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Johannesburg overview

About Joannesburg
Probably no other city in the world has so many nicknames. Fondly called Jo'burg, Joeys, Jozi, JHB, iGoli or Joni by South Africans, Johannesburg is located in the wealthiest Gauteng province of South Africa. Indeed it is the ‘city of gold'. Johannesburg has seen a tumultuous past but today it is free of discriminatory laws. It is now the financial hub of South Africa, even though desperate poverty also exists side by side. Though Johannesburg has traditionally not been known as a tourist destination, the city has immense potential as a tourist destination.

The city is also the transit point to reach Cape Town, Durban, and the Kruger National Park.

Johannesburg has a relatively dry climate, and about six million trees, including the largest man-made forest in the world - with trees planted in the nineteenth century to provide wood for the mining industry. Although many tourists are obviously wary about the crime and safety conditions in the city, you only need to use your common sense and heed local advice to have a great time.

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Johannesburg Botanical Gardens and Emmarentia Dam

Brick-paved pathways wind their way discreetly between stands of indigenous and exotic plants and trees within these lovely gardens set on the western shores of the Emmarentia Dam.

The gardens were established in 1968 and are home to over 30 000 trees, among them a fascinating array of exotics such as cork oaks, English oaks, Californian redwoods and silver birches. A huge, formal rose garden features some 4 500 of these scented treasures, and a herb garden includes samples of ancient medicinal herbs used by early travellers and traditional healers (sangomas). The succulents section, which may be visited by appointment only features more than 2500 species.

Indigenous vegetation includes reedbeds, Highveld grasses and an Erythrina zeyheri, known as the ploegbreker (plough breaker), because of its extensive root system. A prehistoric garden, with a collection of cycads and tree fems, is currently being plarmed.

Gardening demonstrations are held regularly and visitors may picnic on the manicured lawns. A number of ponds within the garden attractbreeding waterfowl, and birding enthusiasts can expect to see - among others - moorhen, dabchick, crested grebe and Egyptian goose.

The gardens are open every day.

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