Here's how Jo'burg charms the socks off its visitors

For out-of-towners Johannesburg can feel quite like wild modern machine, but if you give this bustling city a chance she’ll open her heart and show you that she is human after all and that her heart’s chambers house more than just traffic, malls and fast lanes. Johannesburg and its surrounding areas is an explorer’s paradise, an oyster of opportunities – some peaceful, some not – so get moving, get going and get out there.

Go Caving with Wild Cave Adventures, which is situated in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage area where you can abseil and crawl your way through small crevices; who knows, you might even spot Homo Naledi’s sister? If you are looking for something to do that’s a bit more in the open air, visit Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve and be surrounded by nature. As the largest proclaimed nature reserve in the Jozi Metro, Klipriviersberg is popular for hiking, birding and there is also a great diversity of larger game.