Private Jet and Air Charter in Johannesburg, South Africa

Johannesburg is the country's largest city and the administrative centre for Gauteng, South Africa. It is the wealthiest city and the economic powerhouse of South Africa. During the 1880's the world's richest gold fields were discovered in the area that is now the modern city. Johannesburg has become a booming, happening city with its improved city center, updated street names and attractive pedestrian precincts. With good weather throughout the year, Johannesburg is an exciting destination offering a variety of cultural and historic attractions, and great outdoor activities for visitors from all over the world. Visit the Apartheid Museum opened in 2001, dedicated to illustrating South Africa's history of black oppression, at the heart of which is the apartheid story. The Cradle of Humankind, a World Heritage Site first named by UNESCO in 1999, features the Sterkfontein Caves, where the fossil, Australopithecus africanus (nicknamed Mrs. Ples) was found in 1947 by Dr Robert Broom and John Robinson. Johannesburg's attractions include the Kruger National Park, Gold Reef City, the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, the Magaliesberg, the Market Theater and Museum Africa, the Museum of Africa, the Museum of South African Rock Art, and the Johannesburg Zoo. A modern city of Johannesburg features an array of Victorian and Edwardian architecture plus concrete, chrome and glass skyscrapers, surrounded by the leafy northern suburbs and congested shanty towns.