Gold Reef City Amusement Park

Address: Gold Reef City precinct, Ormonde / Northern Parkway area, Johannesburg, South Africa

Website: https://www.tsogosun.com/venues/gold-reef-city

Hours: Park hours vary by season; check operator for current opening times.

Admission: Admission charged (theme-park tickets) - see operator for current prices.

Gold Reef City is an amusement and entertainment complex on the southern edge of central Johannesburg, South Africa, developed around a historic gold mine. The site combines a theme park, a mine museum, and entertainment facilities including a casino.

Key visitor activities include a guided tour of a preserved mine shaft and museum exhibitions about Johannesburg’s 19th-century gold-mining boom, plus a compact theme-park area with rides and family attractions. The complex presents mining artefacts and historical displays alongside leisure amenities.

The entertainment precinct was developed in the late 20th century to preserve and interpret the area’s mining heritage while providing rides and attractions. The mine museum and shaft are intended to convey the working conditions and technology of Johannesburg’s early mines.

Gold Reef City lies in the suburb of Ormonde, about 6 kilometres south of Johannesburg’s central business district. It is reached by road from central Johannesburg and nearby suburbs.

• Mining heritage: The site is built on and around a former 19th-century gold mine; the mine tour and museum explain local mining history and techniques.
• Combo visits: Many visitors combine a short mine tour with rides and the nearby Apartheid Museum, which sits a short drive from the complex.

What to See#

• Mine museum and Shaft tour: A museum and guided tour down an old mine shaft allow visitors to experience a preserved portion of Johannesburg’s gold-mining heritage, including equipment displays and a surface museum.
• Theme park and entertainment area: A compact theme-park area contains roller coasters and family rides, plus an adjacent casino complex and entertainment precinct.

• Book tickets or a combo pass online and arrive at opening on a weekday when queues for the park's major rides are shortest; weekends and school holidays see much longer lines.
• Don't skip the on-site gold-mine tour-Gold Reef City includes a historic mine experience and mining exhibits that many visitors miss when they head straight for the rides.
• Use the official parking and entrance areas and stick to the park after dark; the complex mixes an amusement park with historical exhibits, so plan time for both rather than rushing between attractions.