Johannesburg

Stiff maize porridge with grilled meat, the taste of a South African braai.

Coiled spiced farmer's sausage in a bread roll, sold at markets and braais.

A hollowed quarter loaf stuffed with chips, polony and sauce, a Soweto favourite.

A well-known restaurant on Vilakazi Street serving South African food.

The small Soweto home where Nelson Mandela lived, now a museum on Vilakazi Street.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site about an hour from the city, where the Sterkfontein Caves have yielded some of the world's oldest hominid fossils.

A theme park on an old gold mine, next to the Apartheid Museum.

See the township's streets and meet its people from a bicycle, with a local guide.

A regenerated inner-city neighbourhood of galleries, studios and street art.

O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) is Southern Africa's main hub. The Gautrain links it to Sandton.

The city sits about 1,750 metres above sea level, so take it easy on your first day.

Autumn and spring are mild. Summer brings afternoon thunderstorms; winter days are clear and cool.

Use registered ride-hailing services or the Gautrain, and ask your hotel which areas are best on foot.