# Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden in Johannesburg — Citylit

Indigenous gardens, rocky trails and the dramatic Witpoortjie waterfall on the city’s western edge.

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## Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden

Indigenous gardens, rocky trails and the dramatic Witpoortjie waterfall on the city’s western edge.

- City: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Category: Parks & zoos
- Address: Malcolm Road, Poortview, Roodepoort
- Citylit page: https://citylit.vercel.app/johannesburg/parks-zoos/walter-sisulu-botanical-garden
- Official website: https://www.sanbi.org/gardens/walter-sisulu/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Sisulu_National_Botanical_Garden
- Sources checked: 2026-10-08
- Coordinates: longitude 27.84472222, latitude -26.08888889 (venue pin; entrance may be unverified)
- Coordinate source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter\_Sisulu\_National\_Botanical\_Garden

The Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, previously known as the Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden, is a 300 hectares (3.0 km2) botanical reserve in western Roodepoort, near Johannesburg, South Africa.

About source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Sisulu_National_Botanical_Garden; checked 2026-10-12; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.

### Practical facts
- admission: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- booking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- stepFreeEntrance: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- accessibleToilets: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- parking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- publicTransport: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- family: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- environment: outdoor (editorial-estimate); checked 2026-10-08; source: https://www.sanbi.org/gardens/walter-sisulu/
- durationMinutes: 60 (editorial-estimate); checked 2026-10-08; source: Citylit editorial planning estimate

### Sources
- Walter Sisulu - SANBI: https://www.sanbi.org/gardens/walter-sisulu/; fetched 2026-10-08; retrieved during research
- Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Sisulu_National_Botanical_Garden; fetched 2026-10-07; retrieved during research

### Photographs and credits
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/f7a1081276c6.jpg — Northeastward view over the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden in western Roodepoort, Gauteng, showing the vicinity of the reception area and the sprawling lawns flanking the . Venue photograph. Author: JMK; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walter_Sisulu_Nasionale_Botaniese_Tuin,_uitsig_a.jpg

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