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Kromdraai fossil site

#124 among destinations in South Africa

Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Kromdraai fossil site
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Kromdraai fossil site location map
Kromdraai fossil site
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Kromdraai fossil site

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Local name: Kromdraai-fossielterrein Established: 1999 (25 years ago)Coordinates: 26°0'0"S, 27°45'0"E
Location

GautengSouth Africa

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Kromdraai fossil site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sterkfontein, Wonder Cave, Drimolen, Plovers Lake.

  • sterkfontein cradle of humankind1.4 miSW
    , Natural attraction, Cave

    Sterkfontein, Cradle of Humankind

    37 min walk • Nestled within the Cradle of Humankind, a World Heritage Site in South Africa, lies the Sterkfontein Caves – a natural preserve that has become a hotbed for paleoanthropological discoveries. Known as the birthplace of humanity, this network of limestone caves has...

  • wonder cave cradle of humankind2.4 miNE
    , Natural attraction, Cave

    Wonder Cave, Cradle of Humankind

    63 min walk • The Bothongo WonderCave in Kromdraai, Gauteng, South Africa is situated within the Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve in the Cradle of Humankind, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The cave is the third-largest cave chamber in the country. It is 5-10 million years old.

  • drimolen cradle of humankind2.2 miN
    Archaeological site

    Drimolen, Cradle of Humankind

    57 min walk • The Drimolen Palaeocave System consists of a series of terminal Pliocene to early Pleistocene hominin-bearing palaeocave fills located around 40 kilometres north of Johannesburg, South Africa, and about 6 kilometres north of Sterkfontein in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Cradle of Humankind.

  • plovers lake cradle of humankind2.3 miNE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

    Plovers Lake, Cradle of Humankind

    58 min walk • Plovers Lake Cave is a fossil-bearing breccia filled cavity in South Africa. The cave is located about 4 km Southeast of the well known South African hominid-bearing sites of Sterkfontein and Kromdraai and about 36 km Northwest of the City of Johannesburg, South Africa.

  • swartkrans cradle of humankind location map
    5.5 miNE
    Archaeological site

    Swartkrans, Cradle of Humankind

    139 min walk • Swartkrans is a fossil-bearing cave designated as a South African National Heritage Site, located about 32 km from Johannesburg.

  • coopers cave location map
    0.9 miS
    Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

    Cooper's Cave

    24 min walk • Cooper's Cave is a series of fossil-bearing breccia filled cavities. The cave is located almost exactly between the well known South African hominid-bearing sites of Sterkfontein and Kromdraai and about 40 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa and has been declared a South African National Heritage Site.

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