MAROPENG
/ MAGALIESBERG, GAUTENG |
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| Max Capacity
for Conferences: 500 pax |
| Catering facilities:
Yes |
| Accommodation Available:
Yes |
Nearest Airport:
OR Tambo Int., 100 km
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| PHOTO GALLERY |
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| DESCRIPTION & LOCATION / ABOUT US |
Maropeng is located only
45 minutes from Johannesburg and Pretoria in the Cradle
of Humankind World Heritage Site. Maropeng,
meaning ‘returning to the place of our origins’
in Setswana, is located in the Cradle of Humankind, one
of South Africa’s first World Heritage Sites. It encompasses
13 Fossil Hominid sites which have yielded some of the most
valuable evidence of the origins of humankind ever found,
including the renowned Mrs Ples, the first complete skull
of the Australopithecus genus to be discovered and estimated
to be over 2-million years old.
The facilities at Maropeng
include a 24-bedroom 4-star hotel, conference facilities
for up to 500 delegates and a world-class underground visitor
centre which showcases the Cradle of Humankind and promotes
a consciousness of preserving our natural heritage for future
generations.
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| FACILITIES
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The visitor centre at Maropeng showcases
the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site and the unprecedented
quantity of hominid fossils discovered in this area. A
boat ride takes visitors through the life-giving elements
of water, ice, earth and fire and thereafter interactive
displays provide an understanding of the unique characteristics
of modern humankind and impart a multitude of intriguing
facts about the human population. The visitor centre is
open daily from 9am to 5pm, and the last boat ride departs
at 4pm.
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| CONTACT DETAILS / BOOK YOUR CONFERENCE AT OUR VENUE |
| Tel: |
014 577 9000
(please let them know you found them on sa-conference-venues) |
| Email: |
click
here |
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