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THE CITY OF GOLD
 Johannesburg with a population of around two million is known by the locals simply as "e'Goli" - the City of Gold. The small mining town, founded in 1886 as a result of prospector George Harrison's discovery of one of the richest reefs in the world, has now grown to be the financial and industrial capital of South Africa.
Our recommended sightseeing includes the Johannesburg Cit, Tour, vesting the stock Exchange, De Beers Diamond Corporation, George Harrison Park (where gold was first discovered), the universities and the residential suburbs.
The Gold Reef City Tour visits a replica of early Johannesburg, complete with gold mine and period-style restaurants and shops. Not to vet missed by anyone who wants to find out what post-apartheid life is like for the black majority is our Soweto Tour. Soweto is home to some three million people where you will see its "shebeens" (social clubs), football stadiums, spazw shop (informal street corner emporiums selling anything form matches to blankets) and listen to its vibrant musical culture.
Lased - An African Experience takes you to lesedi Cultural Village, approximately 45 minutes form Johannesburg. Meet members of various cultural groups of South Africa including the northern Pied, Zulu, southern Soothe and Xhosa. You can experience different cultures through the music and dance performance. Traditional dinner will round of this experience of a lifetime. For a more detailed look at the main historical sights including the spectacular Voortrekker Monument - 40 metres high and commemorating the Great Trek of 1834/40 which opened up the interior of South Africa for white occupation.
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