Gauteng Travel with Kids
Jo’burg or "Jozi" has a number of fun and interesting activities for children: The Johannesburg Zoo in Parkview, with a farmyard section specially designed for under-sixes; feeding ducks in the city’s green parks like Emmarentia, Zoo Lake and Gillooly’s Farm; Gold Reef city’s theme park and rides that include an Earthquake Tunnel and a Tower of Terror - there is a funfair for the under 10s; or stargazing at the Johannesburg Planetarium. [cont.]
The smallest yet most densely populated province, known simply as ‘place of gold’ because of the discovery of a gold-bearing reef in the late 1880s that was to bring fame and fortune to many, Gauteng offers one of the best climates in the country - its crisp, clear and wind-free winter days the envy of the rest of the country, and its summer thunderstorms a kaleidoscopic relief to the heat of season. Gauteng indisputably revolves around its capital - Johannesburg. A concrete jungle it might be but it is also regarded as one of the greenest cities in Africa - a veritable urban forest with around 10 million trees and a number of green spaces, the most popular of which is a real family-friendly gem - the Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens in the north-west of the city.
The Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary and Chamberlain Bird Sanctuary, both in Pretoria, are wonderful family day outings, as is Sammy Marks Museum - a beautiful Victorian mansion just outside Pretoria - the gardens alone are worth a jaunt out this way and include a maze. Tables under the trees are a wonderful way to enjoy tea.
Leisure Lakes in Midrand is a fantastic place to learn to waterski and wakeboard for the older kids, or if that outdoor activity doesn’t grab you then surely riding a hot air balloon or paragliding in the Magaliesberg will? [hide]
Family / Child Friendly Accommodation (all ages)
Find child-friendly establishments catering for families travelling with kids in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Gauteng. These child friendly establishments include family hotels, guest houses, bed & breakfasts, holiday apartments, suites, cottages and holiday homes that welcome children of ALL ages (from newborns to teenagers). Please see the Gauteng Accommodation listing pages for other establishments that accept children from 6, 12 or 16 years upwards (there are plenty to choose from!)
To find child friendly holiday accommodation in Gauteng, select a town / suburb in the drop down menu or from the detailed lists below:
Gauteng Child Friendly
Suburb / Town List by RegionsJohannesburg {view all Johannesburg Family Friendly}
Abbotsford Child Friendly (1) Auckland Park Child Friendly (1) Bedfordview Child Friendly (4)
Blackheath Child Friendly (2) Braamfontein Child Friendly (1) Craighall Park Child Friendly (4)
Cresta Child Friendly (3) Darrenwood Child Friendly (1) Douglasdale Child Friendly (1)
Eikenhof Child Friendly (1) Fairmount Child Friendly (1) Forest Town Child Friendly (1)
Fourways Child Friendly (14) Greenside Child Friendly (1) Honeydew Child Friendly (1)
Johannesburg Central Child Friendly (3) Kensington Child Friendly (3) Kibler Park Child Friendly (1)
Killarney Child Friendly (2) Lanseria Child Friendly (4) Linden Child Friendly (1)
Lonehill Child Friendly (1) Marshalltown Child Friendly (2) Melville Child Friendly (10)
Midrand Child Friendly (20) Mulbarton Child Friendly (1) Northcliff Child Friendly (3)
Norwood Child Friendly (1) Oakdene Child Friendly (1) Observatory Child Friendly (1)
Orchards Child Friendly (1) Ormonde Child Friendly (1) Parkhurst Child Friendly (1)
Parkview Child Friendly (1) Parkwood Child Friendly (1) Radiokop Child Friendly (1)
Randburg Child Friendly (26) Rembrandt Park Child Friendly (1) Sandton Child Friendly (75)
Soweto Child Friendly (3) Weltevreden Park Child Friendly (1) Westcliff Child Friendly (1)
Midrand {view all Midrand Family Friendly}
Austin View Child Friendly (1) Beaulieu Child Friendly (3) Blue Hills Child Friendly (1)
Carlswald Child Friendly (3) Crowthorne Child Friendly (1) Glen Austin Child Friendly (1)
Glenferness Child Friendly (1) Halfway House Child Friendly (1) Kyalami Child Friendly (11)
President Park Child Friendly (1) Randjesfontein Child Friendly (3)
Randburg {view all Randburg Family Friendly}
Bordeaux Child Friendly (1) Cresta Child Friendly (3) Darrenwood Child Friendly (1)
Ferndale Child Friendly (9) Fontainebleau Child Friendly (1) Honeydew Child Friendly (1)
Jukskei Park Child Friendly (2) North Riding Child Friendly (4) Olivedale Child Friendly (1)
Radiokop Child Friendly (1) Randpark Ridge Child Friendly (1) Robindale Child Friendly (2)
Sandton {view all Sandton Family Friendly}
Abbotsford Child Friendly (1) Atholl Child Friendly (2) Bryanston Child Friendly (9)
Chartwell Child Friendly (5) Craighall Child Friendly (1) Douglasdale Child Friendly (1)
Elton Hill Child Friendly (1) Fourways Child Friendly (14) Gallo Manor Child Friendly (2)
Houghton Child Friendly (2) Hyde Park Child Friendly (2) Inanda Child Friendly (2)
Linbro Park Child Friendly (1) Lonehill Child Friendly (1) Mandela Square Child Friendly (1)
Melrose Child Friendly (3) Melrose Arch Child Friendly (2) Melrose North Child Friendly (1)
Morningside Child Friendly (8) Parkmore Child Friendly (4) Parktown North Child Friendly (1)
Rivonia Child Friendly (9) Rosebank Child Friendly (8) Sandhurst Child Friendly (3)
Sandown Child Friendly (2) Sandton Square Child Friendly (1) Strathavon Child Friendly (1)
Wendywood Child Friendly (1) Winston Ridge Child Friendly (1)
East Rand {view all East Rand Family Friendly}
Alberton Child Friendly (4) Bedfordview Child Friendly (4) Benoni Child Friendly (10)
Boksburg Child Friendly (8) Brakpan Child Friendly (1) Edenvale Child Friendly (9)
Germiston Child Friendly (2) Johannesburg Airport Child Friendly (42) Kempton Park Child Friendly (18)
Nigel Child Friendly (1) OR Tambo International Child Friendly (42) Springs Child Friendly (2)
West Rand {view all West Rand Family Friendly}
Elandsdrift Child Friendly (1) Hartbeespoort Dam (below) Krugersdorp Child Friendly (7)
Lanseria Child Friendly (4) Magaliesberg (below) Muldersdrift Child Friendly (16)
Randfontein Child Friendly (1) Renosterspruit Child Friendly (3) Roodepoort Child Friendly (3)
Ruimsig Child Friendly (2)
Magaliesberg {view all Magaliesberg Family Friendly}
Cradle of Humankind (below) Hekpoort Child Friendly (3) Kromdraai Child Friendly (1)
Magaliesburg Child Friendly (5) Renosterspruit Child Friendly (3) Skeerpoort Child Friendly (2)
Cradle of Humankind {view all Cradle of Humankind Family Friendly}
Hartbeespoort Dam {view all Hartbeespoort Dam Family Friendly}
Broederstroom Child Friendly (3) Hartbeespoort Child Friendly (22) Ifafi Child Friendly (2)
Kosmos Child Friendly (7) Meerhof Child Friendly (1) Schoemansville Child Friendly (2)
Skeerpoort Child Friendly (2)
Southern Gauteng {view all Southern Gauteng Family Friendly}
Heidelberg Child Friendly (3) Meyerton Child Friendly (2) Vanderbijlpark Child Friendly (1)
Vereeniging Child Friendly (3)
Northern Gauteng {view all Northern Gauteng Family Friendly}
Bronkhorstspruit Child Friendly (3) Buffelsdrift Child Friendly (1) Centurion Child Friendly (29)
Cullinan Child Friendly (6) De Wagensdrift Child Friendly (1) Doornkloof Child Friendly (1)
Eldoraigne Child Friendly (4) Hammanskraal Child Friendly (1) Hennops River Child Friendly (1)
Irene Child Friendly (8) Leeuwkloof Valley Child Friendly (1) Pretoria Child Friendly (86)
Rayton Child Friendly (2)
Pretoria {view all Pretoria Family Friendly}
Amandasig Child Friendly (1) Arcadia Child Friendly (6) Brooklyn Child Friendly (10)
Brummeria Child Friendly (1) Colbyn Child Friendly (3) Constantia Park Child Friendly (2)
Derdepoort Child Friendly (1) Equestria Child Friendly (1) Erasmusrand Child Friendly (1)
Faerie Glen Child Friendly (2) Garsfontein Child Friendly (1) Hatfield Child Friendly (9)
Kameeldrift Child Friendly (4) Lynnwood Child Friendly (4) Magalieskruin Child Friendly (1)
Menlo Park Child Friendly (3) Meyerspark Child Friendly (1) Montana Child Friendly (1)
Moreleta Park Child Friendly (3) Muckleneuk Child Friendly (4) Pretoria North Child Friendly (1)
Rayton Child Friendly (2) Rietfontein Child Friendly (4) Riviera Child Friendly (3)
Silver Lakes Child Friendly (5) Sinoville Child Friendly (1) Sunnypark Child Friendly (1)
Sunnyside Child Friendly (1) Tweefontein Child Friendly (1) Waterkloof Child Friendly (5)
Waterkloof Ridge Child Friendly (6) Waverley Child Friendly (2) Wonderboom Child Friendly (1)
Dinokeng {view all Dinokeng Family Friendly}
accommodation by special category
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