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Most overseas visitors enter South Africa via Johannesburg International Airport at Kempton Park just outside Johannesburg, the capital of the province. Johannesburg, also nicknamed Egoli (place of gold), is a city of contrasts. Mine dumps and headgear stand proudly as symbols of its rich past, while modern architecture rubs shoulders with glorious examples of 19th century engineering prowess. The busy streets ring out with the call of fruit sellers and street vendors, and an exciting blend of ethnic and Western art and cultural activities is reflected in theatres and open-air arenas throughout the city. Gold Reef City is a popular tourist attraction featuring a reconstruction of Johannesburg during the gold rush era, built around a gold mine. Visit the Victorian fun fair, miners' houses, a brewery, pubs, a hotel, restaurants and the stock exchange.
You can watch molten gold being poured, take a trip down an old mine shaft or watch the ever-entertaining traditional mine dancing. Soweto, a sprawling town outside Johannesburg, offers visitors a look into how many South Africans live. Eat mealiepap, drink locally brewed beer and visit one of the township's nightclubs. A short distance from Johannesberg lies Sterkfontein, a World Heritage Site. The Cradle, which centers round the Sterkfontein, Swartkrans and Kromdraai cave formations north west of Krugersdorp, has for many years fascinated archaeologists and palaeo-anthropologists in the search for fossils, particularly those relating to the origins of mankind. In 1947, it yielded the skull of Mrs. Ples, the first complete hominid skull ever found, and more recently, Little Foot, a 3.3-million year old ape man skeleton.
