WALTER SISULU NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN, ROODEPOORT, JOHANNESBURG

IF you and your loved one are fans of nature, there’s no better place to visit in Gauteng than Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden. No, really, the garden has been voted the best place to get back to nature in Gauteng for nine years in a row, and that run doesn’t look like it’s ending any time soon. Founded in 1982, the garden has over the years grown into one of the most popular picnic spots around. Not only can couples enjoy the chirping of its bird population, they can also revel in sightings of various other wildlife, such as reptiles, arachnids, butterflies and other insects, frogs, mammals, small buck species, South African hedgehog, black-backed jackal, bats and Cape porcupine.

Visit: www.sanbi.org/gardens/ walter-sisulu/

Contact: 086 100 1278

NORTHCLIFF HILL, JOHANNESBURG

Located at one of the highest points in the city, Northcliff Hill is an enchanting spot. Beautiful birds