South Africa, Johannesburg, 19 – 23 June 2024

Antananarivo to Johannesburg South Africa – taxi to the airport at 11:00 no traffic took only 45min. This is a small airport, not many flights, no queues or problems with check-in or security. Uneventful flight of 3 hours soft landing at Johannesburg, this is my 3rd time at this airport so I was familiar with the layout, I do not need a Visa for South Africa just stamp and go no questions asked. The airport is huge and well organised but as with all big airports can be confusing. I got an MTN sim card which was free and ZAR 365 or US$20 for 7GB of Data valid for 30 days which is expensive compared to other countries. Both Uber and Bolt operate from this airport and there is a seperate section of the multi-storied car park set aside for them to pickup and drop off passengers. I called an Uber ZAR 200 or US$11, the hotel shuttle costs US$40, trip took 30 minutes into the CBD. I noticed the taxi was fairly new and in good condition instead of the usual dilapidated cars. Apparently the Traffic Police here are very strict and cars that are not in good condition are taken off the road, people also have lane discpline and mostly follow the rules, there are speed cameras as well and many Police road blocks for Registration and Licence spot checks.

My Hotel was just outside the CBD right next to a big Shopping Mall so all I had to do was cross the road to find a restaurant or supermarket, the Museum Africa was also a 5 minute walk. I had been warned by everyone not to walk anywhere and met people who had been robbed at gun or knife point in the CBD. One couple parked and had their hire car with all their luggage stolen, so only park in car parks with security.

Museum Africa – definitely worth a visit, an insight into Gandhi’s early days.

I booked a tour of Johannesburg, the only way for a tourist to see this city. We visited the prison where Gandhi and Mandela were held, a drive through Sandton and Rosebank where the rich whites live, the CBD and Gandhi square, Soweto where we stopped for lunch and visited Mandela’s house and the Apartheid Museum.

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1 Response to South Africa, Johannesburg, 19 – 23 June 2024

  1. Lilly Isaac's avatar Lilly Isaac says:

    It looks very confusing for me as long as you enjoy and interested when are you coming back Aunty Lilly

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