Pretoria: 20 Must See Attractions

By Anton Swanepoel

Pretoria: 20 Amazing Must See Attractions

Mega shopping malls with over 500 shops compete against game parks featuring the Big Five, as well as historical monuments and museums housing rare ancient artifacts. Deciding what to see can seem a bit overwhelming at times. Advice from a local resident travel writer may be helpful. If making the most of your visit to South Africa interests you, read on...

Born and raised in South Africa, travel writer Anton Swanepoel scanned the most current attractions on offer in Pretoria and selected the top 20 "must-see" attractions. Your visit to Pretoria can be the trip of your lifetime, with memories, pictures and experiences that rival any other trip you have ever made, if you know where to go and what to see.

In This Book You Will Discover:
• 20 Attractions To Visit.
• Pertinent information for each attraction, including history and what sets each apart.
• GPS coordinates or directions to the attractions.
• Attraction hours of operation and fees (best time to visit)
• 5 Bonus attractions to see, if you have more time in Pretoria

With its old forts, architecture and museums, Pretoria is an city not to miss.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Anton Swanepoel
• Release date: Aug 31, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370624447

Anton Swanepoel

Adventurer and world traveler, Anton Swanepoel, hales originally from Pretoria, South Africa, but has called a number of exotic locations home. Educated as a software engineer, he worked for a large multinational company before deciding to travel the globe. Along life's journey, Anton became a skilled scuba diver and technical diving instructor, teaching for seven years while living in the Cayman Islands. His resume touts Tri-Mix instructor levels from multiple licensing agencies, and dive records over 400 feet.Mr. Swanepoel has always loved travel and writing. In the past several years he's combined these passions, authoring and publishing a host of books, sharing secrets he's learned along the way. When he's not exploring an underwater landscape or racing a motorcycle down a stretch of highway, you'll find Anton visiting world destinations and chronicling his experiences.Today, he is a fulltime globetrotter and writer, having penned instructional guides for diving and travel, as well as a pair of fictional novels. His excurtion titles are geared toward do-it-yourself travelers, who enjoy saving money and seeing the out-of-way places. His favorite destinations include, Machu Picchu, the mountains of Vietnam, and the Temples at Angkor Wat.

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Pretoria

20 Must See Attractions

By Anton Swanepoel

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Introduction

Pretoria, the Jacaranda City, has a rich history stretching back to its founding in 1855 by Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, the first president of the South African Republic (ZAR) and the son of Voortrekker leader Andries Pretorius. Pretoria became the new capital of ZAR on 1 May 1860.

Although there are numerous attractions in and around the city to see. This book focusses on historical as well as architectural important attractions. A number of additional attractions are included that will give visitors an African experience as close as possible to being in the bushveld, while being reasonably close to Pretoria.

Pretoria is about 50km north of Johannesburg and surrounded by the foothills of the Magaliesberg mountains. Together with Cape Town, it forms the official seat of the South African Government. Pretoria itself has the second largest number of embassies in the world, after Washington, D.C. Although Pretoria is a year-round destination, the blooming of the Jacaranda trees during September and October, is something to behold.

Some of the important attractions include the Palace of Justice where former President Nelson Mandela was tried for treason during the Rivonia Trial, a shopping centre with over 500 shops, a museum that houses the 2.1 million-year-old Mrs. Ples and other hominid fossils from the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, the parliament building with the tallest Mandela statue in South Africa, not to mention the nature reserves where you can hike or drive in bushveld and see wild game close up.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Cradle of Humankind Heritage Site

Church Square

Ditsong National Museum of Natural History

Freedom Park

Fort Klapperkop

Fort Klapperkop Nature Reserve

Fort Schanskop

Groenkloof Nature Reserve

Jan Smuts House

Melrose House Museum

Menlyn Park Shopping Centre

National Zoological Gardens of South Africa

President Paul Kruger House

Pretorius Square / City Hall

Pretoria National Botanical Garden

Rhino and Lion Park

The Big Red Barn

The Union Buildings

Tswaing Nature Reserve and Impact Crater Site

Voortrekker Monument

Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum

Additional Attraction

Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary

Irene Village Mall

National Cultural History Museum

Pilanesberg Nature Reserve

Sammy Marks House

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Cradle of Humankind Heritage Site

Address: Maropeng Visitor Centre, R563 Hekpoort Road, Sterkfontein

GPS: 25°58'8.54S 27°39'40.16E

Phone: [phone]

Website: http://www.maropeng.co.za/

Open: Seven days a week. 9am to 5pm

Entrance Fee: Maropeng Visitor Centre only R120

Sterkfontein Caves only R165

Combined ticked R190 (Maropeng + Sterkfontein)

Wonder Cave ticket only: R100

Combined ticked: R240 (Rhino Park + Wonder Cave)

Only South Africa currency, or Visa and Master cards are accepted at all sites. Combination tickets can be bought at either Sterkfontein Cave or Maropeng Centre. Wonder cave is a separate entity, and tickets are bought at the cave site.