Pretoria National Botanical Gardens

One of the closer attractions that the whole family would enjoy is the Pretoria National Botanical Gardens that boasts as many as 180 bird species and a variety of indigenous plants and flowers.

Homepage: www.sa-venues.com/attractionsga/pretoria-botanical-garden.htm

Pretoria Zoo

The Pretoria Zoo is also a must-see attraction for the whole family.

Homepage: www.visitpretoria.co.za/What-to-Do/pretoria-zoo

Voortrekker Monument

The Voortrekker Monument stands as a memorial and is also an interesting tourist attraction.

Homepage: www.voortrekkermon.org.za/

Sammy Marks Museum

The Sammy Marks Museum is also an enjoyable outing for the whole family with its Victorian style home in the county setting where you can relax on the lawns; enjoy lunch and a game of croquet.

Homepage: www.places.co.za/html/marksmuseum.html

Pioneer Museum Silverton

The Pioneer Museum in Silverton is nearby Silver Lakes and you will enjoy learning about the way of life in those days. Here they show you how they baked bread, roasted coffee, ground wheat, made their own candles and you may try your hand at the milking.

Homepage: www.sa-venues.com/attractionsga/pioneer-museum-silverton.htm

Transvaal Museum of Natural History

Today the collection at the Transvaal Museum of Natural History is housed in a magnificent sandstone building, its entrance dominated by dinosaur skeletons, filled with cavernous display halls. Exhibits include hominid fossils from the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site and associated fauna, including Mrs Ples.

Homepage: www.sa-venues.com/attractionsga/transvaal-natural-history-museum.htm

Union Building

The Union Buildings and its spectacular gardens are a must-see when visiting Pretoria.

Homepage: www.visitpretoria.co.za/history/union-buildings

Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary

The Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary attracts blue crane, grey crowned crane, rock doves, speckled pigeons and the odd Egyptian goose.

Homepage: www.sa-venues.com/attractionsga/austin-roberts-bird-sanctuary.htm

Silver Lakes Country Club

Silver Lakes is a highly sought after, up market, residential and golfing estate in Pretoria. Apart from its elite residential and golfing community Silver Lakes is differentiated by the exquisite natural environment that has been created with the view in mind of making it accessible to all users of the estate from golfers to residents.

More rare bird species like the African Spoonbills, Purple Gallinules and the magnificent Fish Eagle are also found on the estate. The surrounding grasslands and golf course ensure that grassland birds such as Whydas, Widows, Larks and Grass Owls are easily seen in a relatively small area.

Homepage: www.silverlakes.co.za