Should you find yourself in Pretoria, while travelling around South Africa, it is advisable to go to a car hire. in Pretoria for your car rental needs. It is desirable to get a map book from the rental office and plan a route before heading out into the beautiful Jacaranda tree lined streets. As a newcomer, be aware of the many different one way streets that's abound in this city centre. Pretoria was once the bastion of Afrikaaner apartheid’s headquarters and one can still see the many governmental buildings and military bases dotted around this capital city.

The old Paul Kruger house has been lovingly restored and now is a museum open to the public. This cantankerous old Boer leader and later president of South Africa, who led the fledgling Afrikaans nation, has both a national park and the world famous Kruger gold coins named after him.

Pretoria is surrounded by seven hills and this proved to be valuable assets when confronting the British troops. The Long Tom cannons, with their exceptionally long barrels were placed in a defensive ring around on these hills. Their extensive range of shot, played havoc on advancing British troops."