Maropeng is the official visitor centre of the Cradle of Humankind, a World Heritage Site that boasts some of the most world-renowned discoveries of our hominin ancestors. Situated just 45 minutes by car from Johannesburg, the site is also home to the Sterkfontein Caves and offers panoramic views of the surrounding Magaliesberg mountains.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Please note: Tickets are not refundable unless cancelled by Maropeng. Buy your tickets online and pick them up at the ticket office in the Market Place at Maropeng.
Explore Maropeng and Sterkfontein
Maropeng, the “ place of our origins’ carries global stature as the Visitor Centre to South Africa’s fascinating World Heritage Site - the Cradle of Humankind. With its panoramic surroundings and breathtaking views of the Magaliesberg Mountains, a world-class visitor centre.
The Sterkfontein Caves site is home to a top restaurant, conferencing facilities, easy access to the caves themselves, modern walkways and a boardwalk past the excavation site where world-acclaimed fossils have been discovered.
Star-gazing through our large aperture telescopes after dinner is subject to weather and viewing
conditions
Bring your binoculars with to participate on an after dinner laser guided tour of the southern skies. (Large aperture telescope viewing afterwards at your leisure- weather conditions permitting).