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(Returning to the Place of Origin) World Heritage Site, Gauteng South Africa Cradle of Humankind - World Heritage site Tours & Prices 2010 
45 minute drive from OR Tambo Airport. Non Malaria area See key map (E 2). Situated in Gauteng Province. Maropeng and the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site. Maropeng means “returning to the place of origin” in Setswana, the main indigenous language in this area of South Africa. Our ancestors have lived in this area for more than 3 million years. By coming here, you are coming to the birthplace of humanity. See fossils, learn about how humankind was born, view stone tools up to 1-million years old, and much more. The development of Maropeng, designed by architectural firms GAPP Architects and MMA, was based on the theme of discovery. At the entrance to Maropeng, you will see seven concrete columns, signifying the centre, which moves in and out of sight along its approach. The marketplace where you came in and an amphitheatre are sunken into the ground, and this building itself is buried. There is a learner centre and a hotel inside the development, which are mostly hidden in the rolling hills – all waiting to be discovered. The exhibition at Maropeng itself is a journey of discovery from the beginnings of the world, through the history of humankind, right into the future. As you emerge from the exhibition, you discover a spectacular view of the Magaliesburg. When you enter the Tumulus at Maropeng, it looks like a giant burial mound. As you finish browsing through the exhibition and emerge, turn and see it, it’s totally transformed – it is now silver, grey and glass, hi-tech and futuristic. You get this feeling that you’re not at the end of history, but at the beginning of the future. The Cradle of Humankind was declared a World Heritage Site in 1999 because of the area’s exceptional contribution to our understanding of humankind’s history and development, over more than 3-million years. All together, there are 15 major fossil sites in the Cradle of Humankind, of which the Sterkfontein Caves is the most famous. The fossils “Mrs Ples” and “Little Foot” were both discovered here, as well as thousands more fossils of hominids, which are human ancestors, as well those of plants and animals . 
Tours & Prices 2010 (NB - No scheduled times & days for all tours. Tours done on requests & bookings. Prices do not include Lunch) Half Day Maropeng Tour - MARO08 R 750.00 per person sharing R 1350.00 single Full Day Sterkfontein Caves 
/ Maropeng Tour (6 Hours) - STERKMAR09
R 965.00 per person sharing R 1735.00 single (Prices are subject to change without prior notice)
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