Activities

close to a wide range of activities in the area

off-site (close by)

 

If at all possible, book your guided city tours before your arrival.

If you stay with us for 2 nights or more enjoy the convenience FREE transfers within a 5 km radius.

 Whether you’re looking to tee off at pristine golf courses, enjoy a paddle or pickleball game or explore vibrant shopping centers and malls, we’ll get you there with ease.

Treat yourself to a delicious meal at nearby family restaurants, or discover local gems and destinations of your choice. With our hassle-free transfers, your time here is all about fun, relaxation, and making the most of every moment!

Guided City Tours

Golf courses

Tennis Courts

Paddle Courts

Pickle Ball Courts

Shopping Centres & Restaurants

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Johannesburg and Soweto – ½ day city tour (±4hours)

This tour gives you a quick overview of Johannesburg and Soweto it will give you a taste of the cosmopolitan structure with a very diverse history of our city “Jozi”
We drive through the heart of Johannesburg and share with you many facts of this unique city with a relative short history.
Only established in 1886 and only due to the largest ever discovery of gold in the world, Johannesburg tells a story of wealth and poverty, of people from all walks of life coming to find wealth.
Johannesburg is now the capital of the Gauteng Province, it also hosts the highest Court in the land. We will pass this court which is build on Constitutional Hill with “the Fort” the “Woman’s Jail” and the notorious Number 4.

Soweto, City Within a City.
Soweto, a sprawling metropolis, one of the most famous settlements in Africa where the history of South Africa was written on the streets, in the schools and the shebeens. We drive through Soweto and visit Mandela House where he lived before he went to prison. Today it is a museum, well worth a visit.
All entrance fees included, meals, own account.

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Johannesburg, Soweto and Apartheid Museum (± 8 hours)

Soweto, City Within a City

Soweto, a sprawling metropolis, one of the most famous settlements in Africa where the history of South Africa was written on the streets, in the schools and the shebeens.

This diverse and patriotic community led the war for justice and freedom during the late 1970’s.
Today Soweto is a living monument of the history of political struggle along with the hopes and aspirations of a dynamic and multicultural community facing the challenges of transformations.

We travel past the “Barra” hospital and the Walter Sisulu square (Freedom square), visit Kliptown an informal settlement. Our drive takes us to “Hollywood”, where all the stars live and visit the Mandela house museum. The Hector Peterson memorial Museum is also one of our stops to see the start of the political struggle. We pass the Regina Mundi Church, informal settlements and the normal way of life.
After lunch, (own account) we drive to the Apartheid Museum which will give you a comprehensive insight into the history of apartheid
After a few hours at the Apartheid Museum you will feel that you were in the townships in the ’70s and ’80s, dodging police bullets or teargas canisters, or marching and toyi-toyiing with thousands of school children, or carrying the body of a comrade into a nearby house.
On our way back to the hotel, we drive through the heart of Johannesburg and share with you many facts of this unique city with a relative short history.
All entrance fees included, meals, own account.

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Pretoria overview City Tour ½ day (± 4 hours)

Pretoria is a city in the northern part of the province Gauteng, South Africa. It is one of South Africa’s three capital cities, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government ,(Cape Town is the legislative capital and Bloemfontein the judicial capital).
Pretoria has a reputation for being an academic city with three universities and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) located in its eastern suburbs, the city also hosts the South African Bureau of Standards making the city a hub for research. Pretoria is the central part of the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality which was formed by the amalgamation of several former local authorities including Centurion and Soshanguve.

Pretoria was founded in 1855 by Marthinus Pretorius, a leader of the Voortrekkers, who named it after his father Andries Pretorius and chose a spot on the banks of the “Apies rivier” (Afrikaans for “Monkeys river”) to be the new capital of the South African Republic (ZAR). The elder Pretorius had become a national hero of the Voortrekkers after his victory over Dingane and the Zulus in the Battle of Blood River.
We visit the Voortrekker Monument, drive by Kruger House, The Union Buildings and Church Square. A drive through the Jacaranda city with its age old history.
All entrance fees included, meals, own account.

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Cradle of Humankind, a full day tour

Welcome to Maropeng and the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site.
Maropeng means “returning to the place of origin” in Setswana, the main indigenous language in this area of South Africa.

The Cradle of Humankind is an easy drive of about an hour from Johannesburg or Pretoria.
Our ancestors have lived in this area for more than 3-million years. By coming here, you are coming to the birthplace of humanity. Welcome home!
This full-day tour will take you to both the Sterkfontein Caves and Maropeng , the visitor centre of The Cradle of Humankind.

The famous Sterkfontein caves are found in a dolomite hill in the Isaac Stegman nature Reserve and is declared a national Monument
You’ll start at the newly opened 260 m² exhibition. This scientific exhibition consists of four large show cases which include life like models of hominids, a sabre tooth cat, a reconstruction of a mined cave vs. a pristine cave, cave formations and geologies, early life forms, fossils in general (mammals and homo), specific finds (like Mrs. Ples, Taung Child, Little Foot), details of fossilization, paleo botany and landscapes.

To catch your breath, we have a light lunch on the balcony at Sterkfontein before we travel a short distance to Maropeng.
Maropeng at the Cradle of Humankind is not only part of our national pride, but to the world, it denotes the universal relevance of the Cradle of Humankind as the ancestral home of all, no matter what colour, culture or creed. After all we share 99.9% of our DNA.

All entrance fees included, meals own account

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    Cullinan Diamond mine & Pretoria tour (full day)

    The Cullinan Petra Diamond mine excursion.

    See and experience the wonder of Diamonds on this, a mine tour, of a real working mine.
    We visit the famous Petra Diamond mine which is situated 50 km from Pretoria and has been world famous since 1905 when the world’s biggest diamond was found the 3106 ct. Star of Africa

    We hear and see what happened to this famous diamond while on tour of this mine.
    The famous Cullinan cut type diamond, may be purchased at the diamond shop on completion of the tour.
    In Pretoria we visit the Voortrekker Monument, Kruger House, The Union Buildings and Church Square. An interesting drive through the Jacaranda city with its age old history.

    All entrance fees included, meals own account.

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    Tennis courts
    • Kempton Park Tennis Courts 📍 Distance: Approx. 6 km
    • Modderfontein Tennis Club 📍 Distance: Approx. 7km
    • Sunnyridge Tennis Club 📍 Distance: Approx. 20 km
    • The Country Club Johannesburg Woodmead 📍 Distance: Approx. 25 km
    • Bedfordview Country Club 📍 Distance: Approx. 25 km
    Golf Courses
    Mountain biking, trail running, hiking
      Paddle Courts
      • Techno Padel at Modderfontein Golf Club 📍 Approximate Distance: 5 km Website: Techno Padel
      • Kempton Park Padel Club 📍 Approximate Distance: 5 km Website: Kempton Park Padel Club
      Pickle Ball
      • Pickleball at Modderfontein Golf Club 📍 Approximate Distance: 5 km 
      • Huddle Park Golf Course 📍 Approximate Distance: 15 km  
      • Serengeti Estate 📍 Approximate Distance: 14km 
      Shopping Centres
      • Glen Balad Mall 📍 Approximate Distance: 6 km  WebsiteGlen Balad Mall
      • East Rand Mall 📍 Approximate Distance: 17 km  WebsiteEast Rand Mall
      • Woodlands Boulevard Shopping Centre 📍 Approximate Distance: 40 km  WebsiteWoodlands Boulevard

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