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Johannesburg Botanical Gardens

The Johannesburg Botanical the rose garden and terraced ponds
Gardens (Olifants Road, are favourite spots for wedding
Emmarentia, MAP 4B) cover an photographs. On weekends it’s
area of over 100 ha, including the common to see a stream of bridal
Emmarentia Dam. The gardens are parties traipsing through the
a popular venue for families, dog gardens, accompanied by colourful
walkers, cyclists and runners, and retinues in matching outfits.
Protea caffra, Melville Koppies Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens Emmarentia Dam
The Walter Sisulu National there is also a breeding pair of
Although the area around Joburg is classified as ‘rocky highveld Botanical Gardens (Malcolm Verreaux’s Eagles nesting on the
Road, Poortview, Roodepoort) are cliffs alongside the waterfall. The
grassland’, over a century and more the city has been transformed nearly 120 years old, and operated garden is open from 08h00 to
into a real urban jungle: there are between 6 and 10 million trees in by the South African National 18h00 (last entry at 17h00), and
Johannesburg, making it the world’s largest man-made forest. Biodiversity Institute. The garden there is a restaurant and gift shop
covers almost 300 ha, and includes on site. You can also stock up on
beautiful and well-maintained indigenous plants at the garden’s
What to do – Johannesburg’s Parks landscaped and natural veld areas.

The garden is home to some 220
own nursery.
www.sanbi.org (click on ‘Walter
Joburg has over 2 300 parks linking indigenous vegetation. The bird species, as well as a number Sisulu’ on the menu at the right)
managed by City Parks (www. 68-ha park struggles with security of reptiles and small mammals; t +27 (0)86 100 1278
jhbcityparks.com), ranging from issues – over the years a number
massive nature reserves and large of hikers and walkers have been Zoo Lake
bird or wildlife sanctuaries to mugged and attacked – and while Zoo Lake (between Jan Smuts quieter during the week) – and
compact community parks and The Wilds really are worth a visit, Avenue and Westwold Way, many more when there’s a festival,
playgrounds. Most but not all it’s essential you do so as part of a Saxonwold, MAP 3B) has been a like the annual Jazz at the Lake. In
are safe to visit during the day; if large group. You can find scheduled popular leisure destination since it addition to the expansive lawns,
you’re not familiar with a particular group walks by going to www. was developed in the early 1900s there are municipal swimming
park or area, we recommend you wildswalk.co.za. – and, together with the nearby baths, bowling greens, an archery
visit in large groups. The parks are For wide open lawns, leisurely zoo, is one of the only communal club, a beautiful, newly renovated
generally not safe at night. picnics and walks with the dogs, spaces that has always been open children’s playground area, and
You can see the last remaining go to James and Ethel Gray Park to all races. a branch of Moyo (www.moyo.
pockets of original grassland, kloofs (Atholl Oaklands Road, Abbotsford/ Today, over 20 000 people visit co.za), a popular African-themed
and rocky outcrops at the Melville Melrose, MAP 4C) and Emmarentia Zoo Lake each weekend (it’s much restaurant. Zoo Lake
Melville Koppies
Koppies, Klipriviersberg and Dam (Olifants Road, Emmarentia,
Kloofendal Nature Reserves. The next to the Johannesburg Botanical
Green Tours of Joburg
Wilds (Houghton Drive, Houghton, Gardens, MAP 4B). Delta Park
Professional horticulturalist and enthusiastic amateur historian Judd Kirkel offers guided
MAP 4C) was built in 1937 as an (Craighall Road, Victory Park, MAP
botanical tours and gives regular talks and lectures for The Horticulture Society on South
indigenous flower garden, and is now 4B) is also popular with walkers and
Africa’s indigenous flora, including special talks covering Gauteng and the Magaliesberg
a dedicated conservation area with picnickers, with a bird sanctuary and
mountains. www.wildsucculent.co.za; t +27 (0)82 485 9469
stone paths and manicured lawns environmental education centre.
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