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Premier Hotel O.R. Tambo in Johannesburg is also among its most popular for spending a night before or after a flight.

Hotel review: Premier Hotel O.R. Tambo in Johannesburg - Safe, comfortable and friendly

Being so close to the airport means you can leave at the last minute for your flight.

  • by Sue Williams
Tour Soweto on foot, on two wheels or tucked into the back of a colourful three-wheeled tuk-tuk.

Johannesburg, South Africa travel guide and things to do: Nine highlights

Tour Soweto on foot, on two wheels or tucked into the back of a colourful three-wheeled tuk-tuk.

  • by Katrina Lobley
Most of the museum is given over to apartheid, how it came in, its biggest proponents and the outlandish beliefs they had about the superiority of the white race.

South Africa's Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg: Heartrending, disturbing and, ultimately, uplifting

South Africa's Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg about its history of racial segregation can be a profoundly disturbing experience for visitors.

  • by Sue Williams
Founded in 1952, O.R. Tambo International Airport has been renovated and redesigned many times.

Airport review: O.R. Tambo International, Johannesburg, South Africa

It's not too big, and it's not too small and, while it's easy to navigate, it still has lots of things to do and see and eat and buy.

  • by Sue Williams
An Airbus A320-200 passenger jet, operated by South African Airlines (SAA), takes off from O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.

Airline review: South African Airways A330-200 economy class, Perth to Johannesburg

Nothing is a hassle and staff are professional and quick, oozing Africa's famously warm hospitality.

  • by Nina Karnikowski
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South African Airways business class.

Airline review: South African Airways, Perth to Johannesburg, business class

The business class seats come with the tasty food and wine and good-natured service.

  • by Catherine Marshall
This appears to be a new aircraft since it's spotlessly clean.

Airline review: SA Airlink Embraer E190 economy class, Johannesburg to St Helena Island, St Helena Island

A technical stop at a dune-swamped airport and the anticipation of landing in one of the world's most remote and beautiful destinations.

  • by Catherine Marshall
Seat width is closer to what you get on a low-cost carrier than a legacy airline.

Airline review: South African Airways economy class, Johannesburg to Perth

The only other airline operating non-stop flights between Australia and South Africa is Qantas.

  • by Michael Gebicki
Qantas' 747-400s are getting on but their interiors have been updated.

Airline review: Qantas 747 economy class, Sydney to Johannesburg

Departing Sydney before midday, the sun never sets on this flight.

  • by Craig Platt
Business class in the South African Airways' Airbus A340-600, which like the Airbus A340-300, also flies the Johannesburg-Perth route.

Airline review: South African Airways, business class, Johannesburg to Perth

Travel socks go on, beds are set-up, blankets unwrapped and laid – and all of that is before the hot towels arrive.

  • by David Rood