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Parks, Gardens, Nature Reserves & Hiking Trails

Zoo Lake
Prince of Wales Dr, Parkwood
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A premier green space where you can feed the ducks, set up a picnic, hire a rowing boat and visit the fountain and protected bird island in the middle of the …
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Johannesburg Botanical Gardens and Emmarentia Dam
Entrances at 45 Thomas Bowler St and on Olifants Rd, Emmarentia
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Founded in 1969 this sprawling green oasis set across more than 80 hectares was once part of a large farm owned by the Geldenhuys family. The park contains …
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Tshwane and Dinokeng

Pretoria National Botanical Garden (SANBI)
2 Cussonia Ave, Brummeria, Pretoria. If coming from the highway turn off N1 at R104 (Pretoria St)
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Where can you access a Madagascan forest, a bat walk, a dassie trail and a chance to experience a warmer climate under an hour’s drive from Johannesburg? For …
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Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden
Malcolm Rd, Roodepoort
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One of Gauteng’s most beautiful nature reserves, these gardens are home to an abundance of wildlife, including an estimated 240 bird species. From the …
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Acrobranch Huddle Park
27 Club St, Senderwood, Linksfield
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Test your skills and your mettle by ziplining from tree to tree across a tree-top obstacle course at Huddle Park in Linksfield. Acrobranch Huddle Park has four …
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Acrobranch Melrose
Melrose St Ext, James and Ethel Gray Park, Melrose
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Hidden in the forest at James and Ethel Gray Park in Melrose is the aerial wonderland of Acrobranch. The first Acrobranch park established in South Africa, …
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Amazing Mazes
82 Boland St, Honeydew
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Take part in a fun treasure hunt in a giant plant maze. The Weather maize maze is open from February to June. There are also a range of other activities …
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Delta Park
Cnr Rd 3 and Craighall Rd, Victory Park
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One of the biggest green lungs in the city Delta Park, home to the Delta Environmental Centre, (bordered by the suburbs of Blairgowrie, Victory Park and …
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James and Ethel Gray Park

Cnr Westwood Ave and North St, Melrose
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The 36-hectare James and Ethel Gray Park is a well-maintained and hilly park that is particularly popular with dog walkers and weekend strollers. From the main …
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Johannesburg Zoo
Jan Smuts Ave, Saxonwold
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Walk on the wild side on 55 hectares of protected land to view nearly 2 000 animals at Johannesburg Zoo. Founded in 1904 in the pretty suburb of Saxonwold, the …
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Jozi X
Cnr Main Rd and Sloane St, Bryanston
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Catering for super active kids from 5 to 75 years old Jozi X offers loads of physical fun for fans of extreme adventures. There's mountain boarding, a …
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City of Gold - mining Joburg

Melville Koppies Nature Reserve
Cnr Judith Rd and Orange Rd, Melville
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A nature reserve and heritage site, the Melville Koppies (koppie means small hill in Afrikaans) boast archaeological remains of Stone Age and Iron Age …
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Montecasino Bird Gardens
Montecasino Boulevard, Fourways
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With fascinating birds species, from domestic to exotic, birds of prey plus a huge pelican and a sloth who gives slothfulness a good name this is a super …
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Mushroom Farm Park
Daisy St, off Rivonia Rd (opposite Radisson Blu Hotel), Sandton Central
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An extraordinary lush green hideaway in Sandton Central's business district. This small park with its playground, hilly landscaped lawns and an outdoor gym is …
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