Sterkfontein Caves & Maropeng

The caves lie within the "Cradle of Humankind" and have become famous for the discovery of the oldest human ancestral skull in 1947. Dating back 2 million years, Mrs. Ples is now kept in the Transvaal Museum in Pretoria. Join an organised tour down the caves and learn more about this area.  Maropeng is the official visitors' centre for the Cradle of Humankind, a World Heritage Site whose name means 'returning to the place of origin' in Setswana, one of South Africa's 11 official languages. The centre is full of information and has many displays explaining human evolution.

THE STERKFONTEIN CAVES ARE PRESENTLY CLOSED.  WE VISIT THE MALAPA MUSEUM INSTEAD.