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3-Hour Sterkfontein Caves Tour
  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Nature, Sightseeing, Cave

  • Duration

    3 Hours

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    Afrikaans, English

Description

Explore the Sterkfontein Caves, a set of limestone caves located in Gauteng province, about 40 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, which has been excavated for more than 62 years in total. The recent discovery of the complete skeleton of ‘Little Foot’ shows ample testament to the wealth of information that is still to be gained from the cave deposits.

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    • Arrive at the Sterkfontein caves.

    • Look for the first fossil of an ‘ape man’ skull believed to be 2.6 to 3 million years old, the nearly complete skull of a woman dubbed as ‘Mrs Ples’, found by Dr Robert Broom and the “Little Foot”, a 4.17 million-year-old almost complete ape-man skeleton.

    • Discover the fossil deposits dating back to almost 3.5 million years ago, providing a wealth of information about the different hominid species that has ever existed.

What's Included
  • Pick-up and drop-off

  • Pretoria guide

  • Entrance fees

Meeting Point

O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), Jones Road, Kempton Park, Johannesburg, South Africa

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 1 ZAR 1650 Per Person
1 To 4 ZAR 1150 Per Person

This is a group tour

Starting From

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USD 92 / person