Africa. |
If get tired of walking you can take the BRT bus system to get around stopping off at interesting place such as the "Top of Africa" in Carlton Centre a 223m Long building that has 50 floors. Here you can enjoy taking in various sites of jo'burg, in fact on a clear day you can even see Pretoria depending on which side you are standing of course.
There are some great companies doing walking tours in Jo'burg if you want any information on these drop me a line.
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