Drimolen, Cradle of Humankind

Name: Drimolen
Address: Cradle of Humankind, South Africa

#4 among attractions in Cradle of Humankind

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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. ()

Alternative names: Area: 9.35 acres (0.0146 mi²)Coordinates: 25°58'5"S, 27°45'18"E

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Day trips

Drimolen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sterkfontein, Wonder Cave, Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory, Rising Star Cave.

3.5 miS
, Natural attraction, Cave
Sterkfontein, Cradle of Humankind
90 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...
1 miE
, Natural attraction, Cave
Wonder Cave, Cradle of Humankind
27 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.
6.8 miNW
Observatories and planetariums
Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory
173 min walk • The Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory is a radio astronomy observatory, located in a natural bowl of hills at Hartebeesthoek just south of the Magaliesberg mountain range, Gauteng, South Africa, about 50 km west of Johannesburg. It is a National Research Facility run by South Africa's National Research Foundation.
4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Rising Star Cave, Cradle of Humankind
101 min walk • The Rising Star cave system is located in the Malmani dolomites, in Bloubank River valley, about 800 meters southwest of Swartkrans, part of the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site in South Africa.
5.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Malapa Fossil Site
148 min walk • Malapa is a fossil-bearing cave located about 15 kilometres northeast of the well known South African hominid-bearing sites of Sterkfontein and Swartkrans and about 45 kilometres north-northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa.
4.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Gladysvale Cave
120 min walk • Gladysvale Cave is a fossil-bearing breccia filled cave located about 13 kilometres northeast of the well-known South African hominid-bearing sites of Sterkfontein and Swartkrans and about 45 kilometres north-northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa.
2.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Kromdraai fossil site
57 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.
1.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Plovers Lake, Cradle of Humankind
39 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.
6.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Motsetsi
162 min walk • Motsetsi Cave is a fossil-bearing breccia filled cavity located about 14 kilometres east of the well known South African hominid-bearing sites of Sterkfontein and Kromdraai and about 45 kilometres north-northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa.
3.4 miNE
Archaeological site
Swartkrans, Cradle of Humankind
87 min walk • Swartkrans is a fossil-bearing cave designated as a South African National Heritage Site, located about 32 km from Johannesburg.
3.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Cooper's Cave
81 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.