Best Gauteng holiday apartments

Holiday homes in Gauteng, South Africa’s economic centre

Gauteng is the economic heart of South Africa and includes Johannesburg, the country’s largest city. Although Gauteng is the smallest of the nine South African provinces, world-famous sights await you not far from your holiday home in Gauteng, above all the region known as the cradle of mankind, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Millions of years old fossils of prehumans can be seen here directly at the discovery sites. Book a private apartment in Gauteng now and get to know Johannesburg, the economic centre of South Africa with the Apartheid Museum, countless cultural institutions and its legendary nightlife. But also the capital Pretoria with its historical architecture and outstanding museums invites you to a visit. A private accommodation offers a very direct insight into the everyday life of the South African metropolises and is much safer than e.g. Couchsurfing in Gauteng. Inform yourself at 9flats.com also about Apartments in Ekurhuleni east of Johannesburg. The tranquil suburb is only half an hour away from the city centre, so you can spend your holiday here in a relaxed atmosphere and at the same time in a central location.

From your apartment in Gauteng to the South African National Parks

The name Gauteng comes from the South-Sotho language and means “place of gold” – an allusion to the gold finds that helped Johannesburg to economic upswing in the 1880s. Today, the smallest province, Gauteng, accounts for 10% of South Africa’s total economic output and is home to countless international companies, educational institutions and research institutes. With an apartment in Gauteng you can get to know the modern face of Johannesburg and Pretoria, the shopping and nightlife possibilities as well as the museums of the cities. At the same time, you will also get to know South Africa with all its contrasts, which characterise the large metropolises. The many nature parks and reserves, which give Gauteng a high quality of life despite its high population density, ensure relaxation. You can use a cheap holiday apartment in Gauteng to visit the Rietvlei nature reserve and observe hippos, zebras and buffalos in the middle of the city area of Pretoria; the Suikerbosrand nature reserve invites you to hikes and mountain bike tours in an hour’s drive from Johannesburg with its gentle valleys and steppe landscapes. With a holiday apartment in Tshwane you live only a few minutes away from Pretoria and at the same time have the Hartbeespoort reservoir with its restaurants and leisure facilities right on your doorstep.

Gauteng guarantees a special travel experience

Due to its proximity to the metropolitan regions of Johannesburg and Pretoria, a holiday home in Gauteng is well connected to the other parts of the country, and worthwhile destinations in the surrounding area such as the Pilanesberg National Park can be reached from Gauteng in just a few hours. In Pilanesberg Park you can experience elephants, lions, giraffes and countless other animal species right outside the gates of the South African metropolises, while the Vaal reservoir south of Johannesburg offers ideal conditions for surfers and sailors. The world-famous Kruger National Park is half a day’s drive away from your Apartment in South Africa; day trips from Johannesburg and Pretoria can also be made to the Kgaswane Nature Reserve near Rustenburg, where antelopes, zebras and leopards await you. If you spend your holiday in a holiday home in Mogale City west of Johannesburg, you can reach Kgaswane by rental car in just one hour.