Johannesburg, also called Egoli or Place of Gold, is the capital of the Gauteng Province.

The world's richest gold-reef turned the once rural town of Johannesburg into a buzzing metropolis that is now the hub of the South African economy.

Unfortunately there are no remnants of these bygone days, as this is the only city in the world to have been re-built 3 times in the last century.

Gold Reef City is a museum like goldmining town on top of Johannesburg's first goldmine, with lots of shops and restaurants which gives insight on days gone by.

Here you can go down underground to experience the harsh conditions under which goldminers earned their income.

The mine workers were mostly migrant workers and their influence is forever imprinted on Johannesburg in places like Soweto.

The Johannesburg Zoological Gardens and Zoo Lake provide picnic areas, restaurants, boating on the water, a children's playground and monthly art in the park exhibitions.

The collection of animals at the zoo include lions, tigers, elephants, gorillas and polar bears.

The variety of activities at the zoo ranges from a sleepover to a night safari.

The City of Gold takes conservation very serious and is reputed to have two trees for every person living in the city.