As a tourist, your hosts are very likely to palm you off kitsch, blingy, touristy places, like Montecasino (fake Tuscan-ish 'village', with plastic trees, plastic ducks, and fake laundry hanging from fake laundry lines), Gold Reef City (a mining-town theme park) or Sandton City (a shopping centre with an Italian-style piazza). read more
Johannesburg is a city of all manner of attractions, this question can be best answered if one knows what the interests of the"asker" are. Generally popular attractions include Soweto, Vilakazi street in particular which includes Nelson Mandela's house and Soweto Towers where one can bungee jump etc. read more
In Johannesburg, the upscale northern suburbs, such as Rosebank, Sandton, and Melrose are typically the safest and best areas to stay. Shopping malls, theaters, museums, and restaurants are minutes away, and top attractions such as Constitution Hill and the Apartheid Museum are easily accessible in about 15 to 20 minutes by taxi or private car. read more
Top Places to Visit in Johannesburg, South Africa: See TripAdvisor's 32,239 traveller reviews and photos of Johannesburg attractions. read more