Republic of SOUTH AFRICA 5th Day:- Cape Town to Johannesburg- March,26th,2019

Republic of SOUTH AFRICA     

5th Day:- Cape Town to Johannesburg- 26.03.2019

Our flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg was at 06:20 in the morning. We woke up very early and took our breakfast package prepared by our Hotel. We were on time and we went to the gate. I ate some of the foodstuff which I had selected out of my breakfast package at the Hotel.

It was around 08:30 when our plane landed at Johannesburg airport. Our bus took us from the airport and drove us into the city. It is a very green city and the climate looks friendly and calm. The city is extending to a wide geography and the population is said to be around 17 Million. Johannesburg is well known with gold mines. The bus drove in the city and we saw the Mandela Square and a little part of the down town. We stopped at a view point which looks over to the North of the city. That part of the city is covered with green trees and gardens.

The northern part of Johannesburg

Mandela 's House in Johannesburg

Gravel stones with messages at the side of the Mandela 's House

Then we stopped at the corner of the Mandela’s House. This one is the house where Mandela lived until his death. It is a nice looking, moderate house under security control.

After that stop we came to a big souvenir shop. We spent almost 1,5 hour and bought some souvenirs. I also bought a small pocket knife decorated with giraffe bone. In addition to this I also bought two colorful African masks and a small wooden frog which is a kind of musical instrument.

Our guys made an extra plan and we continued on the bus to the Lions’ Park. It is a large natural park owned by a person and there are a few lions’ families living in nature. So far I remember it is an area approx. 180 hectares.

There we ate our lunch and then visited the baby lions in their enclosed garden. The watchmen, there, are allowing the visitors to touch and pet baby lions. I only took pictures though. Then we had been taken by some special trucks secured with cage type enclosures all around to the field. We saw three-four different lion families in the field. A cheetah family, few wild dogs and a couple of ostriches were also animals we met.

Wild dogs

Cheetah family

After finishing the visit at the Lions’ Park we continued to our Hotel “Park Inn Sandton”. This one is a modern city hotel and the rooms are comfortable and big. Our room is on the 4^th floor. After putting my stuff in the room I went down to the lobby bar and drank a local whiskey (Bains’). Then we ate in the restaurant of the Hotel which is on the ground floor.

Then we went to sleep.

Johannesburg is not a safe city. Especially after darkness it is not suggested to go out from the hotels in general. There is a lot of crime happening in the city. We stayed at the Hotel and ate in the Hotel ‘s restaurant.