The Cradle of Humankind Local Tourism Association Reviews

What a gem, great exhibits, fantastic friendly staff

The tour can be long sometimes, but great experience

We had an amazing time , celebrating our anniversary

Absolutely loved it!!! Spent the night at maropeng boutique hotel the staff was super friendly and helpful enjoyed supper and breakfast and a day to remember exploring the caves and visitor centre

So beautifully presented and designed to engage and educate children!

Imbabali is just so beautiful and relaxing. Don't want to leave.

No guides to tell us what the heritage site is about. Some of the information seem untrue.

Lovely tourist attraction, gorgeous, clean and very enriching. Will definitely go there again. Be sure to go to the cafe as post of your trip.

Very interesting display and place to visit although I am not in total agreement with everything.

It was my first time there. Loved being outdoors. Grand children loved the box track and the pump track too until their dad fell and hurt his shoulder by going over the handle bars. Fortunately nothing broken. Great restaurant pizza was good. Friendly waiters. Thank you to the guy who assisted my son as he fell. He assisted him with a temp sling. Great for kids to be outdoors. Will be back to visit the test of the area. There is lots to do and see there.

Very interesting muesem though a bit tricky to locate as there are several seperate parts to this site and they are widely spread. So we weren't left with enough time to do the muesem justice. As it was winter it closed by 5. Still worth a visit with lots of interactive displays and a fun boat ride too( can only imagine in the busier summer time this must cause queues). Great views from the top of the building and the restaurant looked good though also closed early.

Good sight of Lions and wild beasts and so.e Impalas....Expected a bit more animal visibility.

This should be one of earth's most important museums. Instead, it is an acid/coke trip dreamed up by stoned architects. It is a bizarre combination of politics, archeology and more politics, aimed at 5-10 year olds. Sensory overload will get you in this dungeon. Longing too visit since it's inception, i was bitterly disappointed. Money wasted, rather learn about our great common history on Youtube. The staff at this freak show are friendly and the nesting finches twitter happily, in the food court.

A bit of a tourist trap. The caves down the road are authentic.

A very tranquil multipurpose venue nested in lush vegetation with a contemporary look and feel. The architecture and decor provides a vibey upmarket experience in the bush overlooking a lake and playful monkeys on the premises. There is a secondary bar on a deck where the pool is. (What's cool is the wood used to build the place was taken from the property_ green thumbs up). Not so far from here are the bomas, main restaurant, infinity pool and chalets. Do yourself a favour, your the whole area.

The staff is friendly and upbeat, the chef works wonders with an assortment of flavours for the pallet. Went for the grand opening and for a food tasting.

This was a very fun place it was much more fun than what i expected and the amount of effort they put into the inside of the building you can se they really put in the effort. There is a short water ride inside which is very fun you don't get wet and its like a 4D exsperiance

Great experience,loved the mini boat ride in the simulated cave

Awesome place with a treasure of humankind history and good food. Spend the day with family and friends here.

Everything we needed, and so close to ocean swimming. (Snorkeling was fine - little simple.) Nice restaurants near by.

A place to visit while in Gauteng. Great lessons of history and a place for good times with the family.

Really awesome place to go! You leave the place with a little bit more knowledge. Very informative

Nicely designed exhibition centre although the actual rooms lack natural lighting and good aeration.

I love nature, the tree branches hanging down the lawn, incredible. I enjoyed every minute spent there

Lion feeding,cheatah feeding, wild dog feeding and plenty note to see. 4x4 trails in the game reserve

Rhino& lion park- inside the cradle of humankind- one gets to see four of the big5, Rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard. Interaction of cubs, cheetahs, and feeding the giraffe

Love it only that they dont tell you that you can't take kids under a certain age to the caves

Caves are amazing. Save time for the museum before as well.

Nice day out for the family if you combine with the caves. Boat ride is a nice feature

Maropeng has amongst other things a great water ride representing the birth of the earth to cool-off after the Sterkfontein caves. Includes places to buy drinks and snacks. Also have a look at the museum which holds a myriad of prehistoric skulls and wonderful infographics.

Wow, what an incredible experience. So rich with history, and the water, sun, wind and snow experience is something else

Wonderful place to learn about the origin of humankind. A must visit place

Very interesting place and has a very nice restaurant

This is a great place to visit but if you like nature go to the caves first they are about 10 km from the place

Where the history starts ...please visit and see for your self

Very nice once you find your way, the directions on Google maps and the directions on the web site are very bad and misleading. The directions are all loaded as Maropeng which is difficult to follow when you are looking for the cradle of mankind. The Google maps takes you to the area of the digs not the visitors centre.

Amazing experience. Very professional staff. A must see!

Great interactive museum about the origin of man. Really well done and very entertaining, entertaining, interesting and worth seeing.

Definitely a must do for the museum for so many reasons!. I really enjoyed the calm and quiet of the hotel. Nice finishes and comfortable

It's a place that holds good and joyful memory's for Me with My Husband. Good food, Friendly and Helpful People, and so much Information and Sites to View.

Best educational experience for children and adults of all ages to learn about the origins and interconnectedness of our kind

Magalies sleepy river is a wonderful camping site. My family enjoyed the peace and tranquillity away from the city. However it would be wonderful if they can get some animals roaming around the campsite. That will give it the 5 stars they deserve. If you like nature and the outdoors I would recommend this place to you.

Great for kids to learn about the history of humans and the earth.

I wish they had more remains on display, but I learned a lot about paleontology

Must see if you're a tourist in the area. World famous archaeological site. Tour of Sterkfontein caves, Maropeng museum are packed with info, new exhibit (Homo Naledi) is fascinating.

Excellent guides. Be careful if you're claustrophobic though. Amazing experience well worth it. Center is mindblowing!

Quite interactive I quite liked the walk, very interesting worth visiting, a lot of history and charm