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The Royal Experience is a must, from putting on the Championship East Course, to swinging on the Royal West fairways. Enjoy a seamless travel experience as our expert team assist with every travel arrangement from your tee times to your flights and accommodation, for individual or group travel. Reserve your tailor made ‘Stay and Play’ package at some of the best courses on the continent. 

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The Houghton Hotel

A lifestyle destination to those who want to extract only the best Johannesburg has to offer in a prime and secure environment. Being a member of the prestigious 5 star luxury brand, the “Leading Hotels of the World”.

Differentiated from the rest, it is a uniquely constructed product that showcases great architecture and design allowing for ultimate privacy and convenience, catering to the various segmented groups and individual markets. Corporate and transient business is promoted trough The Hotel’s central location to upscale shopping and prime business concerns. Situated between Johannesburg’s CBD and Sandton business hub, logistically allowing for convenient B2B travel and only 20 minutes’ drive away to the gateway into Africa, OR Tambo International Airport.

Vistas overlooking 168 acres of private parkland, it includes jogging paths, outdoor and indoor pools which only enhances the services of the corporate lifestyle, is a space designed to refresh-and-go with private change rooms and showers showcasing The Hotels’ fine amenities.

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The Saxon Hotel

The Saxon is an exclusive international award-winning Boutique Hotel and Spa located in the beautiful, tranquil suburb of Sandhurst with its tree-lined avenues, which belies its close proximity to Sandton, Johannesburg’s upmarket business area.

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Emperors Palace

This sprawling hotel and casino resort is 4.7 km from the O.R. Tambo International Airport and 14.1 km from the Bill Stewart Municipal Nature Reserve. Rooms offer a simple-but-sleek style, with sketched artwork on turquoise accent walls.

They have en suite bathrooms with showers (upgraded rooms add free-standing tubs), flat-screens, and tea and coffeemaking equipment. Breakfast is included. The casino has slot machines and poker tables. Facilities include an outdoor pool, spa treatments and shopping, and on-site restaurants offer international options and fast food. There is also live entertainment, a movie theatre and a cigar lounge.

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Hilton Sandton

Located just north of Johannesburg, the Hilton Sandton hotel is an ideal base for business or holiday travel to South Africa.

Hilton Sandton offers modern accommodations with city or garden views. Choose from guest rooms or spacious suites

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Monte Casino

Is a leisure and casino complex covering 26 hectares of land located at No.1 Montecasino Boulevard Fourways Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa. It was designed by American company Creative Kingdom Inc. and built by South African architects Bentel Associates International at a cost of R1.6 billion.

It first opened its doors on 30 November 2000 and it currently attracts over 9.3 million visitors annually. It is themed after Monte Casino. and has been meticulously designed to replicate an ancient Tuscan village. The main casino building has a fake sky, painted on the ceiling, inside going from light on one side to dark at the other.

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Travel Information

OR Tambo International Airport

Is a major international airport in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa, near the city of Johannesburg and, to a lesser extent, the executive capital Pretoria.

Rand Airport & Grand Central Airport

The airports host air charter operators, aircraft maintenance organisations and other aviation-related enterprises. These airports have the ability to host private jet liners and VIP operations.

Gautrain

The Gautrain is an 80-kilometre (50 mi) commuter rail system in Gauteng, South Africa, which links Johannesburg, Pretoria, Ekurhuleni and O. R. Tambo International Airport.

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Destination Joburg

Johannesburg is a vibrant city that has a lot to offer visitors, from magnificent golf courses, historic sights, traditional ties or cultural connections, to the museums, art galleries and craft markets. Whether you want to discover South Africa’s traditional roots, diverse cultures or explore the lively sprit of the city and surroundings, our guest relations team is on hand to assist you.

Emperors Palace Casino, Monte Casino & theatre, Sandton Shopping Centre, Joburg Zoo, Joburg theatre, Hundreds of unique restaurants, Soweto, Wildlife Safari’s (within 1 hour), 2 of the seven wonders of the world – Victoria Falls (1 hour flight), Cape Town, Table Mountain (2 hour flight), the famous Sun City resort (40 minute flight).

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Popular Local Attractions

Madiba’s Legacy

An inspirational journey for visitors to explore the history of the late former President Nelson Mandela and the places and people that he touched in his efforts to end Apartheid. Starting at his home in Houghton, tours include visits to Chinatown and crosses the Nelson Mandela Bridge into Newtown and Museum Africa. The tours also include visits to the Nelson Mandela Museum, the original Soweto home of Nelson Mandela in Vilakazi Street.

Gold Reef City

Situated near the central business district of Johannesburg, Gold Reef City has been built around a former gold mine as a reconstruction of the early days of Johannesburg during the gold rush era. Attractions include historic miners’ houses and a Victorian fun fair, as well as the South African Mint Museum. You can watch molten gold being poured and also experience a trip down the old mine shaft. Traditional tribal dancing adds a touch of indigenous cultural entertainment.

The Apartheid Musuem

The Apartheid Museum tells the story of the triumph of the human spirit over adversity. The museum is a superb example of design, space and landscape, offering the international community an insight into South Africa’s past. The exhibits have been assembled and organised by a multi-disciplinary team of curators, film-makers, historians and designers. They include film footage, photographs, text panels and artefacts illustrating the events and human stories from the Apartheid era.