STERKFONTEIN CAVES - A WORLD HERITAGE SITE, Johannesburg, South Africa Tourism
An hour’s drive from Johannesburg and Pretoria, the Sterkfontein Caves are world famous for their fossil finds and a well-known visitor destination. The Sterkfontein Caves site is home to a top restaurant, conferencing facilities, easy access to the caves themselves, modern walkways and a boardwalk past the excavation site where world-acclaimed fossils have been discovered.
The tours at the Sterkfontein Caves, which start above ground and then take visitors deep into the caves, run every half hour, seven days a week.
Within the Sterkfontein Caves, scientists have discovered many hominid and other animal fossils, dating back more than 4-million years, to the birth of humanity. The most important and most famous of these fossils are “Mrs Ples”, a 2.1-million-year-old Australopithecus skull, and “Little Foot”, an almost complete Australopithecus skeleton that is more than 3-million years old. These fossils, both found in the Sterkfontein Caves in the Cradle of Humankind, tell us much about the precursors of modern humans, Homo sapien
The Sterkfontein Caves, situated in the Cradle of Humankind, represent one of the world's richest fossil sites, and discoveries there continue to astound the international scientific community. Here is a collection of sometimes surprising facts about the caves.
In the late 1890s gold miners dynamited the Sterkfontein caves in search of limestone which they converted into the quick lime required for processing gold. Their explosions revealed entrances to the cave system.Around 2.5-billion years ago, the area now known as the Cradle was a shallow inland sea.
An estimated 40% of all the world's human ancestor fossils have been found in the Cradle.The Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site has become a major international tourism destination with close to 400 tourism attractions, including 91 graded establishments.
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MAROPENG - THE CRADLE OF HUMANKIND, Johannesburg, South Africa Tourism
Maropeng is the official Visitor Centre of the Cradle of Humankind, one of South Africa’s eight World Heritage Sites and one of the major tourist attractions in South Africa.It's the world's richest hominin site, home to around 40% of the world's human ancestor fossils.The Cradle of Humankind region in South Africa, which is approximately 90 minutes' drive from the Johannesburg city centre.
The exhibition centre takes visitors on a journey of discovery to learn more about the origins of humankind, and is housed in the Tumulus, a unique architectural structure resembling an ancient burial mound. An underground boat ride starts the adventure, taking visitors through the various stages of Earth’s creation. Visitor’s then emerge into the main exhibition halls, where the evolution of humankind is illustrated through fun and interactive displays and games.
More than just an exploration of human origins, the Maropeng exhibition also inspires visitors to be more aware of threats to the environment. The sustainability wall, which runs across the main exhibition room, highlights important facts about modern humans and our consumption of rapidly decreasing natural resources. Maropeng provides visitors with a rare opportunity to view original hominid and dinosaur fossils, as well as ancient artifacts housed in the fossil display room. The collections on display change throughout the year, ensuring there is always something new to see at Maropeng. The area is also home to a diversity of birds, animals and plants, some of which are rare or endangered.
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Caving at Sterkfontein Caves - Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site
We abseiled 17m down into the very, very, very dark Bat Cave through a small hole and explored and discovered the Sterkfontein Caves World heritage Site in The Cradle of Humankind. A bat bites me and I become BATMAN! LOL
Caving has been an adventure on my to do list, so Tick! :)
The vast network of Sterkfontein Caves are located at The Cradle of Humankind Unesco World Heritage Site in South Africa.
Have you done any caving in South Africa? If so, please recommend alternatives in the comments below. If you're thinking of doing a Sterkfontein cave tour, I would definitely recommend it. The abseil into the bat cave was a really fun start!
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The Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site: Maropeng and the Sterkfontein Caves, South Africa
The Cradle of Humankind is one of eight World Heritage Sites in South Africa. It is widely recognised as the place from which all of humankind originated.
Our visit to the museum and one of the active cave excavations provided strong reflections us to who we are, where we come from and where we are going to.
An hour drive from Johannesburg or Pretoria, our ancestors lived in this area for more than 3-million years. Ongoing scientific discovery into our origins continues here.
The Mole visits with Michael Worsnip, Managing Director of Maropeng, The Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site in South Africa, with the adjoining Sterkfontein Caves.
There are 13 excavated sites which have been identified within the area. The Sterkfontein Caves are owned by the University of the Witwatersrand, whose scientists have been responsible for the main excavations of the World Heritage Site. They are credited with many of the famous discoveries including the world famous “Mrs Ples” and “Little Foot”, an almost complete Australopithecus skeleton dating back more than 3-million years. The tours at the Sterkfontein Caves, which start above ground and then take visitors deep into the caves.
Maropeng means “returning to the place of origin” in Setswana, the main indigenous language in this area of South Africa.
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Sterkfontein Caves, Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa
Sterkfontein Caves. Really dark video. Sorry about lack of lighting.
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Meeting the World visits the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site in Gauteng and the Sterkfontein Caves
Sterkfontein Caves: UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Sterkfontein Caves are world famous for their fossil finds and a well-known visitor destination. Home to a top restaurant, conferencing facilities, easy access to the caves themselves, modern walkways and a boardwalk past the excavation site where world-acclaimed fossils have been discovered, the caves are a must for any visitor travelling to Johannesburg.
The Sterkfontein Caves are credited with many famous fossil discoveries, including the world famous Mrs Ples and Little Foot, an almost complete Australopithecus skeleton dating back more than 3-million years.
The tours at the Sterkfontein Caves, which start above ground and then take visitors deep into the caves, run every half hour, seven days a week.
Cradle of Humankind: Sterkfontein Cave
Sterkfontein (declared a World Heritage Site in year 2000) is a South African National Heritage Site in a huge area called the Cradle of Humankind. The Sterkfontein Caves are one of the richest and most productive palaeo-anthropological sites in the world.
Sterkfontein caves // Charezanne Minova
Walk through the Sterkfontein caves .. It was very dark in there haha
Sterkfontein Caves Adventure Trailer
Sterkfontein Caves Adventure is an educational adventure mobile game that covers the real life tour of the Sterkfontein Caves in South Africa.
Swartkrans Cave - The Cradle of Humankind
One of South Africa's most famous sites for fossil discoveries, the Sterkfontein Caves, are a popular tourist destination. At only an hour's drive from Johannesburg and Pretoria, the facility also offers visitors an excellent exhibition tour.
The Sterkfontein Caves are owned by the University of the Witwatersrand, whose scientists have been responsible for the main excavations of the World Heritage Site. They are credited with many of the famous discoveries including the world famous Mrs Ples and Little Foot, an almost complete Australopithecine skeleton dating back 2.15-million years.
The tours start above ground and then take visitors down into the caves, finishing off along the boardwalk past the excavation site. The caves are open Monday to Sunday from 09h00 to 17h00 and the last tour departs at 16h00.
No exploration of the Sterkfontein Caves is complete without a visit to the Maropeng Visitor Centre, where the whole story of the fossil finds and the evolution of man is presented in beautiful displays and exhibitions. There is no need to rush home - spend a night at the beautiful Maropeng Boutique Hotel, only 10 minutes away from the Visitors centre!
Please take a look at our superb 360 degree Virtual Tour views of the Sterkfontein Caves on the Multimedia Tab. Place your mouse on the viewing window (once loaded) and from the top left blue selection area, select the scene number you wish to view. From the bottom black selection area you have a number of different functions to choose from - including a full screen view!
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Introducing the Cradle of Humankind
Only an hour from Johannesburg is a very special World Heritage Site. The Cradle of Humankind not only reveals tantalising clues about the origins of our species, but it is also an attractive tourism destination with a range of activities and great places to stay. Find out more at
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Retire to the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site
Elderly visitors to the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage site are invited to enjoy fly fishing, hot air balloon tours, game drives and leisurely lunches at tourism destinations within the Cradle. Come relax and rewind in the place where it all began.
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architectureZA - Architect Chris Kroese being interviewed on the gatehouse to the Sterkfontein Caves which form part of the Cradle of Humankind facilities.
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Sterkfontein Caves in Johannesburg
Sterkfontein is a set of limestone caves of special interest to paleo-anthropologists located in Gauteng province, about 40 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa in the Muldersdrift area close to the town of Krugersdorp. The archaeological sites of Swartkrans and Kromdraai are in the same area
Address: Kromdraai Rd, Johannesburg
Established: Declared a World Heritage Site in 2000
Phone: 014 577 9000