Family adventures in the Cradle of Humankind this winter
These school holidays, shake off the winter chill with fun, family-orientated tours and activities at Maropeng. From cave exploring to entertaining Sunday lunches, there is something to keep everyone busy and warm this winter in the Cradle of Humankind.
Winter special until August 31
Maropeng is putting on a winter special aimed at the whole family until August 31. It includes dinner, bed and breakfast and a tour of the Maropeng Visitor Centre, an award-winning tourist attraction.
Book online at our Maropeng shop for this fantastic winter special.
Sunday carvery lunch
The Tumulus Restaurant at Maropeng is warming winter appetites with their newly launched carvery lunches every Sunday. The lunch includes a choice of two roasts, salads and desserts. There is also a fantastic playground located at the back of the Tumulus building. Children can dig for fossils in the sandpit in view of parents enjoying lunch on the Tumulus deck.
Book seats online for you and your family to attend Maropeng’s popular Sunday Carvery Lunches.
Cooper’s Cave picnic and walking tour July 2
Warm up the entire family with some fun adventures Maropeng and palaeoanthropologist Christine Steininger. Book for the Cooper’s Cave picnic and walking tour and experience the rare opportunity of exploring a 1.5-million-year-old fossil site.
Located just 1.2km from the famous Sterkfontein Caves near Johannesburg, Cooper’s Cave is a relatively newly discovered fossil site, where several species of animals and a number of stone tools have been found.
The day’s activities include an interactive fossil and site talk, the exploring of Cooper’s Cave, a chance to look for fossils and learning how to make stone tools.
Book now for you and your family to enjoy the Cooper’s Cave picnic and walking tour.
Journey to the moon July 9
Join Vincent Nettmann, Maropeng’s resident astronomer, as he presents this popular illustrated talk. Using his scale model of the Apollo 11 rocket, Nettmann will demonstrate how Nasa made the first successful journey to the moon’s surface. This event is always scheduled for as close to July 20 as possible, to commemorate the day of the first human lunar landing in 1969.
The evening begins at 17h00 with welcome drinks and dinner at the Tumulus Restaurant where you can enjoy views over the Cradle of Humankind as the sun sets. After the illustrated talk, guests can enjoy a buffet dinner back at the Tumulus Restaurant.
Binoculars are recommended so you can participate in this laser-guided sky tour. Subject to weather conditions, you will be able to observe the sky objects and the moon through a range of large-aperture telescopes. Remember to dress warmly to fully enjoy your “journey” to the moon.
Book online for this fantastic evening under the stars and combine it with an accommodation special.