Guidebook for Randburg
Entertainment & Activities
Olympic-sized pool, heated, indoor and outdoor, kiddies pool. Only R12 (USD 0.89) entrance fee.
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Linden Sundlaug
11th StreetOlympic-sized pool, heated, indoor and outdoor, kiddies pool. Only R12 (USD 0.89) entrance fee.
Linden Bowling Club
3rd StreetThe Florence Bloom Bird Sanctuary is concealed within one of the biggest and most treasured natural gems in Gauteng, Delta Park; right in the heart of Johannesburg. Delta Park comprises grasslands and forested areas, as well as three dams. These combine to c
Florence Bloom Bird Sanctuary
The Florence Bloom Bird Sanctuary is concealed within one of the biggest and most treasured natural gems in Gauteng, Delta Park; right in the heart of Johannesburg. Delta Park comprises grasslands and forested areas, as well as three dams. These combine to c
Randburg Raceway Indoor Karting
9 Samantha StraatADVENTURE GOLF - Randburg
Republic RoadSter Kinekor
Beyers Naudé DriveMontecasino
Montecasino BoulevardCasino, cinema, theatre shows, restaurants, bars and more
Northgate Ice Rink
Northumberland AvenueTree Top Adventures SA allows visitors to test their adrenalin as they move between an number of different obstacles that are suspended at different heights in the treetops. There are obstacles suitable for all ages, depending on the course selected, and different activities can be combined to suit your particular group and needs.
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TreeTop Adventures SA
Tree Top Adventures SA allows visitors to test their adrenalin as they move between an number of different obstacles that are suspended at different heights in the treetops. There are obstacles suitable for all ages, depending on the course selected, and different activities can be combined to suit your particular group and needs.
The massive township of Soweto lies just outside the city’s borders and is brimming with sights, sounds, flavours and rhythms.
These cycling tours are available for visitors every day between 08h30 and 18h00, and are conducted in the bus parking lot behind the famous Hector Pieterson Museum in Orlando West by a company called Cycle in Soweto. The tours range from a brief one, called “Basix of Soweto”, which lasts for two hours and gives riders a ‘day in the life’ perspective of those living in this vibrant township.
Cycle in Soweto
7481 Litabe StThe massive township of Soweto lies just outside the city’s borders and is brimming with sights, sounds, flavours and rhythms.
These cycling tours are available for visitors every day between 08h30 and 18h00, and are conducted in the bus parking lot behind the famous Hector Pieterson Museum in Orlando West by a company called Cycle in Soweto. The tours range from a brief one, called “Basix of Soweto”, which lasts for two hours and gives riders a ‘day in the life’ perspective of those living in this vibrant township.
Would you like to take a guided tour of Newtown? Trained site guides are available to take you on a walking trail through one of Joburg’s most fascinating heritage and cultural precincts.
As you walk through the precinct, you will imbibe the energy and passion for the arts that make Newtown so vibrant and unique.
There are two options of either a one hour tour or a three hour tour.
Phone 011 336 9190 to book a tour with Zodwa Nako or Anne-Katrin Bicher.
Short tour (approx 1 hour)
R250 for groups of 1 to 3 and R80 per additional person (up to 10) |
Long tour (entering venues; approx 3 hours)
R450 for groups of 1 to 3 and R120 per additional person (up to 10)
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Newtown
Would you like to take a guided tour of Newtown? Trained site guides are available to take you on a walking trail through one of Joburg’s most fascinating heritage and cultural precincts.
As you walk through the precinct, you will imbibe the energy and passion for the arts that make Newtown so vibrant and unique.
There are two options of either a one hour tour or a three hour tour.
Phone 011 336 9190 to book a tour with Zodwa Nako or Anne-Katrin Bicher.
Short tour (approx 1 hour)
R250 for groups of 1 to 3 and R80 per additional person (up to 10) |
Long tour (entering venues; approx 3 hours)
R450 for groups of 1 to 3 and R120 per additional person (up to 10)
Getting Around
Bidvest Car Rental Randburg
126 Bram Fischer DrHertz - Randburg
Linden Cycle
63 3rd AveNearest Gautrain bus stop. From here, you can grab an Uber to the apartment.
Gautrain Bus / Taxi Stop
16 Ballyclare DrNearest Gautrain bus stop. From here, you can grab an Uber to the apartment.
Essentials
Pick n Pay Cresta
Tops at SPAR
8th StreetLiquor store
Pick n Pay Northcliff Square
Milner AvenueFood Scene
The Whippet in Linden
34 7th StBrian Lara Rum Eatery
56 4th AveA la Bouffe
32 7th StThe Argentinean
7th StreetPRON - People's Republic of Noodles
69 7th StGravity Cafe
51 4th AveIn the heart of Melville, Johannesburg, is an all-day breakfast, brunch and juice spot with a difference. Pablo Eggs Go Bar is a vibey, laid-back venue for the whole family, with plenty of stunning dishes and innovative juices to tempt and tantalise the taste buds.
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Pablo House - Melville Guest House
3 4th AveIn the heart of Melville, Johannesburg, is an all-day breakfast, brunch and juice spot with a difference. Pablo Eggs Go Bar is a vibey, laid-back venue for the whole family, with plenty of stunning dishes and innovative juices to tempt and tantalise the taste buds.
This is a real tourist haven, where you eat traditional meals in the Dube area of Soweto. It used to be an illegal shebeen 15 years ago in what was a four-roomed house. Only in the 1990s was it allowed to begin trading legally and it grew into the trendy and very well-known restaurant that it is today – celebs and visitors to the city hang out here.
Expect to eat traditional local food like umngqusho (stamped corn and bean stew, a traditional Xhosa dish), morogo and chakalaka, all served buffet-style.
Wandies Place
618 Makhalemele StThis is a real tourist haven, where you eat traditional meals in the Dube area of Soweto. It used to be an illegal shebeen 15 years ago in what was a four-roomed house. Only in the 1990s was it allowed to begin trading legally and it grew into the trendy and very well-known restaurant that it is today – celebs and visitors to the city hang out here.
Expect to eat traditional local food like umngqusho (stamped corn and bean stew, a traditional Xhosa dish), morogo and chakalaka, all served buffet-style.
Drinks & Nightlife
Irish Club
Taboo Night Club
24 Fredman DrCraft beers are gaining more and more acclaim in South Africa as loyal beer drinkers are learning how wonderfully diverse and flavoursome they are. The Beerhouse is an institution in Long Street, Cape Town. However, it has stretched its wings and was extended to Fourways, Johannesburg, in 2014 in response to popular demand.
There are 20 different beers on tap here, as well as the famous 99 bottled varieties.
The menu extends beyond beer, though, and includes pizzas, salads, sandwiches and a selection of light lunch options.
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BEERHOUSE Fourways
Witkoppen RoadCraft beers are gaining more and more acclaim in South Africa as loyal beer drinkers are learning how wonderfully diverse and flavoursome they are. The Beerhouse is an institution in Long Street, Cape Town. However, it has stretched its wings and was extended to Fourways, Johannesburg, in 2014 in response to popular demand.
There are 20 different beers on tap here, as well as the famous 99 bottled varieties.
The menu extends beyond beer, though, and includes pizzas, salads, sandwiches and a selection of light lunch options.
Voted Johannesburg’s best jazz and blues venue year after year, The Blues Room offers a classy joint with a distinctive American look and feel to it.
For five of the seven week nights, musicians from South Africa and abroad perform here, delighting locals and visitors with their smooth, soulful sounds.
The Blue Room
Voted Johannesburg’s best jazz and blues venue year after year, The Blues Room offers a classy joint with a distinctive American look and feel to it.
For five of the seven week nights, musicians from South Africa and abroad perform here, delighting locals and visitors with their smooth, soulful sounds.
Johannesburg is arguably the cultural and social pulse of South Africa. It attracts people from all over the world for its commerce, retail, and hot entertainment vibe. Randlords is part of this epicentre and is sure to appeal to the young and the young at heart looking for a good party or a trendy hotspot in which t
Randlords
41 De Korte StJohannesburg is arguably the cultural and social pulse of South Africa. It attracts people from all over the world for its commerce, retail, and hot entertainment vibe. Randlords is part of this epicentre and is sure to appeal to the young and the young at heart looking for a good party or a trendy hotspot in which t
Pairs fine craft beers and whiskies with delicious food for a fantastic dining experience. The style is distinctly “sidewalk chic”, with a dash of eclectic design and elegant finishes.
The Foundry is known for its excellent craft beers (of which there are well over 80 varieties), whiskies and coffees. These are sourced from some of the finest microbreweries, distilleries and Arabica bean growers from all over the world to be enjoyed in the capital city of the Gauteng Province. However, the craft beers are sourced only from South Africa, giving local breweries the opportunity to showcase their top-notch produce.
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Foundry
3rd AvenuePairs fine craft beers and whiskies with delicious food for a fantastic dining experience. The style is distinctly “sidewalk chic”, with a dash of eclectic design and elegant finishes.
The Foundry is known for its excellent craft beers (of which there are well over 80 varieties), whiskies and coffees. These are sourced from some of the finest microbreweries, distilleries and Arabica bean growers from all over the world to be enjoyed in the capital city of the Gauteng Province. However, the craft beers are sourced only from South Africa, giving local breweries the opportunity to showcase their top-notch produce.
MadMead Brewery launched Soweto Gold lager and opened the uBuntu Kraal Brewery in Soweto to bring the beer back home to its roots and to commemorate 20 years of freedom and democracy.
The beer brewing process is traditionally an African craft undertaken by female family members. It is MadMeads aim to revive this tradition by training only female master brewers. Soweto Gold was named the top 10 craft beer in South Africa and is certainly worth a visit to the brewery for a sample.
Soweto Brewing Company
11846 Senokoanyana StMadMead Brewery launched Soweto Gold lager and opened the uBuntu Kraal Brewery in Soweto to bring the beer back home to its roots and to commemorate 20 years of freedom and democracy.
The beer brewing process is traditionally an African craft undertaken by female family members. It is MadMeads aim to revive this tradition by training only female master brewers. Soweto Gold was named the top 10 craft beer in South Africa and is certainly worth a visit to the brewery for a sample.
Arts & Culture
Museum Africa is a journey back into the glory years of the Africa continent’s past, when the first civilisations thrived. The journey through Africa’s history visits places like Kemet, now known as Egypt, Kush (Sudan) and Punt (Somalia), which the ancients called ‘God’s country’. Museum Africa is about a time the world forgot; a time very little of the world knows; a rich history.
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Museum Africa
121 Lilian Ngoyi StMuseum Africa is a journey back into the glory years of the Africa continent’s past, when the first civilisations thrived. The journey through Africa’s history visits places like Kemet, now known as Egypt, Kush (Sudan) and Punt (Somalia), which the ancients called ‘God’s country’. Museum Africa is about a time the world forgot; a time very little of the world knows; a rich history.
Walter Sisulu Square in the heart of Kliptown, Soweto, is South Africa’s first township entertainment explosion centre, the very first of its kind, attracting both national and international attention with its broad variety of outlets suitable for local traders, event coordinators and international tourist.
Walter Sisulu Square Kliptown Freedom Charter
Walter Sisulu Square in the heart of Kliptown, Soweto, is South Africa’s first township entertainment explosion centre, the very first of its kind, attracting both national and international attention with its broad variety of outlets suitable for local traders, event coordinators and international tourist.
Spend a few hours at the Everard Read Gallery. Southern Africa's most famous commercial art gallery was established in the young mining town of Johannesburg in 1912. Over the years the gallery has grown in size and sophistication with the emergence of Johannesburg as Africa's business and financial capital. In 1980 the gallery moved from its elegant downtown location to a purpose-built building in the prestigious precinct of Rosebank.
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Everard Read Gallery
6 Jellicoe AveSpend a few hours at the Everard Read Gallery. Southern Africa's most famous commercial art gallery was established in the young mining town of Johannesburg in 1912. Over the years the gallery has grown in size and sophistication with the emergence of Johannesburg as Africa's business and financial capital. In 1980 the gallery moved from its elegant downtown location to a purpose-built building in the prestigious precinct of Rosebank.
Shopping
This is a breath of fresh air when it comes to shopping. No artificial lighting and busy shopping malls at the 44 Stanely Avenue Precinct. Here you’ll find a collection of boutique stores for you to browse through and really enjoy that bout of retail therapy.
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44 Stanley Ave
44 Stanley AvenueThis is a breath of fresh air when it comes to shopping. No artificial lighting and busy shopping malls at the 44 Stanely Avenue Precinct. Here you’ll find a collection of boutique stores for you to browse through and really enjoy that bout of retail therapy.
Maboneng Precinct launches “Food + Design” every Sunday at Arts On Main. Jacques van der Watt and Bradley Kirschenbaum, the design duo behind the Black Coffee and Love Jozi labels have added “Market on Main” to their repertoire and bring together the best Gauteng has to offer on a weekly basis.
Visitors can look forward to fine food, design products, local farmers, seasonal items, gourmet goods, plants and herbs, fresh produce, cut flowers, organic producers and independent beers. Down the road from Arts on Main but still part of the Maboneng Precinct, The Bioscope, Joburg’s independent cinema house will be screening kids content so that parents can shop, browse and relax at their ow
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Market on Main
264 Fox StMaboneng Precinct launches “Food + Design” every Sunday at Arts On Main. Jacques van der Watt and Bradley Kirschenbaum, the design duo behind the Black Coffee and Love Jozi labels have added “Market on Main” to their repertoire and bring together the best Gauteng has to offer on a weekly basis.
Visitors can look forward to fine food, design products, local farmers, seasonal items, gourmet goods, plants and herbs, fresh produce, cut flowers, organic producers and independent beers. Down the road from Arts on Main but still part of the Maboneng Precinct, The Bioscope, Joburg’s independent cinema house will be screening kids content so that parents can shop, browse and relax at their ow