Pretoria Hotels

Pretoria is part of a massive urban area in the province of Gauteng that includes Johannesburg, a mere 65 km to the south. More than 10.5 million people live in the province, which equals roughly 10% of the population of South Africa. Incredibly, however, Gauteng represents less than 1.5% of the country’s land mass. As a result, visitors to Pretoria can expect a dense and vibrant city, though certainly not on the level of Jo’burg. The extraordinary Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site is 50 km west of Pretoria and massive Kruger National Park is 400 km to the east. Within the city, worthwhile points of interest include the National Zoological Gardens, National Cultural History Museum, Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum and South African Police Museum.

Attractions

• Voortrekker Monument
• National Cultural History Museum
• Fort Scanskop
• Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum
• South African Police Museum

Activities

• Pretoria National Zoological Gardens
• Groenkloof Nature Reserve
• Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary
• Wonderboom Nature Reserve
• Freedom Park

Restaurants

• La Pentola
• Cynthia’s Indigo Moon
• Meat Company
• Geet Indian Restaurant
• Taste Restaurant

Nightlife

• Eastwoods Tavern
• Tings an’ Times
• Pachas
• Rhapsody’s
• Drop Zone

Climate

Pretoria has a humid subtropical climate, with four distinct seasons.

• Winter (June to August) 5-22°C
• Spring (September to November) 12-27°C
• Summer (December to March) 16-29°C
• Fall (April to May) 8-24°C