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Pretoria City Gauteng Province South Africa Tours & Prices 2010 
Administrative Capital of South Africa 30 minute drive from OR Tambo Airport. Non Malaria area See key map (E 3). Situated in Gauteng Province. This tour can be combined with a Premier Diamond Mine Tour. (See tour details on right) Pretoria, South Africa’s administrative capital, counts among its most famous architectural sights, the Union Buildings and the Voortrekker Monument. The former landmark designed by Sir Herbert Baker is a Renaissance building influenced by Italian and Cape Dutch styles, and was build to serve as administrative offices for the Union of South Africa. By 1855 there was no known tribe in what is known as Pretoria area today. Only nomadic groups passed through this area, with a leader/person Tshwane (so it is alleged) one of the them. Pretoria was founded in 1855. Initially the capital of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek was Ohrigstad, but Pretoria became the capital of the then ZAR. Later on Pretoria became the capital of the Transvaal province (old ZAR) after the Anglo-Boer War. The city was named after Andries Pretorius, the boer leader at the Battle of Blood River where the Voortrekkers defeated the Zulus under King Dingaan. In 1856 the areas today know as Arcadia was acquired in exchange for a pony and added to the town. In 1899, during the Anglo-Boer War, Winston Churchill was captured and held as a POW in Pretoria until his eventual escape to Mozambique. British forces captured Pretoria in 1900 and held control over the city until the signing of the Peace of Vereeniging treaty in 1902. Affectionately Pretoria known as the Jacaranda City for all the purple blossom-bedecked trees, which line its thoroughfares in summer, Pretoria is an elegant, quiet city that's a perfect contrast with its more frenetic neighbor Johannesburg just half an hour away. Pretoria has a long, involved and fascinating history - first as the capital of the independent Boer republic of the Transvaal, then as one of the three capitals of South Africa, it became an international synonym for apartheid. But that all changed in 1994. With Nelson Mandela's inauguration, the Union Buildings morphed overnight from a symbol of white, neo-colonial domination to one of true unity. And it's only one of the many landmarks in this cultural city. The nearby town of Cullinan is the site of the discovery of the biggest diamond in the world. It's worth a visit; there are mine tours, lovely restaurants, beautiful stone buildings and - best of all - an on-site manufacturing jeweler where you can buy a stone from the mine and have it mounted in a custom -designed piece . 
Tours & Prices 2010 (NB - No scheduled times & days for all tours. Tours done on requests & bookings. Prices do not include Lunch) Half day Pretoria City Tour (3 hours) - PRETO12 R 595-00 per person sharing. R 1135-00 single. Full day Pretoria City & Premier Diamond Mine 
Tour (6 hours) - PREPREM14R 865-00 per person sharing. R 1655-00 single. (Prices are subject to change without prior notice)
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