The Ridge of Whitewater or Witwatersand is home to South African gold mines. Tourists arriving to hotels in Witwatersand soon learn the region is famous for its carbon, uranium, green diamond, iron pyrite, silver, chromite and platinum mines as well. You can leave your Witwatersand hotels to visit a mine in the region or wander the streets of Jonannesburg. It will take you more than a weekend. Witwatersand has a nature reserve, caves, seaside towns and beaches to explore. You might want to consider Witwatersand cheap hotels. Cities such as Johannesburg can prove to be expensive for those on a tight budget. Check with EasyToBook.com for discount hotels. Witwatersand then becomes a viable holiday option.
While in the region, you might want to visit the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg or Bruma Fleamarket World with 300 to 600 stalls. In Riversdale, there is the Julius Gordon Africana Museum and Werner Frehse Natural Reserve. Be sure to visit the dolomite cave system in the Magaliesburg range. Explore its underground lake. You can also venture to the Gold-Reef Museum, part theme park, part open-air museum.