Wonder Cave, Cradle of Humankind

Name: Wonder Cave
Address: 520 Kromdraai Road, Cradle of Humankind, 1739, South Africa
Telephone: +27 11 957 0106

#2 among attractions in Cradle of Humankind

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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. The single chamber has an area of 46,000 square metres, and is 125 by 154 metres. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 4944 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 25°58'14"S, 27°46'18"E

Address

520 Kromdraai RoadCradle of Humankind 1739 South Africa

Contact

+27 11 957 0106

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Day trips

Wonder Cave – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sterkfontein, Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory, Rising Star Cave, Malapa Fossil Site.

3.9 miSW
, Natural attraction, Cave
Sterkfontein, Cradle of Humankind
99 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...
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Observatories and planetariums
Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory
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Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Rising Star Cave, Cradle of Humankind
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5.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Malapa Fossil Site
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Gladysvale Cave
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2.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Kromdraai fossil site
63 min walk • Kromdraai is a fossil-bearing breccia-filled cave located about 2 kilometres east of the well-known South African hominid-bearing site of Sterkfontein and about 45 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa.
1 miW
Archaeological site
Drimolen, Cradle of Humankind
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0.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Plovers Lake, Cradle of Humankind
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5.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Motsetsi
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Archaeological site
Swartkrans, Cradle of Humankind
78 min walk • Swartkrans is a fossil-bearing cave designated as a South African National Heritage Site, located about 32 km from Johannesburg.
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Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Cooper's Cave
85 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.