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Parks, Gardens and Nature Reserves

Johannesburg Botanical Gardens and Emmarentia Dam
45 Thomas Bowler St, Emmarentia (For events. The park's main entrance is on Olifants Road).
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This sprawling oasis, once part of a large farm owned by the Geldenhuys family, has extensive parkland for kicking around a soccer ball, picnics or long walks. …
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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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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, or eat at the child-friendly African theme restaurant Moyo. Popular with walkers and …
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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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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 Environmental Centre
Cnr Rd 3 and Craighall Rd, Victory Park
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Delta Park is one of the biggest green lungs in the city with stretches of grassland and woodland with a sensory trail for the sight-impaired and bird-viewing …
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James and Ethel Gray Park

Cnr Westwood Ave and North St, Melrose
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A large hilly park with a stream running through it that boasts extraordinary views of the downtown Joburg skyline. Popular with dog walkers, joggers and kids …
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Museums and places of interest

Johannesburg Zoo
Jan Smuts Ave, Saxonwold
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Due to the ongoing global crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Johannesburg Zoo has been closed until further notice. Walk on the wild side on close to …
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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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REEA Foundation urban farm
20 Marlborough Rd, Craighall Park
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Tucked between the wonderfully wild and sprawling Delta Park (home of a weekend Park Run and also a mountain biker’s delight) and Jan Smuts Avenue you’ll find …
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Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve
Off the R540, Krugersdorp
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At this 1 200-hectare reserve situated in the Cradle of Humankind, a declared World Heritage Site, about 40km north-west of Johannesburg you can view more than …
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