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Bryanston food and craft stallsQB-2, 40 Culross Rd, Bryanston, tel. +27 GroceryMarket shopping Over 130 Hospital 11 706 3671, bryanstonorganicmarket.co.za. Open Thu and Sat 09:00–15:00 Russell Fine art and antiques auction houseQA-6, 12 Allan Rd, Park Kaplan Auctioneers Market Attraction Activities Bordeaux, tel. +27 11 789 7422, rkauctioneers.co.za Gautrain station Co-working The Marc Ritzy shopping mall with a wide restaurant selection and streetside cafés QC-6, Attraction Museum Restaurant 129 Rivonia Rd, Sandton Central, tel. +27 10 001 3881, themarc.co.za Hotel Where
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City Lodge Hotel BryanstonGolf 122Club rooms set amid landscaped gardensQA-4,Hotel Cnr Main Rd Shopping and Peter Pl, Bryanston, +27 11 706 7800, clhg.com Shopping Grocery shopping Hospital City Lodge Hotel Sandton, Katherine Street Tranquil 159-room business hotelQD-6, Cnr Katherine St and Grayston Dr, Sandown, tel. +27 11 444 5300, clhg.com Grocery shopping Park City Lodge Hotel Sandton,Market Morningside Comfortable and convenient 160-room hotel QC-5, Cnr Hill and Rivonia Rds, Morningside, tel. +27 11 884 9500, clhg.com Park Gautrain station Co-working Courtyard Hotel Sandton Charming Sandton Central oasis with 69 rooms QC-6, 130 Rivonia Rd, Sandton Central, tel. +27 11 884 5500, clhg.com Gautrain station Garden Court Sandton City Affordable and centrally located 444-room hotel QC-6, Cnr
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Banchan family-run Korean restaurantQC-6, Cnr 10th and Elizabeth Sts, CountryAuthentic Club Parkmore, tel. +27 72 913 3269, banchan.co.za BistroGolf Dolce Club Vita Elegant Italian bistroQC-5, The Regent, 21 West Rd South, Morningside, tel. 011 581 0232, bistrodolcevita.co.za Hospital The Bull Run Upmarket steakhouse and barQC-6, Protea Hotel Balalaika, 20 Maude St, Sandton Central, tel. +27 11 884 1400, thebullrun.co.za Market The Course Contemporary bar and restaurantQC-6, Cnr Rivonia Rd and West St, Sandton Central, tel. +27 10 442 5967, thecourse.co.za Co-working Jasmine Halal fine dining and a deliciously inventive mocktail menuQC-6, The Marc, cnr
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West and Maude Sts, Sandton Central, tel. +27 11 269 7000, tsogosun.com Intercontinental Johannesburg Sandton Towers Five-star hotel with 231 rooms QC-6, Cnr Museum 5th and Maude Sts, Sandton Central, +27 11 461 9744, tsogosun.com Road Lodge Rivonia Budget-friendly 92-room hotelQC-3, Cnr 10th Ave and Rivonia Rd, Hotel Rivonia, tel. +27 11 803 5220, clhg.com Sandton Sun 326 luxurious rooms in Sandton Central QC-6, Cnr 5th St Shopping and Alice Ln, Sandton Central, tel. +27 11 780 5000, tsogosun.com Grocery shopping Town Lodge Sandton, Grayston Drive 213-room hotel close to key Sandton attractions QC-5Activities Cnr Grayston Dr and Webber Rd, Sandton Central, tel. +27 11 784 8850, clhg.com
A morning City Sightseeing shuttle bus (first stop 08:45) runs between major Sandton Central hotels and Rosebank. At Rosebank catch the open-top, hopon hop-off bus. The Green Tour from Rosebank (one hour non-stop) goes to Constitution Hill from where you can join the City Tour (two hours non-stop) which makes a loop of the City Centre and the Apartheid Museum. Shuttle buses return to Sandton from Rosebank at 16:10, 17:20 and 18:20.QView route maps and book tickets online at citysightseeing.co.za/johannesburg, tel. +27 86 173 3287. Buses leave every 30 mins. Tickets from R190. Kids under 5 ride free.
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You’ll know Sandton Central by its profusion of gleaming towers, traffic and more traffic, swanky stores and top hotels. In a short space of time Sandton Central has remade itself into a global business capital. Just 50 years ago what is now the Sandton Central Business District was little more than rolling farmland dotted with tea houses and a polo club. Nowadays it is South Africa's economic hub and the location for many of Africa's biggest company's headquarters. Sandton is not all business however. A shopping mecca with the city’s biggest mall, there’s also a huge selection of restaurants and bars, a direct Gautrain rail link to OR Tambo International Airport and plenty of upmarket hotels from which to choose. The huge interlinked Sandton City and Nelson Mandela Square malls form the district’s unofficial centre with the Nelson Mandela statue on the square being one of the biggest tourist drawcards. To the north lies the vast, tree-filled Sandton suburbs.The closest suburb to Sandton Central is Parkmore known for its eclectic selection of friendly restaurants along 11th Street. Slightly further afield are the leafy suburbs of Morningside with its upmarket shopping centres and Bryanston, home to Joburg's longest-established market. Rivonia is known for its large Chinese community and Liliesleaf, an award-winning heritage site and museum, while Kramerville is Joburg's centre of interior décor and design. Ten kilometres directly north of Sandton Central are the sprawling suburbs of Sunninghill, Lonehill and Fourways. The flashy Montecasino Casino and Entertainment Centre with its 24-hour casino, plus theatres, comedy club, bowling alley, cinema and dozens of restaurants and bars is a major nightlife destination. A study in contrasts, 6km directly east of Sandton Central and linked via the Marlboro Gautrain station is Alexandra (or Alex as locals call it). Established in 1904 this is Joburg’s oldest township and one of South Africa's most densely populated suburbs. Alexandra is best visited with a local guide.
Most major hotels have a complementary shuttle bus service transferring guests to the mall, Gautrain station or Sandton Convention Centre.
Taxis, Tuk Tuks & Uber
Meter taxi cabs are not to be confused with South African 'taxis', the ubiquitous commuter minibuses. Uber and Bolt are popular taxi apps. Confirm pickup location with the driver, or call Zebra Cabs (tel. +27 86 110 5105, zebracabs. co.za). Sandton Central also has its own tuk tuk fleet (find them parked on West Street) and a dedicated pick-up point, the My Sandton City Stop on 5th Street.
Crime And Safety
Safety in any major city is about common sense, information and awareness and Joburg is no exception. Pay attention to your surroundings, be mindful of your belongings and be wary of opportunistic ‘phone snatchers’ who are known to grab phones from people using them on the street.
Gautrain
The Gautrain (pronounced ‘How-train’) rapid rail service links Joburg, Pretoria and O.R. Tambo International Airport via two lines. To use the Gautrain buy a Gold Card at the station. Load it with a minimum of R30. The Sandton Gautrain station opens at 04:35 and closes at 21:35. From Sandton you can travel directly by Gautrain to O.R. Tambo International Airport. The last train to O.R. Tambo leaves Sandton at 21:04, the first at 04:50. Each Gautrain station is served by a Gautrain bus network linking to nearby suburbs (Gautrain buses run on weekdays only). For Rivonia take the S3 via Rivonia Rd, for Montecasino the S5, for Randburg the S4 via Republic Rd and for Gallo Manor the S2 via Katherine St. On weekends from 08:15– 19:30 a Midi-Bus shuttle leaves Sandton station for Montecasino (and vice versa) every 45mins. Tickets cost R10 and can be bought at the station.
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Golf Club Golf Club Hotel ShoppingShopping Country Club Hotel Country Club Rivonia Rd and Maude St, Sandton Central, tel. +27 10 226 9160 Attraction Activities Activities Museum Restaurant Museum Restaurant Milk Restaurant Bar Fun indoor and outdoor café-barQB-5, Sandton Sports Club, 11 Holt St, Jozi Restaurant X Shopping Fun adventure sports park all Hospital agesQB-2, Cnr Main Grocery shopping Grocery shopping Hospital Shopping Golf Clubfor Golf Rd Club and Sloane St, Museum Parkmore, tel. +27 87 701 2002, milkbar.co.za Hotel Bryanston, tel. +27 Hotel jozix.co.za Country Club2358, Country Club 82 456 Ribs & Burgers Great value casual diningQC-6, The Marc, cnr Rivonia Rd and Maude St, Country Club ParkAn Park Market Market Sally Mustang uber coolHospital tattoo studioQD-5, Cr, Eastgate Ext 4 Grocery shopping Grocery shopping11 Charles Hospital Hotel Sandton Central, tel. +27 10 534 6292; A-3, Nicolway Bryanston, Cnr William Nicol Dr and Shopping Country Club Golf Club Shopping Golf Club (Kramerville), tel. +27 11 555 8718, sallymustang.co Golf Club Link Rd, Bryanston, tel. +27 10 100 3010, ribsandburgers.com/za Wedgewood Gautrain Gautrain station station Co-working Co-working Park Market Market Shopping GolfPark Club Grocery shopping Hospital Hospital Thief Intimate contemporary bistro and boutique wine barQC-5, 110 Victoria Ave, Grocery shopping Hospitaltel. +27 11 783 1570, thiefrestaurant.co.za Parkmore, Gautrain station Co-working Gautrain station Gautrain Bus Co-working Grocery shopping Hospital Gautrain Entrance Route Park Market Market Urban Moyo Contemporary pan-African cuisineQC-6, 24 Central, 6 Gwen Ln, Sandton Park Market S2 Gautrain Bus Route S3 Gautrain Bus Route Central, tel. +27 11 326 5523, urbanmoyo.co.za Park Market Gautrain station Gautrain station Co-working Co-working Sandton – Gallo Manor Sandton – Rivonia Co-working Co-Working
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Workshop 17 Chic co-working office space with 200 hotdesks available on a pay-per-day basis plus meeting rooms and a great caféQC-6, 138 West St, Sandton Central, tel. +27 10 599 0322, workshop17.co.za/sandton Sandton Convention Centre (SCC) Joburg’s leading conference centreQC-6, 161 Maude St, Sandton Central, tel. +27 11 779 0000, tsogosun.com SLOW in the City Five star co-working space providing top-notch business services with a choice of high-tech meeting rooms, hot desks and an on-site executive chefQC-6, Cnr Rivonia Rd and West St, Sandton Central, tel. +27 87 057 7482, slowinthecity.co.za
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An entrance to the pedestrian-friendly Alice Lane Precinct
SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP Sandton is Joburg’s shopping capital, with the biggest and glitziest shopping malls where you can pick up everything, from chic international designer labels to quirky South African souvenirs. You won’t find a bigger selection of international designer stores and luxurious jewellery retailers anywhere in the country. For the very best handmade African crafts, visit the excellent Bryanston Market. SANDTON BY NIGHT Sandton isn’t all work. Once the sun goes down, head to a bar or club and wind down for the evening. Great cocktails and stylish wine bars, rooftop venues, fancy nightclubs, theatres, casinos and live music, Sandton has plenty of nightlife. SUNDOWNERS WITH A VIEW Sandton Central’s distinctive skyline makes it a great sundowner destination. Enjoy one of Joburg’s famously impressive sunsets with a view over the Sandton sprawl from the San Deck rooftop at Sandton Sun hotel or from the terrace at Alice Lane Precinct. For an eyeful of greenery head to Truffles on the Park at Mushroom Farm Park. REMEMBER THE RIVONIA TRIAL AT LILIESLEAF Liliesleaf farm in Rivonia was the secret headquarters of the anti-apartheid movement in the early 1960s. This is where Nelson Mandela helped found Umkhonto we Sizwe (the Spear of the Nation), the ANC's armed wing, and he and his comrades would later be sentenced to life in prison for their activities at the farm in the 1964 Rivonia Trial. Now an excellent museum, spend an afternoon learning about the fascinating history of the Rivonia Trial here.
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DINING OUT Sandton's suburbs house a rich pick of restaurants and there’s a world of choice when it comes to cuisines. From contemporary African dishes, to classic steakhouses, Italian trattorias and classy bistros, South African street food to halal fine dining, you'll find something for every taste. SANDTON PARK LIFE Escape the concrete jungle and relax in one of Sandton’s many parks. In the heart of the Sandton Central business district Mushroom Farm Park is a popular city hideaway. Further north, the Sandton Field and Study Centre has a lovely café while the Fourways Farmers Market presents a taste of the countryside. SNAP A SELFIE WITH NELSON MANDELA On Nelson Mandela Square snap a selfie with one of the biggest and most famous statues of Nelson Mandela. TAKE A TOUR OF ALEXANDRA Take a tour with a local guide of Joburg’s oldest township Alexandra (or ‘Alex’) to learn about its unique history and culture. Although a fraction of the size of South Africa's most famous township, Soweto, Alex’s character makes up for what it lacks in scale.