Tshwane

Tshwane is the metro area that includes Pretoria, Centurion and other nearby areas.

Cities

🌍 Irene — one-time home to the Prime Minister and General Jan Smuts, and as the site of a British concentration camp
🌍 Pretoria — the administrative capital of South Africa offers elegant architecture, historical sites and museums, and beautiful gardens
🌍 Centurion — home to the Waterkloof Air Force Base, and the Swartkop Air Force Base
Pretoria-North

🌍 Rietvlei Nature Reserve — a little bit of Africa left in the middle of Gauteng
🌍 Roodeplaat Nature Reserve.
🌍 Onderstepoort Nature Reserve (Onderstepoort Natuurreservaat).
Mdala Nature Reserve.

Tswaing Meteorite Crater, Old Soutpan Road (30 km north of Onderstepoort), ☏ +27 12 790-2302. A very well preserved meteor crater some 200 000 years old and 1km in diameter.
South African Airforce Museum, SAAF Museum, AFB Swartkop (Take exit 6 Centurion from the N14/Ben Schoeman freeway and follow the M24/Snake Road west towards Valhala. At the intersection with the R101/Jan Smuts Drive, turn left. The museum is on your right.), ☏ +27 12 351-2153, fax: +27 12 351-2346. M-F 10AM-3:30PM; Sa 10AM-12:30PM. free.

Coin World (Take exit 121 from the N1 South to the R101 Old Pretoria Road, the Mint is on your right.), ☏ +27 12 677-2460. Shop at the South African Mint for Kruger Rands and gold jewellery. Before going shopping, have breakfast at Café Burgundy's and watch buck and ostrich walk past.

Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory, ☏ +27 12 326-0742. Operated by the CSIR as NASA Deep Space Station 51 from 1961 to 1974. Now operating as a radio astronomy observatory.
Pretoria Skydiving Club, Pretoria, ☏ +27 12 543-0377, marius@iloveskydiving.co.za. Skydiving

This article is issued from Wikivoyage. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.