Johannesburg
Johannesburg is South Africa's largest city and its economic engine — a sprawling, high-altitude city built on gold, holding the Wanderers Stadium (the 'Bullring'), Soweto's living history, and the gateway to Kruger National Park a few hours east.
Sporting events in Johannesburg
England tour of South Africa 2026-27
17 December – 15 January 2027
3 Tests + 3 ODIs: Wanderers/Johannesburg (1st Test, 17-21 Dec), SuperSport Park/Centurion (2nd Test, 26-30 Dec), Newlands/Cape Town (3rd Test, 3-7 Jan), Boland Park/Paarl (ODI, 10 Jan), Mangaung Oval/Bloemfontein (ODIs, 13 & 15 Jan).
Attractions
Cradle of Humankind
An hour from Johannesburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where some of the world's most significant fossil finds happened
Cradle of Humankind, Krugersdorp
Soweto & the Apartheid Museum
The history that shapes Johannesburg, from a museum built to disorient you to a street that housed two Nobel laureates
Soweto
