Africa's Zoo Lodge Backpackers
Zoo Lodge is the safest, friendliest backpacker in Jo'burg. We offer clean, comfortable accommodation for the budget traveller. Make a booking in our travel centre and see Africa the affordable way. We are located in the lush Northern Suburbs, 7km from the city centre, in one of the safest suburbs Jo'burg
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Africa Centre Airport Guest Lodge
The buzzy Africa Centre hostel and Adventure Centre is located in a magnate-style mansion in a safe neighbourhood just 5 min from the airport. The Hostel can offer you an unforgettable safaris, Baz Bus tickets, day trips, car rental, overlanders as well as professional staff to ensure that your stay with us, and your further travelling in Africa will be fun and memorable
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Airport Backpackers
Recommended by Lonely planet , Let's go Africa guide books etc, for hospitality in accommodation ,tours and safaris, food and beverage etc, all located on their urban oasis. Safaris and overland tours, plus huge discounts available
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Backpackers Ritz
The Ritz is the longest running hostel in Jo'burg, set in a mansion with large beautiful gardens. You can chill by the pool or catch up with friends on email.
Situated near the exciting suburbs Hyde Park and Rosebank, there is plenty to see and do in the local area
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Bob's Bunkhouse
Bob's Bunk House has a homely feel and host Joan and Bob Beggs ensure a comfortable and pleasant accommodation experience, The guest book will bear testimony to the many happy travellers who have enjoyed their stay at Bobs
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The French Guest House
Airport Accommodation The French Guest House is situated in an excellent location in a secure neighbourhood. For guests it offers a great swimming pool, internet access, meals on request, travel centre, day tours, car rental. Staff are friendly and beds are comfy. Facilities others stress can be taken for granted here
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Diamond Diggers Backpackers
Diamond Diggers Backpackers situated in Kensington Johannesburg South Africa, offer various styles of accommodation including small dorms, single accommodation and en-suite rooms. Our kitchen has everything you need and we have a large BBQ
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Sleek Backpackers
This family-run hostel offers small and clean dormitories (linen supplied) as well as double rooms for couples in a home with lovely gardens in the
up market northern suburbs. The fully equipped kitchen offers self-catering facilities. There's a
barbeque next to our stunning pool and entertainment area
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Rietvlei Adventures Backpackers
To mingle with fellow backpackers we have a Bar and Lounge entertainment area, with large farm style kitchen complete with an old coal stove. To keep you in touch with friends and family or to book your next destination we have a small Internet cafe and travel library
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Brown Sugar Backpackers
The house is set on a variety of levels and was built by the infamous Mafiosi, Mannie da Rocha. The well-stocked bar doubles as a reception desk where, as well as ordering your beer
or favourite soft drink, you can arrange tours and book transfers to the Apartheid Museum, Museum Africa, Soweto and the big bad city centre
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2B Happy Backpackers Lodge
2B Happy is centrally located in one of Johannesburg's oldest suburbs, Yeoville, which is set in the heart of a vibrant city. Upon arrival, you will receive a special welcome by your dynamic & well-traveled hosts, whose top priority is your comfort, safety & creating a unique experience
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Rockey's of Fourways Backpackers
Camping, dorms, singles, twins & doubles & en-suites & self-contained cottages. Tours to Soweto, Kruger, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe & beyond. Budget car hire, Informal & inviting, this is a traveller's haven to relax away your cares
while planning the next leg of your journey
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Johannesburg, also known as eGoli (place of gold), is the largest and most populous city in South Africa. The city is affectionately known as "Jo'burg", "Jozi" and "JHB" by South Africans. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng Province, the wealthiest province in South Africa, and fourth largest economy in Sub-Sahara Africa. The city is one of the 40 largest metropolitan areas in the world, and Africa's only officially designated global city (classified as a gamma world city). Whilst sometimes mistakenly assumed to be South Africa's capital city, Johannesburg does not form one of South Africa's three official capital cities. Johannesburg does however house the South African Constitutional Court, the highest court of South Africa.
Johannesburg is the site of a large-scale gold and diamond trade due to its location on the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills. Johannesburg is also served by O.R. Tambo International Airport, the largest and busiest airport in Africa and a gateway for international air travel to and from the rest of southern Africa. According to the 2001 Census, the population of the city is more than three million. Johannesburg's land area of 1,644 km˛ is very large when compared to other cities, resulting in a population density of only 1,962/km˛. The population of the Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Area is almost eight million. Johannesburg also encompasses Soweto to the south west, a township which the apartheid government established to accommodate the large number of migrant workers.
Johannesburg has not traditionally been known as a tourist destination, but the city is a transit point for connecting flights to Cape Town, Durban, and the Kruger National Park. Consequently, most international visitors to South Africa pass through Johannesburg at least once, which has led to the development of more attractions for tourists. Recent additions have centred around history museums, such as the Apartheid Museum and the Hector Pieterson Museum. Gold Reef City, a large amusement park to the south of the Central Business District, is also a large draw for tourists in the city. The Johannesburg Zoo is also one of the largest in South Africa.
The city also has several art museums, such as the Johannesburg Art Gallery, which featured South African and European landscape and figurative paintings. The Museum Africa covers the history of the city of Johannesburg, as well as housing a large collection of rock art. The Market Theatre complex attained notoriety in the 1970s and 1980s by staging anti-apartheid plays, and has now become a centre for modern South African playwriting. There is also a large industry around visiting former townships, such as Soweto and Alexandra. Most visitors to Soweto go to see the Mandela Museum, which is located in the former home of Nelson Mandela.
