TO VISIT TSHWANE, IS TO VISIT THE WHOLE COUNTRY IN ONE

Tshwane is where you will meet the diverse and friendly people of our country, experience the African outdoors in our many nature and game reserves, and be able to trace our dramatic history as well as our walk to freedom.

A Mega City

Tshwane is the largest metropolitan municipality in South Africa and the third-largest city in the world in terms of land mass, after New York and Tokyo/Yokohama.

Home to the Big 5

Together with breath-taking nature reserves, it has become the only city in the world with a Big Five game reserve within its boundaries.

Diplomatic Capital

Home to 134 embassies, Tshwane is the city with the largest number of embassies in the world after Washington DC.

Rich Cultural Diversity

The Nan Hua Buddhist Temple is the largest Buddhist temple in the southern hemisphere and the only one in Africa.

Knowledge Hub

With seven of the eight research institutes of South Africa based in Tshwane, it is the centre of higher learning, science and technology.

ECOLOGICAL WONDERS

The Tswaing Meteorite Crater which formed 220 000 years ago in Tshwane, became the first ecological wonder site in South Africa.

Soul City

Tshwane has a long relationship with jazz music and given rise to the unique and original style of music called Malombo jazz.

First Game Sanctuary

Tshwane is home to the first proclaimed game sanctuary in Africa, the 500 ha Groenkloof Nature Reserve.

Small Giant

Tshwane is the smallest of the nine provinces of South Africa, yet is home to over 12 million people and provides more than 40% of SA’s GDP.

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