Johannesburg, South Africa, is the place to go to mix big-city culture, shopping, dining and nightlife with outdoor adventures, up-close wildlife encounters and visits to historical sites. In and around the city are museums covering art, history, science and apartheid. Nearby are caves, animal and nature reserves, traditional villages, working gold and diamond mines and the Cradle of Humankind, where the remains of an early human, Australopithecus, were discovered.
There are daily flights from UK to Johannesburg and daily non-stop flights from London Heathrow to Johannesburg. Flying time of 11 hours.
Cape Town glistens at the southern toe of the African continent. Amazing sites, from Robben Island, Nelson Mandela's former prison, to tourist-brochure views at Blaauwberg Beach and Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, are within easy driving distance of "The Mother City". Sun worshippers, surfers and divers flock to nearby white sand beaches and azure waters under Table Mountain. The Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve provides sweeping sea vistas, hiking trails and wildlife encounters. There are daily flights from UK to Cape Town and daily non-stop direct flights from London Heathrow to Cape Town.
