Pretoria

Pretoria

Located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, Pretoria is one of South Africa’s three capitals and is a quieter alternative to Johannesburg, just an hour’s drive away. Regarded as one of the country’s finest cities, it offers a balanced mix of vibrant city life and suburbia.

It is known for its jacaranda trees which flower in Spring (October) but there are many other attractions, as Pretoria has been at the centre of South Africa’s past – it is full of history and from Church Square you can wander around the exquisite Victorian architecture. Pretoria played an important part in the freedom struggle and township tours will take you to important liberation sites in Mamelodi, Atteridgeville and Mandela village.

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