An African Adventure part 3- Johannesburg

Our last destination was Johannesburg. Here we stayed at the Emporor’s Palace D’Oreal, just 10 minutes from O R. Tambo International airport. It is definitely the best airport hotel ever! With an attached casino, fantastic pool area and great restaurant it was a definitely a great place to either start or finish a holiday. We travelled back to arrive just after lunch so spent the afternoon by the pool and having a fantastic dinner at the hotel’s restaurant. A trip into the casino after dinner did not prove very fruitful!

Our last day here we had a private tour planned to see Johannesburg and Soweto. Collected from our hotel we headed along the main roads to Soweto and to Vasikali Street. The only street in the world to be the home of two noble peace prize winners. One still lived there, Reverend Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela. Nelsons’ house is now a museum. After spending some time here we stopped at the memorial square for Victor Pieterson. Much has changed from the images of Soweto that we remember seeing on the television during the years of Apartheid and industry in many ways is thriving.

After driving through central Johannesburg it was back to our hotel and then onto the airport for our return flight home back to London and home, and the end of our amazing African adventure that was just amazing in every way.