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Holiday in South Africa is superbly fantastic but what if it rains on the day you planned out a Safari excursion or beach lazing? There is still plenty to do in this rocking destination.

The capital city and crown of South Africa, Johannesburg comes in my list of most easily accessible international destinations. There are like a dozen flights to Johannesburg each day.  Many are considerably cheap as well.

When it pours cats and dogs, better not cage yourself in your hotel room because the city is full of exciting indoor activities and entertainment that will leave you spell bounded. Let’s start from visiting a multiplex theatre. Going to a 3D movie is not that bad on a rainy day isn’t it? And besides, it’s in itself an experience to explore the “cinematic environment” of a foreign country. Johannesburg has a lot of options when it comes to picking your theatre and often you’ll double your joy by going to a nearest city mall that has both shopping and a multiplex. Plus sometimes you can have a spa treatment at the mall which often is cheaper than main market parlors.

There are several comfortable, air-conditioned houses in Johannesburg as well, which screen the latest releases such as the Coca-Cola Dome, in North Riding, that caters for multi-purpose indoor entertainment including exhibitions, concerts, conventions and indoor sporting events.

Cultural entertainment opportunities are also extravagant in Johannesburg. When it comes to theatrical performance and dances there are more genre of performing arts in South Africa that you can possibly count on your finger tips. Showing up at an indoor art festival, dance performance, opera or dance can enlighten your day. The largest Expo Centre in Southern Africa, Expo Centre in Nasrec can also be the fittest venue for music lovers. It caters for music festivals, event staging, exhibitions, conferences and several casinos.

Following the performance, you can go out dine in a top floor of a city restaurant and celebrate the rain wetting down every street and corner of the city.

If music and clubbing is your thing, than why not get some sweaty wet on a rainy day? Johannesburg evenings are dazzling with groovy beats, packed beer bars and crowded clubs. Let the hangover be and make it a ‘happy hour’. After all its your holiday – your rules.

Don’t forget to read our coming article on ‘when it rains in Cape Town.