Home. Cradle of Humankind Day Tours in Johannesburg

Sterkfontein Caves in South Africa:

Visitors to the city of Johannesburg: Starts their Guided Tours to the Sterkfontein Caves. Explore the most the Sterkfontein Caves where the two world renowned hominid were found, namely Mrs. Ples in 1947 and Little Foot in 1997. Since excavations at the site first began, hundreds of hominid fossils as well as stone tools have been found at Sterkfontein Caves. The excavation of Little Foot and other fossils is an ongoing process at this still active fossil dig.

Cradle Humankind Museum: The group drive on to visit the Maropeng Cradle of Humankind-World Heritage Site and , a museum of natural history, is 47,000 hectares large that host the Maropeng cultural village, the surrounding area with a wide offering of activities from horseriding, game drives, gliding, game reserves, other caves, arts and crafts venues and much more.

Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site consists of around 40 different fossil sites, 13 of which have been excavated a winner in museum visitor evaluation. These include Bolt’s Farm, where the remains of three saber-tooth cats have been found in a pit that trapped animals; Swartkrans, site of the earliest-known deliberate use of fire, around 1.3 million years ago; Haasgat, where the fossils of early forest-dwelling monkeys, around 1.3-million years old, were found; and Gondolin, where 90 000 fossil specimens have been found since 1979. 

Tourist will enjoy a boat ride through time inside Maropeng museum.

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Operates: Tuesday - Sunday.
Pick-up Point: Sandton hotels ; Rosebank hotels.
Min/Max: One.
Vehicle: Luxury Microbus or 44 seater Luxury Coaches.
Languages: English.

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