Gold Reef City Johannesburg

We spent Sunday at Gold Reef City which is a small amusement park in Johannesburg. The kids had a great time riding roller coasters and being together. We had some South African cousins along as well which was great. We also went down an old gold mine shaft. You go down 225 meters (730 ft) and are taken on a short tour where you see how the rock …

... , few characterize Jo'burg as a worthwhile tourist destination. Only a few sights are recommended: the Apartheid museum, Soweto, the Gold Reef City casino and theme park, and the malls of Sandton. When we've asked Jo'burg locals for recommendations, they ...

... the hostel to get food and it wasn't too safe to walk the streets, so we decided to get out of town and head for Gold Reef City, which is a theme park with fairground rides, shows, bars and a hotel, all in the style of the 1890's. Entry was only R80 and ...

... World's Deepest Pub on a day tour down the mine (thanks to my Dad for alerting me about this)! -  Whizzing around Gold Reef City to get as much done as possible -  Seeing 'Gum Boot Dancing' -  World of Beer tour -  Apartheid ...

... time - there was a national vote yesterday, which made it a national holiday. I've been to the local theme park Gold Reef city, wich has some awsome rides just like alton towers. Also been shopping - because everything is so cheap over here - and been ...

... made up a teaching unit on apartheid.   We then walked across the parking lot to the Gold Reef City, a theme park about the gold rush days in Johannesburg, and took the heritage tour, Jozi's Story of Gold. To begin the tour there is a ...

... . She told me I could pass for a South African). The lady told us about a few places, but the one we decided on was Gold Reef City, which is supposed to be like Great America. I checked my email, looked the place up on the internet, and were ready to go. ...

... as "cannot make up its mind whether it's a Disney clone or a serious historical reconstruction of old Johannesburg." The most interesting part of Gold Reef City is going down a shaft to see the old gold mine. It was dark and a little slippery (it is ...

... I trust SA Airways??? In the meantime, life as planned. I did a tour of Johannesburg / Soweto / Gold Reef City (Entertainment complex / Old mine) today. For the smart guy who said the ...

... ages. We spent a good part of the day at there and then went across the street to an amusement park called Gold Reef City. Gold Reef City actually had tours into an old Gold Mine that had operated on the spot until relatively recently, but we had read ...

Today we went down a mineshaft, watched gold being poured and went to the top of the tallest building in Africa. We then went for dinner in a restaurant called Ocean Basket, which only serves seafood and is really, really ...