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Pretoria, South Africa's administrative capital, is located in the northeast of the country in the Gauteng Province. Many of the streets are lined with Jacaranda trees, which have a beautiful mauve blossom in spring. These trees have earned the city the nickname Jacaranda City, while plans have been put in place to rename the city to Tshwane.
From the Pretoria Travel Guide
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Staff were unhelpful, uninformed about the local area (could not answer basic questions), and seemingly high. Their advertised "airport shuttle" consisted in calling a friend on the phone to pick us up, and (attempting) to charge us twice the proper fare (we opted for a proper taxi in the end). ... more
VERY NICE PLACE TO STAY...BUT A LITTLE BIT EXPENSIVE...I THINK BECAUSE OF THE WORLD CUP!!VERY GOOD SERVICE...ROOMS CLEANED AND VERY NICE BREAKFAST!!...A LITTLE BIT FAR AWAY FROM CITY CENTER!! ... more
We stayed there for one night and were extremely pleased. The staff was very nice, the place very clean. The staff gave us maps of the city and pieces of advise of the best places to visit. Parking closed for the car. The breakfast very well presented and very complete (fruit, yoghurt, various drinks, toasts, cornflakes...). ... more
Driving through South Africa and accommodation
Hey, I have just returned from South Africa, having driven around the country for six weeks. Depending on what time your flight arrives at Jo'burg you can drive to Kruger within 5hrs. I headed upto Pretoria and then onto the N4 heading to Nelspruit which is about 70km from Malalane gate ( there are 3 ...
Johannesburg Airport hotel
We stayed in Pretoria--about 40 minutes away. Lots of reasonable places there, although you seem to need something closer to the city. Might be an option! BTW, we landed in Johannesburg late evening and spent over 2 HOURS getting through customs--and we were just 1 dang plane. Bring a snack! ...
Driving to Pretoria
No photos for today – just drove to Pretoria for the marathon tomorrow. Frank drove us and we found our hotel called the Lodge Rhonda. It’s a very nice place only 800 meters from the race start. We walked to the school that the race starts at and got our numbers. We also got to see some ...
Posted in Drivers Touring Europe....and Beyond by ErinDriver
Arriving in Pretoria
on the 11h flight to Johannesburg. I'm not a friend of long haul night flights really... Ankunft Pretoria ...
Posted in South Africa by Brizie
Car registration the South African way
in Pretoria) on a motorway exit close to the office and after the first 500m took me over half an hour, I gave ...
Posted in South Africa by Brizie