Johannesburg
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Take flights to Johannesburg for a relentless social and business beat with top restaurants and a booming bar culture.
Things to do
See Johannesburg with a drive across Nelson Mandela Bridge. Look up at the blown-up artworks and through the support cables for urban developments. Live cultural performances resonate more intensively as you approach Newtown at the other end.
Shopping
Buy something from the Rooftop Market in Rosebank to remind you of your Johannesburg city break. Lively African music and the irresistible aroma of boerewors (beef sausages) cooked on-site surround stalls selling intriguing masks, ornamental giraffes and other handicrafts.
Restaurants
When Africa’s elite book flights to Johannesburg they also book top-notch restaurants encircling Nelson Mandela Square. Live music from the square accompanies the sound of prime steaks sizzling behind the scenes. After dinner, line up for a photo with Mandela’s statue in the background.
Nightlife
When night falls, dressed-to-impress locals love to be seen. Join them for a bar-hopping marathon in Melrose, where the smells of expensive cigar and perfume take over this glamorous piazza-style area in Johannesburg.
When to go
KLM has frequent flights to Johannesburg. Buy airline tickets in advance for the monthly SA Ballet Theatre performances, in June for Encounters and in September for Arts Alive.
Upcoming events
- Chocolate Festival & ExpoMar 2012 (annual)
- World Holiday & Travel FairApr 2012 (annual)
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