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tra:mag city guides
You are planning to spend some time in Cape Town, Pretoria or Johannesburg?
Have a look at the tra:mag city guides and get loads of info about the cities - must dos (like museums, monuments and other attractions), usefull links, adresses, street maps, transport links, flea markets and much more...
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Cape Town
Cape Town or the “Mother City” is the place where South Africa, as we know it today, has its origin.
Cape Town was founded in 1652 by the Dutchman Jan van Riebeek. First used as a refreshment station for the Dutch East India Company, Cape Town grew quite quickly and became a small settlement of the first European settlers.
In the following years Cape Town got a fort (the Castle of Good Hope) and the Gardens were established at the foot of Table Mountain.
Today Cape Town is probably the major tourist attraction in South Africa. But Cape Town is more than just another city – Cape Town has the Table Mountain in the back, two oceans at their front door and loads of amazing things to do “inside”.
Johannesburg
Johannesburg is the port of entry for most of the international travellers coming to Southern Africa . It's basically the starting point for every international tourist – especially for backpackers.
Travellers who are coming to Johannesburg either love it or hate it – there seems to be nothing in between. Beside the fact that Joburg is the most important city in South Africa , EGoli, how th city is also called, offers more than just business and crime.
Some people call Johannesburg the capital of Southern Africa – or even of Africa. Johannesburg is South Africa 's biggest city – in almost every term. The City has the highest population in South Africa, Jozi generates about 16% of the national GDP and offers every traveller enough things to do for a couple of days.
Pretoria
Pretoria is the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa. Some people call it boring - but there is no place where there is more sunshine in South Africa...
Pretoria is just an hour drive from Johannesburg International Airport. This makes Pretoria the ideal "point of entry" when you come to Southern Africa.
Pretoria is the little sister of its big brother Johannesburg - but Pretoria has definitley less crime, problems and other things you don't wanna experience.
Pretoria is part of the Tshwane Municipality - so don't get confused when people talk about Tshwane instead of Pretoria.
