Johannesburg is the second most populous city in South Africa after Cape Town. It has a population of around 3.5 million. It is shown among the 40 largest metropolises in the world.
A younger city than Cape Town, Johannesburg entered the history scene with the discovery of a gold mine in 1886.. There was no settlement here when the gold mine was found.. 10 years after the discovery of the mine, the population was 300,000.. Now, considering the unregistered population, it is said to be over 5 million.
Johannesburg is located at an altitude of 1,680 meters above sea level.
When this city was first settled, There is no green space around.. However, after the settlement, the city was greened with trees brought from various parts of the world.. Now the city has taken on such a state that it looks like a rainforest when viewed from an airplane.. However, none of them are natural, they are all man-made.
The Gold Mines are located in the south of the city.. They opened some of these mines to touristic visits.. About 4 g of 1 ton of stone. gold is mined. The sifted pieces of land are poured back into the mine.
The sharp line between the rich and the poor is also present here.. The poor live in tin houses, while the wealthy live in luxury villas located outside the city.. Against theft, all villas are surrounded by high walls and electrical wires.. Pieces of broken glass were placed on the walls.. However, the crime rate is still very high.
Until 1991, there was officially racial discrimination.. It was made impossible for Negroes to go anywhere other than where they were born.
Transportation in the city is mostly provided by trains and minibuses.. The train cars are colorful to reflect their own culture.
2 in Johannesburg. today we first go to Lion Park (Lion Park). On the way, we pass through the region where human finds dating back 3 million years were unearthed.. In Aslan Park, you can hold small lions in your arms and love them.. White lions are also quite interesting.. Although it is known as a lion park, there are also ostriches, impalas, giraffes and zebras here.
Zebras always roam together in herds in order not to be prey to lions.. No zebra’s stripes are alike, just like human fingerprints.. Zebras make it difficult to hunt lions by creating an optical illusion when they come together due to their colors and stripes on them.
Our local guide gives some information about lions.. The most memorable one was that the father lion was eating his cubs with the instinct to protect his dominance.. In order to prevent this situation in such parks, the park attendants take the baby lions born right after the birth to a different section.. In the natural environment, the mother was trying to protect her cubs from the father lion.. There is a situation that contradicts the movie The Lion King, but the baby lions were really cute.
In Johannesburg, you can also go to Lesedi Park to get to know the tribal life.. Hotels you can choose during your visit; Claires of Sandton Luxury Guest House or Over The Moon Guesthouse.
