Maropeng, which means ‘returning to the place of origin’ in Setswana, the native language spoken in the area, is the official visitor centre for the Cradle of Humankind and therefore the gateway to the World Heritage Site.
Apart from being an official country getaway (as a visitor centre) for the family, the centre offers boutique and separate kiddies’ or student accommodation, conferencing facilities, restaurants, a 7000-seater outdoor amphitheatre and, most importantly, an extraordinary tour that includes an underground boat ride.
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Visit Madi a Thavha Lodge and experience fusion food and the best local CraftArt in our gallery, shop and textile studio in fact the golden thread of Limpopo’s heritage runs through the entire lodge. Venda Land of Legend tour: This tour takes visitors to the north of Venda with its amazing Baobab trees, quaint villages, raw beauty and famous artists.
Opened in 1914, it is the oldest house museum in South Africa and houses some of the best pieces of Cape furniture, ceramics and silver in the country.
‘The Place of the Lion’ named after Tau, the chief of the Bataung people, who made his headquarters here during the 18th century. The site gained global recognition after the skull of a juvenile hominid was discovered there – completely by chance – in December 1924. Earlier that month, a quarry worker in the lime mine at Taung delivered a
