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Johannesburg Travel Guide

Johannesburg is one of the 40 largest metropolitan areas in the world, it is Africa's most advanced city, and one of Africa's only two global cities, the other being Cairo according to the Globalization and World Cities group's inventory.

About Johannesburg

Johannesburg covers an area of 635.1 sq. miles (1644.9 square Km) and is estimated to have a population of 3.9 million people being the largest and most populous city in South Africa. It is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in S.A.

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Carlton Panorama

View the landscape of Johannesburg from the 50th floor of the tallest building in Africa. This is an ideal orientation experience for visitors, contrasting the old and the new parts of this metropolis. Originally a mining town, “Jo’burg” is characterized by the ever-present mine dumps that look like hills and add to the city’s distinct silhouette. A valuable educational outing for children, a visit here demonstrates the structure of a city and its evolution through the years.



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