Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden
Cliffside waterfall and wildlife reserve where a pair of black eagles has nested for decades above landscaped gardens.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden in Johannesburg centers on Witpoortjie Falls, a seventy-meter cliffside waterfall watched over for decades by a nesting pair of Verreaux's eagles. You'll hear how Johannesburg day-trippers walked to these falls from the train station in the 1800s, long before the land became a garden, and how the reserve changed names twice, from the Transvaal National Botanic Garden to its current name honoring anti-apartheid leader Walter Sisulu. A tip for visiting: watch the ledge beside the falls for a fledgling's first flight.
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