Gauteng is the intersection of African and global trade – incorporating Johannesburg, Pretoria and Soweto. Gauteng is a cosmopolitan area and boasts a multicultural mix of people from all walks of life and from all corners of the world. Gauteng contains a wealth of cultures which is found in the museums, galleries, art routes and historical battlefields. Gauteng is also an entertainment playground, offering a plethora of world-class restaurants, shebeens, shopping malls and music venues.

Major Tourist attractions:

• The Apartheid Museum
  Dedicated to South Africa’s darkest days – this incredible world-class museum documents the forced removals, political executions, the rise of Black Consciousness and the 1976 Soweto student uprisings and its triumphs.
• Newtown
  Newtown Cultural Precinct is where some of Johannesburg’s hot and happening cultural scenes can be found. At the heart of Newtown sits the famous Museum Africa and the Market Theatre complex. Newtown is part of the inner city regeneration project and promises to be Joburg’s most popular tourist hotspot.
• The Cradle of Humankind
  Take a tour to the Cradle of Humankind, at Sterkfontein This is Gauteng’s famous World Heritage Site – where caves have produced nearly half of the world’s hominid fossil discoveries. Close to the Cradle is the Kromdraai Wonder Cave, as well as the Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve.
• Township Tours
  Experience the Township life up close and personal, in Soweto. Visit the Regina Mundi Church, Sharpeville Memorial Site, Nelson Mandela’s home – and/or stay for the night at any of Soweto’s famous Bed and Breakfasts. There are also township tours offered in Alexandra as well as the hospitable accommodation options offered by township dwellers around Tshwane.
• Out in the Country
  The Magaliesberg area offers a wonderful arts-and-crafts route including fabulous food options, country getaways and wildlife. The Crocodile Ramble and the Magalies Meander are two well-known tourists’ routes in the area and are highly recommended.
• Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens
  A well-maintained nature reserve with over 600 species of flowering plants, 210 species of birds, as well as a number of reptiles and small mammals.
• Days of Gold
  Spend a day at the famous Gold Reef City, where you can go underground on a mine exploration tour and relive the old gold rush days of Johannesburg. The Gold Reef City also has an entertainment park which can be enjoyed by the whole family.
• Museum Heartland
  Pretoria offers a number of fantastic museums, grouped together as the Museum Park. Why not visit the Natural Cultural History Museum of Science and Technology, the Transvaal Museum and the GeoScience Museum, to mention a few.
• Kruger House
  President Paul Kruger lived in a house situated just three blocks from Church Square, he lived there from 1884 until 1900. The Victorian gabled house – which represents a simplified version of neo-Gothic architecture - is a museum and displays Paul Kruger’s furniture, stagecoach, private railway coach and all of his personal effects.  A few hundred metres to the west, is ‘Pretoria’s’ Old Cemetery, Helde Akker (heroes’ acre) where President Kruger lies buried.
• Union Buildings
  The Union Buildings were designed by the British Architect Sir Herbert Baker to accommodate the offices of the Prime Minister in 1913. The Union Buildings are set in terraced gardens which were modeled on the famous Villa d’Este at Tivoli near Rome, Italy, which hosts magnificent views of the city. The gardens of the Union Buildings are, also, home to another group of memorial structures. The Delville Wood memorial commemorates the South African soldiers who died in the Battle of Delville Wood in France (World War I). Today, the Union Buildings still houses the offices of the State President. 
• Voortrekker Monument Heritage Site
  This Heritage site is perched conspicuously on top of one of the many hills that surround the City of Pretoria, and here you can see the imposing Voortrekker Monument. This enormous granite construction commemorates the Voortrekkers (pioneers) who trekked from the Cape, between 1835 and 1854, in search of independence from the British rule.
• Tswaing Meteorite Crater
  Situated 40 km to the northwest of Pretoria, the Tswaing Meteorite Crater is known as the Pretoria Saltpan. One of the best-preserved meteorite craters in the world, this crater is home to stone artifacts of the Late Stone Age as well as an impressive wetland.
• A walk on the wild side
  Gauteng gives one the opportunity to experience wildlife and nature in abundance. The much-loved Lanseria lion park is a must for children of all ages and Krugersdorp Game Reserve offers a safari-type adventure close to both Johannesburg and Pretoria.